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Three Ukrainian Lawmakers Declare Bitcoin Holdings Worth $47 Million
Finance Three Ukrainian lawmakers have declared their bitcoin holdings as part of the country’s new electronics declaration system aimed...
PR: Rivetz Raises $5.5 Million in RvT Token Pre-Sale; Token Crowdsale Capped at 200,000ETH
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Protonmail’s Beta Version Enables Automated Bitcoin Payments
Privacy A year ago the popular encrypted email provider, Protonmail, launched its desktop, Android, and iOS platforms that...
Rogue Silk Road Agent Admits to Stealing Bitcoins Seized by U.S. Marshals
News Back in 2015 two rogue U.S. Secret Service agents, Shaun Bridges and Carl Mark Force, were caught and sentenced to prison for...
PR: Blockoptions Announces It’s Up-Coming ICO From 25th August to 25th September
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Xmr.to Claims to Offer Fully Anonymous Bitcoin Transactions
Services Xmr.to claims to facilitate fully anonymous bitcoin transactions. The websites receives monero (XMR) from users, and in return...
Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining Continues Despite Government Crackdown
Mining The Atlantic has reported that Venezuelan bitcoin mining continues despite government efforts to crack down on miners. Venezuela...
Blockstream to Transmit Bitcoin Data to Earth Using Satellite Technology
Fintech Bitcoin protocol firm Blockstream just announced their plan to transmit bitcoin from space across the world using satellite...
PR: AMBROSUS Partners with TREK THERAPEUTICS to Develop Blockchain Tracking QA in Pharma Manufacturing
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Goldman Sachs Technical Analyst Predicts Bitcoin’s ‘Top’ Is $4800
Markets and Prices During the overnight of August 14, the price of bitcoin hit an all-time high of $4,400 across global exchanges. Two...
Bitcoin ETF Filed with SEC by Leading Gold Fund Manager Vaneck
Finance Investment management firm Vaneck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list and trade a bitcoin...
Blockstream Is Using Satellites to Beam Bitcoin Down to Earth
Sounds fantastical? Maybe, but Blockstream swears it isn't as crazy as it sounds. Today, the bitcoin infrastructure company is launching...
PR: Solar DAO: Invest to the SUN. First real solar ICO
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Bitcoin Sets New Record High of $4,483 in Overnight Trading
The price of bitcoin continued its recent bullish surge last night, reaching a new all-time high of over $4,480. The news follows days in...
BTC-e’s Haircut Plan: Half the Balances and Free ‘In-House Token’ Trades
News Last week, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e announcing how the organization plans to repay customers...
An Inside Look at Bitkan’s ‘Bitcoin: Shape The Future’ Documentary
Interview On September 10, 2017, the bitcoin trading services provider, Bitkan, is hosting a special event called the BTC & Blockchain...
REAL Announces Ethereum-Based Crowdfunding Platform For Real Estate Investment
Singapore-based Real Estate Asset Ledger (REAL) is set to launch its real estate investment platform in November. Built on Ethereum, the...
Bitcoin Surpassed $4,300 But 99.98% of World’s Capital is On The Sidelines
On August 14, the price of bitcoin surpassed the $4,300 mark, achieving yet another new all-time high. Amidst a strong week-long rally...
Breeze Wallet Integrates Trustless Payment Hub Tumblebit
Wallets This week the Stratis project announced a full implementation of Tumblebit into the firm’s “Breeze Privacy Protocol” which aims to...
GE Renewable Energy Contracted for Work on 344-MW Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage in Israel
GE Renewable Energy announced it has received a turnkey contract from Star Pumped Storage Ltd. for the 344-MW Kokhav Hayarden pumped...
PR: Lastwill – Think About the Future
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Bitcoin Cash Thrives During Its First Two Weeks of Life
Technology It’s been two weeks since the hard fork on August 1, which formed a new network called Bitcoin Cash (BCH). As the days...
