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South African Officials Create Regulatory Working Group Dedicated to Cryptocurrencies
The Minister of Finance of South Africa, Tito Mboweni, explained in a letter on Jan. 2 that the region’s government has created a...
VC Fred Wilson Predicts “New Bullish Phase” in Crypto
In his annual post about the new year ahead, prominent venture capitalist and Union Square Ventures (USV) co-founder Fred Wilson predicts...
European Exchange to Offer Investing in Stocks With Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency holders who look for ways to diversify their portfolios into other markets are about to get a new option for doing so. A...
Over 900 Retailers Worldwide Now Accept Bitcoin Cash
The number of online retailers accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) has swelled to more than 945 stores in the last few months. According to Marco...
Bitcoin Price Celebrates New Year Inside a Near-Term Descending Channel
Bitcoin price on January 1st saw a minor decline of less than 1 percent against the US Dollar on a 24-hour adjusted timeframe. The digital...
The Daily: Wallet Brings Bitcoin to Facebook, Fortnite Store Accepts Crypto
In this edition of The Daily, crypto wallet Lite.im, which is integrated with popular messengers, has added support for BTC. Also, the...
Russians See Growing Number of Options to Buy Cryptocurrencies
Interest towards cryptocurrencies in Russia remained relatively stable throughout 2018, despite the significant drop in their prices....
A Misunderstanding of This Bitcoin Metric May Have Led to $100 Million in Misallocated Capital
Finding reliable metrics in the cryptocurrency market is hard. This was the main talking point during a trio of talks at November’s...
Hive Criticizes Norwegian Government Amid Concession Cuts to Miners
Hive Blockchain Technologies has published an update regarding the company’s response to the Norwegian Parliament’s recent approval of a...
The Cashaccount.info Platform Tethers Names to Bitcoin Cash Addresses
Last October, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent and developer, Jonathan Silverblood, told the BCH community about a new identification system...
Japan’s DMM Exiting Cryptocurrency Mining Business
Japanese e-commerce giant DMM.com is reportedly exiting the cryptocurrency mining business due to “deteriorating...
Pump and Dumps Are the Final Indignity for Dying Coins
You can tell an altcoin is close to death when its price soars. That may sound like a contradiction in terms, but that’s what can happen...
Nearly 40% of Chinese Willing to Invest in Cryptocurrencies, Finds New Survey
Nearly 40% of Chinese are willing to invest in cryptocurrencies in the near future, according to findings from a new survey conducted by...
How Institutional Investors Are Changing the Cryptocurrency Market
Institutional investors trading cryptocurrency gained ground in 2018, with a number of high profile players edging in and taking a seat at...
Should Bitcoin Users Switch to Apple Products Over Privacy Concerns?
In October, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a speech regarding the need to fight back against the “data industrial complex” and create new federal...
Abkhazia Temporarily Shuts Down 15 Mining Farms
Authorities in Abkhazia have cut off 15 mining facilities from the territory’s electrical grid. The short-term measure is meant to...
Markets Update: Crypto Traders Enter the New Year With Uncertainty
On the first day of 2019, cryptocurrency prices have been steadily moving sideways in a consolidated pattern after taking some slight...
Phillip Frost Agrees to Settle Riot Blockchain Related Case for $5.5 Million
Riot Blockchain, Inc. replaced its CEO in September after the SEC charged him in connection with a fraudulent $27 million pump and dump...
Huobi to Launch Crypto Exchange Dedicated to EOS
Huobi Pool, Huobi Group’s cryptocurrency mining arm, will launch a EOS-dedicated cryptocurrency exchange in Q1 2019, the company said last...
December Volume Report: Top Markets See Strongest Trade of H2 2018
The five most traded cryptocurrency markets saw an increase in volume during December, when compared with the previous month. Despite the...
PR: ZPool Launches ZCash Mining Pool
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The Daily: Best Selling Authors Introduce Bitcoin to Followers
In the first edition of The Daily for 2019, we feature two best selling authors from outside the cryptocurrency community that recently...
Report: Indian Government Updates Progress on Cryptocurrency Regulation
The Indian government has reportedly provided an update on its progress toward the country’s regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies....
