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Vontobel Bitcoin Tracker Certificate Gaining Popularity in Switzerland
A Swiss investment certificate that tracks the price of bitcoin is gaining popularity with investors. The Vontobel bitcoin certificate is...
Ledgerx Receives Federal Approval as a Regulated Bitcoin Swap Exchange
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has granted Ledgerx the full status of Swap Execution Facility. The company is on its way to...
A Look at the Bitcoin Apps Being Built Using the Lightning Network
On June 5 the Lightning Network Community published a blog post about the emerging developer ecosystem being built around the ‘Lnd’...
O-Systems Announce Launch of Retail Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
O-systems have announced the launch of Cryptency, a cryptocurrency trading platform for online brokers. The cryptocurrency trading...
Banker: ‘I am Scared for the Banking Industry…Bitcoin could Knock Banks out of the Game’
Bankers and industry leaders in the Texas panhandle have recently been discussing what to do about blockchain technology and bitcoin. They...
Germany’s Largest Food Delivery Service with 11,000+ Restaurants Now Accepts Bitcoin
Germany’s largest food delivery web portal, Lieferando.de, which boasts over 11,000 partner restaurants, recently announced that it has...
PR: Hcash; A New Standard of Value
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Major Darknet Marketplace Alphabay Goes Down, Exit Scam Speculations Arise
Major anonymous free market, Alphabay, has been reported to have been offline since Tuesday. The detection of a large sum of bitcoin being...
South Korea Prepares Bitcoin Regulation as Top Exchange Suffers Massive Hack
Image credit: Changdeok Palace (창덕궁) Seoul, South Korea, WikimediaSouth Korean lawmakers are preparing a set of bills to give...
PR: Changelly Announces Partnership with Jaxx wallet
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Europol Discusses Bitcoin as Store of Value and Payment Method With the Industry
The European Union’s top law enforcement agency Europol recently hosted their 4th conference on digital currencies. According to the...
Former Bain Manager Launches $50 Million Bitcoin and Ethereum Fund
Some of the wealthiest families in Latin America now have access to a new way to invest, thanks in part to a former senior manager at...
New Bitcoin.com Podcast Episode with Stephen King of RexMLS
During this week’s Bitcoin.com podcast our host, Richard Jacobs, sits down with Stephen King, Founder of RexMLS to discuss his...
The Bitcoin Network’s Hashrate Now Exceeds Six Exahash
Last May Bitcoin.com reported on how the Bitcoin network’s hashrate surpassed four exahash per second. Just two months later on July 1st,...
Unconfirmed Transactions Queue and Bitcoin Fees Drop Considerably
For about a week and a half, the Bitcoin network’s transaction congestion and rising fee market has subsided. People are now reporting on...
Turkey to Initiate Major Crackdown on Illegal Gambling
The Turkish government is preparing to initiate a two-year plan designed to crush illegal gambling within the nation. Among the...
Goldman Sachs Eyes Bitcoin Price Near $4,000 in Latest Analysis
Bitcoin markets could rise as high as $3,900 in the future, according to a recent client note from investment bank Goldman Sachs. The note...
Major Russian Forex Broker Alpari Launches Bitcoin Trading Pairs
Alpari Group, Russia’s largest native forex broker, has announced the launch of two bitcoin trading pairs, with the company now offering...
PR: Draglet Develops First Smart Contract Based Platform ACT for Social Initiatives
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Jihan Wu Talks About Obedience to Authority in the Bitcoin Ecosystem
Jihan Wu is a founder of the mining company Bitmain and an influential force in the cryptocurrency space. He spoke on many topics at the...
South Korea Sets Up Task Force to Determine if Bitcoin Needs Regulations
Following Rep. Park Yong-jin’s announcement of a proposed bill to provide a legal framework for digital currencies like bitcoin, South...
The First Tesla Model 3 Is Coming on Friday
Elon Musk announces the Model 3 debut in typical late-night Twitter style. By Andrew Moseman The Tesla Model 3 is finally here. More...
