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Indian Government Official Resigns After Drafting ‘Flawed’ Crypto Bill
The Indian government official who headed the committee which drafted the bill to ban cryptocurrencies has applied for voluntary...
How Government Agencies Make Criminals of Crypto Traders
A New Jersey man has been indicted this week for converting over $2 million to bitcoin and operating a private exchange business not...
Venezuelan Government Accused of Using Bitcoin to Bypass US Sanctions
Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela have been accused of circumventing financial blockades imposed by the...
JP Morgan Admits Dollar’s Doomed Reserve Status to Unwittingly Cheer Bitcoin
The US dollar is at risk of losing its status as the world’s dominant currency. That’s according to one strategist at JP Morgan’s private...
The Next Big Financial Meltdown Is Around the Corner, Many Voices Warn
“The economy is looking great,” how many times have they told you that? And why do you usually hear it when you are late on a...
Consensys Inner Conflicts Spark Legal Action Against Founder
Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin was recently summoned to court in New York when a former employee initiated a lawsuit for more than $13...
PR: CoinLoan Welcomes Bitcoin Cash to Their List of Collateral Currencies
CoinLoan is among the first to offer loans secured by Bitcoin Cash As we mentioned in our previous updates, new assets are about to join...
Is Bitcoin Money? Revisiting Mises’ Regression Theorem
Over 100 years after the publication of Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises’ “The Theory of Money and Credit,” the ideas...
Le Roux Biographer: Cartel Boss Is the Most Credible Satoshi Yet
Paul Le Roux is a criminal kingpin turned criminal informant whose misdeeds have filled a book. The author of that tome is investigative...
Dapper Labs Announces Cheeze Wizards Hackathon in Lead up to The First Official Tournament
Dapper Labs, creators of the massively popular Ethereum game, Cryptokitties have announced a hackathon for their latest creation, inviting...
PR: bitHolla Releases Open Exchange Kit HollaExShell
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Another Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Appears in the High Profile Bitcoin Lawsuit
A new filing has been submitted to the ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case stemming from a man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. The man,...
US, EU and Japan Could Trigger ‘Cold Currency War’ by Debasing Fiat
The world’s major central banks are waging war to determine who can make their respective fiat currency weaker. With the likelihood...
Indian Supreme Court Sets New Date to Hear Crypto Case
The Indian supreme court has set a new date to hear the crypto case that was originally scheduled to be heard on July 23. The court is...
PR: Pbet Raises Storm in Casino Space With Blockchain Solution
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Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues to Spread in North Queensland and Japan
BCH merchant acceptance has continued to grow month after month but there are a few regions in the world where bitcoin cash retail...
Bitcoin Futures Update: Bakkt Testing, CME Breaks Records, and a $100K Call Option
Over the last few months, the interest surrounding cryptocurrency derivatives products has been growing fast. For some time now, open...
Indian Government Unveils Draft Crypto Bill Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing
The Indian government has officially released the report by the interministerial committee tasked with proposing crypto measures. The...
Sorry, I Don’t Want to Pay for More Bombs: Bitcoin as a Hedge Against Funding War
After nearly two decades of U.S.-led coalition bombs falling on the Middle East, peace in the region still has not been achieved. Now the...
PR: FuzeW Launches Special BCH Cold Wallet Summer Promo
Fuze W announces that it will hold a promotion to offer discount coupons to Bitcoin.com readers who purchase the Fuze W as a special event...
Privacy Is a Human Right Worth Fighting For
Privacy is a basic human right. It’s there in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Freedom from...
Honestnode Founder Discusses the First Stablecoin Built on Bitcoin Cash
On June 12, the Honestnode team announced the release of a new stablecoin project built on top of the Bitcoin Cash network called...
The Myth of Authority: Mnuchin Denies USD Is Used Criminally
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has once again weighed in on bitcoin, claiming the U.S. dollar has not been used to finance...
How Big Hydro Power Partners With Bitcoin Miners to Prevent Energy Waste
We are often told that the verification of bitcoin transactions eats a lot of energy. The largely inaccurate comparison to a small...
PR: Folgory Launches Mobile App and Regulated Crypto Exchange
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Money and Democracy: How the Elite Manipulated Ledgers and Created a Social Ranking System
Money is one of the most important but least understood manmade tools in existence. For more than 5,000 years humans have used a tool of...
Deutsche Bank Collapse Could Crash Global Financial Markets
German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG is one of the largest and most important economic institutions in the world. Mainly due...
How the Blockchain Stops Cheaters: Cryptocurrency and Provably Fair Gaming
Online casinos and betting sites have proliferated since the first of their kind came on the scene in 1994. Thanks to the convenience of...
Crypto Bullishness Spreads on Capitol Hill
U.S. Congress has shown that it is starting to care about cryptocurrency as a number of lawmakers spoke up in favor of it this week....
Why You Can’t Bet With Bitcoin at Online Casinos in the US
Since the dawn of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency landscape has seen a lot of digital currency gaming websites where users can wager their...
G7 Agrees on Crypto Action Plan Spurred by Facebook’s Libra
G7 finance chiefs met this week and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was high on their agenda. They agreed on several crypto...
