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Major Swedish Bank Fined $386 Million for Hiding Money-Laundering Evidence
Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), ’Finansinspektionen’, has fined Swedbank a record sum of 4 billion...
Film Reels and Steel: Github Plans to Archive Bitcoin Code for 1,000 Years
The Microsoft subsidiary, Github recently revealed the “Archive Program,” an initiative that aims to preserve open source...
The Many Facts Pointing to Wei Dai Being Satoshi
Satoshi Nakamoto has been an enigma for well over a decade and there’s been a number of suspects and self-styled Bitcoin inventors....
Bitcoin Revolution: Wanna Earn $1,000 a Day? Government Warns About This Scam
A cryptocurrency investment scheme called Bitcoin Revolution has recently garnered interest worldwide with its claim that investors could...
Indian State Ministry Discusses Cryptocurrency Plans With Founders of Crypto Bulls Roadshow
An Indian state official recently met with the founders of the “India Crypto Bulls” initiative and discussed cryptocurrency...
Financial Bazookas Revealed – Market Strategists Believe the Fed Will Purchase Stocks Soon
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since...
Sponsored Story: The 5 Most Popular Reasons to Mix Your Bitcoins
If you’re a regular user of Bitcoin mixers, you’re most likely are aware of the benefits. However, you may not have used a mixer before...
Russia attempts to acquire privacy tech startup NYM
Due to a leaked “exclusive” press release and confidential emails, it appears Russia seeks to secure its internet during the COVID-19...
Russia attempts to acquires privacy tech startup NYM
Due to a leaked “exclusive” press release and confidential emails, it appears Russia seeks to secure its internet during the COVID-19...
Bitcoin Halving Capitulation: ‘Mining Death Spirals Don’t Happen in Real Life,’ Says Report
As the bitcoin halving approaches, crypto-mining ‘death spirals’ and miner capitulation have become prominent topics among...
US Mortgage Industry Could Collapse as Housing Crisis Looms, Experts Say
The U.S. mortgage industry faces collapse once again, this time due to the economic consequences following the coronavirus outbreak and...
The Crypto Industry’s $400M Cash and Stock Deal – Binance to Acquire Coinmarketcap.com
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance is allegedly in talks with the owners of coinmarketcap.com in hopes of purchasing the website...
23 Approved Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan — Number Rises Amid Pandemic
Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, Japan continues to approve more cryptocurrency exchanges to legally operate in the country. The...
Stablecoin Market Caps Swell Over $7 Billion – Volumes Surpass Most Trading Pairs
While most digital assets have been suffering, stablecoins have been surging since the market downturn in mid-March and tether (USDT) is...
Safeguarding Investments: Cryptimi.com Offers the Solution
Anyone venturing into the digital currency scene understands the significance of performing analyses to evaluate potential gains. Security...
Egypt Limits Bank and ATM Withdrawals Citing Rampant Cash Outflow and Coronavirus Fears
On Sunday, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced it had instructed financial institutions in the country to put withdrawal limits in...
Bitcoin Mining Roundup: BTC Regains 100 Exahash, Miners Close Shop, Pre-Halving Shake-Up
In 44 days, BTC miners will face the third reward halving as the block subsidy will soon shrink from 12.5 to 6.25 coins per block....
IMF Declares Global Recession, 80 Countries Request Help, Trillions of Dollars Needed
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that we have entered a global recession — one that is as bad as or worse than the...
Market Update: Uncertainty Remains Thick as Bears Claw Bitcoin Price Below $6K
Bitcoin’s price has been dragging downward and on March 29, BTC’s fiat value slipped beneath the $6K zone. Most of the top ten...
Latest Bitcoin.com Wallet Release Features Live Charts and Price Tracking
This week, our developers rolled out the latest version of the lightning-fast, noncustodial Bitcoin.com Wallet. The new version now comes...
Free from Tron: Steemit’s Blockchain Fork Hive Outperforms Steem Token Value
For weeks now, the cryptocurrency community has been fervently discussing the recent acquisition of the Steemit blockchain. Skeptics...
Porn Industry Thrives During Lockdown — These Sites Are Cryptocurrency-Friendly
Porn sites have been experiencing increased traffic as the number of people under lockdown or quarantine rises due to the coronavirus...
