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Localbitcoincash.org Plans to Add Zero-Fee BCH-Based ‘Shapeshifting’ Trades
Back in October, we reported on the launch of the peer-to-peer trading platform called Localbitcoincash. Since then the website has seen...
After Ripple’s Rise BTC Dominance Falls Below 40%
Despite being one of the most amazing periods of sustained gains for bitcoin, 2017 ends with the first cryptocurrency losing market share...
Bank of England Could Issue “Bitcoin-style Digital Currency” in 2018
The Bank of England might have “its own Bitcoin-style digital currency” this year already, according to the country’s legacy media. The...
PR: Promising ICOs and How to Spot Them – ICOtoInvest.com
The ICO market has exploded in 2017. Once a relatively unknown funding method, the total number of ICOs in the first half of 2017...
Venezuela Unveils Mining, Trading, and Launch Details of National Cryptocurrency
The Venezuelan government has published a decree outlining the operation of Venezuela’s national cryptocurrency, the Petro. It details the...
First Real Bitcoin Lightning Network Payment Completed via Bitrefill
Considering the persistent issues with the system at the moment, fast and cheap bitcoin (BTC) transactions might sound like a distant...
PR: Cryptocurrencies Are Now Instantly Spendable with MoxyOne’s White Labelled Debit Cards
Cryptocurrencies are now worth over $600 billion. This is more than the net worth of Amazon or Facebook. Owing to its continual...
CME Launches Bitcoin Futures Trading Simulator
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has launched a market simulation tool that allows newcomers to practice trading bitcoin futures without...
Global P2P Crypto Markets Experience Record Volume Throughout December
The global peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin markets have seen record trading volume as a consequence of last week’s major price retracement....
Is the Centralized Ripple Database With the Biggest Pre-Mine Really a Bitcoin Competitor?
The rise of ripple (XRP) over the past eight months has been interesting to many digital asset spectators and the network also has its...
Cryptocoinopoly Is the Game That Lets You Play the Cryptocurrency Markets with Friends
Someone was bound to create a cryptocurrency version of Monopoly. Well now they have, enabling you to gather friends and family to trade...
Korean Exchange Youbit May Avert Bankruptcy – Members Have 3 Options
South Korean exchange Youbit filed bankruptcy last week but has now come up with additional options to pay back its members. The exchange...
PR: Alibaba and eBay’s Representatives Support Global Marketplace Storiqa
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Markets Update: BTC Value Against the Dollar Continues to Slide
Another holiday cryptocurrency market slump is here as bitcoin, and a broad swathe of other digital assets, are hitting new lows during...
Trading Tip `The Wall´ – Absurd Profits from Zclassic a.k.a. Bitcoin Private
In just 3 months, the price of Zclassic (ZCL) has increased by +5,768%. In this post, I’ll give some background to what Zclassic is and...
The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 3: Exchanges – Exchanging Liberty for Convenience? (Part 6)
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 1 : The Trusted Third Party Problem Chapter 3: Trying to Undo Satoshi...
Russian Crypto Expert Released After Allegedly Being Kidnapped
Pavel Lerner, the Russian IT specialist kidnapped by masked men near his Kiev office on Tuesday, has been released after reportedly paying...
Ripple Gains 1,000% in One Month – Now the Second Largest Cryptocurrency
Today, the total market capitalization of Ripple exceeded $100 billion for the first time ever. This milestone makes Ripple the first...
Australian Freeze: Big Aussie Banks Denying Bitcoiners
Bitcoiners in Australia claim banks are on purpose freezing their bank accounts, disallowing exchange transfers, and at least one exchange...
PR: Prediction Markets Delphy Announces International Expansion
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Privacy Coins
With over 50 privacy coins on the market, purveyors of anonymous transactions are spoilt for choice. This smorgasbord of privacy-centric...
Surveys: 73% of Russians Will Increase Crypto Investments
A recent survey shows that 49% of Russians want to receive cryptocurrency as gifts, with a large percentage specifying bitcoin. As...
