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Bitcoin Trading Sideways as Bitcoin Cash Drops $800
Following the all-time highs set over the last week, bitcoin has been trading sideways for the last 48 hours, and prices are fluctuating...
MMA Championships Use Bitcoin To Circumvent Censorship
Interview Bitcoin proponents often talk about the many benefits the decentralized currency can offer the world, and one of these...
Zerolink Develop Anonymous Bitcoin Payments
Privacy Zerolink has claimed to develop a method for facilitating fully anonymous bitcoin payments. Zerolink comprises a collaboration...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Cash Rallies for Three Solid Days
Markets and Prices Bitcoin Cash (BCH) markets started climbing this past Thursday and soared on August 18 reaching a high of $760 per BCH...
Thai Central Bank Meets With Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin & OmiseGo
Earlier this week, Omise, the venture capital-backed startup behind the Ethereum-based technology OmiseGo, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik...
PR: TokenStub Launches ICO to Decentralize $33 Billion Ticketing Marketplace
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World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Bitflyer Expands into US Market
News Bitflyer, Japan’s and the world’s largest bitcoin exchange by volume, has announced its expansion into the US market this fall. It is...
Bitcoin Prices Retreat Toward $4,000 While Bitcoin Cash Soars
Following a week of thrilling price gains and two all-times highs – $4,483 on August 15, and $4,520 on August 17 – bitcoin prices have now...
Bitcoin Prices Retreat Toward $4,100 While Bitcoin Cash Soars
Following a week of thrilling price gains and two all-times highs – $4,483 on August 15, and $4,520 on August 17 – bitcoin prices have now...
PR: ICO for Authorship.com Tokens is Open for Investors
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Government Agencies Adopting Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology
Security Government agencies are looking further into adopting blockchain technology and bitcoin. They hope to commandeer these protocols...
PR: SMNX ICO: An innovative Solomon Exchange for cryptocurrency
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100 Percent Renewable Powered Microgrid in Illinois Islands from the Grid for 24 Hours
On Thursday, Ameren Corporation and S&C Electric Company announced that they had successfully conducted a 24-hour islanding test at the...
Bitcoin Cash Flips Mining Profitability
Markets and Prices Bitcoin Cash (BCH) markets have been extremely bullish over the past two days after hovering in the $300 range for a...
Segwit2x and Bitcoin Core Drama Flares Up ‘Community’ Tension
News On August 17 the bitcoin payment processing company Bitpay published a blog post about Segwit2x that stirred quite a bit of...
South African Bitcoin Trading Sets Record Volume
Emerging Markets This past weekend South African bitcoin trading saw the establishment of a new all-time high for trading volume, in...
Bitcoin: The Next Evolution in Remittances
Traditionally, sending money to friends and family abroad is done through money transfer services such as Western Union or WorldRemit....
PR: Bitconnect Coin (BCC) Hits New All-Time High at $115, as Bitcoin Price Surges
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Ambrosus Aims For Greater Transparency In Food Retail With New Blockchain P2P Marketplace
Image credit: Fruits at Dallas farmers' market, Texas, by Travis Isaacs, via FlickrSwiss blockchain startup Ambrosus has launched a new...
Coinbase Receives Patent for New Bitcoin Security Measure
Encryption San Francisco-based exchange, Coinbase, just received a patent for a security methodology for storing, distributing, and using...
Australia Introduces Bill That Regulates Bitcoin Exchanges
Regulation The Australian Government has announced a bill that would regulate digital currency exchanges including bitcoin exchanges for...
PR: 2nd Stage of ATB Coin ICO Starts
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Bithumb Opens Walk-In Customer Service Center Following Unprecedented Growth
Services South Korea’s largest bitcoin exchange, Bithumb, is seeing unprecedented business growth and has opened a large customer support...
Breadwallet Moves to Switzerland, Acquires $7 Million in Investment Funding
Fintech Breadwallet recently announced they would be moving their headquarters to Switzerland. This relocation comes alongside news that...
