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U.K. Cryptocurrency Exchange Cubits Shuts Down After $33M Scam
Cubits, a London-based digital asset trading platform, has been forced into administration after fraudsters reportedly stole €29 million...
Markets Update: Bears Continue to Drag Cryptocurrency Prices Down
Digital asset prices have been dipping in value again after a few days of price consolidation. At the moment, the entire cryptocurrency...
These Two Analogies Will Help You Explain Bitcoin to Anyone
Explaining Bitcoin to someone who knows nothing about Bitcoin isn’t easy. In fact it’s fiendishly tricky. Describing concepts such as...
New Bitcoin ATM Tracker Site Launches in Russia
A new website showing a map of cryptocurrency teller machines and other points of sale has been launched in Russia. The platform currently...
The Daily: Crashing Crypto Trader Shares Advice, Bitcoin Bandit Extradited
In Friday’s installment of The Daily, we update a story we first reported on yesterday – the closure of stablecoin project Basis. Its team...
Chatter Report: Voorhees Questions ‘Smart Money’, Sechet Explains ‘Miners Don’t Vote’ Declaration
In today’s Chatter Report, Erik Voorhees criticizes cryptocurrency-focused venture capital firms for reneging on their signed term...
Japan’s Monex Group Launching Cryptocurrency Exchange in the US
Monex Group, a major Japanese financial services company and the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, has unveiled its...
Tipping App Gitcash Returns With Plans to ‘Make It Rain’ BCH on Github
The Gitcash project has re-launched this week after taking a brief hiatus following the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. After returning, the...
French Lawmakers Propose Lower Electricity Rates for Cryptocurrency Miners
Two French legislators have made a number of proposals aimed at turning France into a leading force in the development of the industry...
Digital Currency Platform Revolut Receives European Banking License
On Thursday, Dec. 13, digital payments platform Revolut announced that the company has been approved for a banking license in Europe by...
Digital Gifting Network Swych Unveils Blockchain-Powered Shopping Platform
A digital gifting platform has unveiled its blockchain-powered global gifting and shopping marketplace that is designed to provide high...
Password Manager App Dashlane Mocks Cryptocurrency Owners
Having strong passwords is important for everyone in today’s world as it is full of hackers and other cyber criminals. And as...
Israeli Startup Orbs Raises “7-Figure” Investment from S. Korea Internet Firm Kakao
Orbs, an Israeli startup developing a hybrid blockchain complementing and scaling base-layer protocols such as Ethereum, has raised a...
Study Finds Less Than 15% of Team Members in ICO Startups Are Women
A new study confirms the crypto industry has a lot of progress to make to bridge the gender gap. It shows that startups conducting ICOs...
Shakepay App Turns Spare Change Into Fractions of BTC
Canadians can now gradually accumulate small fractions of BTC by rounding up their everyday debit card purchases with a mobile application...
The Daily: Uber Meets Bitcoin, Basis Stablecoin Shuts Down
In Thursday’s installment of The Daily, we report on a highly anticipated stablecoin project that’s failed before it’s even launched, and...
IBM Study: 62% of Automotive Execs Believe Blockchain Will Be a Disruptive Force in the Auto Industry
Though blockchain use is still in its infancy in the automotive industry, a handful of companies are pioneering its adoption, believing...
P2P Markets Report: Latin American Markets Continue to Post Record Volume
This past week has seen Latin American peer-to-peer markets continue to set records for trade volume. For the week ending Dec. 8,...
Benchmark University Study Shines a Spotlight on Crypto Assets
Judge Business School, a subsidiary of the University of Cambridge, has published its second annual report into the cryptoconomy. Its...
Zebpay Exchange Now Live in 21 European Countries
Zebpay, formerly one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched in Europe. Euro deposits, withdrawals, and trading...
Japanese Exchange Bitpoint Launches Trading Platform in Panama
On Wednesday Dec. 12, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint announced the launch of a crypto-to-fiat trading platform in Panama. The...
Google Trends Reveals One of the Top Questions of 2018 — ‘What Is Bitcoin?’
Google has just published its annual Year in Search query statistics for 2018 and the biggest question of last year was “What is Bitcoin?”...
