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Internet Archive Adds Bitcoin Cash and Zcash for Donations
News News.Bitcoin.com recently reported on the San Francisco–based digital library, the Internet Archive, ‘hodling’ its bitcoin donations...
Path Towards Better Privacy in Bitcoin Becomes Clearer, But Will Still Take Time
While bitcoin is often referred to as an anonymous online currency that is used by criminals on the dark web, the reality is that the P2P...
Japanese Financial Authority Clarifies Policy on Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
Regulation The Japanese Financial Services Agency has recently published a document clarifying its financial administrative policies,...
PR: Binary.com Options Trading to Launch Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in q4 2017
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Privacy-Centric Protocol Mimblewimble Now Being Trialed on the Bitcoin Testnet
Privacy Back in August of 2016, a paper named after the Harry Potter movie series called “Mimblewimble” was proposed to the bitcoin...
NEO Price Surpasses $39 as Rumor Mill Hits its Stride
It certainly appears to be the season to pump altcoins, by the look of things. After we have seen a few different cryptocurrencies get...
Bitcoin Bears Get Boost with Swiss Short Notes Offering Limited Loss Potential
Finance Up until today, market sentiment has been all bull on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin. News of pending futures...
Zangll, Bringing the Blockchain to Vacation Rentals
Currently, the global rental market is estimated at 500 billion dollars with a 10% growth rate annually. Airbnb has about 6% of that...
Ripple CEO and Ethereum Co-Founder Criticize ICO Industry
Altcoins In a recent interview, Ripple chief executive officer, Brad Garlinghouse, and Ethereum co-founder, Joseph Lubin, have criticized...
Amaury Séchet Proposes New Bitcoin Cash Address Format for January 14
Technology This week, the lead developer for Bitcoin ABC, Amaury Séchet, sent out a proposal via the developer’s mailing list to upgrade...
Coinbase Announce Cryptocurrency Custodianship as Institutional Money Floods In
Markets and Prices It’s hard to keep pace with the spate of stories surrounding institutional support for bitcoin right now. From futures...
Local Japanese Government Considers ICO to Revitalize Region
Featured A local Japanese government is considering a municipal initial coin offering (ICO) in order to raise funds to revitalize the...
Segwit Integration is Set to Increase with Bitfinex Next on the List
News Segwit wallet integration has been bumped to the top of Bitfinex’s to-do list, with an exchange staffer declaring that the job should...
South African Author Implores Gupta Family to Use Bitcoin to Circumvent Banking Embargo
News A South African author has published an open letter imploring Atul and Ajay Gupta to use bitcoin as a means to circumvent the banking...
The Fashion Industry May Soon Get Help From Artificial Intelligence
Not every development in the world of artificial intelligence needs to be feared. In most cases, these new technological tools...
Nuclear Resistant Windshield – 1 Million Mile Guarantee – TESLA SEMI TRUCK – 500 Mile Range
Elon Musk promises the Semi will be cheaper to run than a diesel truck from day one. Matthew Humphries Elon Musk is already well on the...
PR: United Traders Reveals ICO Plans with a Vision to Solve the Liquidity Problem in the World of Cryptocurrency
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Blockchain and Identity Verification (IDV) THEKEY will Start a Revolution on Internet IDV Solution
Recently, THEKEY project team has made an official announcement about establishing an Identity Verification (IDV) ecosystem based NEO...
Altcoin.io Exchange Launches GUI Atomic Swap Alpha Wallet
Wallets This week the platform Altcoin.io Exchange has announced the alpha release of its atomic swap wallet with a working GUI available...
World’s First Global Chatbot Network Powered by Ethereum Based Token
Hut34​ ​enables​ ​A.I.,​ ​Bots,​ ​IoT,​ ​and​ ​other​ ​digital​ ​services​ ​and​ ​data​ ​sets​...
Parity Team Was Aware of Multisig Bug but Postponed Implementing Fix
The Parity multisignature issue involving the freezing of Ethereum funds has taken yet another major plot twist. More specifically, the...
DERs and Grid Optimization — The Next Phase of the Grid Modernization Journey
The Evolution of Grid Modernization The call for grid modernization is occurring across the world and utilities are positioned at the...