Thailand’s Year of Bitcoin Ends with Central Bank Education Push
This week the Kingdom of Thailand announced its major regulators would team up in order to better educate its people about the world’s...
Japan Approves New Bitcoin Exchange as Adoption Grows and Peers Expand Overseas
The Japanese financial regulator has approved one more cryptocurrency exchange, making it the 16th exchange to be licensed. As competition...
Poloniex Now Requires Legacy Trading Accounts to Verify Identity
This week the popular cryptocurrency exchange based out of Delaware, Poloniex, has issued a notice to legacy account holders. According to...
Singapore Judge Dismisses $43M High Profile Bitcoin Case
Recently Singapore had its first high profile legal case involving over 3,000 BTC in a dispute between the UK-based company B2C2 and the...
Inside Renewable Energy — The How and Why of Advanced Inverters and the Energy IoT
Catch up with Bruce Bailey and Ken Boyce of UL on what the market for advanced inverters looks like today, why they can support the growth...
PR: Spectiv VR ICO Closes in 24 Hours – Make Sure to Participate Now!
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Trump’s New Tax Bill Means Changes Ahead for U.S. Bitcoiners
It has been 31 years since the United States addressed its labyrinthine tax structure. The 115th Congress passed a bill slicing seven...
Listen Up: A Journey from Solar Thermal to Integrated Battery Storage
Some people just love riding the “solar coaster” — both the exciting up times and the death-defying plunges…usually from some totally...
Investors Keen to Support Mongolia’s Renewable Energy Goals
The pace of Mongolian wind investment announcements is quickening. The country’s leaders are working to meet increasing demand fr...
John McAfee Claims Twitter Account Hacked
On Wednesday, McAfee's Twitter account was urging his followers to buy up several lesser-known cryptocurrencies. By Michael Kan Antivirus...
Russian Cryptocurrency Bill Is Ready – Regulators Share Details
The bill for the regulation of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Russia is ready. It was jointly developed by the...
Higher Education and Solar Energy: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come
Whether public or private, institutions of higher education have developed with a mission to serve society and the greater good. Our youth...
PR: Propy’s New Launch: It Is Now Possible to Buy Properties in the US for Bitcoin
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While Bitcoin Trades Above $19K In India — Tax Officials Are Snooping for Gains
Bitcoin is booming in India, and the top trading platforms in the country Zebpay, Coinsecure, Unocoin, and Bitxoxo have seen unprecedented...
Market Update: BTC Value Consolidates After Bouncing
BTC markets have produced sideways consolidatory price action in recent days, following bitcoin’s dramatic crash from almost $20,000 USD...
Peak Blockchain Hype? Firm With No Revenues and No Product Is Worth $1.2 Billion
Following this year’s massive bitcoin rally, a bubble has developed in the stock market that most cryptocurrency traders may not be...
Seven Deadly Trading Mistakes Every Rookie Makes
So you’ve created a Coinbase account, bought your first fraction of a bitcoin and followed up with half a litecoin. You’re now ready to...
Dancing With the Devil: ‘Cashing Out’ Cryptos Into Fiat Not So Easy
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets are precious and some of them have grown over 1300 percent in value this year. Although, with the...
PR: mBit Casino Adds Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Dogecoin
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Cryptocurrency Influencers Accused of Aiding Pump and Dumps
Social media influencers are marketing manna, coveted for their highly engaged audience who hang on their every word. Sites such as...
Nissan Promotes Solar to Electric Vehicle Owners in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. in the New Year is promoting free solar panel installations for owners of the company’s new electric-powered LEAF in...
Trump Administration Reverses Obama-Era Policy on Accidental Bird Deaths
The Trump administration, reversing an Obama-era policy, said it won’t prosecute oil drillers, wind-farm developers and others who...
Ross Ulbricht’s Fate in the Hands of the US Supreme Court
Ross Ulbricht formally submitted a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), seeking a hearing for the...
