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PR: More Stamps Global Is the One Stop Shop for Crypto Travel
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Ethereum’s Buterin Awared Honorary Doctorate from the University of Basel
Vitalik Buterin has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel due to his “outstanding achievements in the fields...
Encrybit Is Aiming to Deliver a Revolutionary Crypto Exchange, Delivering Traders’ Needs on One Page
Crypto exchanges have become an important facet in the industry. Delivering ease of use and convenience, they provide traders will a...
Maduro Orders Price of Venezuela’s ‘Cryptocurrency’ to More Than Double
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the price of the petro, his country’s national “cryptocurrency,”...
Bitcoin History Part 2: The Bitcoin Symbol
In the second installment of our series on key moments from Bitcoin’s history, we look at the circumstances that led to the...
An Alternative Client Has Mined Bitcoin Cash Block 558847
On Saturday, Dec. 1, the Copernicus project announced the launch of its full node implementation pre-release written in the programming...
G20 Leaders Declare Commitment to Regulate Crypto Assets
While some countries have taken the lead to regulate various aspects of using cryptocurrencies, many have left the matter completely up in...
Intel Awarded a Patent for an Energy Efficient Bitcoin Mining Process
On Nov. 27, the world’s second-largest semiconductor chip maker, Intel, was granted a patent for a processing system that mines...
The Daily: Bitmain Launches Crypto Index, Xolaris Sets up Bitcoin Mining Fund
In this edition of the Daily, we cover Bitmain’s new cryptocurrency index and the establishment of a fund that will invest in...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange to Relaunch as Part of Huobi After Buyout
A regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchange is shutting down to relaunch as part of the Huobi family. The new exchange will support six...
SEC Fails to Show Court Blockvest Tokens Are Securities
A U.S. district judge has denied the motion filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against cryptocurrency company Blockvest...
Report: Bitcoin Mining Doesn’t Fuel Climate Change, It Benefits the Global Economy
The majority of bitcoin miners — about 78 percent — use renewable energy to power their mining operations, while preventing surplus...
A Look at the Multi-Currency Encrypted Messaging App ‘Chat.Chat’
Over the past few weeks, cryptocurrency proponents have been discussing a new messaging and collaboration platform called Chat.Chat. The...
Four Ways to Commemorate Bitcoin’s 10th Anniversary
On Jan. 3, 2019, cryptocurrency proponents the world over will commemorate Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary. While some will raise a glass...
Wendy McElroy: Don’t Smash the State, Bypass the State
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 7 Crypto...
The Daily: Belarus Adopts New Regulations, Galaxy Digital Releases Q3 Results
In this edition of The Daily, we look at the latest regulatory development in Europe – Belarus High Technologies Park has adopted new...
Amid Crackdown, SEC Chairman Emphasizes Compliance Requirements for ICOs
Jay Clayton, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently discussed the current regulatory climate...
ICOs Use Sponsored Reviews to Attract Investors
Although the 2018 cryptocurrency bull trend has humbled many self-proclaimed crypto “experts,” the business of sponsored...
Research Exposes Anti-Bitcoin Bias in Mainstream Media
Recent research on the tone and frequency of cryptocurrency coverage in the mainstream media over the past five years suggests that some...
LCX Now Licensed to Provide Crypto Trading Services in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein cryptocurrency exchange LCX has been granted a license to provide crypto trading services for utility and payment tokens....
The Daily: Kucoin Enables Credit Card Payments, Coinbase Pro Adds Zcash
Digital asset exchange Kucoin has partnered with an Israeli startup to introduce credit card payments for cryptocurrency purchases and...
Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by 170 Police Officers Over Money Laundering
Deutsche Bank’s headquarters and five other offices have been raided by 170 police officers, prosecutors, and tax inspectors over...
SEC Hits Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled With Fines for Unlawful ICO Promotion
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hit two celebrities with record fines for shilling initial coin offerings (ICOs). Boxer...
