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Report: Censorship-Prone EOS ‘Needs to Re-Architect Its Infrastructure’
EOS, the $4 billion blockchain project developed by Dan Larimer, has been savaged in an exhaustive new review. The 17,000-word report,...
Ivy and Hiveex Launch Ivypay to Facilitate Consumer Bill Payments in Australia
Ivypay, a cryptocurrency-based payments platform, was launched in Australia on Nov. 19. The service — built by blockchain company Ivy in...
The Daily: Okcoin-Backed Studio Raises $16M, Coinbase-Funded Game to Enter Beta
In today’s edition of The Daily, we focus on the intersection between the cryptocurrency industry and gaming. A game startup recently...
Cryptocurrency Memes: The Only Assets That Can Survive a Bear Market
If there are two things a bear market’s good for, it’s building and memeing. Your portfolio might be down, but if you’re anything like...
Major Venezuelan Department Store Chain Accepts Cryptocurrency
The people of Venezuela have been forced to cope with an increasingly difficult economic situation in recent years. This has led to a loss...
Cryptocurrency Markets Consolidate Near 2018 Low
The drama surrounding the recent Bitcoin Cash fork has comprised the catalyst for significant action across the cryptocurrency market,...
Smart Contract Developers May Be Held Liable by the SEC
Nick Szabo invented them but has reservations about what they’ve become. Vitalik Buterin adopted them but now regrets using their name....
Markets Update: Traders Expecting Major BCH Action When Exchanges Open
It’s been a pretty hectic week for cryptocurrency enthusiasts as the infamous Bitcoin Cash hash war has unfolded. Overall, the...
Cryptopia Has over 100 Markets Disabled, Charging Fees For Return
The Cryptopia exchange seems to be having some problems. At press time, over 100 different coin markets are disabled. Many of the coins...
Gem Launches Crypto Portfolio Management App
US-based crypto startup BitVault, Inc., doing business as Gem, has announced the launch of its consumer crypto portfolio app that lets...
The Daily: US Bank to Issue Crypto Cards, Coinbase Updates Wallet
In Sunday’s edition of The Daily, we cover the upcoming launch of a new Visa debit card that will allow users in the U.S. to spend...
Cryptocurrency Exchange-Traded Product Live on Swiss Stock Exchange Next Week
An exchange-traded product tracking an index of five leading cryptocurrencies reportedly will start trading on Switzerland’s Six stock...
More Cryptocurrency Exchanges Opening in Thailand, SEC Warns Approvals Needed
A growing number of companies are entering the cryptocurrency space in Thailand. However, they have not applied for approval from the Thai...
Crypto Experts From Sanctioned Countries to Receive Training in Crimea
The leading crypto industry association in Crimea has proposed establishing an international training center to prepare experts from...
The Cobo Vault Hardware Wallet Will Outlive You
The arms race between hardware wallet manufacturers is showing no signs of abating. Every new device must be more secure, robust and...
Another ‘Satoshi Message’ Attempts to Sway Public Opinion, But Fails
It’s been a crazy week in cryptocurrency land as a large portion of the community watched the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network split into two...
Hash Wars: BCH Proponents Confident a Resolution Is in Sight
On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community entered the third day of its hash war, with many supporters growing confident that...
The Daily: New Woe for ICOs, Bitcoin Cash Trading Resumes
In Saturday’s edition of The Daily, we examine Q3’s figures for initial coin offerings, and ponder where they go from here in the wake of...
Estonia Issues Over 900 Licenses to Cryptocurrency Businesses
In less than a year since Estonia introduced licensing for companies operating in the cryptocurrency industry, the number of licenses...
A Brief Introduction to Voluntaryism for Crypto Neophytes
The blockchain space appeals to freethinkers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Many of these iconoclasts practice voluntaryism, although a...
Free Keene Activists Launch Bitcoin Embassy New Hampshire
Keene, New Hampshire is well known city for libertarian philosophies and more recently as a hotbed for cryptocurrencies. On Monday, Nov....
Islamic Countries Challenge USD ‘Sanctioning Tool’ With Planned Common Cryptocurrency
Muslim countries around the world are planning to push back against the U.S. dollar’s long global dominance by creating a common digital...
