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PR: IQeon Gaming Ecosystem – Female Celebrities and Their Favorite Computer Games
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Russian Authorities Criticized over Proposed Crypto Regulation
Criticism aimed at authorities and the new legislation on “digital financial assets” is mounting in Russia. Local officials have rebuked...
Ross Ulbricht Denied Post-Conviction Relief Extension
The man convicted of creating the Silk Road marketplace, Ross Ulbricht, has lost yet another appeal to extend his “post-conviction...
66% of Funding to Stop the AI Apocalypse Comes from Crypto Donors
Have you ever suffered from existential dread about what will happen when the smart contracts will be smarter than you? Or that a...
Bitcoin Skeptic Dennis Gartman Duped by Dubious Blockchain Investment
‘Commodities King’ Dennis Gartman has been left with a red face and diminished pension fund after investing in a dubious blockchain...
Bitcoin Usage Falls to Its Lowest in Months
There’s never a bad time to be sending and receiving bitcoin, but right now is especially good. Fees are at the lowest in 18 months, with...
You Can Now Tokenize Yourself
The future was meant to involve flying cars and jetpacks. Instead, it involves tokenizing yourself on the blockchain. It was Andy Warhol...
PR: Bitcoin Holders, Please Claim Your BCP and BCPC, as They Will Be on Exchanges Soon
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Bafin Clarifies Stance on ICOs as More Germans Ask About Tokens
Germany’s financial regulator has clarified its position on initial coin offerings. Bafin admitted it was receiving many inquiries about...
Sell-Off Incoming? Someone Just Split & Moved 664,000 Bitcoin Gold
Bitcoin Gold investors might want to brace for impact because someone just moved approximately 664,000 BTG — coins which had lain...
Regain Control From Nanny Zuck – How To Make Facebook Show You The News Again
The beginning of 2018 saw a dramatic change in how the world’s most popular social media platform, Facebook, presented its content....
What We’ve Learned About Venezuela’s Petro Token
The government of Venezuela published several guides Tuesday in support of the presale for its "petro" cryptocurrency. By Nikhilesh De...
How South Korean Government Prevents Officials from Insider Crypto Trading
South Korea currently has no law against government officials insider trading with the knowledge of cryptocurrency regulations. The case...
Tesla Hit by Hackers Who Used its Systems to Mine Cryptocurrency
Elon Musk might be able to send his personal Tesla car into space, he might change the way humanity produces and stores energy, and he...
PR: SaaS Company Axpire – for a Better Future
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Smartbtc Sees the Need for Centralized Python-Based Smart Contracts
Just recently the startup Smartbtc announced the execution of a bitcoin-based smart contract written in the Python codebase. The team...
Italy Completes Consultations on Registration of Crypto Companies
Public consultations on a new regulatory regime for crypto companies in Italy are now closed. Interested parties were invited by the...
Venezuela Says Pre-Sale of Oil-Backed Petro Cryptocurrency Has Raised $735 Million
Venezuela has announced that the pre-sale of its oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, has attracted $735 million on the first day. The...
ICOs Have Raised $2 Billion This Year – Mostly from Private Sales
Despite the quality of this year’s initial crowd offerings being patchy at best, investors’ appetite for them remains unsated. $2 billion...
SBI Doesn’t Ban Credit Card Crypto Purchases Despite Issuing Warning
SBI Cards & Payments Services Pvt. Ltd, the second largest issuer of credit cards in India, has warned customers of the risks associated...
Tim Draper on Bitcoin: “Why Would I Sell the Future for the Past?”
One of the most intriguing things about the cryptocurrency space is the diverse, eclectic, and often eccentric characters it attracts....
US Federal Authorities Arrest Man for Selling 9.99 Bitcoin
If you are thinking about selling bitcoin for cash inside the Unites States to people you don’t know, caution is advised. A reminder to...
South Korean Regulator Supports ‘Normal’ Cryptocurrency Transactions
The director of the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service has announced that the government will support “normal” transactions of...
Bangladesh Authorities on “Hunt” for Bitcoin Traders
Bangladesh – one of the few countries presently attempting to enforce a ban on cryptocurrency trading and use – has announced that several...
Antminer S5 Disrupts T-Mobile Broadband Network
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has demanded that a New York City resident turn off his bitcoin mining hardware after it...
US Lawmakers Eye National Crypto Regulation
Gun control? Russia? Health care? Members of the US House of Representatives and Senate in both parties tend to differ, and often...
PR: Smart Contract Platform Fabric Token Raises More Than $1 Million in Less Than a Day After ICO Open
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Israeli Bitcoin Company Sues Banks for Not Letting it Open Accounts
An Israeli company that was created in January has gotten its business rejected by all banks in the country, and is now suing them....
Venezuela Officially Launches ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Pre-Sale w/ 82.4 Million Tokens
The Venezuelan government has officially launched the pre-sale of its Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency. The Petro, as previously covered, is an...
Markets Update: Bullish Sentiment Returns to Crypto Markets
Cryptocurrency markets have been accumulating gains again after the significant dips in value during the first two months of 2018. BTC/USD...
