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Bitcoin Millionaire Erik Finman Challenges Jamie Dimon to a Boxing Match
Interview This past June news.Bitcoin.com reported on the entrepreneur, Erik Finman, who became a bitcoin millionaire at 18 years old....
Australian Fintech Startups Want a Central Bank Digital Currency
Multiple banks are actively contemplating the idea of creating their own digital currencies. Surprisingly enough, Australia is one of the...
Lucyd: the First Practical Ethereum Blockchain-Based Augmented Reality Smartglasses
Lucyd, the blockchain project led by prominent experts and renowned researchers in the optics sector such as Dr. Jannick Rolland, is set...
PR: Appian the World’s First Ethereum App Store Launches ICO
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Bernanke: “Eventually Governments Will Take Any Action They Need to Prevent Bitcoin”
News Former Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s recent comments about bitcoin and its network add to his growing list of...
Russia to Launch Its Own Digital Currency, the CryptoRuble
Recent reports indicate that Russia is getting ready to launch its own digital currency, the CryptoRuble, thereby confirming numerous...
JPY, USD, and KRW Accounts for Over 90% of Bitcoin Traded on Exchanges
Markets and Prices CNY to bitcoin trading now accounts for approximately only 1% of all bitcoin trade occurring on exchanges, according to...
A Helpful Roadmap for California’s Certified “Smart Inverters”
Solar inverters are becoming more intelligent this year. California’s Rule 21, which is now partially in effect, governs the safety of PV...
It’s Time to Stop Federal Fiddling with Electricity Markets
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt On Oct. 8 in Kentucky announced the Trump Administration’s plan to repeal the...
Bitmex Exchange and Samourai Wallet Details Plans on How to Handle Upcoming Forks
Announcements Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (Bitmex) and Samourai Wallet (Samourai) have each released details on action plans regarding the...
PR: CRYPTO20 Fund Set for ICO After Successful $5m Pre-Sale
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Russian Businesses Urge Government to Approve Only Domestic Cryptocurrencies
Regulation One of Russia’s leading public associations of entrepreneurs has sent a proposal to their government asking them to approve...
Circle Acquires Trigger Finance To Help Deliver Investment Products For Crypto Assets
Image credit: Cryptocurrencies by r.classen via Shutterstock.comCircle, a peer-to-peer payments technology startup, has acquired mobile...
Gold Miner Pivots: Backs Blockchain Company and Starts Mining Bitcoin
Mining A Canadian mining guru, Frank Giustra, has begun mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies instead of just gold. He has recently...
SEC Panel Debates the Merits of Bitcoin as a Store of Value
Late last week, The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee held a public meeting that included a discussion...
Preparing for the Bitcoin Hard Forks: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Technology At the moment there are two forks planned for the Bitcoin network, and cryptocurrency proponents are curious about taking the...
How Investors Can Earn Money in the $2 Billion eSports Market
The international industry of eSports ranks among the world's most rapid growing and highly profitable markets. Many of the business...
PR: Top-50 Fintech Company, Bankex, Launches Token Presale
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China Braces for Additional Online Censorship Regulation
Most people are well aware that China isn’t known for its freedom of speech. In fact, the country is home to the Great Firewall of...
Signaling Growing Bitcoin Acceptance, Colombia Gets Second Cryptocurrency Conference
Emerging Markets Colombia is poised to economically breakout in coming years due to its blessings of climate and natural resources, a...
3 Reasons to Get Excited About the Future of Litecoin
Although most people will look at the current Litecoin price action as a pump-and-dump, there are some genuine reasons to get excited...
Bitcoin Anarchist Amir Taaki Talks Technology’s Purpose and Altcoins (Interview part 2)
Op-Ed In PART 2, crypto folk hero Amir Taaki shares his thoughts with news.Bitcoin.com on past projects and Altcoins, while pointing to a...
