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Australian Primary School Students Explore Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technology
NewsStudents at Wooranna Park Primary School in Victoria, Australia are experiencing bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology first hand....
Bitcoin Cash Gains More Support
ServicesIt’s been a crazy ten days for bitcoin enthusiasts as the network had its first high profile hard fork that split the network into...
Coinbase Raises $100M to “Help Accelerate Digital Currency Adoption”
NewsOn August 10 the San Francisco-based company Coinbase announced it has raised US$100M in a Series D funding round. The company says...
Putin’s Advisor is Raising $100 Million to Rival China’s Bitcoin Mining Industry
Dmitry Marinichev, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet advisors, is planning to raise $100 million to finance a mining...
PR: Revain’s Pre-Crowdfunding Saw Incredible Engagement
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$100 Million: Coinbase Raises Biggest-Ever Round for Bitcoin Startup
Coinbase has raised $100 million in Series D funding in what is the largest single traditional funding round for a public blockchain or...
MAPS to Accept Altcoins for Research on MDMA Psychedelic Medicine
CrowdfundingThe Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) recently expanded their ability to accept donations in...
Atomic Movies May Help Explain Why Perovskite Solar Cells Are More Efficient
Menlo Park, Calif. — In recent years, perovskites have taken the solar cell industry by storm. They are cheap, easy to produce and very...
Cryptocurrency Wallet Jaxx Announces Support for Cofound.it-Approved Tokens
Blockchain projects listed on Cofound.it will see their tokens automatically approved for integration into Jaxx, a multi cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Proponent Calvin Ayre Appointed Economic Envoy for Antigua and Barbuda
Emerging MarketsThe islands of Antigua and Barbuda might become far more friendly towards cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in...
Segwit2x Working Group Announces Hard Fork Roadmap
TechnologySegregated Witness has locked-in and the Segwit2x working group has announced its roadmap for the next three months. The team of...
Gold Bug Peter Schiff Says ‘Cryptocurrency Market Signals Are Wrong’
EconomicsThis week the media outlet RT published a new Keiser Report from the Freedom Fest 2017 conference in Las Vegas with host Max...
Research Says Bitcoin Price Booms May Positively Effect Stock Prices
FeaturedNautilus Investment Research recently said stock prices tend to soar whenever bitcoin experiences explosive growth. Bitcoin’s...
PR: XinFin.Org Completes Africa Awareness Drive
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Breadwallet’s Bitcoin Cash Tool Arrives Next Week — Full Client Coming Soon
WalletsThis week the bitcoin wallet provider Breadwallet announced it would support the ability to send ‘Bitcoin Cash’ (BCH) by August...
Fidelity’s Platform Adds Bitcoin Holdings
FinanceFidelity Investments now allows its clients to view their bitcoin, ether, and litecoin holdings at Coinbase from inside its web...
BTC-E to Repay 45% of Account Balances as ‘BTE Tokens’
NewsBTC-e has announced that 45% of the exchange’s account balances have been seized by US authorities, and that customers will be repaid...
Russian Miner Coin Wants To Challenge China for Bitcoin Mining Supremacy
MiningRussian Miner Coin — a company co-owned by one of Vladimir Putin’s advisers — plans to generate $100 million worth of...
Start-Up Offers Free Bitcoins for Policing Media Piracy
Sharing economyScholars from South Africa’s Stellenbosch University have launched an innovative start-up that offers bitcoins to...
Overstock Now Accepts Various Altcoins for Payment
AltcoinsOverstock just became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin cash and altcoins at the point of sale for payment. They...
Segregated Witness Locks In On Bitcoin As Price Hits New All-Time High
Segregated Witness (SegWit), a software improvement to the Bitcoin network, has reached its lock-in threshold, now heading towards the...
South Africa to Take “Balanced Approach” to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Regulations
RegulationRecent South African parliamentary discussions have revealed Finance Minister Gigaba’s desire to adopt a “balanced approach”...