Report: Lightning Network Still Way off Being Ready for Commercial Use
The Lightning Network (LN) is a second-layer protocol that was long promised as a solution to BTC’s scalability problem. However,...
Allianz Global Investors CEO Calls for Cryptocurrencies to Be Outlawed
The head of one of Europe’s largest asset managers, Allianz Global, has called for global regulators to “outlaw” crypto...
Former Mt. Gox CEO Could Face 10 Years in Jail Over Embezzlement
Japanese prosecutors are seeking a 10-year jail term for Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of Mt. Gox. The embattled Frenchman, who has been...
BCH Devs Discuss Securing Instant Transactions With the Avalanche Protocol
Over the last couple of weeks, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community has been talking fervently about zero-confirmation transactions and a new...
Bitwala Begins Offering Bank Accounts With Bitcoin Wallet and Debit Card
Cryptocurrency banking provider Bitwala has started offering its banking service to cryptocurrency users in Germany, starting with 40,000...
Can ChainFront End Our Reliance on Private Keys?
A key advantage to cryptocurrency is that it allows you to be your own bank. The idea of truly controlling your own money without...
Netherlands to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Bid to Curb Money Laundering
The Netherlands is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency companies, supposedly in a bid to prevent money laundering and alleged terrorist...
The Daily: CEX.io Enforces KYC, Okex Updates BCH Ticker
In today’s edition of The Daily we cover another cryptocurrency venue that now requires verification from traders, the latest exchange to...
Bitcoin History Part 4: Casascius Creates Physical Bitcoins
Bitcoin was born as a wholly digital currency, and it might have remained that way had it not been for the efforts of an early adopter...
7 Major Exchanges in Korea to Create Healthy Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Seven major crypto exchanges in South Korea have joined forces to create a sound cryptocurrency ecosystem. They have agreed on joint...
Onegold Customers Can Now Purchase Digital Bullion With Bitcoin
Online bullion marketplace Onegold announced on Tuesday that its customers can now purchase precious metals with bitcoin cash (BCH) and...
This London Taxi Driver Sells Cryptocurrency to Passengers
If you hail a taxi in downtown London, you could wind up paying for more than just your fare. Pseudonymous cab driver Dave Jenkins is...
GoodDollar-Supported OpenUBI Ecosystem Launched in Berlin
At Web Summit 2018, in early November, Yoni Assia, Chief Executive of eToro, announced the launch of GoodDollar: an ecosystem-led project...
UK Blockchain Startup Canyudo Launches Social Tasking App in Closed Beta
UK blockchain startup Canyudo has released its social tasking app in closed beta ahead of its forthcoming launch in January 2019, the...
How Bitcoin Futures Products Affected Cryptocurrency Markets in 2018
It has been a year since the start of Cboe’s XBT futures contracts and CME Group’s bitcoin derivatives products launched last December....
British Lawmaker Proposes Tax and Utility Bill Payments in Bitcoin
U.K. lawmaker Eddie Hughes has proposed that taxpayers should have the option to pay council tax and utility bills in cryptocurrencies...
New Platforms Track Major Stablecoin Markets
The birth of more stablecoins, which has coincided with significant market losses for traditional cryptocurrencies, has drawn attention to...
5 Ways Blockchain Will Transform the Gaming Industry
In the last decade, we have seen the gaming industry being rapidly transformed by the introduction of new technologies which allow for...
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Announces Insurance Coverage for Crypto Assets
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced an insurance coverage policy that ensures that assets listed on the GBX Digital...
Report: BTC Gets a Health Check in ‘The State of Bitcoin’
Delphi Digital has taken a deep dive into bitcoin core in its first “The State of Bitcoin” report. The 59-page document from the digital...
Crypto-Focused VCs Invest $30 Million in Digital Banking App
Good Money, a digital banking startup, has announced it’s raised $30 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Galaxy...
The Daily: Coinbase Expands Gift Card Program, Facebook Seeks Blockchain Talent
In Tuesday’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about an electronic gift card program that Coinbase is extending to the U.S. market,...
