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Markets Update: Crypto Traders Still Uncertain After a Week of Consolidation
Cryptocurrency markets are once again riding a long period of consolidation as the last seven days has failed to show any meaningful...
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are a Trojan Horse for Bitcoin
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Bitcoin could scarcely be more different. One is permissioned, the other permissionless; one...
In the Daily: Cryptocurrency Payments, Nvidia Losses, Suspended CFD
In the first edition of The Daily this weekend, we focus on a study estimating that 13 percent of people have used digital coins for...
Mobile Gifting Platform Swych Announces Cryptocurrency Support
On Feb. 15, the Dallas-based mobile gifting company Swych announced it will be accepting cryptocurrencies for payments. Starting next...
Post Office in Liechtenstein Now Sells BTC
The government-owned post office in Liechtenstein has begun offering a cryptocurrency exchange service. Initially, the post office in the...
Crypto-Collectibles Marketplace OpenSea Partners with Blockchain Video Game Ember Sword
OpenSea, a digital marketplace for non-fungible crypto collectibles, has partnered with blockchain game developer and publisher So Couch...
RSK Sidechain Is Now Secured by 45% of BTC’s Hashrate
On Feb. 14, the cryptocurrency infrastructure organization led by RSK Labs announced the one-year anniversary of the RSK network and...
Bitcoin Cash-Focused Ifwallet Implements Cash Accounts Name System
Last month, on the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developer Jonathan Silverblood launched his...
In the Daily: Coinbase Bug Bounty, Tradingview Crypto Dashboard, Bitfinex App Update
In this edition of The Daily, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has paid out a bug bounty of $30,000 for a critical vulnerability. Also,...
High Cost Slows Down Bitcoin ATM Growth in Africa
There are more than 4,000 bitcoin automated teller machines (ATMs) in the world, but only just about 10 (or 0.2 percent) of these are in...
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Opens Regional Office in China; Forms “Token Task Force”
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a member-led industry organization focusing on the use of the Ethereum blockchain technology in...
Indian Blockchain Summit Draws Policy Makers to Speed up Crypto Regulation
An Indian government-supported blockchain summit is drawing many policy makers with the aim to speed up the development of cryptocurrency...
Russia’s Minister of Justice: Cryptocurrencies Don’t Need to Be Legally Defined Yet
Russia’s stance on cryptocurrency remains unclear after the Minister of Justice this week announced that there is still no need to...
3 People Who Hate Bitcoin With a Passion
There’s something about Bitcoin that stirs up strong emotions in people. Libertarians love it. Anarchists adore it. Cypherpunks crave it....
BCH-Powered Badger Wallet Now Connects to a Variety of Blockchain Apps
Since its inception, the bitcoin cash (BCH) light client Badger Wallet has become one of the most versatile BCH platforms. Over the last...
ICO Investments Fall 95% in 10 Months
Interest in token sales has dropped dramatically over the past 10 months, with investment falling almost 95 percent. Nevertheless,...
Bitcoin’s Social Contract Must Be Resilient to the Whims of Future Generations
Over the last few years, infighting and different visions has led to significant divides within the Bitcoin community, weakening the...
Introducing ‘JPM Coin’: JPMorgan will be the first major US bank to launch its own cryptocurrency
Remember: JPMorgan's chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, said in late 2017 that bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, was a "fraud." By...
Stablecoins Dominate Currency Pairings for Leading Crypto Assets
Amidst the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, stablecoins have continued to gain prominence, with USDT currently comprising the dominant...
Crypto Exchange Globitex Launches Banking Solution With Instant Transfers
Cryptocurrency exchange Globitex has launched a new service called the Euro Wallet which allows users to make and receive euro payments in...
In the Daily: Cointext Expansion, Keycard Wallet, ETF Withdrawal, PUBG Hackers
In this edition of The Daily we cover the latest international expansion by SMS bitcoin cash wallet Cointext, the new Keycard hardware...
Localbitcoins Trade Surges in Latin America and East Asia
The peer-to-peer (P2P) markets saw a surge in trade activity this past week, with the Localbitcoins markets of five countries posting...