Bitcoin Mining Startup Envion Ordered to Close by Swiss Court
A court in Switzerland has ordered the closure of bitcoin mining startup Envion AG over concerns of poor corporate governance. The company...
New Bitcoin Cash Opcode Shows an Onchain Game of Chess is Possible
Since the recent Bitcoin Cash (BCH) upgrade, the protocol now has some newly added features like the re-enabled opcode OP_Checkdatasig....
Sirin Labs Launches Blockchain-Centric ‘Finney’ Smartphone
On Nov. 29, Sirin Labs announced the commercial launch of its new blockchain smartphone known as the Finney. According to the cellphone...
eToro and Mumsnet research reveals over half of Mums (55%) want to take control of their finances
New research from Mumsnet and eToro busts the age-old myth that women aren’t interested in their own finances and investments. In a new...
Thai SEC Explains Two Laws Could Apply to Crypto Securities
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly clarified how existing laws can apply to crypto securities. In...
Shared Standards Would Help Global Crypto Real Estate Market
Denitza Tyufekchieva, business development manager of Propy has expressed a need for different locales to adopt shared real estate...
Estonia to Tighten Rules for Licensed Crypto Companies
Estonia, one of Europe’s most crypto-friendly nations, plans to tighten its licensing regime for cryptocurrency companies. The financial...
Bloxroute Joins the Block Size Debate With New Block Propagation Service
Over the last few weeks, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community has been discussing how miners and nodes will handle bigger blocks in the future...
Honoring Satoshi’s Vision: Toward a Better Crypto User Experience
This post about better crypto UX was written by venture capitalist David Gold. He is the CEO of Dapix, Inc, which launched the Foundation...
Fear The Legal Creep: US Blacklists BTC Address Used in Ransomware
Shortly after the attacks of September 11th, the United States passed legislation giving the federal government sweeping powers. The...
The Bitcoin Cash Hash War is Over. It Also Ended the BTC/BCH War.
Coingeek, the voice of Calvin Ayre and the most prominent supporter of Craig Wright and his Bitcoin SV chain, has apparently thrown in the...
Blue Helix’s BHEX Exchange Raises $15 Million to Reshape Crypto Trading Security
A decentralised platform aimed at providing a custody and clearing product for crypto assets has seen its BHEX Exchange raise $15 million...
Binance Terminates Services for Users in Belarus
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has informed Belarusian customers that its services will no longer be available in their country. The...
The Difference Between Custodial and Noncustodial Cryptocurrency Services
Since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fork occurred recently, it’s a good time to discuss the difference between custodial and noncustodial...
ConsenSys Leads $2.1 Million Funding Round into Ethereum Hosted Protocol AZTEC
ConsenSys Labs, an Ethereum incubator owned by ConsenSys has led a $2.1 million seed investment into AZTEC, a London-based protocol...
Canadian Bitcoin Miner Fortress Blockchain Reports $1.16M Loss in Q3
Fortress Blockchain’s net loss worsened to $1.16 million (1.55 million Canadian dollars) in the third quarter, from $202,000 in the...
The US Government Is Powerless to Block Bitcoin Addresses
It has been widely reported this week that the U.S. government has blacklisted two BTC addresses linked to cyber crime. These particular...
Chatter Report: Buy Walls, Miner Anonymity and Bitcoin vs. the State
In today’s edition of Chatter Report, crypto influencers debate the importance of buy walls to support crypto prices, reason for and...
The Daily: Coinbase Launches OTC Desk, Huobi Opens Derivatives Market
In Thursday’s edition of The Daily, we feature stories that show cryptocurrency exchanges continuing to develop advanced services designed...
New Market Surveillance Tool to Fight Price Manipulation
The cryptocurrency market is a target of the same manipulation and abuse that the equity, commodity and forex markets have suffered for...
The Daily: ICOs Hunker Down for Crypto Winter, Meta Stablecoins Are Coming
For those who live in the northern hemisphere, winter is coming, while in the cryptosphere it’s already here. In Wednesday’s...