The Decentralize Your Life Tour: An Interview With Derrick Broze
This week Bitcoin.com chatted with Derrick Broze, an agorist activist, writer, host of the Conscious Resistance Network and organizer of...
Thai Startup Omise Unveils Ethereum-Based Digital Wallet for the UnbankedThai Startup Omise Unveils New Ethereum-Based Digital Wallet for the Unbanked
Image: OmiseGOOmise, a fintech startup operating across Asia, is building an Ethereum-based white-label digital wallet platform designed...
Investment Funds That Offer Cryptocurrency Exposure See Big Gains
These days bitcoin continues to outperform many traditional assets as the decentralized currency has become the premiere digital asset...
Diane Reynolds: `Lightning Network Will Maintain Decentralization´
Diane Reynolds just penned an article in defense of the Lightning Network (LN) as an off-chain, decentralized payment solution. This...
Rollout of 260,000+ Bitcoin-Accepting Stores in Japan Begins
Three months after Recruit Lifestyle partnered with Japanese bitcoin exchange Coincheck to enable over 260,000 retail stores to accept...
Delaware Passes Bill Recognizing Stock Trading via Blockchain Technology
Delaware has passed a bill that legally recognizes the trading of stocks using blockchain technology. Although the state has sought to...
South Korea Prepares Bill to Provide Legal Framework for Cryptocurrencies
A South Korean politician, Rep. Park Yong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, is working to create revisions to a bill that will...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Bulls Are Back Testing Key Resistance Levels
After a few days of consolidation, the price of bitcoin has started to move upwards after dropping to a low of $2290 USD per BTC earlier...
Bank of Thailand Ordered to Relax Strict Rules and Study Bitcoin
The Bank of Thailand has been ordered by Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister to look closer at bitcoin and relax its strict rules which...
Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu: Bitcoin Needs Smart Contracts, ICOs, and More
Bitmain is the largest producer of bitcoin mining hardware in the world, and the company’s co-CEO Jihan Wu gave the keynote speech at The...
Bitwage Officially Launches UK Bitcoin Payroll Services
After expanding services in Europe earlier this year, bitcoin payroll and wage payment service provider Bitwage announced its official...
PR: DAO.Casino Raises 50% of Max Cap During the First Day of Its Ongoing Token Sale Campaign
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Segwit2x Beta Released as New UAHF Code Proposal `ABC´ Removes 1MB-Limit
Saturday, July 1st was filled with fresh new code as the Segwit2x working group released the team’s protocol beta v1.14.3 with release...
Bitcoin.com Continues to Soar Gathering 1 Million Unique Pageviews a Week
Over the past year, our bitcoin-centric website has gathered a vast amount of enthusiasts every day, and we’re proud to announce...
Stratis Launches Alpha Version of Privacy-Focused Wallet Breeze
This past week the Stratis team launched an alpha version of the Breeze wallet, a platform that aims to leverage the privacy-focused...
Mining, Merchants, and Traders—Thailand’s Got the Bitcoin Fever
Over the past year, the use of cryptocurrencies in Thailand has been growing significantly as there have been many reports of citizens...
Charitable Donations Using Bitcoin Continue to Rise
Bitcoin’s value has been rising steadily throughout 2017 with more people using the decentralized currency than ever before. One of...
Introducing the ‘Do Nothing Technologies’ Blockchain-Based ICO
Today I am pleased to publicly announce the “Do Nothing for You” Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The Do Nothing Technologies (DNT) token sale...
Legends Room Brings the Blockchain to the Pole
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IRS May not Get as Much Customer Data From Coinbase as Requested
The IRS intends to lessen the amount of customer data it originally wanted to siphon from Coinbase. Ongoing negotiations between Coinbase...
Revised Tax in Effect From Today In Japan, Giving Residents ‘Access to Global Markets’
On Saturday, July 1, the revised consumption tax law went into effect throughout Japan, and bitcoin transactions no longer incur...
The Curious Dilemma of the Bitcoin ‘Community’ Going Separate Ways
The scaling discussion has been a long and exhausting debate that has been going on for many years. Currently, there are a couple of...