Nasdaq Stock Exchange to Start Offering BTC and ETH Indices
The Nasdaq stock exchange will start offering real-time information on two new indices tied to the cryptocurrency market – bitcoin core...
BitMEX Ventures Invests in Capital Markets Software Builder FinFabrik
FinFabrik, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup developing capital markets software, has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round...
Chinese Miners Flock to Sichuan for Cheap Electricity During the Wet Season
Over the last two months, the hashrate between the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Core (BTC) networks has increased significantly since...
Court Rules Brazil’s Bitcoin Max Exchange Can Keep Bank Account
Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Max has won in court the right to keep its checking account with Banco Santander. According to...
Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Responds to Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit
The man who claims to have invented Bitcoin, Craig Wright, is being sued in Florida for roughly $10 billion or 1.1 million BTC. Last...
Indonesia’s Futures Regulator Issues New Rules for Crypto Assets
Indonesia’s Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti) has announced new regulations on the implementation of physical markets...
Hacked NZ Exchange Cryptopia Allowed to Reopen
Digital asset exchange Cryptopia has been given the green light to open again after New Zealand police announced they have almost...
MyEtherWallet Launches V5 of New Platform Interface with Improved Features
MyEtherWallet (MEW) has unveiled version five of their open-source platform, which is designed to be simple and intuitive for its users....
In the Daily: Quadrigacx Losses, Bithumb UAE, Coinbase Cloud Backup, Chainalysis Funding
In this edition of The Daily we cover a number of developments related to different cryptocurrency exchanges. A report shows that Quadriga...
Venezuela’s BTC Trading Volumes Hit Record Highs as Crypto Regulations Commence
As Venezuela begins regulating cryptocurrency, BTC trading volumes in the country hit record highs on several exchanges. Amid fast-growing...
Report Claims 85% of the Monero Network Dominated by ASIC Miners
Over the last few years, certain cryptocurrency networks have tried to block ASIC mining with many fruitless attempts to forge...
Two US Public Pension Funds Back New $40 Million Crypto VC
Two American public sector pension funds have reportedly backed a new cryptocurrency industry venture capital fund with a large tranche of...
Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s Crypto Valley Sees Thriving Blockchain Ecosystem
With 750 companies as of the end of December 2018, Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s Crypto Valley has grown significantly in the past year...
Crypto Broker Voyager Digital Lists on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange
Canadian crypto asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd has started trading its shares on the Toronto Ventures Exchange (TSX.V). The company...
Core Developer’s 300kb Block Proposal Bolstered in Bid to Push Lightning Adoption
Bitcoin Core (BTC) developer Luke Dash Jr has once again sparked controversy with his idea to shrink the BTC chain’s block size down to...
In the Daily: New FSB Chair Fears Crypto, Wikileaks Goes After CSW, Bakkt Update
In this edition of The Daily we cover recent remarks from the new Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a spat between Wikileaks...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Test Key Levels From 2017 Bull Trend
The cryptocurrency markets are trading at significant long-term price areas, with BTC currently channeling between key levels from the...
SEC Commissioner Suggests Excessive Crypto Regulation Hurts Growth
A commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the official regulation of cryptocurrencies could actually...
ETF Filed With SEC to Invest in Bitcoin Futures, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
A registration statement for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in bitcoin futures among other traditional investments has...
Venezuelan Nonprofit Eatbch Celebrates First Anniversary Amidst Hyperinflation
On Sunday, Feb. 10, the creators of the charitable organization Eatbch, a nonprofit food drive powered by bitcoin cash, celebrated its...
General Motors Financial Subsidiary Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Fraud
General Motors Financial Company (GM Financial), the financial services arm of the largest American automotive manufacturer, is exploring...
Bitcoin Friendly Micronation Acknowledged by European Commission President
In 2019 the sovereign state of Liberland continues to gather headway by getting recognized by key leaders in the European Union and...
BTC Transactions Hit 1-Year High But Volume Remains Sluggish
There’s good news and bad news for traders monitoring onchain data for signs of a market revival. The number of daily transactions has...
