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Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Found Not Guilty of Embezzlement
Mark Karpeles, CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been sentenced by the Tokyo District Court. The court convicted him of...
Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency: Separating Hype from Reality
Pick an industry – any industry – and you can virtually guarantee that AI will have been hailed as its next big thing. The cryptocurrency...
Pwc Report Finds STOs ‘Are Not Fundamentally Different From ICOs’
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) has published a report in collaboration with Crypto Valley seeking to provide “a strategic perspective” on...
How to Identify and Mitigate a Bitcoin Dust Attack
Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous but users can still add a layer of privacy by using different addresses and other techniques to...
Chinese Government Officials Targeted With Ransomware, North Korea Suspected
A statement issued by the People’s Government of Yiling District, Yichang has revealed that Chinese officials have been the target of a...
Markets Update: BTC Longs Hit New Low for 2019, ETH Longs Test ATH
In recent market action, BTC shorts have increased by 20% during the last two weeks, while longs have continued to slide for the fourth...
Satoshi’s Pre-Release Bitcoin Code Contains Some Fascinating Findings
Cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing an early version of the original Bitcoin source code that surfaced this week. An old forum...
In the Daily: Exchange to List STOs, Crypto Tax Tool for Accountants, Coinbase Updates
In this edition of The Daily we cover a regulated exchange that is starting to list security tokens, a new tool for accountants serving...
Bitcoin Exchange Gatecoin Shuts Down Citing Financial Difficulty
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has said it is shutting down citing financial difficulty. The exchange suffered a $2 million...
Tel Aviv Court Gives Moshe Hogeg 30 Days to Settle $4M Lawsuit
Moshe Hogeg, the co-founder and chairman of venture capital investment fund Singulariteam, and the alleged head of Stox Technologies, has...
Late Quadrigacx CEO Used Personal Funds to Fulfill Withdrawals
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of late Quadrigacx chief executive officer Gerry Cotten, has revealed that customer withdrawals were...
Quoine Found Liable for Wrongfully Reversing BTC Trades in Singaporean First
In the first Singaporean legal dispute involving BTC, Singapore-registered cryptocurrency exchange Quoine has been found to have...
Suite of Crypto Services to Leverage Nasdaq Framework
Nasdaq and Bcause have announced that a suite of new cryptocurrency services will be offered via the Nasdaq Financial Framework. These...
US Sanctions Moscow’s Evrofinance Bank Over Involvement With Petro
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Evrofinance...
Abra Adds Native Integration of Ether
Digital wallet and exchange service Abra has expanded support for the Ethereum platform by adding native integration of ether, the...
Xena Launches Leveraged Contract for Yet to Be Released Telegram Token
The Telegram token (gram) has started trading as a perpetual contract on London-based Xena Exchange. On Mar. 12, the crypto exchange...
Mexico’s Central Bank Publishes ‘Catch-22’ Rules Impacting Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The central bank of Mexico has published rules on crypto assets that put crypto exchanges in “a catch-22 type of situation,”...
Auscoin Exchange Suspended After Arrest of Sam Karagiozis
27-year-old Sam Karagiozis has been named as the individual arrested on March 7 following raids carried out by the Australian Transactions...
73-Year-Old Investor Marc Faber Makes First Ever BTC Purchase
In a recent interview with Cash, renowned stock market analyst and investor Marc Faber revealed that he purchased BTC for the first time...
Mining Firm Canaan Creative Secures Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Funding
The sustained bear market has hit cryptocurrency miners hard and stalled the incredible growth experienced by hardware manufacturers that...
Public Sector Driving Blockchain Adoption in India
In India, the government is playing a key role as a consumer of blockchain solutions and in driving mass adoption of the technology....
Developer Launches Mturk Alternative ‘Taskopus’ Powered by Bitcoin Cash
On March 11, the creators of the Freelanceforcoins platform announced the launch of a new crowdsourcing market called Taskopus. The...
Invesco Blockchain ETF Trading Commences on London Stock Exchange
Invesco, an American investment management company that is traded on the S&P 500, has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) targeting...
SEC Chairman Confirms Cryptocurrencies Like Ethereum Are Not Securities
On March 12, the cryptocurrency and blockchain legislative advocacy group Coincenter published correspondence between the Securities and...
Up & Down: Large Volume for Today’s Gainers, ENJ and COSM Among Losers
In today’s market action, several of the day’s top 20 gainers have seen eight-figure trade volume over the last 24 hours including GRS,...
Active Development for Most Bitcoin Forks Evaporates
A report published by Electric Capital has estimated that the number of developers working on public cryptocurrencies has doubled since...
BetterHash Can Improve Bitcoin Mining Decentralization, But When?
The level of centralization in mining is one of the more credible problems with Bitcoin today. While there has not been much activity in...
In the Daily: Amun Funding Round, Coinsource Two-Way ATM, Etoro Wallet
In this edition of The Daily we cover a funding round by a Swiss startup that lists crypto instruments on the SIX exchange, an expansion...
Malta Financial Services Authority Implements Crypto Intelligence Solution
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the single regulator of financial services in Malta, has partnered with CipherTrace to...
Old School Altcoins Can’t Stop Popping
Viacoin. Groestlcoin. Steem. Enjin. Civic. Long forgotten altcoins and dormant shitcoins have been having a fun week. Left, right, and...
EY Executive Says Bitcoin Has No Practical Use in India
An EY executive who recently visited India and met with a number of government agencies has voiced his opinion about the future of...
Ledger Reveals Physical Exploits Against Trezor Hardware Wallets
The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer...
Malta Appoints Cybersecurity Firm Ciphertrace to Monitor Crypto Transactions
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has appointed U.S. cybersecurity company Ciphertrace to help with compliance monitoring of...