SEC Settles Charges With Two ICO Issuers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges with two initial coin offering issuers. These cases are the...
Hash Wars: Day Two and the Anticipation for BCH Trading Platforms to Reopen
It has been close to 24 hours since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain split on Nov. 15, and the community is assessing the first day of...
ECB Official Decries Bitcoin as ‘Evil Spawn’ of Financial Crisis, Ripple Consolidates Lawsuits
In recent regulatory news, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB) has given a dismissive appraisal of bitcoin and...
Nvidia Misses Q3 Revenue Target as Cryptocurrency Slump Weighs on Business
Shares of Nvidia plunged as much as 17 percent in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday, after the U.S. bitcoin...
The Daily: Bitsane Introduces Tether-Euro Pair, Covesting Launches in Gibraltar
In Friday’s edition of The Daily, we look at Bitsane’s decision to list tether (USDT) and trade it against the euro. We also...
Coinmine Launches US$799 Crypto Miner
LA-based startup Coinmine has announced the launch of Coinmine One, a sleek, plug-in device that aims to simplify the complex...
Poles to Pay 19% Tax on Income From Cryptocurrency Transactions
The government of Poland recently submitted amended income tax regulations for approval by President Andrzej Duda. The updated framework,...
Web Giants Censor Bitchute and Bloom
Another week, another slew of projects banned by major web platforms. Paypal has ejected Bitchute, a Youtube competitor that champions...
Hash Wars: ABC Chain Leaps More Than 50 Blocks Ahead
All eyes were on the Bitcoin Cash network today as the blockchain split into two after the last common block was found on the chain at...
Stablecoins Demand More Trust than Fiat Currency
This article about the problem with stablecoins was written by Kevin Murcko, the CEO at cryptocurrency exchange, CoinMetro, and forex...
Japanese Regulator Unveils Plan to Regulate Cryptocurrency Wallet Services
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency, has unveiled a plan to regulate cryptocurrency wallet services. The...
French Financial Markets Regulator Estimates ICOs Have Raised $21.9B Globally Since 2014
France’s financial markets regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has published a report examining trends relating to...
eToro Cryptocurrency Wallet Review
Social trading platform eToro released its cryptocurrency wallet on November 6, 2018, to much fanfare. The company, which only last month...
Miner Abandons Swedish County, Leaves $1.5M in Unpaid Electricity Bills
Two mining companies with operations in Sweden have reportedly abandoned their facilities in the country’s northernmost county of...
Coinbase Ventures Backs Home Crypto Mining Startup Coinmine
Coinmine is a new startup that aims to make in-home mining accessible for non-technical users, based in Los Angeles and founded by Farb...
Circle’s USDC Stablecoin to Be Listed on Binance, Trading Begins Tomorrow
Goldman Sachs-backed startup Circle has announced that Binance will list its USDC stablecoin. Binance, one of the world’s largest...
Hash Wars: The Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Has Begun
Today Thursday, Nov. 15, a great majority of the cryptocurrency community is fixated on the contentious Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork and...
Canaan’s Hong Kong Listing Plans in Limbo
Plans by bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Canaan to list shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange are now uncertain, as the Chinese...
Canadian Court to Take Custody of Quadrigacx Funds, NYDIG Gets Bitlicense
In recent regulatory news, a Canadian court plans to take custody of $19.5 million of funds that Quadrigacx deposited with the Canadian...
ERC1538: Future Proofing Smart Contacts and Tokens
A new Ethereum Standard has been proposed. While I rarely cover still developing tech, ERC1538 is an interesting one worth bringing up....
Seba Crypto Expects Swiss Banking License, Independent Reserve Integrates Tax Tool
In recent exchange news, Seba Crypto AG has predicted that it will receive a Swiss banking license within the first half of 2019. We also...
Isle of Man Updates Registration Rules for Cryptocurrency Businesses
The financial regulator of the Isle of Man recently introduced changes to its policy governing the registration of companies in the...