Ether Tops $300 as Price Rises to 30-Day High
The price ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the ethereum blockchain, hit a high above $300 today, rising to a press-time total of just...
VL Offshore Unveils New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation
Houston-based VL Offshore (VLO) said this week that it has unveiled its Y-Wind floating offshore wind foundation. Source
Fork Wars: Segwit Lock-In and Communication Breakdown
TechnologySegregated Witness has officially locked-in and bitcoin’s price is currently coasting along at $3430. Even though Bitcoin market...
Belfrics Begins Roll-out of African Bitcoin Exchanges in Kenya
Emerging MarketsBelfrics Global have begun their roll-out of African bitcoin exchanges, having recently launched operations in Kenya. The...
Notes from the Solar Underground: The Danger of Conjecture
As with advice, conjecture is easy to give as typically the conjecturers, as with advice givers, have little at stake and sometimes much...
New Bitcoin.com Podcast Episode With Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast features Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante and the organizer of the anarcho-capitalist conference...
PR: BlockCDN to Launch Token Sale for Peer-to-Peer Bandwidth Trading
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South Korean Shopping Mall Prohibits Bitcoin Mining
MiningA South Korean shopping mall has banned merchants from mining cryptocurrencies. They mainly targeted miners of bitcoin and ethereum....
PR: GoldMint to Offer Users a New Form of Digital Currency
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Splitting Bitcoins: How to Claim Your Bitcoin Cash From a Hardware Wallet
ReviewsHere’s a short walkthrough for people looking to extract the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) currency from a hardware wallet like a Ledger Nano...
Australian Senators Push Reserve Bank to Make Bitcoin Official Currency
RegulationTwo Australian senators have pushed for the Reserve Bank of Australia to embrace bitcoin and make it an official currency....
Ignition Creative and Blockchain Entertainment to Develop Reality Docu-Series About Bitcoin
NewsIgnition Creative have announced that they will be producing a “reality docu-series” exploring bitcoin regulation in partnership with...
Hedge Funds Investing in Cryptocurrencies ‘Exploding’ – 62 in Pipeline
FinanceWith this year’s incredible gains in the price of bitcoin, the number of hedge funds with exposure to cryptocurrencies is...
The Energy Sector Needs to Adapt to Millennials—Not Vice Versa
As interns at Environmental Defense Fund, we’ve been tapped as resident experts on surviving on college budgets, social media, and all...
Siemens Financial Offers ‘Outcome-based’ Financing for Energy Storage
A new offering from Siemens Financial Services (SFS) could give potential customers in the UK an avenue to access Siemens’ energy storage...
Eleven Banks Develop Trade Finance App On R3’s Distributed Ledger Platform
Image credit: Industrial port with containers, by hxdyl, via Shutterstock.comEleven banks, including Bangkok Bank, BBVA, BNP Paribas,...
PR: StreamSpace Announces ICO to support Innovative Film Distribution Platform
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‘Bitcoin Regulation Act’ Introduced in South Korea Bans MLMs
RegulationLegislation outlining the regulatory framework for digital currencies including bitcoin in South Korea has been introduced by...
Researchers Develop Transparent, Flexible Solar Cells
Imagine a future in which solar cells are all around us - on windows and walls, cell phones, laptops, and more. A new flexible,...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Continues to Orbit Above $3K
Markets and PricesOur last markets update revealed bitcoin’s price was extremely bullish, testing the US$2700-2800 range just before the...
A Complete Guide to Bitcoin Cash: Supporting Exchanges, Wallets, Trading Advice
On August 1, Bitcoin Cash, a hard fork proposal initially developed as Bitcoin ABC by Bitmain was officially activated. Shortly...
After FBI Takedown: BTC-e Exchange Says They Still Possess Databases and Wallets
NewsAccording to a new post on the forum Bitcointalk, the now defunct BTC-e exchange says it has control over some its servers and bitcoin...
PR: Crypto Users To Invest In Real Estate through REAL Platform
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Blockchain Data Reveals Someone Is Trying to Slow Down Bitcoin Cash
BlockchainIt’s been five days since the fork, and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH/BCC) blockchain is still on the move as 85 blocks have been...
