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Regulatory Roundup: Bitcoin Futures Fund Approved, India’s RBI-Backed Digital Currency
In this regulatory roundup, we cover the U.S. SEC approving a bitcoin futures fund, the new IRS tax form targeting crypto owners, and...
Weiss Ratings Downgrades EOS to ‘C-‘ Due to Centralization – How Other Coins Measure Up
Weiss Ratings has downgraded EOS once again, taking its ranking from a B to a C-. The group cites “failure to decentralize,”...
New Ukrainian Law Says ‘Virtual Assets’ Can Be Used for Payments
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature, has approved amendments that introduce legal terms and definitions pertaining to the...
A List of Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Debunked in 2019
Since the inception of Bitcoin, a variety of unique individuals have come forward saying they invented blockchain technology. In 2019, a...
Crypto Community Erupts Over Ethereum Foundation Member’s Arrest
On Friday the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the arrest of Ethereum...
Beam, BCH and Zcash Will Join BTC in Halving Their Mining Rewards
There’s been a lot of noise about Bitcoin’s halving, set to occur in May, and the effect this will have on price as...
Deutsche Bank Strategist Predicts Crypto Could Replace Fiat Money
Deutsche Bank analysts have made some predictions regarding the future of cryptocurrency. Strategist Jim Reid explained why...
Buy Presents or a Christmas Trip Using Gift Cards Purchased With Crypto
Gift cards have become a popular payment tool for cryptocurrency users. Plenty of platforms now offer a wide variety of cards which can be...
Bitcoin Cash Represents 93% of November’s Crypto Spending in Australia
News.Bitcoin.com recently reported on web portal Bitcoinbch.com’s in-depth report, which detailed BCH outshining BTC retail spending...
The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto
A specter is haunting the modern world, the specter of crypto anarchy. Computer technology is on the verge of providing the ability for...
While Markets Move Sideways, Crypto Whale Sightings Increase
While cryptocurrency markets have been moving sideways during the last few weeks, digital currency proponents have been observing large...
SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures Fund
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an investment fund that will invest in bitcoin futures contracts. SEC...
Boerse Stuttgart’s Crypto Exchange Live for All Traders in Germany
Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, has opened up its cryptocurrency trading platform to all interested...
Ross Ulbricht Clemency Petition Gathers 250,000 Signatures
On Friday, the Clemency for Ross Ulbricht petition hosted on Change.org surpassed 250,000 signatures. The solicitation for signatures...
Chicago Company Mines at Oil Wells, Educates Producers About Bitcoin
Utilizing stranded gas to power bitcoin mining rigs at oil and gas wells is a promising business opportunity. It is profitable for all...
Bitcoin Cash 2019: Year in Review
2019 is coming to an end and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem has matured a great deal. BCH has successfully upgraded twice this year,...
Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund Locks Over 85% of LFE Cash Tokens
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EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra
Libra’s ongoing organizational snags and run-ins with regulators continue into December, as EU finance ministers agreed Thursday...
Venture Capitalists Have Invested Over $200M in Stablecoins
Does the world need more stablecoins? Yes according to VCs, who have thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at projects developing stable...
Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO
Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the...
Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch
Dozens of crypto funds, almost 70, have closed this year, a mainstream media outlet reported. And while the startling number reveals the...
Tron and Poloniex Relationship Scrutinized After Digibyte Delisting
The crypto firm Circle recently revealed that it was spinning off the trading platform Poloniex and has since warned customers to withdraw...
The Politics of Destruction
For some time now, I have been aware of a widespread fascination among many libertarians with Jim Bell’s “Assassination...
ECB Nominee Blames Resistance to Negative Rates on Financial Illiteracy
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board nominee and member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Isabel Schnabel, recently...
Crypto-Focused Lender Blockfi Launches Trading Platform
Crypto financial services company Blockfi has launched a trading platform supporting three cryptocurrencies. The new offering adds to the...
RBI Governor Discusses Crypto and Central Bank Digital Currency
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, spoke about cryptocurrency during a press conference on Thursday. He...
Crypto Startups to Get up to $75,000 From the Government of Ukraine
Ukrainian crypto companies can now receive up to $75,000 each in the form of government sponsored grants. A special fund set up by the...
Circle Warns Poloniex US Customer Assets May Be Sent to the Government
As part of its release of the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, Circle may begin charging fees to Poloniex US customers. And the company...
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Are Fighting to Escape Binance’s Shadow
It’s impossible to assess the cryptocurrency landscape without considering Binance. It looms large over the industry, dictating...
Onecoin Websites Suspended as the $4 Billion Ponzi Crumbles
The MLM monitoring publication behindmlm.com revealed on Dec. 1 that the infamous Ponzi scheme Onecoin’s website onecoin.eu has gone...
The Fed’s Money Creation System Is Fueling One of the Biggest Heists in History
Since mid-September, the Federal Reserve has injected three trillion U.S. dollars into the hands of private banks and Wall Street. Despite...
The Many Facts Pointing to Shinichi Being Satoshi
A lesser known, yet uniquely compelling candidate for the real Satoshi Nakamoto is Japanese mathematician and number theorist Shinichi...