PR: Nametoken Announces ICO to Support Decentralized Domain Ecosystem
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Russia Discusses Starting Cryptocurrency Mining With Its 20+ Gigawatt Surplus
Mining Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has revealed that discussions are underway regarding the creation of government...
PR: Trackr Announces ICO Details for its Revolutionary Crypto Analysis App
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4 Unusual Uses of Solar PV Technology
It’s becoming more common to find solar panels on rooftops, but that’s just one of thousands of places where they are generating power. As...
Solar Eclipse Will Affect PV Generators Across US
On August 21, a solar eclipse will obscure the sunlight needed to generate electricity at approximately 1,900 utility-scale solar PV power...
Arrests of Bitcoin Miners in Ukraine Spark Questions About Legality
Regulation A recent raid of a bitcoin mining farm in a state-owned, empty swimming pool in Ukraine raises questions about the legality of...
Bitcoin Prices Reach (Yet Another) All-Time High
Bitcoin has continued to trade at over $4,000 since reaching a record level of $4,225 yesterday, and has now set a new all-time high of...
Bitcoin Prices Reach (Yet Another) All-Time High, Passing $4,240
Bitcoin has continued to trade at over $4,000 since reaching a record level of $4,225 yesterday, and has now set a new all-time high of...
Know Your Tokens: Not All Crypto Assets Are Created Equal
Dr Pavel Kravchenko holds a PhD in technical sciences and is the founder of Distributed Lab. In this opinion piece, Kravchenko explains...
Afghan Entrepreneur Empowers Women Through Bitcoin in Afghanistan
Emerging Markets Afghan entrepreneur, Roya Mahboob, announced her intention to organize a conference for bitcoin in Afghanistan to...
HBO is Reportedly Buying $250,000 in Bitcoin to Pay Off Game of Thrones Hacker
HBO is reportedly trying to purchase $250,000 worth of bitcoin to pay off hackers who breached the company’s database and stole sensitive...
Bitbay Exchange Enters Indian Cryptocurrency Markets
Emerging Markets Bitbay has announced that it will enter the Indian cryptocurrency markets, with the company’s Indian exchange expected to...
Uruguay National Bank Urged to Provide Banking Services to Cannabis Industry, Otherwise Bitcoin Will
Emerging Markets Former president of Uruguay’s National Drugs Board, Leonardo Costa, has warned the Banco Republica Del Uruguay (BROU) it...
US Foreign Sanctions Bill Mandates That Governments Monitor Cryptocurrency
Featured President Trump recently signed a foreign sanctions bill into law that included provisions mandating that governments monitor...
Bitcoin Prices Break the $4,000 Barrier for the First Time
The continuing surge in the price of bitcoin has seen it climb to over $4,000 for the first time since the cryptocurrency was created in...
Bitcoin Prices Pass $4,000 for the First Time
The continuing surge in the price of bitcoin has seen it climb to over $4,000 for the first time since the cryptocurrency was created in...
Bitcoin Flies Past New All-Time High of $4K Across Global Exchanges
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has climbed to another all time high of $4,000 per BTC across global exchanges on August 12 at...
Circle Financial CEO: “We Trade Over $1B in Crypto per Month”
Finance The Boston-based bitcoin startup, Circle Financial, announced last year they would stop buying and selling bitcoin from users, but...
Lightning Network Wallet Zap Launches Beta Release
Wallets This week software developer Jack Mallers released the beta version of a Lightning Network enhanced bitcoin wallet called “Zap.”...
PR: 5 Reasons Why to Contribute to Viberate’s Token Crowdsale
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New Bitcoin.com Podcast With Bitcoin Enthusiast and Country Artist Corb Lund
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast with our host ‘Bitcoin Brian’ features Corb Lund, the Roots Country Singer from Alberta Canada who...
Game of Thrones Hackers Demand $7.5M in Bitcoin From HBO – or Spoiler Alert Galore
NewsJust recently a group of hackers made off with 1.5TB of data from servers owned by the cable television network HBO. The thieves...
