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Three Reasons to Remain Hopeful for More Clean Energy Investment in Cuba
2017 has been an eventful year for Cuba. Two major hurdles took place that would potentially jeopardize clean energy investment on the...
Russian Crypto News Outlet Shook Down by the Ukrainian Security Service
According to the owner of the Russian cryptocurrency news outlet Forklog, Anatoly Kaplan, his media firm is being harassed by Ukrainian...
How Dorian Nakamoto Became Satoshi Nakamoto
In 2014, Newsweek doxxed Dorian Nakamoto, an unassuming senior, as the creator of bitcoin. The bumbling Dorian, who claimed never to have...
Trading Bitcoin for an Altcoin Won’t Shield You From the IRS Anymore
Any American bitcoin investors who were hoping to avoid paying taxes for their profits this year by trading them for altcoins are in for...
Brainwallet: The Bitcoin Wallet That’s All in Your Head
If the safety of your bitcoins is keeping you awake at night, perhaps it’s time you considered a more secure solution. Exchanges can be...
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Crypto to Take Center Stage at G20 – “Need to See How We Can Regulate Bitcoin”
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Sunday December 17th that the next Group of 20 (G20) meeting would include discussion...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Spot Prices Slide After CME Group Opens Futures
Bitcoin markets took a slide on Sunday evening December 17 about an hour after CME Group launched the company’s futures markets. Even...
Options Giant CME Launches Bitcoin Futures — Here’s What to Expect
Last week the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) introduced its bitcoin-based futures markets and the first day got a reasonable level...
Not Just Drugs: Darknet Markets Carry a Variety of Goods for Your Bitcoin
Since the fall of the darknet markets Hansa and Alpha Bay, three markets have taken the reigns on the deep web. Now Dream, Point...
Bitcoin Fees Have Become Infeasible
In 2013, one bitcoin cost $20. In 2017, it costs $20 to send one bitcoin. With record highs, thriving adoption, and media attention, this...
Divorce is Messy – Especially When You Own Bitcoin
It ain’t easy owning bitcoin. Back in the day, you could own 50 BTC and nobody cared. But now that the digital currency is actually worth...
Hong Kong Investors Rush to Enter the Bitcoin Markets
With bitcoin again dominating headlines, a flood of new money has recently entered the cryptocurrency markets – including from emerging...
Massachusetts Joins List of US States Hostile to Bitcoin
Lifelong Massachusetts politician, William Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, turned sudden investment and currency expert this week,...
The Most Pointless Cryptocurrency Tokens Ever Invented
Just as Satoshi’s vision wasn’t 1,000 bitcoin forks, the vision of ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin wasn’t to decentralize the parenting...
“There Will Only Be One” – an Interview With Viabtc Founder Yang Haipo
Back in August, Viabtc founder Yang Haipo was one of the first public figures to declare ”Bitcoin Cash is Bitcoin”. His exchange Viabtc...
South Africa Wants to Track and Tax Bitcoin Trading
It’s said that nothing in this world is certain, except death and taxes. And at least for the latter we can be sure that the...
PR: Peer to Peer Crypto Exchange Cointal.com Restores the Cryptocurrency’s Freedom: Performance Summary + Bitcoin Cash Added
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Bitcoin Gold: A Case Study on the Cryptocurrency Security Problem
This is an Op-ed article written by Arseny Reutov. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. Bitcoin.com does not...
This Week in Bitcoin: Regulators Mount Up as Bitcoin Keeps Bubbling
Welcome to the latest installment of This Week in Bitcoin stuffed with all the highlights and lowlights from the past seven days. In this...
Kik Ditches Ethereum “The Dial-Up” Cryptocurrency
Ethereum is often promoted as the ultimate solution for decentralized apps, with some even claiming that it will be the substrate for...
Japanese Investors Increasingly Switching From Traditional FX Trading to Bitcoin
A growing number of Japanese retail investors are switching from leveraged FX trading to leveraged cryptocurrency trading, thus driving...