Rick Falkvinge: Imminent Financial Crisis Perfect Opportunity to Convert the Masses to Crypto
Warnings of an imminent financial crisis are in the media more than ever before. But could such an event be the tipping point that puts...
Embracing Utility in 2019: Unreliable Crypto Networks Will Lose to Hyperbitcoinization
Cryptocurrencies started gaining significant mainstream attention in 2017 and speculation brought coin values to unseen levels, before...
Bitcoin History Part 7: The First Major Hack
Hacks and heists have been a threat for as long as bitcoin has been worth stealing. By 2011, as Bitcoin was easing into its second year of...
Bakkt Completes First Round of Funding With $182.5 Million
Intercontinental Exchange’s upcoming cryptocurrency trading platform, Bakkt, has raised $182.5 million from a dozen investors. The funds...
Bitcoin to End 2018 With 80% Drop, What Investors Should Expect in 2019
Following one of its biggest bull rallies in history to $19,500, Bitcoin (BTC) is set to end 2018 with an 80 percent drop from its...
67 Cryptocurrency Companies Probed by UK Regulator
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reportedly provided an update of its investigations of crypto companies. A total of...
Iran Labels Telegram’s Coin a Threat to National Security
Tehran has once again targeted the users of the popular messaging application Telegram. A law enforcement official warned Iranian citizens...
The Daily: Arguing Over Augur, Regulated Stablecoins Attract Flak
Welcome to the final installment of The Daily for 2018. It seems fitting that the year’s ultimate edition should focus on one of 2018’s...
Two Mining Companies Among Georgia’s Major Electricity Consumers
Two companies mining cryptocurrencies have topped a list of the largest consumers of electricity in Georgia. In this crypto-friendly...
Chatter Report: Troutner Proposes Algorithmic Stablecoin on BCH, Sztorc Believes Austrian Economics Unnecessary
In today’s roundup of crypto chatter, Chris Troutner and Andreas Brekken play around with the idea of building an algorithmic stablecoin...
South Korea Ends Year With 6 Bills to Regulate Cryptocurrency Industry
South Korea’s top financial regulator has exclusively shared with news.Bitcoin.com information about six cryptocurrency-related bills that...
Australian Crypto Company Rapped for Paying Bounty Hunters for Glowing Reviews
Securities commissioners and trade experts have refused Australian blockchain startup Power Ledger a clean bill of ethical health after it...
Indian Crypto Exchanges End Year With Improved Services, Optimism About Regulation
As the Indian government deliberates over cryptocurrency regulation, positive sentiment grows among local crypto exchanges regarding their...
Bounties and Responsible Disclosure Bolstered Crypto Infrastructure This Year
Cryptocurrency transfers work because of the software developed by programmers like Satoshi Nakamoto and many other innovators along the...
Israeli Exchange to Launch Crypto Payments API Service for Local Businesses
There is a new option on the way for Israeli companies that wish to accept orders from cryptocurrency users while they keep managing their...
Litigation Firm Files Lawsuit Against Nvidia for Statements Regarding Crypto
Shall Law Firm, an American shareholder rights litigation firm, has announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against Nvidia with...
Billions Living Under Authoritarian Regimes Need Bitcoin Says Human Rights Activist
When reporting on cryptocurrency, the mainstream media often focuses on price drops relating to USD. But a human rights activist reminds...
Bitcoin Whales and the Rise of Crypto-Fueled OTC Desks in 2018
Cryptocurrencies grew immensely popular in 2017, but throughout the following year, digital asset markets fell sharply in value. However,...
The Daily: Bitfinex Schedules Exchange Downtime, Koinex Adds New Security Features
Ifinex, the operator of Bitfinex and Ethfinex, is planning to briefly restrict access to the crypto trading platforms on Jan. 7 while...
Russian Bitcoin Mining Granny Is Bullish on the Industry’s Future
A residential block of red bricks stretches unambitiously under the freezing sky of Irkutsk, in the Russian province of Siberia. Inside, a...
Will Pension Funds Soon Be Investing in Crypto?
The latest rumor circulating in the investment industry is that pension funds are buying crypto. Is a multi-million dollar pension fund...
Bitbacker.io Aims to Offer a Cryptocurrency-Powered Patreon Alternative
Since Patreon began censoring members and participated in deplatforming, many of its users have been seeking alternatives. One option is...