PR: Protostarr to Commodify Investments in Youtubers and Twitch Casters with Ethereum
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Major Japanese Department Store Chain Marui Accepts Bitcoin
NewsA large Japanese department store chain, Marui, has partnered with bitcoin exchange Bitflyer to accept bitcoin payments starting on...
Segwit2x and the Tale of Three Bitcoins
TechnologyAs the entire community has been laser-focused on the recent hard fork and Bitcoin network split, many people have forgotten...
Node40 Introduces Easy-To-Use Tax Compliance Software for Bitcoiners
TaxesNode40 just released a software as a service offering (SAAS) to bring tax compliant bitcoiners an easy-to-use and “IRS-friendly”...
PR: Rivetz Parity Partnership – Bitcoin News
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Bitcoin Surpasses Milestone Price of $3000 Across Global Exchanges
Markets and PricesBitcoin has finally surpassed the US$3000 per BTC average across global exchanges. In fact, it didn’t stop there and...
Bitfinex Enables Bitcoin Cash Deposits and Withdrawals but Credits 15% Less
NewsBitcoin exchange Bitfinex announced on Friday that it has started allowing Bitcoin Cash deposits and withdrawals. However, some...
150 Bitcoin ATMs Coming to Ukraine
News150 Bitcoin ATMs will be installed in Ukraine this year, including 20-30 machines set to be installed on the streets of Kiev, the...
Bitcoin Price Surges Past $3,200 to Hit New All-Time High
The price of bitcoin has risen sharply, exceeding the $3,200 level for the first time on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). The...
Coinsilium Sells Satoshipay Holdings to Blue Star Capital
FinanceThe UK-based blockchain venture investment fund, Coinsilium Group Limited, has confirmed the sale of the entirety of the company’s...
PR: InvestFeed Showcases First Version of Cryptocurrency-Based Social Investment Platform
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Australian Trader Loses $430K at BTC-e: ‘Nothing Illegal Tied to My Funds’
InterviewThis week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with Jack Kingston, a cryptocurrency trader from Melbourne, Australia, who lost $430,000 USD...
PR: ATLANT Real Estate Platform
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Post Fork Update: The Bitcoin Cash Network and Markets
Markets and Prices It’s been four days since the infamous August 1st blockchain split on the Bitcoin network which gave birth to a new...
Bitcoin Mobile SIM Card Top-Ups Now Available in 136 Countries
Services Bitcoin remittance service Sobit has been launched to enable users to charge their prepaid mobile SIM cards using bitcoin. The...
investFeed Unveils New Cryptocurrency-Based Social Investment Platform
Image via investFeedinvestFeed, a social investment network for digital currency traders and enthusiasts, has released the first version...
Tesla Finishes First Solar Roofs—Including Elon’s House
First the Model 3 electric car. Now the solar roof. In just one week, Tesla has challenged two distinct industries with radically new...
Just Add Solar: Building Africa’s Largest Thermal-Solar PV Hybrid Power Plant
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is set to deliver a 15-MW solar PV plant in Burkina Faso — creating Africa’s largest thermal-solar PV...
$1.6 Billion: All-Time ICO Funding Climbs as Record $500 Million Invested in July
Blockchain projects have raised a total of $1.67 billion via initial coin offerings (ICOs) so far – a figure that was bolstered by a...
Chart, Learn and Explore: CoinDesk Launches ICO Tracking Tool
More than $1.5 billion and counting... Call them token sales or initial coin offerings (ICOs), the funding method has quickly emerged as...
Malta’s First Bitcoin ATM Triggers Warning From Financial Services Authority
Regulation Malta’s financial regulator has issued a warning aimed to deter cryptocurrency adoption following the installation of the...
New York City Employee Disciplined For Mining Bitcoin at Work
News A New York City employee was recently caught mining bitcoin at work, which stemmed from a 2014 incident. Vladimir Ilyayev is a worker...