PR: World’s First Ai & Blockchain-Based Dating & Relationship Project – Viola.ai, Sets to Disrupt the Love Industry
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European Union Terror Fears Drive New Crackdown on Bitcoin Across Member States
Citing pretext to end all pretexts, “terrorism,” European Union legislators moved Friday, December 15 to impose tighter controls on the...
South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Implement Self-Regulation
Over 40 companies in South Korea are participating in cryptocurrency self-regulation. Among them are 14 exchanges which have agreed to...
Scrutiny Intensifies as Tether Exceeds Supply of 1 Billion USDT
1 billion USDT have now entered into circulation, again drawing attention to the operations of Tether. The eight-figure threshold for...
PR: Bitcoin Giant, Bread, Launches Native Rewards Token (Brd) to Become Global Digital Asset Platform
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Rise of the Bitcoin Politician: Austin Petersen’s Scrappy Run for US Senate
In the run-up to the 2018 November federal elections in the United States, at least three politicians are accepting bitcoin in donation,...
The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 3: Do You Want a Government Fiat Crypto? (Part 4)
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 1 : The Trusted Third Party Problem Chapter 3: Trying to Undo Satoshi...
Bitcoin’s Market Cap Surpasses the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights Reserves
Twenty-four hours ago the decentralized cryptocurrency bitcoin and its US$300Bn market capitalization just surpassed the International...
Cryptocurrency Gets Its Own Comedy In “Bitcoin” – the Movie
Bitcoin is serious business, but not so serious that it can’t afford to laugh at itself. It was inevitable that someone would commission a...
Bitcoin’s Price Captures a New High Touching $18,000
The price of bitcoin has reached the landmark milestone of $18,000 per BTC across global exchanges after having an incredible run during...
Venezuela’s National Cryptocurrency Advances But Experts Warn of Corruption
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has advanced the creation of the country’s national cryptocurrency, the Petro. He believes it will...
PR: Dimpay ICO – Don’t Miss Your Chance to Invest in Dimpay Before the Exchange Listing!
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Bitcoiners Increasingly Targeted by Police as Prices Yield Large Forfeiture Gains
The Department of Justice has announced another potential auction of seized bitcoin, totalling over 8 million USD. There’s a noticeable...
Bitfinex Critic Claims to be Organizing Class Action Lawsuit Against Ifinex
A prominent Twitter-based critic of Bitfinex, AB33, has announced his intention to initiate a class-action lawsuit against Ifinex – a BVI...
Bitpay Plans to Use Bitcoin Cash for Payment Invoices and Debit Loads
On December 15 the largest bitcoin payment processor in the world, Bitpay, announced it will now process payments for multiple...
Ahead of CME’s Bitcoin Futures, Regulator Creates Website and New Crypto Rules
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was very active on the final business day before the globe’s largest futures market maker, CME...
Jimmy Nguyen Discusses Nchain’s New Investment Arm and Bitcoin Cash
Earlier this week the blockchain technology-based research and development organization, Nchain, announced a strategic partnership with...
That Crypto Trader You’re Paying for Advice Isn’t as Smart as You Think
Professional cryptocurrency traders are a clever bunch. They must be, with all their talk of MAs, fibs, and ichis. Mere mortals could...
Komodo Developers Demonstrate Bitcoin Cash Atomic Swap
This week the developers of the komodo (KMD) blockchain platform performed a successful atomic swap between KMD and bitcoin cash (BCH)...
Malaysia Issues Proposed Digital Currency Regulations for Public Review
Just recently, the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country’s central bank, has issued drafted digital currency regulatory guidelines for...
Tesla Opens New York Store for Solar, Cars and Storage
If there’s any doubt Tesla Inc. isn’t just a car company anymore, its brand-new Manhattan showroom should put it to bed. On Friday, Tesla...
Danish Billionaire Renames the Rungsted Capital Ice Rink to ‘Bitcoin Arena’
According to a few regional news outlets, a Danish bitcoin billionaire and the co-owner of the Rungsted Seier Capital ice rink, Niklas...
Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Power Possible in Dutch Auction
Subsidy-free renewables could appear in a second country after an auction this week in the Netherlands, which is seeking about $2.7...
PR: Cedex – Transforming Diamonds into a Tradeable Asset
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Eight Great Women in the Business and Science of Solar
Izumi Kaizuka, RTS, Japan Dr. Izumi Kaizuka has dedicated her life to the study of the global photovoltaic industry its technologies,...
Can Puerto Rico Really Depend on Microgrids and Renewables for Power?
As Puerto Rico sets out to rebuild its electric system knocked out by Hurricane Maria in September, can it become a model for renewable...
Brazil to Dominate Latin America’s Wind Power Market in 2018
Latin American wind has grown swiftly in recent years to almost 20 GW by August 2017, with 80 percent of installed capacity in Brazil and...
Korean Regulation Fails to Shake Bitcoin Market But Could Wipe Out Some Exchanges
After South Korea’s regulators announced their emergency measures for cryptocurrencies, the bitcoin market breathes a sigh of relief....
An Anonymous Early Adopter Is Donating 5,057 BTC ($86M) to Charity
This week an early bitcoin adopter announced on the forum Reddit that he had so much bitcoin he plans to donate 5,057 BTC (US$86Mn) to...
New York Credit Card Scammer Allegedly Sent Bitcoin to ISIS
A Long Island woman has been charged with sending tens of thousands of dollars to ISIS fighters in Syria. As has been widely reported, the...
PR: Winning Moonrise Competition Scales Talent Acquisition Platform Bitdegree Crowdsale to the Next Level
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South Korea Releases Emergency Measures for Cryptocurrency Regulation
South Korea’s government released emergency measures for cryptocurrency regulation on Thursday. Bitcoin exchanges will now be regulated....
Tezos Foundation Board Member Quits as Lawsuits, Allegations, Tensions Mount
And then there were two. The historic, crowdfunded initial coin offering (ICO) start-up Tezos raised a quarter billion USD this summer,...
Gibraltar Paves Way for Regulation of Crypto and DLT Companies
The Legislature of Gibraltar has approved a bill designed to update the territory’s Financial Services regulations. The bill is expected...
Bitcoin Cash Will Close Out 2017 With Significant Infrastructure Support
The end of the year is approaching, and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network and community have continued to see significant growth. From...
Venezuelans Turn to Bitcoin as Government Crackdown on Mining Intensifies
In contrast to many people around the world, who adopt bitcoin to make a quick profit, citizens of Venezuela use the currency as a matter...
Putin Aide Says Bitcoin Can Help Russia Bypass Financial Sanctions
While the rising transactions fees are making bitcoin less usable for everyday purchases, its strength is drawing in companies and nation...
Trezor Firmware Update Brings Shorter Addresses and Support for More Tokens
Popular cold storage wallet solution, Trezor, announced its latest firmware upgrade. Version 1.6.0 offers support for more tokens. It also...
PR: Coinfi Announces ICO for Crypto Market Intelligence Platform
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10 Bitcoin Apps That Everyone Should Have
Owning a smartphone, like owning bitcoin, is obligatory these days. All the cool kids are doing it, along with all the uncool kids who...
What Is ‘Solar-as-a-Service’?
UrbanVolt, the Dublin-headquartered energy-saving LED lighting firm whose backers include rugby star Jamie Heaslip, has announced a new...
Despite Regulation, Russians Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Mining Farms
Undeterred by upcoming federal restrictions on Bitcoin, regional authorities in Moscow have announced intentions to attract European...
A Revealing Look at Wind’s Big Markets and Emerging Challenges
On the global stage, China is the leading market for wind energy. With wind capacity of 168.7 GW at the end of 2016, it held a market...
After Segwit2x Failed Jeff Garzik Reveals “United Bitcoin”
A new bitcoin fork called United Bitcoin has been announced by a few prominent cryptocurrency luminaries that aims to improve the...
Saudi, UAE Central Banks Team Up to Test Cryptocurrency
The central banks of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are reportedly launching a pilot initiative that will see the two...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Says Bitcoin Is Rising as Banks Are Destined to Disappear
With the meteoric rise in the value of bitcoin this year and the media cacophony around it, its a surprise that not all world leaders have...
