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California Plans To Ban all Gas Cars
By Alexei Koseffakoseff France and the United Kingdom are doing it. So is India. And now one lawmaker would like California to follow...
Ukraine Cannot Reach Consensus on Cryptocurrency – Central Bank Explains Why
Regulation Ukrainian lawmakers previously said that the legal status of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could be determined by last...
Sensay Redefines Human Capital in New Token Sale
Human capital is the hardest thing to define. For the talented, it's not easy to know what one's talents are worth, or who might need...
Charlie Lee Openly Opposes SegWit2x
Debates surrounding SegWit2x are heating up as the proposed activation deadline draws closer. Although a lot of people have no love lost...
India’s Multi-Currency Exchange Will List Bitcoin Cash in Two Weeks
Emerging Markets This week, the relatively new India-based cryptocurrency exchange, Koinex, announced the listing of bitcoin cash (BCH)...
South Korean Regulator Issues ICO Ban
by Rachel Rose O'Leary South Korea's financial regulator has prohibited domestic companies and startups from participating in initial...
Japan FSA Grants Virtual Currency Exchange License To 11 Companies
Image credit: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency via PixabayEleven digital currency companies in Japan have been granted a Virtual Currency Exchange...
SEC Will Not Review ETFs Based on Exchange Traded Bitcoin Derivatives Until They Exist
Regulation The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told leading gold fund management firm VanEck that it will not review the...
PR: Token Desk : The Biggest Ico Market Place in History
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North Korea Accused of Hacking South Korean Exchanges
Featured North Korea, a nation that has previously been accused of mining bitcoin in order to flout sanctions, is suspected to have hacked...
University of California Professor Criticize Central Bank-Issued Cryptocurrencies
In an interview with the MIT Technology Review, Rod Garratt, an economics professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara,...
South Korea Bans All Initial Coin Offerings
Regulation South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has announced that all initial coin offerings (ICOs) will be banned in the country....
U.S. Mining Company to Establish Data Center in Sweden
Mining Miami-based mining and high-performance computing company, The Future of Mining, is building a major data center in Sweden. The...
EasyJet Backs Electric Aircraft Prototype Capable of Transporting 220 Passengers
Electric vehicles are of great importance to our society these days. Not only are we seeing more developments in the world of electric...
Trump White House Doubles Down on US Commitment to Blockchain
The Trump administration is reaffirming its commitment to blockchain as a technology with the potential to improve U.S. government...
Nigeria and Japan Commence Development of Native Central Bank Digital Currencies
Central banks will not give up on their plans to create national digital currencies anytime soon. Although this concept remains highly...
US Solar Market Can Remain Strong in 2017, Even with the ITC Ruling
Last Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Suniva and SolarWorld, having found that they suffered injury...
Japan To Introduce Blockchain ID System To Facilitate Customer Onboarding
Image credit: Tokyo, Japan, PixabayJapan’s financial regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and various financial institutions are...
Zcash’s Wild Ride: Prices Spike to $400, Fall to $300, But What’s Next?
The privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash has had a wild 24 hours. At press time, the zcash-US dollar (ZEC/USD) exchange rate had reached a...
Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bisq is Launching a Token, But It’s Not an ICO Cash Grab
While there were many attempts to create decentralized exchanges in the early days of bitcoin trading, Bisq (formerly Bitsquare) is one of...
NEO Price Fights for Stability at $30 After Speculators Take Profits
With all cryptocurrencies seemingly going through a recovery process, one would expect great things to happen. That is not always the...
Bahrain May Adopt Bitcoin and Issue Bonds in Digital Currency
Fintech The Middle East island country of Bahrain is becoming interested in bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Their government hopes to be on...
Large US Financial Exchange Forgoes Bitcoin Futures
Finance Last year, legacy exchange CME group provided a bitcoin price index with the intent of adding bitcoin futures. However, they...
Bitcoin Cash Gains More Infrastructure In the Midst of Segwit2x Drama
Emerging Markets This week the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem is seeing further infrastructure growth as wallet providers, merchants and...
Localbitcoins Trading Volume Sets New Global All-Time High
Markets and Prices Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading on Localbitcoins established a new global weekly all-time high for the week of the...
KakaoTalk’s Stocks Platform Operator to Launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange With Bittrex
Earlier this week, Dunamu, the operator of Kakao’s KakaoStock, announced the launch of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, UpBit which...
Auctus, an Ethereum Project Disrupting the $36.4 Trillion Pension Market
Auctus, a smart contracts-based blockchain platform, is targeting the $36.4 trillion pension market using the Ethereum network and its...
Russian Regulators Disagree on Crypto Regulation, Postpone to Next Year
Regulation The Russian Deputy Finance Minister told reporters on Tuesday that the authorities decided not to introduce cryptocurrency...
Macau Bans Banks From Providing Financial Services to Cryptocurrency Companies
Regulation Macau’s financial regulatory, the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM), has issued a statement prohibiting the territory’s...
Scottish Distillery Uses Blockchain Technology to Fight Counterfeit Whisky
There are many things that make Scotland the great country that it is, and part of its identity is its Scotch whisky.In its early rebel...