There Are No Glass Ceilings In This Solar Village
Engineer, entrepreneur, builder, leader: who are you picturing right now? Actually, these titles are held by several incredible collegiate...
Bitfinex Drops US Customers – Bitcoin News
NewsBitcoin exchange Bitfinex has just announced that it is pulling out of the US retail market due to the challenging regulatory climate....
Tezos to Launch $50 Million Venture Fund to Boost Blockchain Growth
The Tezos Foundation, the non-profit that oversees the development of the governance-boosting blockchain protocol, tezos,...
PR: Chasyr: The Uber Disrupter
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4 Emerging Trends in U.S. Offshore Wind Technologies
Is offshore wind the next big thing? It could be for the United States. As global project costs continue to drop, America is building on...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Rallies While Traditional Assets Tumble Worldwide
Markets and PricesThe price of bitcoin is on fire as the decentralized currency has hit another all-time high of $3,550 across global...
Japanese Exchange Coincheck to Invest in Crypto Startups and ICOs
FinanceJapanese bitcoin exchange Coincheck has launched an investment program to help startups that are engaged in digital currency...
PR: ETHLend – Decentralized Lending DAPP Announces ICO
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Japanese VCs Commit US$9M Investment to NEM-Based Blockchain Platform
Image credit: Tokyo, Japan, via PixabayThree Japanese venture capital firms have pledged US$9 million in investment in COMSA, an Initial...
First Bitcoin Exchange Launching in Egypt
InterviewA cryptocurrency startup called Bitcoin Egypt is launching the first bitcoin exchange in the country this month. News.Bitcoin.com...
UK Police Drafts Detailed Bitcoin Seizure Guide
RegulationA think-tank backed by a group of UK-based law enforcement officials have published a newly drafted report called “Policing...
Australian Primary School Students Explore Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technology
NewsStudents at Wooranna Park Primary School in Victoria, Australia are experiencing bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology first hand....
Bitcoin Cash Gains More Support
ServicesIt’s been a crazy ten days for bitcoin enthusiasts as the network had its first high profile hard fork that split the network into...
Coinbase Raises $100M to “Help Accelerate Digital Currency Adoption”
NewsOn August 10 the San Francisco-based company Coinbase announced it has raised US$100M in a Series D funding round. The company says...
Putin’s Advisor is Raising $100 Million to Rival China’s Bitcoin Mining Industry
Dmitry Marinichev, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet advisors, is planning to raise $100 million to finance a mining...
PR: Revain’s Pre-Crowdfunding Saw Incredible Engagement
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$100 Million: Coinbase Raises Biggest-Ever Round for Bitcoin Startup
Coinbase has raised $100 million in Series D funding in what is the largest single traditional funding round for a public blockchain or...
MAPS to Accept Altcoins for Research on MDMA Psychedelic Medicine
CrowdfundingThe Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) recently expanded their ability to accept donations in...
Atomic Movies May Help Explain Why Perovskite Solar Cells Are More Efficient
Menlo Park, Calif. — In recent years, perovskites have taken the solar cell industry by storm. They are cheap, easy to produce and very...
Cryptocurrency Wallet Jaxx Announces Support for Cofound.it-Approved Tokens
Blockchain projects listed on Cofound.it will see their tokens automatically approved for integration into Jaxx, a multi cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Proponent Calvin Ayre Appointed Economic Envoy for Antigua and Barbuda
Emerging MarketsThe islands of Antigua and Barbuda might become far more friendly towards cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in...
Segwit2x Working Group Announces Hard Fork Roadmap
TechnologySegregated Witness has locked-in and the Segwit2x working group has announced its roadmap for the next three months. The team of...
Gold Bug Peter Schiff Says ‘Cryptocurrency Market Signals Are Wrong’
EconomicsThis week the media outlet RT published a new Keiser Report from the Freedom Fest 2017 conference in Las Vegas with host Max...