Italian Authority Fines Onecoin Promoters 2.6 Million Euros
News Onecoin promoters have been fined 2.6 million euros in Italy after the country’s antitrust authority found them engaging in a pyramid...
PR: CarTaxi – The “Uber” of Car Towing – an Ethereum Based Platform, Becoming the 1-St Worldwide Towing Aggregator
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Trezor Calls an Article That Claims to Break Bitcoin Hardware Wallets “FUD”
Security This past June news.Bitcoin.com reported on a demonstration that took place at the world famous hacker conference in Las Vegas,...
Blockchain Wallet Adds the Ability to Exchange and Store Ethereum
Wallets On August 17 the popular bitcoin wallet platform, Blockchain, has announced it will be adding support for another digital...
Former Paypal COO Discusses Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency, Argues ICOs Are Threat to VCs
Finance Former paypal COO, David Sacks, discussed bitcoin and cryptocurrency during a recent interview with CNBC. During the interview,...
NorthVolt Starts Biggest Fundraising for $4 Billion Battery Plan
NorthVolt AB, the Swedish battery factory developer founded by a former Tesla Inc. executive, is planning to close its first major...
PR: Universa Expects to Raise Over $100 Million in the Upcoming ICO
CEO Alexander Borodich. This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or...
Bitcoin Prices Reach New All-Time High of Over $4,500
[Updated] Following two days of near sideways trading, bitcoin prices have once again reached record levels. Since setting its most recent...
Japanese Exchange Debuts Bitcoin Corporate Bond
Finance Japanese bitcoin exchange Fisco announced that it has issued Japan’s first bitcoin-denominated corporate bond to test the...
Washington Politicians Defend Regulations as Cryptocurrency Exchanges Flee
Regulation Washington regulators recently introduced exchange rules for any firm wanting to allow customers to trade in cryptocurrency....
Ethereum Based Proptech Startup Propy Signs Deal With Ukraine Government
Image credit: Map of Ukraine in focus by Photobank gallery via Shutterstock.comPropy, a blockchain property tech (proptech) startup, has...
Crypto Exchange Shapeshift Acquires Hardware Wallet Keepkey
Hardware On August 16 the Switzerland-based digital asset exchange, Shapeshift AG, has announced the firm has acquired the cryptocurrency...
PR: DetectorToken Announces ICO for their Blockchain Based Bot
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Search Volumes for Bitcoin and Ethereum Enter Inverse Correlation
Markets and Prices The volume of Google searches for bitcoin and ethereum appear to be inversely correlated during August – with bitcoin...
PR: MAGOS – Edge-seeking Oracle
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Bitcoin Cash 8MB Block 479469 Clears Over 37,000 Transactions
Technology On August 16 at approximately 8 am EDT the mining pool Bitclub Network mined an 8MB block on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain....
Swiss Private Bank to Add Support for Ether, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash
Image credit: Switzerland national flag, via PixabaySwitzerland’s Falcon Private Bank will begin supporting ether (ETH), litecoin (LTC)...
Russian Lawmakers Delay Bitcoin Regulation Bill
Regulation Russian lawmakers have been waffling on how to regulate bitcoin. They have delayed a bill intended to provide a regulatory...
Three Ukrainian Lawmakers Declare Bitcoin Holdings Worth $47 Million
Finance Three Ukrainian lawmakers have declared their bitcoin holdings as part of the country’s new electronics declaration system aimed...
PR: Rivetz Raises $5.5 Million in RvT Token Pre-Sale; Token Crowdsale Capped at 200,000ETH
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Protonmail’s Beta Version Enables Automated Bitcoin Payments
Privacy A year ago the popular encrypted email provider, Protonmail, launched its desktop, Android, and iOS platforms that...
Rogue Silk Road Agent Admits to Stealing Bitcoins Seized by U.S. Marshals
News Back in 2015 two rogue U.S. Secret Service agents, Shaun Bridges and Carl Mark Force, were caught and sentenced to prison for...