Former Barclays Chief Executive Believes Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Could Make Banks Irrelevant
Former Barclays chief executive and current UK shadow chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships, Antony Jenkins has warned that banks may...
XinFin.Org Blockchain Releases Business White Paper Showcasing IoT Enabled Real World Connectivity
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The Future of Bitcoin Conference Begins in the Netherlands ‘Bitcoin City’
Arnhem, Netherlands, June 30-July 1st, 2017 — Today kicks off ‘The Future of Bitcoin’ conference, a two-day event that highlights the...
How Michael Richo Stole Bitcoins via Imposter Exchange Sites and Dark Web Phishing Schemes
Michael Richo waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in a Connecticut courthouse on June 27 for charges related to operating a...
PR: Rivetz Introduces Decentralized Cybersecurity Token to Secure Devices
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Japanese Bitcoin Exchanges Roll Out Insurance to Help Merchants Accept Bitcoin
Japan’s leading bitcoin exchanges, Bitflyer and Coincheck, will start offering insurance for merchants to cover failed transactions...
Asia-Focused Luxury Travel Agency Smiling Albino to Start Accepting Bitcoin
The Southeast Asian travel agency, Smiling Albino, announced they would begin accepting bitcoin for payment on August 1. The company is...
Pantera Capital Files With SEC for ICO Hedgefund
United States-based bitcoin investment firm, Pantera Capital, has filed with the U.S Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) for an...
Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest: Intimate Fireside Bitcoin Conversations
On June 22 to 26, many anarchists and freedom families congregated in Delton, Michigan for the Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest 5. It is a...
Miners Boost Ethereum’s Transaction Capacity With Gas Limit Increase
Ethereum miners are raising the network's transaction capacity, a move that comes amid criticism about blockchain congestion. Network data...
Felt Boot Restaurant Valenok Becomes the First in Moscow to Accept Bitcoin
A large dining establishment in the center of Moscow reportedly became the first restaurant to accept bitcoin payments in Russia’s capital...
The Online Porn Industry Continues to Adopt Bitcoin for Payments
There’s a lot of talk about drug purchases on darknet markets with bitcoin and the use of the censorship-resistant currency growing within...
Researcher: `Here’s Mathematical Proof the Lightning Network Will Be Centralized´
An article by Jonald Fyookball, which appeared on Medium, demonstrated that Lightning Network may not be as decentralized as some have...
India’s Finance Minister Holds Private Meeting On Bitcoin Regulation
Just recently Bitcoin.com reported that the Indian government was soon planning to regulate bitcoin and the use of virtual currencies...
Revealing Your Digital Currency Holdings Online Is a Horrible Idea
This week a cryptocurrency trader who traded altcoins and bitcoin on the digital currency exchange Bittrex lost over 7 BTC ($18,000 USD)...
Bitpoint Adds Bitcoin and Ether Payments to Platform with Unionpay, Wechat Pay and Alipay
Japanese bitcoin exchange Bitpoint announced on Wednesday the partnership with Nippon Pay to offer cryptocurrency payment options...
Asus and Nvidia Announce Purpose-Built Cryptocurrency Mining GPUs
Leading graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturers Asus and Nvidia have announced the release of new GPUs targeting the cryptocurrency...
Coin.mx Operator Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Prison
The former operator of Coin.mx, Anthony Murgio, has been tried and sentenced to five and a half years in prison, for running an unlicensed...
Burger King Russia Franchise Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments This Summer
According to the regional news outlet, Uznay Vse, a Russian Burger King located in Moscow has begun testing bitcoin payments for food and...
Pantera Capital to Raise $100 Million in Investment for ICO Hedge Fund
The $600m market for initial coin offerings may soon be set to expand. Announced today, investment firm Pantera Capital is launching a new...
Colombia Clarifies Stance on Bitcoin
Colombia’s top financial regulator published a circular about digital currency last week, naming bitcoin several times. Citing its...
IMF Publishes Report Detailing Regulatory Recommendations for the Cryptocurrency Industries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a report that focuses on advancements within the fintech industry, specifically looking...