Bitcoin Price Ticks Higher Amid Strong Korean Demand
Bitcoin's recovery continues apace, with prices passing $11,600 in the morning's trading. By Daniel Palmer According to CoinDesk's...
”Zen Master” Steven Seagal Eyes Up a Replacement for Bitcoin
Steven Seagal is eyeing up a cryptocurrency to replace bitcoin. Bitcoiin – count those I’s – may look and sound similar to bitcoin, but is...
Crypto Index Fund Bitwise Delivers 45% Return in First Two Months
These days more players on Wall Street are adopting bitcoin as a new vehicle that can potentially deliver amazing growth opportunities,...
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Tap Star Power for Marketing Arms Race
Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have been very active in advertising their services. Several exchanges including Bitflyer, DMM Bitcoin,...
Israel Tax Authority: Bitcoin is Property, Not Currency
Israel Tax Authority issued a professional circular on February 19 (4 Adar 5768), clarifying the country’s tax policy on cryptocurrencies...
PR: Hamster Marketplace Presents First Blockchain Platform to Sell Innovative Electronics
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Cryptocurrency Regulator Found Dead at His Home in South Korea
South Korea has been a leading market for bitcoin over the last year or so in terms of adoption, trading volumes, and regulatory response....
Rural Russia Prepares to Attract Crypto Loans
A proposal was presented at the Russian Expert Council for Non-Bank Credit Organizations to allow rural businesses in the country to...
Pewdiepie Pokes Fun at Youtubers Who Shilled Bitconnect
Pewdiepie may be late to the Bitconnect bashing party, but he’s made up for it in a searing 15-minute sketch. “Finally I can quit making...
If You’ve Been Scammed Out of Cryptocurrency It’s Probably Your Fault
Scammers are a dastardly, low down bunch. Preying on the gullible, extorting the vulnerable, and hoodwinking the hoodwinkable with their...
Hello Group Develops Exchange Platform Offering Bitcoin Cash Trading Pairs
Bitcoin cash (BCH) continues to establish itself as a versatile cryptocurrency, pulled by market forces to fill various niches. It is...
Counterparty Cash Announces ERC20 Competitor with Edge Wallet Support for Tokens
This past January a project was launched that revealed a forked version of the crypto-derivative platform, Counterparty, and it’s being...
Spain Mulls Tax Breaks for Blockchain and Crypto Firms
Proposals to introduce tax exemptions for companies using blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency have been put on the table in Spain....
Wyoming Moves to Lift Cryptocurrency Property Tax
Wyoming just gave Americans another reason to live there. In a one-two punch to the US Fed, the Wyoming Senate Bill 111 was introduced on...
Nigerians Trade $4 Million in Bitcoin Weekly, despite Warnings
Nigerians are trading close to $4 million worth of bitcoin a week on 13 local exchanges, despite multiple warnings by authorities against...
How Corporate Coins Can Lead to Big Profits
The past month has seen a flood of headlines in the media suggesting that the bitcoin bubble has burst, just like the DotCom bubble of...
Telegram ICO Quietly Shatters Blockchain Fundraising Record $850 Million
According to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, the Telegram ICO has raised $850 million...
PR: Last Chance to Join Cash Tracker DineroONE Token Presale, a Product That Will Create €45 Billion Worth Industry
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Academics Claim “Crypto-Colonialism” Rampant in Puerto Rico
An opinion piece authored by academics representing Anglia Ruskin University and Trinity College Dublin have alleged that cryptocurrency...
The ICO Scam Train Arrives in Sweden – Meet “Starflow”
ICO scams can take many forms. There are phishing scams, perpetrated by impostors. There are the straight-up take-your-money-and-run exit...
System to Guarantee ICO Investments Being Built in Russia
A system to guarantee the investments in initial coin offerings (ICO) is being built in Russia by Globex, a commercial bank subsidiary of...
In 10 Years We Won’t Have Blockchains
I predict that in 10 years blockchain technology will improve to a level that calling it "blockchain" will no longer be a useful term. By...
Revenues of Cryptocurrency Exchanges in South Korea Up 88-Fold
According to recent data collected by the South Korean government, the accumulated commission income of the country’s 30 cryptocurrency...
PR: World’s 1st Ethereum Funding Token Meets Forbes “Ripple Effect” Criteria for Tripled Profits
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Bitcoin Divorce Presents New Challenge for Rabbinical Court in Israel
While some state authorities and financial regulators might deride bitcoin, more people are using the cryptocurrency in their everyday...
American ATM Network Athena Bitcoin Adds Bitcoin Cash Support
Bitcoin cash (BCH) is now available for trading in dozens of new physical locations across the US. The American ATM network Athena Bitcoin...
CFTC Offers $100,000 Bounty to Crypto Pump-and-Dump Whistleblowers
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has created a bounty to encourage whistleblowers coming forward in exposing...
Malta to Give “Peace of Mind” to Crypto Companies
The government of Malta has come up with an idea that businesses dealing with cryptocurrencies may find interesting. A new policy document...
PR: Money Token Applies for Royalty-Free Patent on Crypto-Backed Lending Technology
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Switzerland Enacts ICO Guidelines
Just days before the tiny nation of Gibraltar was said to draft their first initial coin offering (ICO) regulations, Financial Market...