Research Paper Makes the Case for a $5.8 Million Bitcoin Price
A new research paper from a pseudonymous author puts the valuation of a single bitcoin at $5.8 million. The paper makes the case that...
Coinbase Reverses – Plans to Allow Bitcoin Cash Withdrawals in January 2018
News Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has reversed its decision to support bitcoin cash. The company now plans to allow customers to withdraw...
Germany’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Hands Over Customer Data Voluntarily
Privacy According to regional reports, Germany’s largest bitcoin exchange Bitcoin.de has been giving customer data to investigators...
Bitfinex Enables Bitcoin Cash Margin Trading
News Bitfinex has enabled margin trading of Bitcoin Cash on its platform. Also read: Indian Government May Take Immediate Steps to Stop...
This Gambling Platform Offers a Bitcoin Savings Account with 8% Interest
While the main sales pitch of Bitcoin has always been that it allows users to route around governments and banks to create a new,...
Despite Naysayers the Bitcoin Cash Blockchain Chugs Forward
News Over the course of the past twelve hours, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain has been chugging along as miners have processed a total...
PR: BetKing ICO Raises Over $1,200,000 In Pre-sale
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New Bitcoin.com Podcast Episode With Bitcoin IRA’s Chris Kline
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast with our host Richard Jacobs features Chris Kline COO at Bitcoin IRA the retirement plan backed by...
Singapore Central Bank Clarifies ICO Regulations
Regulation Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has published a document that seeks to clarify the...
Wanchain To Enable Interoperability Between Blockchains
Wanchain, a public blockchain project by Chinese firm Wanglu Tech, is building a distributed financial infrastructure on the Ethereum...
Gwyneth Paltrow Joins Bitcoin Wallet Abra as Advisor
News Bitcoin wallet startup Abra has announced that actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has joined its team as an advisor. Also...
Czech National Bank Publishes Letter Addressing Bitcoin
News The Czech National Bank has published a statement addressing bitcoin and cryptocurrency on its website. The document addresses the...
European Union Proposes Account Freezes to Protect Failing Banks
Regulation EU member nations are considering adopting measures that would allow states to protect against runs in failing banks by...
MultiChain 1.0: Bitcoin-Compatible Private Blockchain Launches for Enterprise
A modified version of bitcoin's software is now available for enterprise use. Built over the course of almost four years by venture-backed...
UK Innovation Agency Supports Liquid Air Energy Storage Demo Project
Innovate UK is investing in a liquid air energy storage (LAES) demonstration project to meet the requirements for National Grid’s enhanced...
Exchanges Experience Difficulties During Bitcoin Cash Distribution
Blockchain Several major cryptocurrency exchanges experienced a number of difficulties during the highly anticipated bitcoin cash...
These Exchanges Are Now Trading Bitcoin Cash
News An increasing number of trading platforms have started trading Bitcoin Cash (BCH, BCC), the new cryptocurrency resulting from the...
Bitcoin Cash Now Third Highest Valued Cryptocurrency Market Cap
News On August 1st the Bitcoin blockchain forked into two separate networks producing a digital currency called Bitcoin Cash (BCH)....
KEVM Wins IC3-Ethereum Crypto Boot Camp 2017 Competition
Image credit: Award victory, by sondem, via Shutterstock.comKEVM, a framework developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
D10e Startup Societies Summit: A Conversation With Organizer Matt McKibbin
Interview This week Bitcoin.com spoke with Matt McKibbin organizer of the D10e conference – an event that specializes in promoting...
Nchain and Bitcoin Unlimited Promote Bitcoin Scaling Initiatives Amid Hard Fork
Technology Prior to the bitcoin cash hard fork, research firm Nchain conducted a workshop with the Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) team. The intent...
Fork Watch: Japanese Exchanges Embracing Bitcoin Cash Post-Fork
News As Bitcoin Cash (BCC, BCH) blocks are being mined, all major Japanese exchanges are gearing up to credit their customers with the new...