The Daily: Coinbase Blesses Binance, Game Day for BCH
It’s a big day for Bitcoin, though quite what flavor of Bitcoin remains to be seen. By the time the dust has settled on this...
BCash Hash War Looms With Community at Impasse Ahead Of Today’s Scheduled Upgrade
With an increasingly divided Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community at what appears to be an impasse ahead of today’s planned upgrade, the next few...
Aevolve Introduces First Crypto Token to be Offered in a Tracker Certificate on SIX Swiss Exchange
Aevolve, a Zurich-based healthtech company, has announced the launch of the first crypto token to be offered in a tracker certificate for...
Bitfinex Introduces New Fees, Bitmex Rejects Claims It Trades Against Its Customers
In recent cryptocurrency exchange news, Bitfinex has introduced new withdrawal fees, the CEO of Bitmex has refuted accusations that the...
Bitcoin ATMs Most Common Scam Payment Method in Australia
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned taxpayers to be “on high alert” for phone scammers demanding payment through bitcoin ATMs....
Stablecoins Fetch a Premium as BTC Hits Year Low
Officially, Wednesday, Nov. 14 will go down as the worst trading day of the year, as BTC sunk to record lows. Unofficially, there were...
Russian Developers to Help Iran Build Its Crypto-Economy
Experts from Russia will provide support for the development of Iran’s crypto-economy. The cooperation is part of an agreement reached by...
Fork Watch: Disputed Consensus and an Abundance of Game Theory
In less than 24 hours the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will be facing a hard fork involving consensus changes that are currently disputed...
On Bitcoin Cash Fork Eve, Craig Wright Holds The Keys
The Bitcoin Cash Hash war is about to come to an end, for good or ill. Right now, it looks like Craig Wright is in the lead. Unless...
Kucoin Exchange Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding Round
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin has announced it has raised a combined total of $20 million in series A funding. Taking...
Mint Exchange Opens Trading for FX Brokers and Institutions
As cryptocurrency is steadily taking over the online forex trading industry, more and more specifically tailored solutions are being...
IMF: Central Banks Could Issue Digital Currency
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said central banks throughout the world should...
Singapore Crypto Exchange KuCoin Raises US$20 Million Series A
KuCoin, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital have agreed to...
Preparing for the Looming Bitcoin Cash Fork
On Nov. 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network faces a contentious fork and many BCH users have been wondering what to do with their funds...
The Growth of Security Tokens in 2018
2018 was meant to be the year of security tokens. The number of projects seeking to launch security token offerings (STOs) would mushroom,...
The Daily: Coincheck Relists Nem, Okex Adds Dong
In this edition of The Daily, we report on Coincheck’s decision to resume nem (XEM) trading and relist two other coins — ether (ETH)...
PR: Bithumb Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary with BTC Air Drops
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Japanese Internet Giant GMO Postpones Shipments of 7nm Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Japan’s GMO Internet has postponed the shipments of its two lines of 7nm bitcoin mining rigs. A representative of the company has...
Bitcoin Group SE Buys Investment Bank Tremmel for Undisclosed Figure
Bitcoin Group SE has bought 100 percent shares of investment bank Tremmel for an undisclosed amount. This is the German digital currency...
Regulations Roundup: Chinese Mining Farms Undergo Tax Inspection, Michigan Bans Campaign Donations in Cryptocurrency
In recent regulatory news, we report on an authorized mining company in China that has had its operations temporarily halted for tax...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Cash Price Rally Stalls but Trade Volume Spikes Hard
There are less than two days left until the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network faces a contentious hard fork and BCH markets are showing some...
Digital Bank Revolut Surpasses 3-Million Customer Mark
U.K. startup Revolut has announced that its customer base has surpassed three million users. The fintech platform, which has quickly...
How to use a Blockchain to Prevent Election Rigging
Last Wednesday, after a mid-term election that saw more voters than any previous mid-term in more than 50 years, defeated independent...
The Daily: Coffee Company to Pay Farmers in Bitcoin, Bitfury’s Latest Investment
In today’s edition of The Daily, we feature an upcoming bitcoin cash token backed by physical diamonds and an American coffee company that...