Coinify Adds BCH and Rebrands Its Trading Platform
Coinify, the Copenhagen-based cryptocurrency exchange and payments provider, has announced the introduction of three new virtual...
Rio Carnival to Feature Bitcoin This Year
Imperatriz Leopoldinense, a prominent Brazilian samba school, has chosen money as the theme of its performance during the 2019 Carnaval do...
In the Daily: BCH Charity Anniversary, Lighting Wholesaler Takes Crypto, Atomicpay Vanity URLs
In this edition of The Daily we feature the first yearly anniversary of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) charity Eatbch, a move by American lighting...
BTC Futures Volume Plummets Heading Into 2019
Research carried out by Tradeblock has found the combined trade volume across the futures contracts offered by Chicago Mercantile Exchange...
Venezuela Starts Regulating Cryptocurrency Remittances
The Venezuelan government has begun regulating cryptocurrency remittances. The regulator has set a monthly limit and will be collecting...
BCH Avalanche Transactions Show Finality Speeds 10x Faster Than Ethereum
Over the last few weeks, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers and community members have been discussing a pre-consensus method called Avalanche....
Localbitcoins to Introduce New User Verification Rules
Peer-to-peer crypto exchange Localbitcoins is preparing to implement updated requirements for the identity verification of its users. The...
These Video Sharing Sites Pay Content Creators in Bitcoin Cash
On Feb. 4, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters caught a sneak peek at two new video platforms dedicated to the BCH ecosystem. Porn.cash and...
Heavy Borrowers and Near-Failed States Likely to Drive Hyperbitcoinization
A CIA World Factbook entry listing nations’ current account balances shows that big economies and near-failed states share something in...
In the Daily: Regulatory Developments in Italy, Mauritius, Malta
In this edition of The Daily we cover recent regulatory developments regarding the use of cryptocurrencies and their associated industries...
Mt. Gox Creditors Neither Need nor Deserve This Kind of ‘Hero’
Brock Pierce has launched his own bid for the civil rehabilitation of Mt. Gox, promising to pay out all current funds to creditors while...
Anarchism: A Look at the Different Schools of Anarchic Thought
In mainstream culture, anarchy is often a dirty word, deployed as a pejorative to describe failed states or an insult by conservative news...
3 Technical Proposals for Increasing Bitcoin’s Privacy
Privacy is a constant battle between those who wish to increase it and those who would strip it away. Never is this war more apparent than...
Brazilian Crypto Exchange Wins Legal Battle Over Closed Bank Account
A court in Rio de Janeiro has ruled in favor of Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin in a case over the closure of one of its...
Union Bank of the Philippines Launching Cryptocurrency ATM
One of the largest banks in the Philippines is reportedly launching a two-way cryptocurrency ATM that is in compliance with Bangko Sentral...
Is This The End Or Just The Beginning For Cryptos? Video
Is This The End Or Just The Beginning For Cryptos? Jeff Berwick at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Cryptos have only...
The Daily: Cointelligence’s Exchange Rating System, Bithumb Launches OTC Desk
In the first edition of The Daily this weekend, we cover the details around the launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange rating system by...
US Lawyers: Crypto Regulations Are ‘Tough Waters to Navigate’
In a recent interview, Matt Kohen and Justin Wales, two senior counsels working for Carlton Fields’ virtual currency and distributed...
Gainers and Losers: BTT Falls From Daily Gainers, Grin Sits Among Weekly Losers
The bullish surge across the cryptocurrency markets has ranked several high profile projects among the top gainers and losers – a...
Proposal to Increase Bitcoin’s 21 Million Supply Sparks Debate
21 is a number that holds deep symbology to bitcoiners. In addition to denoting the total number of bitcoins, in millions, that will ever...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Gain Billions in Less Than an Hour
Cryptocurrency prices have spiked significantly in value during afternoon trading sessions on Feb. 8. The entire market cap of the top...
Quadrigacx Saga: Founder’s Widow Owns $5.6m Properties, Hospital Confirms Cotten’s Death
Troubled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Quadrigacx may be newly armed with a 30-day stay from creditors, following the Feb. 5 bankruptcy...