Sex Robot Samantha Offers a “Family” Mode to Make It Less Weird
When it comes to allowing robots into our daily lives, there are a few possible scenarios. Some people may use them for carnal pleasures,...
ZNIU Is the First Android Malware to Use Dirty COW
A lot of mobile users are well aware that there are plenty of threats affecting the Android ecosystem right now. One of the newer threats...
SEC’s New Cyber Unit Plans to Combat Violations Involving ICOs
Regulation Recently news.Bitcoin.com published an article on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) upcoming October investor...
Breadwallet Becomes Bread, Updates iOS Aesthetics and Adds New Features
Featured Breadwallet just announced they changed their name to Bread. They also redesigned their wallet interface and added new features....
DASHed Hopes? Dash Price Looking Heavy as Bullish Setup Stumbles
Despite noticeable gains in the wider cryptocurrency market, the price of dash is mildly bid today. At press time, the dash-US (DASH/USD)...
Bahrain “Open to Bitcoin” and Blockchain
Bahrain is closely looking at digital currencies. According to Khalid Al Rumaihi, the chief executive of the Economic Development Board of...
Korea Starts On-Site Inspections of Bitcoin Exchanges
Regulation South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and Korea Communications Commission reportedly announced that they will conduct...
Mt Gox Bankruptcy Claimants Are Not Happy With Possible Distribution Outcome
News This week Kolin Burges of the website “Mtgoxprotest,” wrote an interesting new blog post called “Who will get our 200,000 bitcoins?”...
PR: Astronaut: The King of ICOs, Raises Over $1.2m in Presale
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The Sun Exchange Drives Investment into Solar Energy with Bitcoin in Africa
Technology Founded by Abraham Cambridge and co-founder Larry Temlock in 2016, The Sun Exchange (Sunex) is an innovative company seeking to...
Bitcoin is Outside the Regulatory Jurisdiction of the European Central Bank
Regulation The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, has stated that bitcoin does not fall under the regulatory...
A Crypto Fund King Says Bitcoin Will Be the Biggest Bubble Ever
By Erik Schatzker He is said to aim to raise $500 million after Fortress losses ‘Largest bubble of our lifetimes,’ he says of digital...
EXMO Announces Their ICO to add Margin Trading and Improve Their Platform
The exchange platform, EXMO, has announced that they will be holding an ICO to attract additional investments to further develop their...
Singapore-Based Bitcoin Startups Deal With Bank Account Closures
Regulation According to reports, a few banks in Singapore have ceased doing business with several startups that operate with...
Japanese Researchers Create Loop-Based Quantum Computing Solution
Quantum computing has become a booming industry over the past few years. Although a lot of research still has yet to be conducted, there...
Does quantum tunneling take time or is it instantaneous?
By Michael Irving Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have determined how long it takes electrons to quantum tunnel(Credit:...
BTC/USD Gaining Momentum as China’s Bitcoin Ban Seen Backfiring
by Sam Bourgi Bitcoin (BTC/USD) prices are grinding higher this week on renewed optimism that the blockchain will overcome China’s latest...
Bitcoin Ransomware Education: InfinityLock
Ransomware developers have to come up with new tricks and features every now and then. That is much easier said than done, however....
Localbitcoins Compensates Users by Selling Bitcoin Cash for BTC
News Over the past few weeks, many Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters wondered when the peer-to-peer trading platform Localbitcoins would...
This Pathway is the Best Opportunity for Corporate Utility-scale Solar PV Procurement
Corporate procurement of utility-scale solar PV is on the rise, but there’s opportunity for corporations to leverage recent market...
What Is the dICO Platform?
Although initial coin offerings have become a lot more popular over the past six months, they are not necessarily decentralized. All sales...
LAToken’s Brings Massive Expansion of Crypto Into Real Economy
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Smartphone Maker Sirin Labs Unveils New Blockchain Powered Products
Finney smartphone, Sirin LabsSirin Labs, the maker of the US$16,000 Solarin Android smartphone, has unveiled its second line of devices...
Nexus Earth Conference Explores Potential of Blockchain Technology
Conferences The first Nexus Earth conference kicked off this last weekend in Aspen, Colorado. It ran from September 21 to 23. The Nexus...
Patent Filling Suggests Bitcoin Exchanges may be Monitored
Privacy A new invention patent has been filed by FICO. The invention is a tool that will allow FICO, government, and others to collect...
Japan’s Financial Authority to Begin Bitcoin Exchange Surveillance Next Month
Regulation Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed that it will start a full review of bitcoin exchanges operating in the...
A Glimpse at Six Unique Cryptocurrency Visualization Websites
Reviews Bitcoin is a new and intriguing protocol that people can analyze and research every single day. There’s also a lot of data sites...
A Slovenian Savings Bank’s Traditional ATM Dispenses Bitcoin Vouchers
News According to a video filmed by the Slovenian savings bank Hranilnica Lon, the firm has enabled the ability to purchase bitcoin with...
Bitcoin Software Wars: The Case Against Replay Attack Protection
Technology The month of September is wrapping up, and the planned November Segwit2x (BTC1) hard fork is steadily approaching. According to...