Necessary Tools For Nation Building – Receptive Government, Enthusiastic Citizens and A Dedicated Expertise
The current non-availability of infrastructure in most West African countries make the region a very viable market for new entrants,...
Swift Startup Winner Demos Smart Contract Trade with 5 Financial Firms
Blockchain startup SmartContract is officially unveiling a new a proof-of-concept (PoC) built with assistance from five major financial...
Priced In? Ether Sees Cautious Boost as Blockchain Upgrade Underway
Ether prices rose to a six-week high of $350 today as ethereum, the second largest blockchain by total value, successfully executed a...
Australian Bitcoin Adoption Increases Following Regulatory Amendments
Markets and Prices In recent months, the Australian government has sought to amend its bitcoin regulations – which were previously...
PR: 300 ETH Giveaway from the Digi Blockchain Platform Token Sale
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Gigablock Testnet Researchers Mine the World’s First 1GB Block
Technology This week Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) chief scientist Peter Rizun revealed the first 1GB block was mined on a Gigablock testnet on...
Putin Orders the Issue of Russia’s National Cryptocurrency – the Cryptoruble
News Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered the issue of the national cryptocurrency, the “cryptoruble.” The Russian...
As India’s Government Wars Against Cash, Bitcoin is Sought in Exchange
Emerging Markets Last year, the Republic of India overnight banned 85 percent of its fiat cash in circulation. As a way to address “black...
Flyp.me – Use it or Join the ICO but Don’t Miss it! 50% Profit Sharing Accountless Exchange, Instant!
Flyp.me, the instant accountless exchange, has launched with 14 cryptocurrencies and shares 50% of the profits with token owners. The...
PR: Universa Blockchain Project Ceo Alexander Borodich and Yellowrockets Are Launching the World’s First Decentralized Blockchain Accelerat…
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South Korea Prepares to Tax Bitcoin Use
Regulation South Korea is preparing to tax bitcoin use after the cryptocurrency’s trading volume skyrocketed past that of Kosdaq. Han...
PC Malware Steals Funds by Modifying Ethereum Addresses
Earlier this week, a user posting on the Ethereum subreddit (/r/Ethereum), the largest Ethereum community with over 131,000 members,...
Bitcoin Market Capitalization Approached $100 Billion USD
Markets and Prices The total market capitalization of bitcoin is approaching $100 billion USD, currently sitting at approximately $94...
Bitcoin Anarchist Amir Taaki Leaves England Boyish, Returns From Syria Hardened
Op-Ed Famed bitcoin gadfly and early adopter, cryptoanarchist Amir Taaki, ghosted for long enough to generate theories galore....
ExHasta – Integrating and Empowering Innovators
Imagine a group of exceptional individuals with vast experience in using cutting-edge technology to solve unique problems for leading...
Julian Assange Thanks U.S. Government for 50,000% Gains on Wikileaks’ Bitcoin Holdings
News The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has posted a tweet thanking United States government officials and the financial...
Saxo Bank and Nasdaq Stockholm Adds Ethereum ETNs
On October 11th, XBT Provider, the organization who issued the first Bitcoin ETNs in September 2015, announced that two of their Ethereum...
One Woman Surviving Solely on Bitcoin Attempts a Trek from Toronto to Las Vegas
Fintech Satoshi Nakamoto is reported to have insisted acceptance of his invention hinged upon its use as a currency, a functioning...
PNC Bank Threatens to Close Customer’s Account for Buying Bitcoin
Featured The PNC bank recently threatened one of their customers for purchasing bitcoin. The bank wanted to shut down the customer’s...
PR: SportyFi – Decentralized Sports Investment Start-Up Endorsed by Soccer Superstar Roberto Carlos
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Meet the New Bitcoin Cash P2P Exchange Localbitcoincash.org
News On October 14 a new bitcoin cash exchange was launched called, Localbitcoincash.org, a platform that enables people to trade the...