NEM.io Foundation Unveils US$40 Million Global Expansion Plan
The NEM.io Foundation, the creator of the NEM blockchain platform, has planned to spend US$40 million in the year to come to fuel...
Sapphire Technology Announce Production of Graphics Cards Designed Solely for Cryptocurrency Mining
Computer hardware company, Sapphire Technology, have announced that they will be releasing a line of headless graphics cards marketed...
Surveys Suggest Bitcoin Still Has Enormous Growth Potential
A recent survey conducted by HSBC polling 13 developed nations indicates that the majority of citizens still have not heard of blockchain...
Ferocious, savage, dangerous, ruthless, COMPUTER VIRUS…
...GOES GLOBAL JUST THE BEGINNING By Danny Palmer - Digital transformation isn't cheap and old-line enterprises are about to struggle to...
ICO Hype Attracts Investors but Also Skeptics and Financial Regulators Worldwide
The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) craze has been a crowdfunding spectacle over the past two years gathering millions of dollars from...
A Look at the Upcoming US Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currencies Business Act
According to reports, some proposed U.S. legislative framework for virtual currencies will be presented in San Diego sometime between July...
EU Fines Google $2.7B for ‘Abusing Dominance’ in Comparison Search
In response to Google giving an illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service, the European Commission issues its largest ever...
Major Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Offline After Discovering Major Security Flaw
Unocoin, an industry leader among India’s bitcoin exchanges, went offline on Monday night following the discovery of a serious security...
Pakistani Economic Think-Tank Argues That Pakistani Rupee Should Mimic Bitcoin
The Policy Research Institute of Market Economy in Pakistan has outlined a number of economic issues that could be alleviated by greater...
The Contradictions of the Altright Embracing Bitcoin for Crowdfunding
Alt-Right leaders are increasingly turning to bitcoin to conduct fundraising following account closures from leading crowdfunding...
EU to Consider Adopting New Italian Anti-Money Laundering Laws That Directly Address Bitcoin Exchanges
EU lawmakers will consider amending current anti-money laundering laws that were introduced last month in Italy. The modified law...
BTCC Launches DAX Cryptocurrency-Only Exchange Worldwide
Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCC is launching its own pure cryptocurrency-to-cryptocurrency exchange. The new platform begins trading on...
A Def Con 25 Demonstration Claims to ‘Break Bitcoin Hardware Wallets’
The well-known hacker conference Def Con 25 is happening once again at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on July 27-30. The event schedule has a...
Crypto Correction: Bitcoin and Ether Dive as Market Sheds $13 Billion
Is the long-awaited 'crypto correction' finally here? There was certainly ample evidence to suggest the answer was yes today, as...
Barclays Want UK Government to Regulate Bitcoin
In a recent interview with CNBC, Barclays CEO, Ashok Vaswani revealed that the bank has been in communications with Britain’s Financial...
How The EU’s Data Grab Could Affect You
The EU is poised to grab personal data in a way that could impact people around the globe. Information is power; it is power over your...
New Trading Platform Taps Into Ethereum-Based ICOs Craze
US-based startup Ambisafe has unveiled its newest development, Orderbook, a venture operating a trading platform for Ethereum-based...
Bitcoin Adoption Grows in World’s Leading Electronics District
Bitcoin adoption is growing in Akihabara, an area in Japan known as “the world’s largest electrical equipment marketplace.” Als read: The...
PR: Dentacoin Presale List – More Than 2K Individuals Declared Their Interest
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Poland’s Largest Food Delivery Website with 5000+ Restaurants Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Poland’s largest website for ordering food online, Pyszne.pl, now accepts bitcoin for all orders. The site boasts the largest selection of...
PR: Aigang To Build DAO Insurance For IoT Devices Using Smart Contracts
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Onecoin Operators Get In Trouble Again In Three More Countries
The accused Ponzi scheme Onecoin is starting to get into more trouble these days as the fraudulent operations are becoming more apparent...
Six Legal Issues Bitcoin Faces in South Korea
South Korea currently has no regulations regarding bitcoin, even as the digital currency has gained immense popularity following its...