In-Between Bitcoin Halvings: Analyst Proves Bitcoin’s Price Not Bound 4-Year Cycles
Crypto traders and analysts have always looked to the halvings for some kind of clues in order to predict the future price of bitcoin. A...
Microsoft Patents New Cryptocurrency System Using Body Activity Data
Microsoft has patented a cryptocurrency mining system that leverages human activities, including brain waves and body heat, when...
400 Kraken Survey Respondents Predict Bitcoin Price Will Surpass $22K in 2020
San Francisco-based exchange Kraken conducted a poll that stems from the responses of 400 “VIP” cryptocurrency traders....
US Lawmaker Claims Stimulus Bill Bolsters Fed Secrecy, Pork Funds, and Wall Street Bailouts
On Friday, U.S. bureaucrats passed the 2020 stimulus bill, which has become the largest cash injection package ever created by the federal...
Trump Signs Largest Relief Bill in US History: When Will Americans Get Stimulus Checks
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law what he calls the largest single economic relief bill in history. “At $2.2 trillion...
‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu
Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the...
Major South Korean Bank Prepares to Launch Crypto Services as Government Green-Lights Regulation
Following the approval of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies by the South Korean government, one of the largest banks in the...
Singapore Allows Crypto Companies to Operate Without a License for 6 Months
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has granted an exemption from holding a license to a number of cryptocurrency companies operating in...
Ripple CEO’s Public Statements About XRP Token Under Fire in Class-Action Lawsuit
Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against Ripple Labs have filed another litigation complaint against Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse....
Vermont Rapper Releases Hip Hop Track ‘#Freeross,’ Ulbricht Petition Nears 300K Signatures
Southern Vermont-based hip-hop artist, Krypto Man, has released a new single called “#Freeross” in hopes to get Ross Ulbricht...
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins Faster Than They Can Generate Them
According to data sites and a number of observers, bitcoin miners are selling coins faster than they can produce them. Ever since the...
Prestmit, A Platform For Nigerians To Buy & Sell Gift Cards And Bitcoins
Due to the advancement of cryptocurrency and the widespread of gift cards in the Nigerian market, Prestmit, a Nigerian platform, now...
Market Update: Slew of Unknown Coins Has Seen Considerable Gains Since ‘Black Thursday’
The cryptocurrency economy has been slowly rising toward a $200 billion market capitalization again following the grueling global market...
Coronavirus Relief: Cryptocurrency Aid Programs Launched to Combat Covid-19 Outbreak
Cryptocurrencies are being used to help fight the global coronavirus pandemic. Crypto companies are doing their part to provide...
$15 Million Bounty on Maduro: US Charges Venezuelan President With Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking
The U.S. has charged 14 high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan government, including President Nicolas Maduro, with...
Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners Witness Second-Largest Difficulty Drop in History
Bitcoin’s hashrate has plummeted 45% since the record-breaking levels it saw on Feb. 29. The hashrate touched an all-time high of...
‘Overwhelming Evidence’ – Prosecutors File Motion to Dismiss Alleged Onecoin Lawyer’s Appeal
While Onecoin’s crypto queen Ruja Ignatova remains at large, U.S. resident Mark Scott is trying to get his verdict acquitted after...
Printing Money from Thin Air – How the Fed Reduces Purchasing Power and Makes You Poorer
Unless you have your head in the sand, you’ve probably realized that governments and central banks can print money out of thin air...
4 Virtual Crypto Conferences You Can Attend From Home
The crypto industry has had to quickly adapt to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, with major conferences postponed, canceled or hastily...
‘What Bitcoin Did’ – Scanning the Hottest Cryptocurrency Keywords and Google Searches
For years now the term “bitcoin” has managed to capture a tight relationship with specific trends and keywords online....
Making Bitcoin Go Viral: Could Endless Printing Trigger a Hyperbitcoinization Event?
Hyperbitcoinization has been defined as “a state where bitcoin becomes the world’s dominant form of money.” But what...
Here’s How to Order Food From Your Home Using Cryptocurrency
Staying home during the coronavirus epidemic reduces the risk of getting infected with the deadly covid-19. The disease, which has already...
China Is Drafting Laws for the Circulation of National Digital Currency
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, China’s central bank has reportedly completed the basic development of the nation’s central...
How to Quickly Cash Out From Crypto to Fiat
There are many reasons why you might seek to liquidate your digital assets into fiat currency, be it to pay a bill, buy a meal, or cover...