1 in 7 Chinese Have Invested in Cryptocurrency
A survey conducted by Panews has found that 14% of Chinese citizens have invested in cryptocurrencies. The survey also found that 98% of...
Huobi and Major Russian Bank to Provide Legal Help to the Crypto Industry
The recently established Russian subsidiary of global cryptocurrency exchange Huobi and Vnesheconombank, Russia’s state-owned development...
Italian Government Selects 30 Representatives to Develop DLT and Crypto Policy
Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development recently published a list of the 30 individuals that the Italian government has tasked with...
Kraken Launches Margin Trading for BCH Pairings
Kraken has launched margin trading for Bitcoin Cash pairings, now supporting leveraged trading for BCH/XBT, BCH/USD, and BCH/EUR markets....
Investor: Bitcoin is Undervalued, Individuals Building on it Will Lead to Recovery
Over the last 48 hours, following a large loss on Christmas, the Bitcoin price has recovered back to around $4,000. The dominant...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Gains Start Lifting Confidence Among Traders
The cryptocurrency economy has seen some improvement over the last 48 hours as many of the top digital assets are seeing gains between...
Skeptical Payoneer CEO Dismisses Idea of Single Currency Like Bitcoin as Unrealistic
Payoneer chief executive officer Scott Galit has dismissed the idea of a single global currency like bitcoin as unrealistic. Galit argued...
The Daily: Wallet Hacking Debate Heats Up, Bitcoin-Based Patreon Alternative Emerges
To kickstart the weekend, we’ve curated a handful of short but compelling stories from across the crypto sphere. First up, we’ll revisit...
German Startup Devises Eco-Friendly Energy-Efficient Miners
Azultec is a company that has been researching current mining solutions as part of its project to create an efficient alternative with...
Japanese Regulator Publishes Proposed Rules for Cryptocurrency Service Providers
Japan’s top financial regulator has published the final report outlining proposed rules for cryptocurrency service providers to follow....
Blockchain Company Buys Spanish Soccer Club, Cementing Crypto-Sports Connection
Dutch crypto company Libereum has announced the acquisition of Spanish soccer club Elche CF, who are based in the province of...
Bitcoin Cash Mining Showcased at the Houston Rockets Game
On Dec. 27 the Houston Rockets challenged the Boston Celtics. During the game’s intermission, two contestants participated in a contest...
Samsung Files UK Trademark for Smartphone Crypto Wallet
Electronics manufacturer Samsung has filed a trademark that suggests it may be considering integrating a cryptocurrency wallet into its...
These Developers Claim They Can Crack Any Hardware Wallet
On Dec. 27 at the 35th Annual Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) event, three individuals from a startup called Wallet Fail allegedly...
Markets Update: BCH and BTC Set to Post Record 5 Months of Consecutive Red Candles
Despite the short-lived rally leading up to Christmas, BTC appears poised to post a fifth consecutive red candle on the monthly chart for...
Influential Politicians Are Advocating Crypto Around the Globe
Mineable and tradable from anywhere, cryptocurrency is borderless. Its adoption nevertheless hinges in part upon the stance taken by...
The Daily: Electrum Users Targeted by Hackers, Huobi DM’s Daily Volume Exceeds $1B
Electrum developers have confirmed reports of an attack against the popular cryptocurrency wallet. Also covered in The Daily, Huobi...
PR: ACD and Bitcoin.com Have Teamed up to Launch Payments With Bitcoin Cash
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Judge Denies Craig Wright’s Motion to Dismiss Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit
On Dec. 27, court documents from the case against the Nchain chief scientist, Craig Wright, explained a large portion of his recent...
190 Companies Seek to Enter Japanese Cryptocurrency Market
In an exclusive interview with news.Bitcoin.com, Japan’s top financial regulator has confirmed the number of companies currently...
Here’s How the World Will Commemorate Bitcoin’s 10th Anniversary on Jan. 3
Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary will fall on Jan. 3. As a decentralized currency that belongs to everyone and no one, there is no official way...
Etoro Will Give Dollar Equivalent of BSV to Pre-Fork Bitcoin Cash Holders
Holders of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) at social trading and multi-asset brokerage platform Etoro will now be compensated with a fiat cash amount...