Bitcoin Cash Milestones: Delivered Code, Upgrades and Platform Development
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) platform and protocol development have seen a lot of delivered code and projects over the last two years. The upgrades...
7 Unorthodox Ways to Mine Bitcoin
Bitcoin isn’t crazy – in fact it might just be the soundest monetary system this generation has ever known. Some of the...
Hayek’s 1984: Rediscovered Footage Shows Austrian Economist Predicting Bitcoin
Born in 1899 in Vienna, Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek is a legend of sorts in voluntaryist, libertarian, and crypto-economic...
Ethereum’s Wrapped Bitcoin Set to Eclipse Lightning Network Capacity
Since the project launched a little over six months ago, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has roughly $5.9 million or 558 BTC locked into the...
Bitcoin Mining Helps Oil Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint
Natural gas acquired as a byproduct of oil extraction has become synonymous with wasted energy. In certain areas, drilling companies are...
Indian Government Breaks Silence on Crypto Regulation
The Indian government has finally spoken up about the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency it has been deliberating, providing answers...
Market Outlook: Crypto Bulls Rally After Bearish Downturn
Since July 13, digital currency prices have dropped in value significantly, but most coins have since experienced some recovery. While...
Money Laundering Fines Worth Billions Help Bankers Avoid Prosecution and Unpleasant Labels
The recent seizure of a cargo ship owned by JP Morgan, a vessel loaded with 20 tons of cocaine according to latest accounts, highlighted...
Bitcoin and Voluntaryism – Where Libertarian Philosophy Meets Crypto
For the uninitiated, voluntaryism is a philosophy based on consent. In the simplest terms it says: “If it’s not voluntary,...
Ignore Crypto Twitter – Life as a Nocoiner Isn’t That Bad
Crypto Twitter (CT) is filled with half-witted commentary and price predictions by so-called luminaries, maximalists, and influencers. As...
Lightning Network’s Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows
The Lightning Network, the touted scaling solution for the BTC chain, has recently seen its capacity decrease significantly and the beta...
SEC Begins Green-Lighting Token Offerings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently made history when it green-lighted two token offerings under Regulation A+....
PR: Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority Approves Tokenized Real Estate Investment Product
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How They Will Attack Bitcoin: The Hypocritical Shock Campaign of US Monetary Policy
On July 16, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave a short press briefing discussing cryptocurrencies and the...
Global Crypto War Is Heating up – Iran Next in Line With Its Own Gold-Backed Coin
Control of the U.S. dollar and the global financial system that depends on it gives the American government an incredibly powerful tool in...
How to Create and Airdrop Your Own Token to Your Friends
Roughly a year ago, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) debuted on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network, giving anyone the ability to mint, store,...
Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide
Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May...
PR: Bitcoin.com Wallet Joins Blockchain Consortium FIO
Popular BCH and BTC wallet joins Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) to improve crypto usability across blockchains DENVER, CO...
Complete Indian Draft Crypto Bill Leaked – Experts Weigh In
A draft cryptocurrency bill for India has been leaked in full, but details of the bill have raised some questions. News.Bitcoin.com talked...
Bitcoin Cash Multi-Party Escrow, Retail Adoption, and Upgrade Discussions
Another week has passed for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community and as usual, there’s been a bunch of announcements and developments....
Diamonds and the Treasury Debt Ceiling: Why Nothing Has ‘Intrinsic Value’ in Economics
The U.S. Treasury Department has just issued an urgent letter requesting a lift on the debt ceiling, warning Congress of imminent...
PR: Cred and Bitcoin.com Join Forces to Boost Crypto Lending
By John Yearwood Cred Correspondent Amid a dramatic Bitcoin bull run, two of the most influential names in the blockchain finance industry...
Bitcoin Cash Merchant Adoption Grows and Exchange Supports BCH in the Weekly Video Update
Businesses around the world continue to adopt bitcoin cash as a payment method and an exchange adds support for trading BCH. Watch these...
How US ‘Keep Big Tech Out of Finance’ Draft Bill Targets Facebook’s Libra
Facebook’s digital currency plans have caused concern among bureaucrats worldwide and members of the U.S. government seem fearful of...
PR: Matrix Exchange Receives Approval From Abu Dhabi Global Market
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Panda Group’s Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity
Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency...
South African Payment Gateway Drops BTC Over Fees and Network Congestion
On July 12, South African payment gateway service Payfast announced the company is dropping bitcoin core (BTC) payments due to network...
Binance Adds Margin as Exchange Competition Heats Up
This week, the world’s largest exchange by trading volume, Binance, launched margin trading. In doing so, it made the elite group of...
Thailand Approves 4 New Cryptocurrency Service Providers
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has approved four new crypto business operators to legally operate in the country. In addition...
Georgia Exempts Bitcoin From VAT to Become the Next Country to Affirm Its Currency Status
Cryptocurrency taxation is a subject that concerns a growing number of users, traders and investors. An area that creates a lot of...