Mt Gox Bitcoins: Trustee Plans to Distribute BTC and BCH, Liquidate Forks Into Cash
On March 24, the Mt Gox creditors’ trustee from Tokyo, Nobuaki Kobayashi, disclosed a newly written rehabilitation plan for...
$2 Trillion for Surveillance Capitalism – US Government Promises $1,200 to Every American
On Wednesday, U.S. Congressional leaders had seemingly come up with a stimulus deal at around 1 a.m. EST. The package will cost upwards of...
World’s Largest Banks Losing Stock Value During Weeks Marked by Pandemic
The spreading coronavirus infection is taking a toll on the global economy and traditional financial institutions are already hurting. The...
Judge Grants Injunction Halting Telegram’s TON Release Again, Notice of Appeal Reportedly Filed
The embattled Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain and its native gram cryptocurrency have seen plans for launch stifled once again,...
Privacy Browser Brave Integrates Cryptocurrency Trading Through Binance
Privacy-oriented Brave has launched cryptocurrency trading within its browser. The company announced on Tuesday that over 12 million...
Anonymous Bitcoin SV Miners Capture 55% of the Network Hashrate
The Bitcoin SV network has been a topic of conversation recently as stealth miners currently command more than 55% of the chain’s...
Regulatory Roundup: Crypto Regulations Advance Despite Global Crisis, Cash Shortages, Bank Closures
In this roundup, we cover crypto regulatory developments amid the global crisis effected by the coronavirus outbreak, bank closures,...
How to Buy Weed With Bitcoin
So you’ve got a little bitcoin to your name but are all out of weed. What you gonna do? Well, if you’re fortunate enough to...
Shelter-in-Place for Cash? 2 Bills Submitted by US Congress Mention ‘Digital Dollars’
During the last few days, members of the U.S. Congress have been trying to pen a stimulus plan to help the American economy. Since then, a...
#NotDying4WallStreet – Twitter Trends Show People Are Fed Up With Wall Street, Banks and Oligarchs
As the coronavirus outbreak causes havoc to the world economy, the U.S. is trying to prepare for the onslaught of new cases. U.S....
Crypto Mining Crunch Time – Bitcoin Halving Less Than 50 Days Away While Global Economy Shudders
On or around May 13, the BTC network will see a block reward reduction as miners will go from getting 12.5 coins per block to 6.25 coins...
Cash Crisis: National Currencies Plunge in the Wake of Coronavirus
Fiat currencies across the globe have experienced sharp declines in the wake of the coronavirus panic, with the Norwegian Krone falling...
The Multi Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Package: These Are the US Corporations Begging for Bailouts
The coronavirus outbreak has caused considerable damage to the global economy and this week the U.S. is facing the onslaught of the scare....
CoinDeal Token – a Wide Range of Earning Possibilities
Launched in the second quarter of 2019, CDL Token is a rapidly growing project, which has more and more to offer for its users. From the...
Coronavirus Bailouts: US Banking Watchdogs Waive Hundreds of Regulations, Red Tape, Financial Oversight
In 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses saw more regulation than any year prior. G20 finance ministers, central bank governors,...
2x Bitcoin: Wanna Double Your BTC to the Moon? Forget About It
Amid worldwide crisis and stock market turmoil, a growing number of investment schemes advertise a way to speedily double your bitcoins....
How Institutional Players Like CME, CBOE and Bakkt Influence the Bitcoin Price
The introduction of institutional heavyweights like CME, CBOE and Bakkt to the bitcoin space was heralded by many as the key to...
Liquid Gold vs Digital Gold: Why Bitcoin Beats Oil in the Current Climate
Extreme volatility. Sudden loss of value. A purported store of value. An economic hedge. An alternative to gold. On the face of it,...
The Internet May Be Next Victim of Coronavirus Pandemic – Netflix, Google, Apple and Amazon React
With an estimated billion people staying home, remote working or just watching shows online all day, telecom infrastructure is coming...
While You’re Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs
If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down...
‘Buy Bitcoin’ Searches Skyrocket, Exchange Volumes Spike, Crypto Account Signups Swell 83% As Coronavirus Fears Heighten
Exchange data and statistics from Google Trends, Twitter, and Baidu show that despite the recent price drop people are looking to buy...