President of Marshall Islands Faces Challenge Over National Cryptocurrency Plan
The president of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, has narrowly survived a no-confidence vote. One of the principal catalysts for the...
Sompo Holdings Acquires 10% Stake in Kenyan Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitpesa
Japanese insurance group Sompo Holdings has acquired a 10 percent stake in Bitpesa, a Kenyan digital currency exchange and payments...
PR: IXE Token Backed by Blockchain Powered Education Platform Little Detective
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Venezuela: Petro Can Be Converted Into Any Cryptocurrency If Bought This Year
The Venezuelan government has announced that its national digital currency, the petro, can be exchanged into any cryptocurrency if...
Namibian Bitcoin Trading Platform BTN Perseveres Despite Partial Crypto Ban
Bitcoin Trade Namibia (BTN), an emerging bitcoin marketplace, is trying to make things work for Namibians keen on investing in digital...
Cryptocurrency ATM Growth Spikes Exponentially to 4,000 Machines Worldwide
According to global statistics provided by Coinatmradar.com, there are now close to 4,000 cryptocurrency automated teller machines (ATMs)....
Circle Launches Crypto Reward Program to Attract New Customers
Crypto finance startup Circle has announced the launch of a new reward program in a bid to attract new customers to its Circle Invest...
GMO Internet Reports Cryptocurrency Exchange Profit Rose Over 34% in Q3 2018
GMO Internet, the Japanese technology and online finance conglomerate, presented its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 on Nov....
Bitcoin Cash Association Bounty Spreads Merchant Adoption in Latin America
The Bitcoin Cash Association (BCA) and Spendbch.io recently started a bounty to spread bitcoin cash (BCH) merchant acceptance in several...
Exchanges Roundup: Revolut CEO Discusses Investment, Binance Launches Research Unit
In recent exchange news, the chief executive officer of Revolut has expressed doubt regarding the institutional appetite for...
The Daily: US Museum to Accept Bitcoin, Estonia Grants License to B2BX Exchange
In today’s edition of The Daily, we report on the latest U.S. museum to open up to cryptocurrency payments, as well as several new...
DMG Starts Operating 60MW Bitcoin Mine in British Columbia
DMG Blockchain Solutions has announced that it has started generating up to 60 megawatts (MW) of electricity at an 85MW substation it owns...
South Korea’s Upbit to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Thailand and Indonesia
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has reportedly started marketing new crypto exchanges in Thailand and Indonesia as part of its...
Vietnam at Crossroads on Cryptocurrency Regulations
Vietnamese authorities are still considering their approach to regulating the cryptocurrency space. The Ministry of Justice has put...
Markets Update: All Eyes on Bitcoin Cash Prices Before the Pending Fork
Since our last markets update five days ago, a lot has changed as a good chunk of the top cryptocurrency markets have dipped in value over...
Exchanges Roundup: Binance ‘Very Healthy’ Despite Volume Drop, Gate.io Breached
In cryptocurrency exchange news, Binance’s CEO has described the exchange as “very healthy” despite the dramatic reduction in trade volume...
The Daily: Shatner Dives Deep Into Crypto, Bank to Launch Digital Deposit Box
In today’s edition of The Daily, we feature a story about William Shatner flaunting his vast crypto knowledge, from Tether to Kitties....
Korean Exchange Shuts Down as Regulators Crack Down on Its Cryptocurrency Fund
Cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex has announced that it is terminating all services after South Korea’s financial authorities started...
Regulations Roundup: CFTC to Embrace DLT, SIM Swapping Task Force
In recent regulatory news, the chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission has predicted that distributed ledger...
Iran Completes Development of Rial-Supported National Cryptocurrency
Iran has finalized the development of its national cryptocurrency, which is backed by the local fiat unit, the rial. Once the Central Bank...
Colorado Takes Action Against Four More ICOs – 12 in Total
The Division of Securities of the U.S. state of Colorado has issued four new cease-and-desist orders to stop as many companies from...
Bitmain Files ‘John Doe’ Lawsuit in the State of Washington
According to court documents filed in Seattle, Washington, the mining rig manufacturer Bitmain has filed a lawsuit against an unidentified...