Miners Flock to Iran Where Bitcoin Mining Is Set to Be Sanctioned
According to regional reports, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is planning to allow licensed cryptocurrency mining as long as operations...
‘Zimdollar’ Reboot: Bitcoin Fills Liquidity Gaps as New Zimbabwe Currency Flounders
P2P bitcoin trade is surging in Zimbabwe via mobile exchange platforms like Ecocash, despite recent government efforts to curb the use of...
Win 2019 Rugby World Cup Tickets When You Play at Games.Bitcoin.com
Are you a cryptocurrency user and rugby fan who’s always dreamed of going to the World Cup? Here’s your chance to win tickets...
What Are Dollars Used for, President Trump? – The Gun Money Known as USD
Donald Trump has taken to Twitter yet again, and this time he’s talking about bitcoin and the superiority of the United States...
The Best Responses to Donald Trump’s Claim That Bitcoin Is Backed by ‘Thin Air’
The cryptosphere was rubbing its hands with glee when U.S. president Donald Trump fired off a typically cantankerous tweetstorm on June 11...
Expert Witness in Satoshi Case Claims Dr Wright’s Documents Were Doctored
The Kleiman v. Wright case continues this week and a slew of new evidence has been submitted to the Southern District of Florida...
Bitcoin Cash Community on Bitkan’s K-Site Raises Funds for BCH Development
Last year news.Bitcoin.com spoke with the cofounder of Bitkan, Fang Yu, about the company’s K-Site project, which acts as a...
The Cryptocurrency Projects Pursuing a Path to Decentralization
Decentralization over time is an ethos that many crypto projects espouse. To date, however, few have completed this journey. Talking the...
PR: Crypto Exchange Bithoven.com Enables Margin Trading
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JP Morgan Chase Ship Busted: Cocaine, Banks and the Failed Drug War
A ship seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in June carrying over 15,000 kilos of cocaine has now been tied to JP...
How 10 Countries Respond to Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
A growing number of governments have responded to Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans including China, France, India, Japan, South...
Market Outlook: Gold and Crypto Reap the Benefits of Economic Fear
Cryptocurrencies have recovered from losses incurred a week ago, with many digital assets up 50-80% since July 2. For instance, eight days...
A History of Violent Intervention: John McAfee Offers to Help Cuba Resist US Sanctions With Crypto
Former antivirus software guru and 2020 Libertarian presidential “hopeful” John McAfee is a controversial figure, polarizing...
PR: My BitIRA Launches to Empower US Consumers With 24/7 Cryptocurrency Retirement Account Access
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Liquid Exchange Launches BCH/USDC Trading Pairs
The global cryptocurrency trading platform Liquid has announced the release of its new BCH/USDC trading pairs allowing anyone to swap...
Money and Democracy: Why You Never Get to Vote on the Most Important Part of Society
It’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the...
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with...
Money Laundering Scandals Bring Court Charges and Record Job Cuts to Euro Banks
The international financial establishment is known to express concern about the risks of money laundering when the crypto space is...
110 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Want to Launch in Japan – A Look at Recent Changes
Following G20 meetings, where Japan led several discussions regarding crypto assets, the country’s top financial regulator told...
Swap and Track BCH on the New Shapeshift Suite for Noncustodial Crypto Management
Shapeshift, the company that allows traders worldwide to exchange hundreds of cryptocurrency pairs launched its new crypto platform that...
Who Are the Real Thieves? Danish Authorities Seize 3 Ferraris in Tax Evasion Crackdown
Last week Danish authorities seized three Ferraris belonging to a large Copenhagen-based business allegedly seeking to avoid VAT. With the...
Experts Dissect Craig Wright’s ‘Satoshi’ Testimony and Court Documents
Last week, Craig Wright, the man who claims he’s Satoshi Nakamoto, appeared in court and testified why he did not have access to his...
India to Educate High-Ranking Police Officers on Cryptocurrency
India’s national police academy has launched a cryptocurrency course for high-ranking officers of the Indian Police Service. Among...
How to Encrypt Messages With PGP When Using Darknet Markets
If you’re capable of shopping on the darknet, you’re capable of encrypting your order. PGP provides protection for both...
US City Plans SLP Token and Canadian Platform Adds BCH in the Bitcoin.com Weekly Video
An American city is planning to launch its own SLP token and a Canadian trading platform adds support for BCH pairs. Watch these and other...
Bitcoin Cash Scaling Benchmarks, Brewdog, and Rising Transaction Volume
Over the last week, there’s been lots of going on within the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) environment with companies implementing BCH support,...
Why Bitcoin Maximalists Ignore the Value Proposition of BCH
Some crypto companies keep wilfully ignoring BCH. Let’s compare the coins and see if BCH haters rail against Bitcoin Cash on purpose...
‘Don’t Worry We Can Just Print More Money’ – Swedish Central Bank Ponders -1.5% Interest Rate
At a press conference on Wednesday, the head of the Swedish Central Bank admitted that interest rates could potentially go as low as...
Competing Stablecoins Can’t Topple Tether
Love, hate or fear it, there’s no avoiding tether (USDT). Its shadow looms over the cryptoconomy, supplying sanctuary in times of...