Minting Basic Income – US Lawmaker Asks Treasury to Issue Two $1 Trillion Coins With No Debt
The U.S. is now facing the onslaught from the coronavirus outbreak. During the last two weeks, bureaucrats have shut down multiple...
Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was...
Can’t Lock Down Bitcoin: Trump Ponders Halting Stock Trading, Grounding US Passenger Flights
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and a looming recession, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are contemplating...
US Real Estate in Jeopardy – Analysts Predict Housing Market Crash to 29-Year Lows
As the coronavirus outbreak ravages the global economy, a number of industries are taking a bit longer to feel the brunt of the financial...
10 Loan Providers Taking Crypto as Collateral, If You Think the Time Is Right for Hodling
If you are not ready to part with decentralized money, at a time when prices are relatively low, but need some fiat cash to cover costs in...
Indian Government Engages RBI to Discuss Cryptocurrency Regulation
The government of India is reportedly discussing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies with the central bank, the Reserve Bank of...
1.2 Million Italians Can Now Buy Bitcoin From Their Bank
Buying bitcoin just got easier for Italians. The country’s mobile bank Hype has announced a partnership with fintech Conio, enabling...
Gaming Token SENSO Lists on KuCoin
Sensorium Corporation has partnered with KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange and launched an in-game currency for Sensorium Galaxy. This move...
Onchain Data Suggests Bitcoin Sell-Off Fueled by New Investors
While the covid-19 outbreak has caused economic calamity, cryptocurrencies have regained some of the losses that devastated digital...
Countdown to Block Reward Reduction – 18 Days Until Bitcoin Cash Halving
In 18 days, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will see its next halving as the block reward will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 coins on or...
Market Update: Bulls Return, 120 Million Tethers Minted, Bitcoin Halving Looms
On March 20, cryptocurrencies jumped in value erasing some of the losses that took place over the course of the market carnage last week....
China’s Changing Perception of Bitcoin: Bitkan CEO Shares Insights After 7 Years in Crypto Industry
Since the advent of bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have gone from being a niche topic for tech nerds to ubiquitously recognized —...
3 Debit Cards Nigerians Can Use to Spend Cryptocurrencies in Stores and Online
Options to acquire cryptocurrencies in Nigeria have been growing in number, along with increasing interest in bitcoin. Nigerians are also...
How Long Will the Market Downturn Last?
When will normality return? How long till global markets recover and bitcoin resumes the bull run it was teasing at before the coronavirus...
Scramble for Dollars: Emergency Cash Injections in $250 Trillion Global Debt Place the Fiat Ponzi On Ventilator
The last few weeks of global hysteria has shown there’s been a mad dash for dollars and various fiat currencies. Moreover, central...
Tether Launches Stablecoin Token on Bitcoin Cash via Simple Ledger Protocol
Tether, the world’s most popular stablecoin, will be using the Simple Ledger Protocol built upon the Bitcoin Cash network for...
Maduro Orders Venezuelan Bank Closures Amid Coronavirus Scare
In order to combat the coronavirus outbreak in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the entire country to quarantine...
Tax Expert: IRS Crypto Question ‘Unconstitutional,’ Card Points, Flyer Miles Could Be Virtual Currency
While its well-known that the revised Schedule 1 form for U.S. taxpayers now contains a question about cryptocurrencies, what is lesser...
12 Platforms Allowing You to Trade Gift Cards With Cryptocurrencies
In an emergency situation like the current coronavirus pandemic, anything can turn into currency as the fiat system may experience cash...
You Can Now Trade CS:GO Game Items Safely for BCH Through Blind Escrow on Bitcoin.com Local
Are you looking for a cool way to earn bitcoin cash privately instead of buying it directly? You can now connect your Steam account to the...
Darknet Vendors Work Overtime as Police Halt Drug Arrests
The coronavirus is having a strange effect on the war on drugs. Narcotics activities that were deemed serious crimes only a week ago have...
Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Continues – Craig Wright Ordered to Pay $165K in Legal Fees
While the cryptocurrency community deals with floundering market prices, the billion-dollar Kleiman v. Wright Lawsuit continues in...
US Cash Crisis: Withdrawal Limits Spark Bank Run Fear
The entire world has been focused on the economy as the coronavirus outbreak has devastated global markets. While stocks, commodities, and...