Polish Financial Authorities Paid Youtuber to Smear Cryptocurrency
Polish financial authorities have spent taxpayers’ money on a smear campaign on Youtube and Facebook against investing in...
Trading Tip `The Wall´ – Drop Tokens That Suffer From Overtokenization
It’s said that 90% of all startups fail, and that we should expect nothing more from ICOs. 10% success rate is still overly optimistic for...
PR: Vadim Nareyko, CTO PlayHall – Technical Aspects of the PlayHall Platform
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Salon Offers Visitors In-House Cryptocurrency Mining When Blocking Ads
Mainstream web magazine Salon has started allowing its readers an ad-free site, if readers start mining cryptocurrency for them, after...
Steps towards Self-Regulation in Croatia and Slovenia
Communities in two countries, which share a border, history and perspectives, have expressed similar views about the future of the...
Bitcoin Puzzle Games Are Growing in Popularity
In many respects, Bitcoin is the ultimate puzzle. Armchair sleuthers have expended countless hours trying to deduce the identity of its...
Two Russian Regions to Develop Large Scale Crypto Mining
The governors of two Russian regions have indicated their readiness to accommodate large crypto mining facilities. Two of the westernmost...
Crypto Trading in 2018: New Strategies, Bigger Crowds and Diminishing Returns
The cryptocurrency landscape has changed significantly over the past 12 months. Gone are the guaranteed returns of 5x, 10x or greater on...
Intel Touts New Quantum Computing Breakthrough, This Time With Silicon
Silicon has been an integral part of computing for decades. While it’s not always the best solution by every metric, it’s captured a key...
ICO Craze Lures Australian Investors
The hype surrounding the profit-potential associated with initial coin offerings (ICOs) is continuing to attract participation from...
PR: Hybrid Blockchain XinFin ICO Enters Second Week, Announces Institutional Partnerships
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Bitfinex Plans Launch of Decentralized Exchange Eosfinex
Bitfinex has announced that it will launch a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange built on the Eos.io platform. The new platform,...
Wendy McElroy: Privacy Prevents Violence and Crime
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2 : The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 6: Privacy is a...
Number of Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Rises to 226 Globally
The number of global cryptocurrency hedge funds has reached a record high of 226, according to research firm Autonomous Next. The hedge...
PR: London Blockchain Startup FarmaTrust Partners with Mongolian Government to Stop Fake Medicine
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SEC Suspends Trading of Three Companies With Ties to Cryptocurrency
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended trading in the stocks of three companies with ties to cryptocurrency. One...
Ellen DeGeneres Is Down with Bitcoin
US daytime television chat show queen, Ellen DeGeneres, featured bitcoin in a recent segment, wondering aloud about its fundamental...
Several States Spearhead Bitcoin Adoption in the U.S.
U.S. states with positive attitudes have advanced towards bitcoin legalization – a process that a growing number of elected officials...
PR: World Blockchain Forum Brings Global Blockchain Elite to Dubai
Dubai, UAE Following the historic response to sister event The North American Bitcoin Conference, held in Miami earlier this year,...
Atari Joins Growing List of Old Brands Trying To Revitalize Through Cryptocurrency
For generation X-ers, old enough to remember a time when photographs were analogue and games consoles were 16-bit, brands such as Kodak...
Trader at Chicago Firm Stole Millions in BTC – Faces 20 Year Sentence
Late 2017 will long be remembered as the time when bitcoin went mainstream. Prices were mooning, and the general atmosphere was one of...
US Regulator Warns Against Pump-and-Dumps and Advises How to Buy Crypto
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued its first warning against pump-and-dump schemes involving cryptocurrencies...
Japanese Crypto Associations Merging to Restore Trust Across the Industry
Japan’s two cryptocurrency associations have reportedly decided to merge in order to restore trust in the industry and accelerate...
PR: Anonymous and Decentralised ID by Biometrids
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Half of Large British Businesses Hold Stockpiles of Cryptocurrency
A new poll of IT mangers at large UK businesses found that exactly half keep stockpiles of cryptocurrency for various reasons. Unlike what...
Bank of America Has Filed More Cryptocurrency Patents Than Any Other Company
Think of cryptocurrency developers and names like Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen, and Nick Szabo spring to mind. Individuals who place...
Mining Crypto In a Browser Is a Complete Waste of Time
Malware that surreptitiously mines cryptocurrency while you browse the web is big news right now – literally in the case of news outlet...
GPU Shortage Hinders Scientific Research – Cryptocurrency Miners Blamed
After gamers, scientists have now raised the alarm about the deficit of video cards caused by excessive demand in the crypto mining...
Berkshire Hathaway: Bitcoin Is Disgusting, Detestable, Noxious Poison
Daily Journal’s annual shareholder meeting usually involves Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman, Charlie Munger, giving his overview of...
Five Siberian Power Plants Attracting Crypto Miners With Surplus Electricity
Cryptocurrency miners will soon be able to benefit from surplus electricity and the cold climate at five power plants located in Siberia....