PR: Blockoptions Announces It’s Up-Coming ICO From 25th August to 25th September
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Xmr.to Claims to Offer Fully Anonymous Bitcoin Transactions
Services Xmr.to claims to facilitate fully anonymous bitcoin transactions. The websites receives monero (XMR) from users, and in return...
Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining Continues Despite Government Crackdown
Mining The Atlantic has reported that Venezuelan bitcoin mining continues despite government efforts to crack down on miners. Venezuela...
Blockstream to Transmit Bitcoin Data to Earth Using Satellite Technology
Fintech Bitcoin protocol firm Blockstream just announced their plan to transmit bitcoin from space across the world using satellite...
PR: AMBROSUS Partners with TREK THERAPEUTICS to Develop Blockchain Tracking QA in Pharma Manufacturing
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Goldman Sachs Technical Analyst Predicts Bitcoin’s ‘Top’ Is $4800
Markets and Prices During the overnight of August 14, the price of bitcoin hit an all-time high of $4,400 across global exchanges. Two...
Bitcoin ETF Filed with SEC by Leading Gold Fund Manager Vaneck
Finance Investment management firm Vaneck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list and trade a bitcoin...
Blockstream Is Using Satellites to Beam Bitcoin Down to Earth
Sounds fantastical? Maybe, but Blockstream swears it isn't as crazy as it sounds. Today, the bitcoin infrastructure company is launching...
PR: Solar DAO: Invest to the SUN. First real solar ICO
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Bitcoin Sets New Record High of $4,483 in Overnight Trading
The price of bitcoin continued its recent bullish surge last night, reaching a new all-time high of over $4,480. The news follows days in...
BTC-e’s Haircut Plan: Half the Balances and Free ‘In-House Token’ Trades
News Last week, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e announcing how the organization plans to repay customers...
An Inside Look at Bitkan’s ‘Bitcoin: Shape The Future’ Documentary
Interview On September 10, 2017, the bitcoin trading services provider, Bitkan, is hosting a special event called the BTC & Blockchain...
REAL Announces Ethereum-Based Crowdfunding Platform For Real Estate Investment
Singapore-based Real Estate Asset Ledger (REAL) is set to launch its real estate investment platform in November. Built on Ethereum, the...
Bitcoin Surpassed $4,300 But 99.98% of World’s Capital is On The Sidelines
On August 14, the price of bitcoin surpassed the $4,300 mark, achieving yet another new all-time high. Amidst a strong week-long rally...
Breeze Wallet Integrates Trustless Payment Hub Tumblebit
Wallets This week the Stratis project announced a full implementation of Tumblebit into the firm’s “Breeze Privacy Protocol” which aims to...
GE Renewable Energy Contracted for Work on 344-MW Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage in Israel
GE Renewable Energy announced it has received a turnkey contract from Star Pumped Storage Ltd. for the 344-MW Kokhav Hayarden pumped...
PR: Lastwill – Think About the Future
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Bitcoin Cash Thrives During Its First Two Weeks of Life
Technology It’s been two weeks since the hard fork on August 1, which formed a new network called Bitcoin Cash (BCH). As the days...
PR: Nametoken Announces ICO to Support Decentralized Domain Ecosystem
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Russia Discusses Starting Cryptocurrency Mining With Its 20+ Gigawatt Surplus
Mining Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has revealed that discussions are underway regarding the creation of government...
PR: Trackr Announces ICO Details for its Revolutionary Crypto Analysis App
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4 Unusual Uses of Solar PV Technology
It’s becoming more common to find solar panels on rooftops, but that’s just one of thousands of places where they are generating power. As...
Solar Eclipse Will Affect PV Generators Across US
On August 21, a solar eclipse will obscure the sunlight needed to generate electricity at approximately 1,900 utility-scale solar PV power...