Crypto Investor Brock Pierce Is Attempting to Pull Mt. Gox From the Ashes
Prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce is attempting to revive the defunct Mt. Gox exchange by submitting a single...
The Daily: Huobi Adds USD Trading Pairs, Airswap Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange
In this edition of The Daily, we cover two announcements regarding fiat-to-crypto trading services. The U.S. subsidiary of Huobi has...
‘India Wants Crypto’ Campaign Passes 100 Days With Growing Support
A social media campaign for positive cryptocurrency regulation in India has passed 100 days with growing support from the community....
Markets Update: Leading Markets Break ATH Descending Trendlines
BTC price action has broken above a major long-term trendline stemming back to December 2017’s all-time highs. When looking at the 2014...
Public Transportation Across Argentina Can Now Be Paid With BTC
The national contactless smart card that is used to pay for public transportation throughout Argentina can now be loaded with BTC. These...
These Exchanges Allow You to Purchase Cryptocurrency Without Knowing You
Platforms providing traders with the opportunity to exchange cryptocurrencies have increasingly started to apply registration...
BCH Publishing App Honest Cash Partners With Patreon Alternative Bitbacker.io
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Honest Cash publishing platform powered by bitcoin cash partnered with the cryptocurrency focused Patreon...
5 Crypto-Friendly Countries to Base Your Business
Choosing the best country to set up a business is vital in this digital age, and especially so for crypto companies. As governments around...
Coinbase Noncustodial Wallet Adds BTC Support and Plans to Add More Assets
Coinbase has announced support for bitcoin core (BTC) in the company’s noncustodial wallet. The wallet was originally originally dedicated...
South Korea Central Bank Says CBDCs Will Disrupt Financial Integrity
South Korea’s central bank has warned that adopting a state-backed cryptocurrency as an official form of legal tender would threaten the...
The Daily: 13% of Shoppers Would Buy Amazon Crypto, Wirex Adds Stablecoin
In Thursday’s edition of The Daily we feature a recent survey that shows 13 percent of shoppers would be happy to buy cryptocurrencies...
A Millennial and Crypto Love Story: How This Generation Is Ghosting Banks
America’s youth has long been in a bad relationship with banks. Their predatory, self-serving practices have left a bad taste in the...
Abra Adds Stocks and ETF Investing to Its Cryptocurrency Exchange App
Abra has decided to add access to collateralized equities investing. This means that users of the exchange and wallet app in 155 countries...
Zcash Bug Demonstrates the Difficulty of Auditing Complex Cryptocurrencies
A recent counterfeiting bug in Zcash demonstrates that the added functionality of so-called second generation blockchains comes at a...
BCH-Powered Paybutton Launches in Pre-Release
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the well known Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocate Soupernerd announced the pre-release and testing phase of a new BCH-powered...
Abra Announces World’s First Global Investment App
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Yellow Vest Movement Starts a New Form of Protest – Burning Banknotes
For well over two months, the yellow vest movement in France has continued to keep itself illuminated with fervent protests against taxes,...
Scandinavians Can Now Buy Cryptocurrency Within the Opera Mobile Browser
Opera Ltd (NASDAQ: OPRA), the Norway-headquartered company behind the web browsers used by over 320 million people, now lets users buy...
Singaporean and Eastern European P2P Markets Post Record BTC Volume
Several markets have seen spikes in peer-to-peer (P2P) volume, with the Kazakh and Singaporean Localbitcoins markets posting their second...
Australian Banks Fraudulently Collected Fees From Deceased Customers
A national inquiry into the misconduct of Australia’s banking sector has revealed profit-driven malpractice that has shattered customer...
PR: Bitcoin.com Partners With CryptoTag to Bring Space Grade Security to the Bitcoin.com Store
This is a press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
The Daily: F1 Team Gets Crypto Sponsor, Dubai Royal Invests in Digital Assets Fund
In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily we cover a number of stories that show how despite the ongoing bear market, the field continues to...
Philippines Announces New Cryptoccurency Regulations
The Philippines has announced new regulations to govern crypto assets. According to the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza), a...