‘Build Back Better’ in Puerto Rico — Microgrids Treated Shoddily
This month, a steering committee constituted in the wake of Hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico wrote a report, "Build Back...
Crypto-Community Grows Skeptical of Bitcoin Forks
Over the past couple of months, there’s been a “forking fever” taking place as many people have decided to create their own form of the...
South Korea Outlines New Attempts to Dampen Crypto Markets
The government of South Korea held a meeting on Thursday to discuss measures to deal with the growing trend of cryptocurrency speculation....
PR: EtherZero — a Revolutionary Ethereum Hard Fork, Forking on 19th Jan 2018
Although there are many bitcoin fork outside, there are only few Ethereum fork on the way. The two already announced Ethereum fork had...
The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns to Miami Bigger Than Ever
The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) is coming back to the sunshine state after cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets had a...
Huobi CEO Announces 100 Million RMB to Compensate WAX Investors
Huobi CEO Li Lin said on Tuesday that he will use 100 million CNY to compensate users for their investment losses in the WAX project. ...
EU Central Banker: “Stop Calling the Bitcoin a Coin”
European Union central bankers are becoming increasingly vocal on the subject of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Its...
Israeli Regulator Investigating Public “Bitcoin” Company for False Claims
Bitcoin mania has taken over the business world. Companies from India to Long Island are rushing to add bit, coin, crypto or blockchain to...
2018 — The Year of the Digital Grid
Nothing will stand out in 2018 as more important for the long-term success of renewables than the advancement of a digital grid...
How a 2014 Bitcoin Project Will Pay an Alaskan Schoolgirl’s College
In 2014, a schoolgirl decided to do her class project on bitcoin. As part of her presentation, she distributed 30 paper wallets containing...
Russia Unveils Proposed Regulation Putting Limits on ICOs and Investors
The Russian finance ministry has unveiled its proposals for the regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the upcoming bill to be...
Russian Reports Say Crypto Entrepreneur Pavel Lerner Kidnapped in Kiev
Russian programmer and cryptocurrency investor Pavel Lerner has been kidnapped in Kiev, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports....
Survey Says 31% of South Korean Workers Are Cryptocurrency Investors
Survey data shows that about three out of every 10 South Korean workers have invested in cryptocurrency in some shape or form. Also...
Bitpay Starts Implementing Bitcoin Payment Protocol Invoices Decreasing Wallet Support
This week the cryptocurrency payment processor Bitpay implemented the BIP70 Payment Protocol into their debit card bitcoin-to-dollar-load...
PR: VR Okoin – New Partnership with District 7 and New Year Promo “+50% Free Tokens”
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Microgrid to Support US Navy’s Mission-Critical Activity in Hawaii
The U.S. Department of the Navy (DON) last week agreed to lease land on Pacific Missile Range Facility—Barking Sands (PMRF) on Kauai...
Industry, Lawmakers Reach Compromise on Anti-PACE Legislation
A financing program that’s let more than 180,000 homeowners pay for solar panels and clean-energy appliances through their local tax bills...
Indian Entrepreneurs Rush to Launch Crypto Companies Following Bitcoin Boom
Despite the government ramping up regulatory measures for bitcoin traders and exchanges, Indian entrepreneurs are rushing to set up...
On China Solar: Top Three Issues Facing the World’s Largest PV Market
According to the most recent data, China produced 170,000 tons of multicrystalline silicon during the first three quarters of 2017, a...
China’s Xinjiang Region Cuts Wind and Solar Curtailment Rate by Almost 30 Percent
The staggeringly high curtailment rates among wind power and PV systems across Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region witnessed a 29.3 percent...
Four Renewable Energy Trends to Follow in 2018
There are important trends to keep an eye on in 2018 where sustainable energy is concerned. Here are four trends to follow in the New...
Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair on Bitcoin: “Value — Like Beauty — Is in the Eye of Beholder”
Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) chair Sheila Bair was given a platform on Yahoo! Finance to share her thoughts on the...