Dispelling the Doomsayers: The Future of Blockchain Development is Still Bright in China
The post Dispelling the Doomsayers: The Future of Blockchain Development is Still Bright in China appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine....
Norwegians Develop a Thirst for Bitcoin Cash
News Oslo Bitcoin Meetup, an annual gathering of like-minded cryptocurrency enthusiasts, has announced a name change. The group shall...
China’s Central Television Warns of the Risks of Cryptocurrency OTC Trade
Regulation Ever felt curious how Chinese trade cryptocurrency exchanges are closed? Last Saturday November 11, China’s Central Television...
Ripple Makes a Splash: XRP Price Looks Up on Amex News
Ripple's XRP cryptocurrency is trading on the front foot again. Having hit a 4-week high of $0.27 at 14:00 UTC yesterday, the Ripple-U.S....
Narrative Unveils Blockchain-Powered Social Network
A newly founded startup called Narrative is using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to build a social media platform that rewards...
Dos and Don’ts of Holding an ICO
Cryptocurrency ICOs have become a global phenomenon throughout 2017. A lot of companies use this new approach to raise money and get their...
One of the World’s Largest ATM Manufacturers Announces Bitcoin Support
News Buying bitcoin just keeps getting easier, with vendors of all kinds adding support for the cryptocurrency. Just days ago, Square...
Up and Away? Bitcoin Price Eyes $8,000 Or Higher
Bitcoin is still looking upwards, having achieved fresh record highs overnight. As per CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI), the world's...
Survey Says Bitcoin Holders Won’t Sell Until Well Over $100K
Featured Three surveys in as many months of residents in the United States, encompassing more than 2,500 people, reveal growing interest...
PR: Pura to Be Listed on Kucoin Exchange: Trading Starts on Friday November 17
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High Demand Prompts Japanese Bitcoin Exchange to Seek Partner in Russia
News A major Japanese bitcoin exchange is looking to enter the Russian cryptocurrency market and is seeking a local partner. The...
Five Countries Where Bitcoin is Illegal
Emerging Markets To those who understand it, bitcoin is a blessing, but not everyone shares that sentiment. From scaremongering CEOs to...
This is the Tesla semi truck
Awesome - 500 miles of range and more aerodynamic than a supercar The Tesla semi truck is a hulking and menacing hauler, with the...
Bitcoin Price Analysis – Institutional buying on the horizon
Bitcoin (BTC) continued to push a new all time high today after completely recovering from the 30% correction less than a week ago. The...
High demand for crypto exchange traded notes in Europe
Exchange traded notes (ETNs) are debt backed securities which offer investors exposure to the change in value of an underlying asset. They...
Crypto Goes Hollywood: “Startup” Season 3 Greenlit by Sony Pictures Television
Reviews Online streaming service Crackle looks to capitalize on the growing cryptocurrency craze, greenlighting a popular show for a third...
Initial Troll Offering Fires Back at Wall Street with Paid Ad of its Own
Crowdfunding There’s an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), an Initial Fork Offering (IFO), but is the ecosystem ready for an Initial Troll...
Bitcoin Cash Comes To eToro, Bitstamp
Bitcoin Cash, an altcoin which was created from a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain is gaining steam with an increasing number of...
Finance Industry Representatives Criticize Bitcoin
Finance Many representatives of the traditional finance industry are continuing to criticize bitcoin. In recent days, CNBC has spoken with...
Pre-Mined Initial Fork Offerings (IFOs) the New and Trendy Way to Fund Crypto Projects
Crowdfunding First Bitcoin Cash, then Bitcoin Gold, now another Bitcoin hard fork, the Super Bitcoin (SBTC), is on the way. It plans to be...
Don’t Sacrifice Security for Convenience
Humans both love and fear technology. Things that make our lives easier usually are greeted warmly only after initial apprehension....
Police Bust Turkish Gang That Kidnapped Wealthy Bitcoin Holders
Security Turkish police are toasting their success after capturing an enterprising gang of crypto kidnappers. Their targets were major...
Decentralized Ethereum-Based AirBnB Records 300 Listings Within Its First Month
CryptoCribs, a decentralized Ethereum-based application which enables users to book spaces, rooms, and houses using cryptocurrencies...