Japanese Lawmaker Proposes 4 Tax Cuts for Cryptocurrency Users and Traders
A Japanese lawmaker has proposed four changes to Japan’s tax law to benefit crypto users and traders as well as widen the adoption of...
Ukrainian Village Distributes Dividends From Crypto Investment
Despite the market slump, the head of а village council in Ukraine has managed to earn profit from a cryptocurrency investment he made on...
Sentiment Analysis Service Predicoin Launches for Cryptocurrency Traders
Keeping abreast of cryptocurrencies means frequently browsing and interpreting vast amounts of content from various online sources. As the...
Fundraiser Aims to Raise $1M in Cryptocurrencies for Venezuelans
A cryptocurrency “airdrop” fundraiser has been launched to help Venezuelans. People are donating funds via a number of...
Steady Rise in Small Businesses Accepting Bitcoin Payments in Kenya
Kenyan health services provider Health Land Spa has started taking BTC and other cryptocurrencies as a means of payment with a view to...
PBOC Deputy Governor Calls STOs ‘Illegal Financial Activity’
Local media has reported that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has banned security token offerings (STOs). Pan Gongsheng, a deputy...
US Law Professor: Confusing Cryptocurrency Regulations Will Hamper Innovation
Carol Goforth is a professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law. She recently published a paper about the consequences of having...
Gibraltar Exchange Obtains Insurance for Crypto Assets as Cyber Attacks Soar
With cyberattacks on the rise, Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced an insurance policy to cover its digital assets in...
Only Five Bitcoin Mining Devices Released in 2018 Are Profitable This December
There has been a slew of bitcoin mining rigs announced during the last 12 months that claim to process more terahash per second while...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Traders Are Still Searching for the Elusive ‘Bottom’
The entire crypto-economy has been meandering just above $109 billion after the last two weeks of market dumps. Volume has been light this...
Securities Commission Malaysia Completes Blockchain Pilot Project
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has announced the completion of a pilot project called Project Castor which sought to explore the...
Bitmain Shuts Down Research and Development Center in Israel
The ongoing bear market has caused another cryptocurrency company to downsize its operations. Bitmain, the Beijing-headquartered bitcoin...
Israel Tax Authority Launches Offensive on Undisclosed Crypto Earnings
Local reports have asserted that the Israel Tax Authority has launched a renewed crackdown on unreported cryptocurrency earnings. The...
The Daily: Virtual Land Auction Goes Live, How the Crypto Crash Affects Miners
From mining virtual currencies to purchasing virtual land, Monday’s episode of The Daily spans very different regions of the cryptosphere....
Trace Mayer Draws Support for Proof of Keys — Celebrating Genesis Block Day
Trace Mayer is calling for all bitcoiners to participate in a “Proof of Keys” celebration on Genesis Block day. “Not...
PR: Postar – Public Chain Transaction Platform
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Mastercard Files Patent for Blockchain Transactions Anonymization Method
Mastercard has filed a patent application for a method to keep blockchain-based transactions anonymous. The patent application, published...
Wirex Introduces Iban for All European Crypto Card Accounts
Cryptocurrency debit card provider Wirex has introduced Iban support for all EUR accounts in the past few weeks. Users in the European...
The Rise Of The All-In-One Bitcoin & Lightning Node
The last few months have seen a growing number of all-in-one Bitcoin and Lightning nodes emerging on to the marketplace, enabling more and...
$1 Million BTC Options Position Set to Expire on Dec. 28
Former portfolio manager at the University of Chicago endowment and current CIO of Blocktower Capital, Ari Paul, was reported to have made...
Chatter Report: Sirer Says Crypto Too ‘Volatile’, Zhao Ponders Next Bull ‘Trigger’
In today’s chatter report, Emin Gun Sirer debates with Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar on cryptocurrencies being a good store of value and...
Report: Indian Government Panel Submits Crypto Recommendations
The Indian government panel appointed to recommend cryptocurrency measures has reportedly submitted its report to the country’s...
P2P Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful Builds Second School in Africa with Crypto
Paxful has announced the completion of its second built school in Rwanda, funded entirely with crypto as part of their initiative...
BitGo Joins Universal Protocol Alliance
The Goldman Sachs funded Crypto Custodial service BitGo has joined the Universal Protocol Alliance, it was announced yesterday. The...