ILCoin Launches With 5GB Blocks
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$4 Billion US Fintech Startup Sofi Receives New York Bitlicense
Sofi is a startup valued at over $4 billion which is focusing on providing millennials with student loan refinancing, personal loans,...
Banks Are Cutting 75,700 Jobs Worldwide
Banks worldwide have announced major job cuts this year. Globally, 75,700 jobs are reportedly being eliminated, with the most recent...
European Banks Struggle With Low Interest Rates and Strict Regulations
Banks in Europe have been in a difficult spot lately. A new report reveals that financial institutions across the region faced serious...
Japan Now Has 21 Approved Crypto Exchanges
Japan’s top financial regulator has approved the remaining crypto exchange that was in business prior to the regulation of the...
New List Claims 1.9 Million Bitcoin Held by Centralized Exchanges
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a newly developed exchange ranking developed by the crypto portfolio and trading bot...
Wisdomtree’s Physically Backed Bitcoin ETP Goes Live on SIX Stock Exchange
New York-based ETF provider Wisdomtree has launched a physically backed bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on Switzerland’s SIX...
The Darknet Just Had One of Its Wildest Months Yet
Darknet marketplaces exist on a constant knife edge, never more than an exit scam, LE bust, or DDoS away from going down. Even by their...
Save the Children Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
Making donations is a great way for the cryptocurrency community to spread acceptance for peer-to-peer electronic money to new people and...
John McAfee Weighs in on Maximalism, Epstein’s Death, and ‘the Greatest Gift Since Fire’
When it comes to causing sensation in the crypto space, there are few figures like 2020 Libertarian presidential candidate John McAfee....
Despite the Recent Slump, Crypto Prices Improved a Great Deal in 2019
As far as prices are concerned, 2019’s cryptocurrency markets fared much better than the year prior. Currently, the entire market...
Vertcoin Network Sabotaged by Another 51% Attack
The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain was 51% attacked on Sunday, December 1, which saw 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 blocks from the attacker....
Regulatory Roundup: Germany to Let Banks Sell and Store Crypto, Laws Changing in Asia
Some major regulatory developments in the crypto space have transpired this week. Not only has Germany passed a bill allowing banks to...
How the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving Compares to Previous Cycles
For those standing very close to the crypto charts, it might be easy to get discouraged by the gloomy nature of recent markets. However,...
Skrill Now Lets You Swap BTC for BCH
Online payments service Skrill has introduced a new feature allowing users to directly exchange cryptocurrencies. The crypto-to-crypto...
The Jim Bell System
As I write this article on July 3, 2002, I am already hearing out my window the occasional pops of micro-explosives enthusiasts getting a...
Despite Bitcoin’s Price Drop, High-Powered Mining Rigs Still Profit
Since BTC prices slid below the $8K price range, mining operations have been making less revenue. On Sunday, December 1, only 13 mining...
Swiss Licensed Crypto Bank Expanding Into 9 Markets
A fully operational crypto-focused bank based in Switzerland is expanding into nine other markets. With a banking and securities dealer...
‘In Small Steps’ China Cuts Benchmark Interest Rates
Careful not to rush too much with stimulus, the Chinese government nevertheless realizes that its behemoth economy is invariably slowing...
The Jim Bell System Revisited
Let me re-emphasize that I have neither the knowledge nor the will to implement this system. I certainly don’t like the State, but I...
Film Reveals Never-Before-Seen Information About the Silk Road Case
On November 26, a new Silk Road video was published that reveals underreported and never-before-seen information. The film called the...
Canadian Regulator Green-Lights Bitcoin Fund IPO
The Bitcoin Fund’s initial public offering (IPO) filing has been accepted by Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission. Despite...
459 Days Until BTC Hits Its Longest Streak Without a New All-Time High
Since bitcoin hit its all-time high (ATH) in December 2017, crypto enthusiasts have wondered if BTC will touch or surpass it again. After...
Sideshift SLP Token SAI Gains Over 30% in Less Than 24 Hours
Crypto exchange Sideshift’s SLP token, SAI, has scored remarkable gains in value this week. Its price jumped well over 30% on...
Crypto Community Erupts Over Ethereum Foundation Member’s Arrest
On Friday the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the arrest of Ethereum...
Bitcoin Cash Double Spend Statistics Invoke 0-Confirmation Debate
On November 28, the creator of doublespend.cash, a web portal that tracks and collects double spend attempts on the Bitcoin Cash network,...
German Banks Authorized to Store and Sell Cryptocurrency in 2020
Next year German banks will be able to manage cryptocurrencies like bitcoin after the fourth EU money laundering directive goes into...
Photonics Bitcoin Mining Tech Aims to ‘Democratize’ Energy Use
Three researchers have published a paper at Cornell University’s arxiv.org proposing a system called Optical Proof of Work (OPOW) to...
Crypto Employees in China Work From Home to Avoid Government Pressure
Not too long after embracing blockchain, Beijing has made it clear, one way or the other, that it didn’t mean Bitcoin. Increased...
Coinbase Patents AI Compliance System to Monitor and Flag Accounts
Popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received a patent November 19, for an AI-driven compliance system which would monitor...