Russian Regulators Think They Found a Way to Find, Tax, and License Crypto Miners
Mining Russia’s regulators have revealed how they plan to find and tax cryptocurrency miners as well as license them. This follows their...
California-Based Small Farm Uses Robots to Grow Crops
Robots come in many different shapes and sizes. They will one day serve a whole slew of purposes, most of which will not result in job...
Research Shows Half a Billion People Are Mining Cryptocurrencies Without Knowing It
Mining The company behind the ad blocking program Adguard has analyzed the most popular 100,000 websites for cryptocurrency mining...
Dentacoin Foundation Announced Strategic Partnership with CruisAIDer, Germany
Whilst US policymakers dabble in bureaucracy, the European-based Dentacoin Foundation takes action for affordable dental care by aligning...
Blockchain in Construction: BitRent Opens New Horizons for Investors
Blockchain platform BitRent announced a revolutionary solution in the area of new-built property: commercial and residential property...
PR: Uquid ICO Underway – Early Adoption Discounts Still in Effect
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Canadian Securities Commission Keen to Support Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
Regulation The Ontario Securities Commission recently declared that it is “keen to support” cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings...
France’s AMF is Working on Formulating Its Position on ICOs
France is currently determining a legal framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs), according to its financial market regulator.Robert...
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations (part 3)
Featured The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations.Chapter 1: A Revolution of Rising Expectations (part 3).by Wendy...
SPV Wallet Bread Lets Users Decide During the Segwit2x Hard Fork
Wallets This week the popular bitcoin wallet app for iOS and Android, Bread, announced its contingency plans towards the Segwit2x fork...
PR: BitBoost Starts Last Phase of Token Sale After Releasing Decentralized E-Commerce Platform for Testing
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JP Morgan Boss Can’t Stop Talking About Bitcoin — Calls Investors “Stupid”
News The Wall Street tycoon and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is once again talking about bitcoin investors in a derogatory fashion. On...
Lightning Network Desktop App Now Available for Testing
Technology Lightning Network developers released a testnet desktop application today for Lnd. According to the blog post, this will...
Developer Amaury Séchet Discusses the Values of Bitcoin ABC Development
Interview Over the past two months, the Bitcoin Cash network has been trucking along and currently holds the fourth largest cryptocurrency...
PBOC Director of Digital Currency Research Institute Advocates State-Issued Cryptocurrency
Regulation The Director of The People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) Digital Currency Research Institute, Yao Qian, has announced his...
Big Name Investors Voicing Bitcoin Optimism Are Louder Than Negative Colleagues
Finance Bitcoin’s price is on a tear in 2017, and it’s hard not to notice the decentralized currency’s spectacular run this year. As the...
Silberpfeil – Tokens Backed by Real-world Assets
While cryptocurrencies began largely as experiments in the cryptography and technology space, the rise of ICO's has attracted the...
Nordic Law Firm Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
Services A Finland-based law firm, Nordic Law, made an announcement Thursday they would begin accepting bitcoin payments for legal...
Cryptocurrencies Expected to Cause “Massive Disruption”
News The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde has again addressed the topic of bitcoin and...
Power-to-Gas for Renewables Integration Is on the Rise
Power-to-gas (P2G)—the conversion of electrical power into gaseous energy carriers—is a quickly improving and potentially disruptive...
Zenapay Latest PoS Bitcoin Solution to Enter Projected $50 Billion Cannabis Market
Services US cash-intensive cannabis businesses (420s) are looking for ways to meet customer demand while struggling under federal...
Seabins Start Cleaning the Ocean Surface by Removing Plastic and Cigarette Butts
If it were not for the human race, the ocean floors wouldn’t be littered with so much trash. Thankfully, some members of our species...
PR: Smartbillions Has Created the Most Transparent Lottery System in History
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Virtual Assets Acquire Real Value With DMarket
In a real world, when you become an owner of some kind of commodity, you could expect that this thing will either raise or depreciate its...