Federal Reserve Chair: “Fed Doesn’t Really Play Any Regulatory Role” in Bitcoin
Following her next-to-last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, outgoing Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a...
PR: Game Machine ICO Finds a Way to Make Investors, Gamers and Developers Happy
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It’s Official: Bitcoin Was Bigger Than North Korea and the Eclipse This Year
For people who work, live, and trade bitcoin, it can be hard to get a true perspective on the digital currency’s popularity. It’s now been...
Once Coy, Hedge Funds Now Rush to Bitcoin
Bulls are on parade as hedge funds pour money into bitcoin-related projects and products. Traditional hedges have been outperformed by...
Google Home’s “Mr Satoshi” is Your Cryptocurrency Personal Assistant
Google Home, the smart speaker and voice assistant, has been hiding a secret. By default, the device is voiced by an anonymous female. Say...
Man Allegedly Kidnaps Friend at Gunpoint and Steals $1.8m of Cryptocurrency
A man has appeared in a New York court charged with robbing an acquaintance of his cryptocurrency hoard. Louis Meza allegedly had a gunman...
South Korean Banks Drop Crypto Accounts as Government Plans a Ban
South Korean regulators have announced a plan to ban banks from activities involving cryptocurrencies, prompting major banks in the...
Greek Supreme Court Rejects Extradition Appeal by BTC-e’s Alexander Vinnik
The Greek supreme court in Athens has rejected today the appeal by the suspected BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik regarding his extradition...
Starbucks Customer Has His Laptop Hijacked for Cryptocurrency Mining
A Starbucks customer in Buenos Aires walked in for a coffee and wound up with more than he’d bargained. After connecting to the store’s...
Mt Gox Creditors Petition the Court to Get Full Distribution of Bitcoins
Within the cryptocurrency community, the Mt Gox legal proceedings have been a very topical subject with a court case that has been dragged...
Markets Update: Bitcoin’s Price Takes a Quick Dive
After hovering around the $16,500 zone for most of the day on December 12, bitcoin jumped in value to around $17,100 during the early...
Crowdfunding Giant Indiegogo Joins the ICO Bandwagon
On December 12, the well-known international crowdfunding website Indiegogo announced that the firm is getting into cryptocurrencies and...
World Bank Puts Fossil Fuels On Notice
The World Bank Group (WBG) yesterday during the One Planet Summit in Paris said that, as of 2019, it will no longer finance exploration...
Israeli Solar Panel Cleaning Tech Firm Raises $13 Million
Israel-based Ecoppia yesterday said that it has raised $13 million, led by investors Swarth Group, GlenRock Israel, Gandyr Group, and...
PR: Spectiv VR Launches Pre-ICO (Live Now): 8000 Eth Sold so Far – 40% Bonus
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Brazil’s Largest Wind Company Has Big Plans to Dominate Solar
CPFL Energias Renovaveis SA has 1 MW of solar power in operation now, a pilot project in Sao Paulo State, but has plans to build another...
DOE Announces New R&D Effort for Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry on Dec. 12 announced a significant new DOE commitment to advance offshore wind...
Tax Investigators Raid Bitcoin Exchanges Across India
Investigators from the income tax department of India have conducted onsite searches at the offices of the country’s top nine bitcoin...
PR: Flux Gaming Platform Announces the Start of Token Sale on December 10
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Only Big Broker Offering CME Bitcoin Futures Allows Whales to Short
Sunday’s historic opening of Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) bitcoin futures proved almost too much for the legacy market maker. The...
South Korea Imposes Six Conditions for Crypto Exchanges to Operate
The government of South Korea is preparing a bill which attempts to prohibit all transactions involving cryptocurrencies including bitcoin...
USPTO Approves Bank of America’s Cryptocurrency Exchange Patent
During the first week of December, the second largest bank in the U.S., Bank of America (BOA), was awarded a cryptocurrency exchange...