Federal Agents Told This Silk Road Moderator to Fake His Own Death
A former administrator from the now-defunct Silk Road marketplace is recounting his story in a tell-all book and movie deal. After being...
Report: Swiss City of Zug Named Fastest Growing Tech Hub in Europe
The city of Zug, home of the Swiss Crypto Valley, has been named the fastest growing technology community in Europe. Zug ranked atop the...
Text-Enabled BCH Payments Now Available in 35 Countries With Cointext
Cointext has announced that its bitcoin cash wallet service has just launched in the Ukraine and Italy. Cointext is now connected to 35...
New Report Updates Cryptocurrency Exchange Ratings
A quarterly ratings report has upgraded the score previously given to seven cryptocurrency exchanges, while downgrading four. It has also...
The Daily: Trustology Raises $8 million, SEC Fines Crypto Fund Coinalpha
U.K.-based startup Trustology, which develops storage solutions for digital assets, has raised $8 million in funding and we’ve got the...
Bithumb Launches Voting Platform to Screen New Cryptocurrencies
Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has beta launched a public voting system for screening new coins to be listed on its...
Eight Reasons to Use Cryptocurrency Payments in 2019
This article on cryptocurrency payments was written by Thomas Highwater, who is an avid fan of all things crypto-related. Mr. Highwater...
Korean Court Case Alleges Government’s ICO Ban Is Unconstitutional
A constitutional complaint has reportedly been filed in South Korea alleging that the government’s ban on initial coin offerings is...
Australian Company Issues Loans Backed by Cryptocurrencies
A Melbourne-based company is now offering crypto-backed loans. Helio operates under an Australian Credit License (ACL) issued by the...
Simple Ledger Developers Publish Monthly Puzzle With Bitcoin Cash Treasure
In late November, the creators of the Simple Ledger Protocol announced the launch of Ledger Treasure, a contest in which contestants must...
Report: South Korea to Push for Major Adoption of Cryptocurrencies
South Korea will push for major cryptocurrency adoption, claims a new report, strengthening the spotlight on the tech hub which forms one...
Malaysian Financial Regulators to Intensify Scrutiny of ICOs, Cryptocurrencies
Malaysia’s securities regulator and central bank are to strengthen their scrutiny of initial coin offerings (ICOs) through new rules...
BCH App ‘Honest Cash’ Sees Significant Growth and Adds Native Wallet
Social media platform Honest Cash has activated 200 new users and added a few new features, according to its creator Adrian Barwicki....
Wendy McElroy: Avoiding Fraud by Going Crypto-Anarchist
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 8 Avoiding...
The Daily: Binance Offers Multiple Accounts, Huobi Plans Institutional Exchange
In this edition of The Daily, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced support for multiple accounts and we’ve got all the...
Bitcoin History Part 3: Turning on the Faucet
With no exchanges, P2P marketplaces, or escrow services in Bitcoin’s earliest days, acquiring coins wasn’t easy. You either...
Bipartisan Bitcoin Bills to Step up Consumer Protection in the U.S.
Two United States congressmen have introduced two pieces of legislation to help prevent alleged cryptocurrency price manipulation while...
Brazillian Bitcoin Exchange Sends User $35M in Bug-Induced Error
Accidental millionaire Kaique Nunes has a bug to thank after his withdrawal request of 500 reals ($128) erroneously returned a cool 137...
‘Crypto Crisis’ Mining Simulator Lets Players Relive the Last 10 Years of Bitcoin
In October, an early access game called Crypto Crisis was released on the digital distribution platform Steam. The recently launched title...
Bitcoin Address Illuminates Amsterdam’s Lights Festival
Residents of the Herengracht, one of Amsterdam’s most famous canalside streets, have been confronted by a curious combination of...
USDT Volume Up Despite Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Dropping
The ongoing drama surrounding the opaque operations of Tether throughout 2018 has driven the proliferation of similar pegged currencies,...
Coinbase Opens the Door to More Than 30 New Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase has announced that it plans to list over 30 cryptocurrencies, with many more to follow. In its largest listing spree to date, the...