ICO Treasuries Offloaded the Most ETH in November and December This Year
Over the course of 2018, failing initial coin offerings that raised billions last year have continued to dominate the news cycle. Despite...
Many Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Were Debunked in 2018
It’s been almost a decade since the inception of Bitcoin, a technology created by the infamous and anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Over the...
Taiwanese Police Arrest Miner Accused of Stealing Millions in Power
A man with the Surname of Yang has been accused of stealing 100 million Taiwanese dollars (nearly $3.25 million) worth of electricity to...
Former Mt. Gox CEO Says He Is Sorry But Maintains His Innocence as Trial Closes
Mark Karpeles, the former chief executive officer of the now-defunct Mt. Gox, has reportedly apologized for the losses that led to the...
50% of Chinese Stock Exchange Companies Investigated Fail to Demonstrate Real Applications for Blockchain
According to Chinese state media, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have carried out investigations into 30 percent of companies...
The Daily: UFC 232 to Have Official Crypto Partner, 5% of Israelis Use Bitcoin
In today’s edition of The Daily we feature the latest sports sponsorship by the cryptocurrency community. We also cover stories about new...
Chatter Report: Vitalik Doesn’t Believe in Proof of Work, Chris Pacia Discusses Big Blocks
In this latest roundup of crypto chatter from social media, Vitalik Buterin sparks debate by declaring that he doesn’t believe in...
PR: Write off Crypto Losses With CoinTracking.info
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Maduro’s Promotion of the Petro Yet to Yield Results
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been tirelessly promoting the petro, ever since his administration announced the creation of what...
The 2018 Bitcoin Mining Ecosystem Saw Record Hashrates and New Devices
2018 was a crazy year in regard to the price of cryptocurrencies losing more than 80 percent of their values since they touched all-time...
Japan Reveals Expectations for Cryptocurrency Industry Self-Regulation
In an exclusive interview with news.Bitcoin.com, Japan’s top financial regulator revealed its expectations for the self-regulation...
Report: India Evaluating Cryptocurrency Legalization Under Strong Regulation
The committee charged with providing recommendations for the regulatory framework surrounding cryptocurrencies in India is reportedly...
Wine Retailer to Buy Majority Stake in Japanese Bitcoin Exchange for $30M
Madison Holdings Group Ltd. has agreed to buy 67.2 percent of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitocean for 1.68 billion yen ($15.12...
Crypto Bear Market Triggers Rise in M&A Activity
In 2018 there was a rapid decline in initial coin offerings, a slowdown in blockchain business launches, and a bearish crypto market....
Markets Update: Crypto Prices Begin to Slump as the New Year Approaches
Most cryptocurrencies took a hit on Christmas Day, losing between 5-10% after having a decent run of solid gains last week. Some traders...
The Daily: Mimblewimble Coins Prepare to Launch, New Remittance Platform Announced
With the New Year around the corner, startups as well as established players in the cryptocurrency industry have announced plans for new...
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Delist Dozens of Struggling Altcoins
Kucoin has delisted 10 digital assets, including bitcoin gold and mobius, and Huobi has put 32 trading pairs on notice. Both exchanges...
Investment Robo-Adviser Wealthfront Adds Support for Coinbase Accounts
Wealthfront, one of the largest independent robo-advisers in the U.S. market, has added support for Coinbase accounts. The Wealthfront...
Report: Use of Cryptocurrencies for Remittance Is Growing in Popularity
A new report by a blockchain-focused research company asserts that there has been a spike in people using cryptocurrencies to send...
Indian Crypto Exchange Sees Record Trading Volumes Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
Despite regulatory uncertainty and banking restriction imposed by the country’s central bank, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange is...
Bitcoin Obituaries Records 90 ‘Deaths’ in 2018
According to the Bitcoin Obituaries webpage, the cryptocurrency ‘died’ 90 times in 2018. Since the inception of Satoshi’s great invention,...
Japan’s GMO Quits Manufacturing and Selling Mining Machines
Japanese internet giant GMO has announced that it will no longer develop, manufacture, and sell cryptocurrency mining machines. The...
Year in Review: 2018’s Top Cryptocurrency Stories
After an intense 2017, filled with cryptocurrency market spikes, the following year was loaded with letdowns as a great majority of...