Research Says Bitcoin Price Booms May Positively Effect Stock Prices
FeaturedNautilus Investment Research recently said stock prices tend to soar whenever bitcoin experiences explosive growth. Bitcoin’s...
PR: XinFin.Org Completes Africa Awareness Drive
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Breadwallet’s Bitcoin Cash Tool Arrives Next Week — Full Client Coming Soon
WalletsThis week the bitcoin wallet provider Breadwallet announced it would support the ability to send ‘Bitcoin Cash’ (BCH) by August...
Fidelity’s Platform Adds Bitcoin Holdings
FinanceFidelity Investments now allows its clients to view their bitcoin, ether, and litecoin holdings at Coinbase from inside its web...
BTC-E to Repay 45% of Account Balances as ‘BTE Tokens’
NewsBTC-e has announced that 45% of the exchange’s account balances have been seized by US authorities, and that customers will be repaid...
Russian Miner Coin Wants To Challenge China for Bitcoin Mining Supremacy
MiningRussian Miner Coin — a company co-owned by one of Vladimir Putin’s advisers — plans to generate $100 million worth of...
Start-Up Offers Free Bitcoins for Policing Media Piracy
Sharing economyScholars from South Africa’s Stellenbosch University have launched an innovative start-up that offers bitcoins to...
Overstock Now Accepts Various Altcoins for Payment
AltcoinsOverstock just became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin cash and altcoins at the point of sale for payment. They...
Segregated Witness Locks In On Bitcoin As Price Hits New All-Time High
Segregated Witness (SegWit), a software improvement to the Bitcoin network, has reached its lock-in threshold, now heading towards the...
South Africa to Take “Balanced Approach” to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Regulations
RegulationRecent South African parliamentary discussions have revealed Finance Minister Gigaba’s desire to adopt a “balanced approach”...
Ether Tops $300 as Price Rises to 30-Day High
The price ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the ethereum blockchain, hit a high above $300 today, rising to a press-time total of just...
VL Offshore Unveils New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation
Houston-based VL Offshore (VLO) said this week that it has unveiled its Y-Wind floating offshore wind foundation. Source
Fork Wars: Segwit Lock-In and Communication Breakdown
TechnologySegregated Witness has officially locked-in and bitcoin’s price is currently coasting along at $3430. Even though Bitcoin market...
Belfrics Begins Roll-out of African Bitcoin Exchanges in Kenya
Emerging MarketsBelfrics Global have begun their roll-out of African bitcoin exchanges, having recently launched operations in Kenya. The...
Notes from the Solar Underground: The Danger of Conjecture
As with advice, conjecture is easy to give as typically the conjecturers, as with advice givers, have little at stake and sometimes much...
New Bitcoin.com Podcast Episode With Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast features Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante and the organizer of the anarcho-capitalist conference...
PR: BlockCDN to Launch Token Sale for Peer-to-Peer Bandwidth Trading
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South Korean Shopping Mall Prohibits Bitcoin Mining
MiningA South Korean shopping mall has banned merchants from mining cryptocurrencies. They mainly targeted miners of bitcoin and ethereum....
PR: GoldMint to Offer Users a New Form of Digital Currency
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Splitting Bitcoins: How to Claim Your Bitcoin Cash From a Hardware Wallet
ReviewsHere’s a short walkthrough for people looking to extract the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) currency from a hardware wallet like a Ledger Nano...
Australian Senators Push Reserve Bank to Make Bitcoin Official Currency
RegulationTwo Australian senators have pushed for the Reserve Bank of Australia to embrace bitcoin and make it an official currency....
Ignition Creative and Blockchain Entertainment to Develop Reality Docu-Series About Bitcoin
NewsIgnition Creative have announced that they will be producing a “reality docu-series” exploring bitcoin regulation in partnership with...
Hedge Funds Investing in Cryptocurrencies ‘Exploding’ – 62 in Pipeline
FinanceWith this year’s incredible gains in the price of bitcoin, the number of hedge funds with exposure to cryptocurrencies is...