Time-of-Use Rates Will Turn the Tables for Energy Storage
It is not always good to be first. Last June, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) was the first utility in California to hit its net-metering...
Putin: Cryptocurrencies Pose ‘Significant Risks,’ Regulation Needed
Russia’s president has come out and called for the regulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as they bear ‘significant risks.’On...
Judge’s Decision to Delay Bitlicense Hearing Considered a ‘Positive Step’
Regulation Last April news.Bitcoin.com reported on Theo Chino, the lone bitcoin entrepreneur that’s been fighting the Bitlicense in court...
Spice VC Combines Venture Capital With Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology can be used in many different ways to serve any purpose one can think of. Until this point, no venture capital firm...
Remittance Startup Bitspark Drops Bitcoin Over Network Fees
Altcoins This week the Hong Kong-based bitcoin remittance provider, Bitspark, has announced the firm is switching its services over to the...
Coinbase Users Can Now Use Bank Accounts to Instantly Purchase Cryptocurrency
Services San Francisco-based company Coinbase just announced they will allow customers to buy bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin instantly...
PR: Zavodcoin. Investing in the Piping Industry Made Easy
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Bank of Lithuania Encourages Financial Institutions to Withhold Services From Companies Operating With Virtual Currencies
Regulation The Bank of Lithuania has issued an official position regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies, in which...
$5,856: Bitcoin Price Hits New Record High
The value of a bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $5,856.10 at around 02:45 UTC this morning. The new price record comes just hours...
Singapore Moves Forward With Blockchain-Powered Interbank Payments Project
Image credit: Singapore Skyline, PixabayThe software prototypes of three different models for decentralized interbank payment and...
Fueled by Bitcoin, Fintech Booms in Europe as its Banking Cartels Aim to Slow Pace
Regulation Legacy banking in Europe colludes to deny access to financial technology (fintech) companies, bitcoin-related and others, in an...
Markets Update: Bitcoin’s Price Peaks Past $5800 Across Global Exchanges
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has finally surpassed the $5K territory after a few teases this past spring and summer. During the...
UK’s Tickmill Adds Bitcoin to its Forex Platform
Fintech United Kingdom dominance in the European financial technology sector continues with over-the-counter (OTC) exchange Tickmill...
Japan Solidifies its Position as Bitcoin Powerhouse, Processes 61% of Global Trades
Over the past month, following The PBOC’s crackdown on Chinese Bitcoin exchanges, Japan has successfully evolved into the largest Bitcoin...
North Korea Targets US Electricity Plants With Spear Phishing Emails
It is evident North Korea poses a massive threat to countries worldwide. The United States is particularly vulnerable to its machinations,...
PR: IOT Start-Up Exxor in Partnership with Samsung
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The Pirate Bay Resumes Running Javascript Cryptocurrency Miners
News The major torrenting website, The Pirate Bay, is reported to again be using cryptocurrency mining scripts on its website. Last month,...
Iranian Computer Hardware Company Accepts Bitcoin
Featured Lioncomputer is an Iranian computing hardware company that has been operating since 2013. Yasser Ahmadi of Lioncomputer told...
Swedish Officials Settle First Debt in Bitcoin
Featured Swedish officials with the Swedish Enforcement Authority has settled a debt with bitcoin. This is the first time the enforcement...
Putin Confirms Russia Will Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Regulation Following the meeting with Vladimir Putin, Russian regulators announced that cryptocurrencies will officially be regulated in...
Users Can Now Store and Exchange Bitcoin Cash Via the Blockchain Wallet
News On October 11 the cryptocurrency based multi-service provider, Blockchain, announced the company is now allowing access to Bitcoin...
PR: Mirocana. Complex AI Trading Algorithms Are Available Now
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Bitcoin Surges Past $5,000 USD to Establish New All-Time High
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has surged past $5,000 USD today, establishing a new all-time high. The major milestone comprises...