Court Drops Charges Against Alleged Btc-e Operator Alexander Vinnik
The lawsuit against alleged Btc-e operator Alexander Vinnik for “fraud, money laundering, and other grave crimes” filed in...
Crypto ATM Network Coinsource Expands Into Upstate New York
With a New York state Bitlicense in hand, Coinsource is now expanding into new areas. And with the addition of machines in four more...
Outrage Over Union Bank of Nigeria’s Threat to Close Crypto-Related Accounts
Nigerian digital asset owners have reacted angrily to Union Bank’s threat to close all cryptocurrency-linked accounts. Investors...
SCI Launches Enterprise Blockchain Division in the Philippines
Satoshi Citadel Industries Ventures (SCI), a blockchain startup from the Philippines, has launched a new enterprise blockchain division...
Markets Update: Bull Trap or Reversal? Traders Question the Recent Crypto Spike
Three days ago the crypto-economy suffered deep losses, with digital asset prices at their lowest across the board since September 2017....
Securitize Raises $12.75 Million to Tokenise the $7 Trillion Securities Industry on the Blockchain
Securitize, a compliance platform for digitising securities on the blockchain, has raised $12.75 million to tokenise the $7 trillion...
BCH Upgrades: What’s New and What’s Next
It’s been two weeks since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork that upgraded the BCH chain and resulted in a blockchain split. But although...
How Blockchain Can Change the Way NGOs Operate for the Better
Non-governmental organisations, or NGOs, which aim to tackle some of society’s most difficult and pressing issues, often encounter...
Korean Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Promote Crypto Trading
A South Korean lawmaker has reportedly introduced a bill to promote cryptocurrency trading and the development of crypto exchanges. In...
CryptoKaiju: Proving Real Life Collectibles
[Disclaimer: CryptoKaiju was Co-Founded by Oliver Carding, my fellow Co-Founder of CoinJournal and the guy that pays my checks. That said,...
Major Video Card Supplier Enters Cryptocurrency Mining Business
Sapphire Technology, one of the largest suppliers of AMD-based video cards in the world, has announced that it’s officially entering...
ZenSports to Create Decentralised Sports Betting Marketplace for Anyone to Create and Accept Bets
Sports betting is a $120 billion industry, but in countries such as the U.S., where sports betting is popular, it’s likely to grow...
SEC Chair Explains Key Upgrades Needed for Bitcoin ETF Approval
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined the key changes in cryptocurrency markets he needs to see...
Wendy McElroy: How the Blockchain Provides Private Justice
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 6 How the...
The Daily: Cloud Outage Affects Exchanges, Okex Launches ICO Information Platform
In Saturday’s Daily, we look at a technical issue with Amazon’s cloud services network that has forced two major South Korean crypto...
Bitcoininfo.ru Wins Court Case Against Ban
The owner of Bitcoininfo.ru has won an appeal against a ruling to block the cryptocurrency website. A court in Saint Petersburg has...
Exchange News: Mt. Gox Trustee Extends Deadline, GBX Licensed in Gibraltar
In recent exchange news, the Mt. Gox trustee will seek to extend the deadline for rehabilitation claims. In other news, Gibraltar Stock...
Fisco Completes Takeover of Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Zaif
Regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif has completed its business transfer. Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange is its new operator,...
Venezuela Approves Law Granting Legal Effect to the Petro
A government plan to counter economic sanctions is coming into force in Venezuela after parliament passed a law on crypto asset...
Op-Ed: To Achieve Mass Adoption We Must Fight for ‘Blockchain Inclusion’
The following piece on blockchain inclusion was written by Alexander Vasylchenko. He is the CEO and founder of Sofitto and the creator of...
Indian State Working to Help Cryptocurrency Businesses Grow
An Indian minister has reportedly revealed that a state government is working to protect businesses operating without a regulatory...
Markets Update: Crypto-Capitulation Causes Uncertainty Toward Year End Prices
All eyes have been glued to cryptocurrency markets over the last week as a great majority of digital asset values plummeted to their...