PR: Game Machine – First Blockchain Ecosystem Connecting Game Industry and Cryptocurrency
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Underpaid YouTubers Can Now Earn Brave’s Browser Tokens
Users of the Brave Browser can now donate cryptocurrency, including the company's Basic Attention Token (BAT), directly to YouTubers. With...
Putin Advisor Bearish on Bitcoin: ”The Cryptoruble Must Compete With Cash”
News Russia’s deputy finance minister has suggested that the name of the country’s national cryptocurrency should be changed from...
Democratizing Space – One BlockClaim® at a Time… ASTEROID Ltd. Launches ICO
There are over 600,000 asteroids orbiting near the earth. These asteroids are mineable with resources ranging from iron and nickel to...
Kik Might Just Move Its ICO Tokens to a New Blockchain
Kik, the first mainstream company to complete an initial coin offering (ICO) on ethereum, is reportedly considering whether it might...
The Biggest Obstacle to Bitcoin Scaling Isn’t Technical – It’s Political
Op-Ed Bitcoin is accustomed to taking flak from non-believers. It’s been declared dead more times than most people care to count, and will...
Lisk Price Approaches $10 as Market cap Surpasses $1bn for the First Time
While most people are keeping a very close eye on the top cryptocurrencies, interesting things are happening outside of the top 10 as...
Record Highs in Sight? Bitcoin Price Moves Back Above $7,500
There seems to be no stopping the bitcoin freight train. Having taken the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement level yesterday, the world's...
World Gold Council Head: “Nothing to Suggest Gold is Suffering From the Popularity of Crypto”
Op-Ed Neil Hume, Mining and Commodities Editor for Financial Times, was quick to have World Gold Council Head of Market Intelligence,...
Bitcoin as an Unstoppable Force: Hyperbitcoinization Theory and Practice
Op-Ed One of the earliest references to hyperbitcoinization (H-theory) derives from the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. It describes a world...
PR: Quoine Crypto Exchange Raises 350 Million Qash in Significantly Oversubscribed ICO
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Real Estate Listings Use Bitcoin to Garner Publicity
News 2017 has seen a significant increase in the number of real estate listings made available for purchase using bitcoin. The...
Russia Unveils Details of Cryptocurrency Bill Expected in February
Regulation Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister announced that the cryptocurrency bill is expected to be ready by February 1. He then unveiled...
Confidential Transactions Could Add Anonymity to Bitcoin and Litecoin
Privacy Privacy coins have rocketed this year, fueled by the increasing ease with which bitcoin transactions can be de-anonymized and...
Analysts Debate How Much Power Is Consumed per Bitcoin Transaction
Economics In recent months, numerous media outlets have claimed that the power used to conduct a single bitcoin transaction is the...
Monetary Authority of Singapore Publishes “Guide to Digital Token Offerings”
Regulation The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a “guide to digital token offerings”, which seeks to elaborate upon how...
Parity Disable Multi-Sig in the Wake of Bug That Nuked $168 Million Ether
Security Parity have concluded their report into the bug which enabled an ethereum hobbyist to break their multi-sig wallet. The incident...
Daniel Krawisz on Governance – ”The Invisible Bitcoin Leaders: Insights of Don Quixote and Tom Bombadil”
Op-Ed Daniel Krawisz is cofounder of Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, a consistently great repository for thoughts on Bitcoin as a network and...
Without a Voice, How can Crypto-Enterprise be Legally Sound? LEGAL Braces to Impact the Crypto-World in a Spectacular Way
As the potential for real-world implementation of blockchain technology grows, major companies in the financial and commercial industries...
Chicago Firm DRW to Open Singapore Bitcoin Trading Desk
News Chicago and Singapore are two cities that are becoming synonymous with bitcoin. The Windy City is home to CME and DRW, two major...
Wall Street Fears Bitcoin Futures Will “Destabilize the Real Economy”
Featured Wall Street is not happy about a pending cryptocurrency futures market set to open before Christmas this year, and some of the...
Governments Show Interest in Firms Analyzing Monero and Zcash Transactions
We recently noted that the US government is increasingly tracking Bitcoin users with the help of the Chainalysis firm. It turns out there...