Korea’s Largest Messenger App Launching Exchange With 110+ Cryptocurrencies
News The operator of Kakao Stock, a popular Korean securities trading app based on the country’s number one smartphone messenger app Kakao...
PR: Democratic Cryptocurrency Exchange Mandarin.top launched ICO
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Chinese Autonomous Robot Dentist Successfully Completes Its First Procedure
The world of robotics is introducing some interesting changes to our society as we know it. While not all robots are out to take our jobs,...
Press Release – Why Will BMCHAIN’s Capitalization Grow?
The founders of BMCHAIN presented a strategy for the development of the project in the coming months and shared further plans to promote...
Redboot “Ransomware” Is Capable of Permanently Altering Hard Drive Partitions
RedBoot is a new bootlocker ransomware which seemingly modifies computers’ partition tables. Users are unable to decrypt their files...
Real World Business’s Widespread Adoption of Blockchain is Possible with Opporty’s ICO
Like many other brands poised to disrupt outdated business practices and even entire industries, Opporty's ICO promises to tear down...
Dash Price Drops Below $340 While Other Markets Recover
Considering how all major cryptocurrencies are going up in value right now, it is unusual to see Dash go the opposite route. More...
PR: Cryptocurrency Supported Electronic ESR Wallet Announces Crowdsale
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U.S. Regulators and Blockchain Advocates to Discuss ICO Implications on October 12
Regulation The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared this summer that initial coin offering (ICO) tokens were subject to...
Bitcoin Mining More Profitable Than Drugs and Arms Trafficking in Russia
Mining Russian media has conducted interviews with several representatives of the country’s bitcoin mining industry. The investigation has...
The History of Bitcoin.com: An Introduction to Our New Company Blog
Announcements This introductory post can be found at our new company blog where you can find the latest announcements from the Bitcoin.com...
Gibraltar to Develop “Complementary” ICO Regulations
Regulation The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has become the latest government financial regulator to issue an official...
PR: 5 Reasons to Join Afterschool Crowdsale
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Money Psychology: How Cryptocurrency Makes Us More Compassionate (Part 2)
Op-Ed Fiat currencies make us mean and inhumane, according to most money research. On the other hand, cryptocurrencies might bootstrap...
Russian Government Seeks Cryptocurrency Researchers, Will Pay 2.5 Million Rubles
News The Russian State Duma is holding a tender for a detailed study on the subject of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and initial...
PR: Bitindia: A Cryptocurrency Exchange and Wallet for the Streets of India Backed by John McAfee
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Bitcoin in Ukraine and Indonesia, ICOs in Thailand
Regulation In recent days, several governments have issued statements pertaining to bitcoin regulations. The Indonesian and Ukrainian...
Apartments in Turkey Available for Purchase Using Bitcoin
Economics The owner of the MiaVita Beytepe project in Ankara, Turkey, has announced that its luxury apartments are available for purchase...
Toronto Firm Evolve Applies for Bitcoin-Based ETF in Canada
News An exchange-traded-fund (ETF) management firm, Evolve Funds, has announced the company is seeking regulatory approval for a Canadian...
The Indian Government is Considering its Own Cryptocurrency
The Indian government is reportedly considering its own digital currency, similar to bitcoin.The central government of India has discussed...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Consolidates After Last Week’s Volatility
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has started to trend upwards on Saturday, September 23, after a slight dip in value 24-hours...
PR: Successful Pre ICO Launch for New Digital Identity Verifier Firm, VerifyUnion
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ICOMG Wants The Government To Stay The Hell Away From Crypto
Recently, a friend of mine from the United States (the land of the free), wanted to participate in an ICO for a brand new coin. He had...
Introduction To “The Satoshi Revolution” – New Book by Wendy McElroy Exclusively on Bitcoin.com
Featured A Brief Introduction “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes...
Rocket ICO Soft Cap Reached
September 22, 2017, Minsk, Belarus. TheRocket ICO team is glad to announce that it has reached its soft cap of 500 ETH and continue to...
Over 68% of All Ethereum Transaction Value Is “Mixed” by One Entity
The Ethereum ecosystem processes thousands of transactions every single hour. One would not necessarily think most of these transactions...
ViaBTC to Launch Exchange Platform Based Outside of China
News Chinese cryptocurrency exchange ViaBTC has announced its plans to launch a trading platform based outside of China. The decision to...
PR: ClearPoll, A Social Public Opinion Poll System Using Blockchain, Launches Their Pre-ICO
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India’s Government Agencies Still Have ‘Concerns’ About Bitcoin
News Indian officials revealed last week that the country’s tax agency and investigation taskforce have concerns about money laundering...
Bitpay Adds Bitcoin Cash Support to Copay Wallet and Insight Block Explorer
Technology Over the past few days, the Bitcoin payment processing firm Bitpay announced two types of infrastructure support features for...
SimplyVital Health Pioneers Blockchain Healthcare Ecosystem
The company's solution will streamline information sharing, using a permissioned blockchain to ensure the security and integrity of...