PR: Social Messaging App DappGram Launches in New York
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Content Creators Can Earn BCH Using the Honest Cash Platform
Adrian Barwicki, the creator of the Panda Suite software development kit for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), revealed on Nov. 18 that he has been...
The Daily: Bitpay Adds Another Stablecoin, Waves to Launch Exchange in Malta
In this edition of the Daily, we look at Bitpay’s decision to add the U.S. dollar-pegged PAX token to its list of settlement...
A Broad Overview of Cryptocurrency Activities in 2017
A little over ten years ago, one of the most important whitepapers in the history of the financial industry was released. Written by a...
PR: iCumulate – A New Era in Social Investing
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
5 Opsec Errors That Caused Cryptocurrency Users to Lose Everything
Maintaining good operational security is imperative for all web users, but it’s particularly important in the cryptocurrency space....
US State Takes Action Against Crypto Operation Imitating a Liechtenstein Bank
The U.S. state of North Dakota has issued a cease and desist order against a cryptocurrency operation imitating a fully licensed bank in...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitex Launches in the UAE
Bitex has officially launched as the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) newest digital asset exchange. The Dubai-based trading platform will...
BTC-e Successor Wex Loses .nz Domain
Wex, the digital asset trading platform that inherited the now-defunct BTC-e exchange, has lost its wex.nz domain. According to New...
Norway Revokes Mining Subsidies, Bitmain Opens Washington Facility
In mining news, Norway will revoke electricity subsidies currently available to cryptocurrency miners at the start of next year. Also,...
Rosenstein Targets ICOs, FEC May Permit Political Donations Through Crypto Mining
In recent regulatory news, the U.S. deputy attorney general has called for international cooperation on cryptocurrency regulation....
Nigeria’s Opposition Leader Promises Cryptocurrency Policy If Elected President
Nigeria’s main opposition leader and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said the country will adopt blockchain technology...
Miner Goes Bankrupt, Manufacturers Stuck With Inventory, Rigs ‘Sold By Kilo’ as Scrap
In our latest roundup of mining-related news, we look at a few examples of the knock-on effect that the current cryptocurrency bear market...
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Granted License from Financial Regulator
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group), has announced that it has been...
Grant Thornton Attests USDC Is Backed by Fiat, Huobi Sets Up Communist Party Branch
In exchange news, we look at a major accounting firm’s attestation that all USDC tokens issued by Circle are fully backed by fiat...
Market Slump Puts Crypto Derivatives in the Spotlight
As volatility returns to cryptocurrency markets, with serious losses over the past week or so, digital asset exchanges and other fintech...
Colorado Regulator Issued Orders Against 18 ICOs, With More on the Way
The U.S. authorities appear to have greatly increased their focus on initial coin offerings (ICOs). In addition to the big federal bodies...
The Daily: Binance Adds KYC, Bitcoin Businesses Block Gab
Thursday tends to be the busiest day of the week in the cryptosphere for some reason, and today, Nov. 22, is the perfect case in point. In...
US Bank That Serves 483 Cryptocurrency Companies Is Seeking an IPO
Silvergate Bank, headquartered in San Diego as a California state-chartered bank, started its cryptocurrency-related business in 2013. Now...
Trial Begins: Bitcoin Exchange Accused of Wrongfully Reversing Trades
The trial over alleged wrongful reversals of seven bitcoin trades that occurred last year has reportedly begun in Singapore....
Hash Wars: BCH Community Evaluates Six Days of Battle
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain split on Nov. 15 and the community are still discussing the subject at great length. Since the chain...
Italian Securities Regulator Warns Against Three Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Companies
Italy’s financial regulator, the National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (CONSOB), has warned against three...
Spain Monitors 15,000 Cryptocurrency Investors to Curb Tax Evasion
Spain’s Ministry of the Treasury has identified 15,000 cryptocurrency investors it will monitor to prevent tax evasion and money...
Israeli Firm Launches Three Cryptocurrency Investment Funds
An Israeli investment firm has launched two cryptocurrency funds, with a third on the way. The company’s CEO explained the...