This Blockchain-Powered Platform, Aims to Disrupt the Gambling Industry
Gambling has come a long way. This year, online gambling is expected to generate $50.65 billion dollars and jump to $56.05 billion in...
Bitmex Launches Bitcoin Cash Futures and Announces BCH Distribution
News Bitmex traders can now speculate on the price of bitcoin cash after the exchange activated futures trading. As a consequence, 20x...
Bitcoin Cash Network’s Block Intervals Settle With New DAA
News On November 13, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the successful completion of the Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm hard fork applied to...
PayPal Will Hand Over User Transaction Data to the Canada Revenue Agency
When thinking about popular online payment methods, PayPal is a platform that comes to mind immediately. It is a global powerhouse when...
Chinese Power Company Responds to Document Indicating Mining Crackdown
Mining The Chinese state-owned State Grid Sichuan Ganzi Prefecture Electric Power Co, Ltd. has responded to the widespread circulation of...
PR: Nuls—the Global Open Source Platform for Blockchain-Based Applications to Be Adopted in Business Scenarios
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Bitcoin Price Pierces $7,000 as Crypto Market Cap Hits All-Time High
The cryptocurrency market cap reached a new all-time high on Wednesday amid a generally-bullish day of trading. The bitcoin price set the...
Q&A With the StreamSpace Founders
This week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Robert Binning and James Baggett, founders of StreamSpace LLC, a young company using...
Bitcoin Gold Developer Under Scrutiny For Allegedly Hiding Mining Code
Mining The bitcoin gold development team is under fire once again as the currency’s mining community has discovered a hard-coded hidden...
UPS Joins Alliance on Blockchain Adoption for the Freight Industry
So far, there have been a few studies exploring how blockchain technology could improve the freight industry and its supply chain. New...
Japan’s Fujitsu Labs Unveils Technology For Blockchain Interconnectivity
Fujitsu Laboratories, a leading research center and a subsidiary of Japan’s IT giant Fujitsu, has unveiled ConnectionChain, an extension...
Hamster Marketplace – The Decentralized Solution to Online Commerce Announces ICO Launch
Blockchain-based commerce platform, Hamster Marketplace, is gearing up for its public introduction — formally announcing its...
Rush to Bitcoin Cash Causes Exodus Wallet to Suspend BTC Trading Pairs
Technology Wallet software platform Exodus suspended exchange features for bitcoin trading pairs over the weekend, after a rush to bitcoin...
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan: “Bitcoin is What Used to be Called Fiat Money”
Economics Just recently the notorious former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan gave his opinion concerning the rise of bitcoin in...
PR: EtherSport – a Decentralized Online Sports Lottery to Launch Its Pre-ICO on November, 13th
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FCA Issues Warning Regarding Cryptocurrency CFDs
Featured The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a warning aimed at retail investors who may be considering...
CME CEO: Bitcoin Futures Could Launch in Mid-December
CME Group chairman and CEO Terry Duffy has said that the planned bitcoin futures contract could launch by mid-December.At the end of...
Singaporean Mining.sg Reports Increasing Hardware Demand
Mining Mr. Dexter Ng of Singaporean company Mining.sg has reported growing demand for his company’s cryptocurrency mining hardware. Mr. Ng...
Kaspersky Lab and Parity Technologies Launch Blockchain-Based Voting System
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab unveiled Polys, a secure online voting system based on blockchain technology and backed with...
CommerceBlock Turns Real Estate Buying and Selling Into a Global Tokenized Market
Global real estate market transactions will surpass $1 tln by 2020, private investors will make about one-third of those sales. The time...
Are 2017’s Network Attacks ”Real” or Are Bitcoiners Growing Paranoid?
Technology Over the past year or so there’s been a lot of discussion concerning ‘attacks’ on the Bitcoin network. Across forums and social...
Dutch Watchdog Warns of ICO Risks, Calls them a ‘Dangerous Cocktail’
The Dutch financial regulator has issued a new warning to investors about the risks linked to initial coin offerings (ICOs).The...
Simple Token Altdrop Will Pay Investors and Early Adopters in any ERC20 Token of their Choice
Apart from the value proposition offered by the Simple Token project ahead of its token sale, the startup is embarking on an...