Is Plustoken to Blame for Bitcoin’s Sell-Off?
Armchair theorists love postulating the reasons behind bitcoin’s latest price rise or sell-off. From China FUD to exchange hacks,...
Despite St. Louis Branch Warnings, New York Fed Pumps $108 Billion Into US Economy
On Wednesday, November 27, the U.S. Federal Reserve pumped $108 billion into the American economy using overnight repo tactics and 15-day...
US Judge Denies Customer’s Plea to Quash IRS Bitstamp Inquiry
A Washington Western District Court judge has rejected petitioner William Zietzke’s appeal to stop the U.S. Internal Revenue Service...
US Government Worried Crypto Can Shift Power to Private Sector
Cryptocurrency is one of the top issues for the U.S. Treasury. Particularly, the Treasury is worried decentralized cryptocurrencies can...
Bitcoin ATMs Installed at 5 Major Malls in the US
After installing a bitcoin ATM at Miami International Airport, Bitstop installed cryptocurrency ATMs at five major malls in multiple U.S....
Another Bank Run Highlights China’s Brewing Financial Crisis
A regional lender has become the latest victim of the growing liquidity crunch in the world’s most populous country. Yingkou Coastal...
Players Can Now Win an HTC Exodus 1 Phone on Bitcoin Games
Bitcoin Games is now offering players to win some extra crypto and an HTC Exodus 1 smartphone, just in time for Black Friday. You can...
Attorney Fees Stack up as Craig Wright Fights Court Order
During the last week, court documents stemming from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit show that the Kleiman estate is now pursuing roughly...
As Halving Interest Grows, Spectators Discuss Miner Hoards and Capitulation
Recently, cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing the upcoming halvings set to happen on the BTC and BCH blockchains in six months...
Bitfinex and Tether Receive Another Class Action Lawsuit in US Courts
The operators of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the stablecoin Tether have notified users that they were hit with another class...
European Crypto Exchange Bitbay Ends Monero Trading due to Anonymity Features
Authorities around the world are trying to stamp out online anonymity in various ways, sacrificing users’ privacy for alleged...
“I Designed Bitcoi… Gold” – The Many Facts Pointing to Nick Being Satoshi
Nick Szabo is something of a legend in the crypto space, and for a good many reasons. Not least of which are his contributions to the...
Russian Tax Authority Registers Crypto as Part of a Company’s Capital
A company has blazed a trail in Russia, successfully convincing the country’s tax agency to accept that its equity capital now...
South Korean Committee Passes Bill Enforcing FATF Crypto Rules
South Korea’s national policy committee has passed an amendment establishing a legal framework for cryptocurrencies. It requires...
Devs Discuss Formal Specification Project for Bitcoin Cash
On Monday, Bitcoin ABC’s lead developer Amaury Séchet explained in a blog post that Bitcoin Cash will be getting its own...
Bitcoin Cash House African Expansion to Feature in Toronto Meetup
Besides networking with the local community, bitcoin cash meetups are a great way to learn about the development of the cryptocurrency and...
Another Research Paper Finds Flaws With the Lightning Network
On November 21, researchers from Hungary and Institute for Computer Science and Control published a critical examination of the Lightning...
Travala Partners With Booking.com – 90,000 Crypto Accepting Destinations Added
On Monday, the cryptocurrency-accepting online travel agency and metasearch engine Travala announced a strategic partnership with the firm...
Gold and Silver Follow Similar Trend to Bitcoin, React to News About China
With crypto prices moving after almost every positive or negative bit of news related to China, gold and silver markets have been reacting...
Bankrupt DX Exchange Reportedly Didn’t Pay Israeli Suppliers and Employees
It was recently reported that digital assets trading platform DX Exchange ceased operations and was looking for a way to exit the market...
Don’t Blame China: Why BTC Still Can’t Compete With Fiat
In the wake of recent price movements, doubts are beginning to crop up more and more around BTC maximalist circles. As focus shifts from...
Crypto ATMs Proliferate – 6,000 Installed and Counting
The number of cryptocurrency ATMs installed worldwide has surpassed 6,000, nearly a 50% growth since the beginning of the year. The U.S....
A History of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms
The consensus mechanism is a critical blockchain component, providing a non-partisan means of establishing agreement as to the...
Privacy-Enhancing BCH Tool Cashfusion Begins Working Behind the Scenes
This week Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have been celebrating the fact that 187,212 BCH ($40 million) has been shuffled since the...
Regulatory Roundup: China Rekindles Cleanup, US Widens Oversight, India Defers Decisions
News.Bitcoin.com has initiated a regular roundup of cryptocurrency regulatory developments around the world. For the first edition, we...
Market Update: Uncertainty Strikes Crypto Traders After Week-Long Downtrend
Three days ago, cryptocurrency markets were holding foundational support after coins plunged 2-14% and the entire cryptoconomy dropped...
Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange
On 25 November 2019, the Gocrypto (GOC) token will start trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange. The new SLP token enables merchants with...
Libra Testnet Fails to Impress as New Legislation Looms
A November 15 blog post by Libra project developers detailing testnet developments has apparently failed to impress government regulators...