Arrests of Bitcoin Miners in Ukraine Spark Questions About Legality
Regulation A recent raid of a bitcoin mining farm in a state-owned, empty swimming pool in Ukraine raises questions about the legality of...
Bitcoin Prices Reach (Yet Another) All-Time High
Bitcoin has continued to trade at over $4,000 since reaching a record level of $4,225 yesterday, and has now set a new all-time high of...
Bitcoin Prices Reach (Yet Another) All-Time High, Passing $4,240
Bitcoin has continued to trade at over $4,000 since reaching a record level of $4,225 yesterday, and has now set a new all-time high of...
Know Your Tokens: Not All Crypto Assets Are Created Equal
Dr Pavel Kravchenko holds a PhD in technical sciences and is the founder of Distributed Lab. In this opinion piece, Kravchenko explains...
Afghan Entrepreneur Empowers Women Through Bitcoin in Afghanistan
Emerging Markets Afghan entrepreneur, Roya Mahboob, announced her intention to organize a conference for bitcoin in Afghanistan to...
HBO is Reportedly Buying $250,000 in Bitcoin to Pay Off Game of Thrones Hacker
HBO is reportedly trying to purchase $250,000 worth of bitcoin to pay off hackers who breached the company’s database and stole sensitive...
Bitbay Exchange Enters Indian Cryptocurrency Markets
Emerging Markets Bitbay has announced that it will enter the Indian cryptocurrency markets, with the company’s Indian exchange expected to...
Uruguay National Bank Urged to Provide Banking Services to Cannabis Industry, Otherwise Bitcoin Will
Emerging Markets Former president of Uruguay’s National Drugs Board, Leonardo Costa, has warned the Banco Republica Del Uruguay (BROU) it...
US Foreign Sanctions Bill Mandates That Governments Monitor Cryptocurrency
Featured President Trump recently signed a foreign sanctions bill into law that included provisions mandating that governments monitor...
Bitcoin Prices Break the $4,000 Barrier for the First Time
The continuing surge in the price of bitcoin has seen it climb to over $4,000 for the first time since the cryptocurrency was created in...
Bitcoin Prices Pass $4,000 for the First Time
The continuing surge in the price of bitcoin has seen it climb to over $4,000 for the first time since the cryptocurrency was created in...
Bitcoin Flies Past New All-Time High of $4K Across Global Exchanges
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has climbed to another all time high of $4,000 per BTC across global exchanges on August 12 at...
Circle Financial CEO: “We Trade Over $1B in Crypto per Month”
Finance The Boston-based bitcoin startup, Circle Financial, announced last year they would stop buying and selling bitcoin from users, but...
Lightning Network Wallet Zap Launches Beta Release
Wallets This week software developer Jack Mallers released the beta version of a Lightning Network enhanced bitcoin wallet called “Zap.”...
PR: 5 Reasons Why to Contribute to Viberate’s Token Crowdsale
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New Bitcoin.com Podcast With Bitcoin Enthusiast and Country Artist Corb Lund
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast with our host ‘Bitcoin Brian’ features Corb Lund, the Roots Country Singer from Alberta Canada who...
Game of Thrones Hackers Demand $7.5M in Bitcoin From HBO – or Spoiler Alert Galore
NewsJust recently a group of hackers made off with 1.5TB of data from servers owned by the cable television network HBO. The thieves...
There Are No Glass Ceilings In This Solar Village
Engineer, entrepreneur, builder, leader: who are you picturing right now? Actually, these titles are held by several incredible collegiate...
Bitfinex Drops US Customers – Bitcoin News
NewsBitcoin exchange Bitfinex has just announced that it is pulling out of the US retail market due to the challenging regulatory climate....
Tezos to Launch $50 Million Venture Fund to Boost Blockchain Growth
The Tezos Foundation, the non-profit that oversees the development of the governance-boosting blockchain protocol, tezos,...
PR: Chasyr: The Uber Disrupter
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