Several Bitcoin Exchanges Are Closing Their Doors to New Traders
A massive influx of new clients begging you to take their money is the best kind of problem any business could dream of having....
PR: ShipChain Using Blockchain to Change the Shipping & Logistics Market
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Major Korean Banks Drop Bitcoin Point Swap Services
South Korean banks are further distancing themselves from bitcoin following the government’s ”emergency” regulation which bans them from...
EU Finance Commissioner: The Political Body Has No Plans to React to Bitcoin
Some members of the European Union have been discussing the popularity of the decentralized currency bitcoin, and the EU’s political body...
Twenty Years Ago, Two Men Predicted Bitcoin
Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. Titanic dominated the box office. Hanson’s “MMMBop” stormed music charts....
Indian Police Forces Break up Gang Praying on Bitcoin Investors
The incredible bitcoin price rally this year has attracted a lot of new people to the cryptocurrency world, many of them just looking to...
19 Weird, Gimmicky, Straight-Up Silly Cryptocurrencies
The internet is a strange place filled with stranger blockchain-based currencies, from PotCoin and porn coins to TrumpCoin and PutinCoin....
One Week On from the Etherdelta Hack, Funds Are Still Being Stolen
One of the major benefits of decentralized exchanges is that they can’t be hacked – or so the theory went. As Etherdelta’s users found out...
Major Exchanges Don’t Want Forked Coins but Smaller Platforms Can’t Get Enough of Them
With less bitcoin holders bothering to claim forked coins, the public’s appetite for chain splits is clearly diminishing. Developers,...
Opera Browser to Include Built-In Anti-Bitcoin Mining Feature
Cryptocurrency mining malware has recently became such a hot issue in the cyber security world that popular internet browser Opera is now...
Markets Update: Deflated Digital Asset Prices Bounce Back
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded significantly since our last markets update. BTC markets reached a high of $16,100 across many...
PR: Appics: the Next Generation Social App That Turns Likes into Currency
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Fidelity Investments Charitable Collected $22 Million in Bitcoin this Year
The Year of Bitcoin continued apace with Fidelity Investments Charitable collecting a whopping 22,000,000 USD in the world’s most popular...
Major University in Belarus Debuts Crypto Diploma Course Following Legalization
Following the legalization of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Belarus, a major Belarusian technical university is...
Crypto Assets Bolster the Season of Giving in 2017
The season of giving is here, and individuals all around the world have been giving away lots of valuable cryptocurrencies during the...
Classic Mainstream Media Clickbait Scare Resurfaces: ”Chinese Government Can Take Over Bitcoin”
The latest story (again) on mainstream media meant to scare away uninformed people from using bitcoin is about the possibility of China...
Chinese Programmer Arrested Over ¥20 Million Bitcoin Theft
The news channel of China Central Television, CCTV13, reported this weekend that the Zhongyuan Oil Field Public Security Bureau of Henan...
South Korean Prosecutor Fights to Confiscate Bitcoins from Criminal Proceeds
South Korean authorities are divided whether bitcoins from criminal proceeds should be confiscated. In a criminal case involving 216...
Faced With Never Owning a Whole Bitcoin, Investors Are Turning to Altcoins
For the price of one millibit – or a thousandth of a bitcoin – you can buy 700 verge or 1,300 reddcoin. These microcap coins lack...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Moves Sideways During the Holiday Lull
The price of bitcoin has dropped considerably since it touched its all-time high of $19,600 per BTC on December 17. Since then markets...
Hit BTC Introduces Deposit Charges to Deal With High Bitcoin Fees
The cryptocurrency exchange Hit BTC has notified its clients that they need to pay a new fee to deposit bitcoin into the platform. This...
PR: LWF Looks to Disrupt Global Logistics Market With First Decentralized Logistics Platform
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New Cryptocurrency Mining Bot Is Infesting Facebook Messenger
Cyber security researchers found a new type of malware spreading across the world via the Facebook Messenger app. This malicious bot is...