How the World’s Leading Banks Help Launder $2 Trillion a Year
Some of the most well known banks in the world are also the biggest money launderers. The recent Troika Laundromat affair added another $8...
Cointext Adds the Ability to Pay Bitpay Invoices Using SMS
Cointext, the cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to send bitcoin cash (BCH) by SMS, has been steadily adding regional support and so...
In the Daily: Monero Upgrade, Revolut Auto Exchange, SETL Administration
In this edition of The Daily we cover the latest protocol upgrade to privacy coin monero (XMR), a new feature for traders using Revolut,...
Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Taking Auto-Matching P2P Services Global
Cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx is expanding globally. “While India has a banking ban,” the CEO of the exchange told...
PR: Blockchain Day at RISK 2019
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Online Bank Swissquote to Add Crypto Custodial Service
Lack of access to custodians that institutional investors know and trust is seen as a major hurdle for growing the sector. Thankfully, the...
Markets Update: BNB, LTC, and XLM Pop, Top Cryptos Consolidate
This past week’s action has seen most leading markets produce little volatility, with the cryptocurrency meta-trend appearing to...
Niall Ferguson Retracts Critical Appraisal of Crypto and DLT
Prominent British historian and author of ‘The Ascent of Money,’ Niall Ferguson, has retracted the pessimistic assertions that he had...
Texas Representative Wants to Ban the Anonymous Use of Cryptocurrency
A Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, Phil Stephenson, has just introduced a bill that would require residents of the...
Bitcoin Cash Fans Start ‘Torch Passing’ Ceremony With a Non-Divisible Token
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been passing around a different kind of ‘LN Trust Chain’ across forums and social media. The social...
How to Use Bitcoin When the Apocalypse Hits
When the world collapses and society splinters into factions fighting for the scraps, you’ll want to keep your friends close and your...
China’s Wenzhou Residents Bolster the Idea of a ‘Blockchain Village’
According to regional reports from China, a village located within the Wenzhou, Zhejiang region called Yuedong has been gathering...
In the Daily: Colorado Digital Token Act, ITI Funds Crypto Index, Fortress Blockchain
In this edition of The Daily we cover new legislation that could make Colorado more attractive to digital businesses and token issuers,...
Up and Down: RVN Plateaus, ENJ and COSM Surge
RVN currently comprises the 23rd top gaining asset of the past week following a dramatic rally to test resistance at the prior all-time...
Bitcointopia Founder Admits Selling Government-Owned Land to Bitcoiners
The founder of a scheme called Bitcointopia to sell land in the U.S. state of Nevada to bitcoiners has admitted in a federal court that...
US Marshals Seeks New Recruit to Dispose of Seized Crypto
The U.S. Marshals is looking to hire an individual who can manage cryptocurrencies for the Asset Forfeiture Division. Over the last few...
Market Maker Sues Lawyer Over $4 Million BTC Transaction Gone Awry
Market making and over-the-counter trading firm GSR Markets is taking legal action against lawyer Diana McDonald, who is accused of...
Two Australian Crypto Exchange Licenses Suspended Following Arrest
Two Australian cryptocurrency exchanges have been suspended by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) following...
Nakamoto Game Brings Transparent Blockchain Lottery to Bitcoin Cash
There’s a new bitcoin cash lottery that uses the BCH blockchain as an oracle to provide true provable fairness in the game. Participants...
UK Consumers Still Largely Clueless About Cryptocurrency: FCA Researches
The vast majority of UK consumers are still largely clueless about cryptocurrencies, and only a few of those who have invested in these...
In the Daily: Bitcoin Begging, NEM Foundation Fights to Survive, Huobi Prime
In the first weekend edition of The Daily, we examine the biting effects of crypto winter, which might have frozen out ETH scambots, but...
Fidelity’s Cryptocurrency Arm Starts Offering Institutional Investor Services
Fidelity Investments’ new cryptocurrency arm is now up and running. The unit, Fidelity Digital Assets, began operations earlier this...
Onecoin Leaders Indicted in the U.S. for Operating ‘Fraudulent Pyramid Scheme’
On March 8, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced that officials have...
Most Popular Cryptocurrencies in India According to Exchanges
Several Indian crypto exchanges have shared data with news.Bitcoin.com on the most traded cryptocurrencies on their platforms so far this...
Trading Platform Voltaire Rewards Users With BCH for Every Trade
On March 8, London-based exchange Voltaire announced a new incentive for registered traders that provides the ability to earn BCH during...
UN Panel: North Korea Hacked $571M From Asian Crypto Exchanges
The U.N. Security Council has heard that North Korea uses cyberattacks and blockchain technology to evade economic sanctions and obtain...
P2P Markets: Russian Localbitcoins Trade Outpaces Venezuela
During the week of March 2, roughly 14,365 BTC changed hands via peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange Localbitcoins, equating to approximately...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Struggle to Surpass Upper Resistance
Cryptocurrency markets have been looking more optimistic but many digital assets are still struggling to surpass upper resistance in order...
Universal Protocol Alliance Launches Interest-Paying Stablecoin UPUSD
A consortium of blockchain companies including Bittrex International, Brave, Cred, and Bitgo is launching a new stablecoin. Universal...
In the Daily: Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidate, Kleros and Ethfinex Partner, Hardware Wallet Updates
In Friday’s roundup of news from across the cryptosphere, we look at the rise of U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang and his...
eToro Launches Crypto Trading Platform and Wallet in the US
Social trading and multi-asset brokerage company eToro has officially launched its crypto trading platform and wallet in the US, allowing...
Former Bitmain Employees May Find Refuge in a Spinoff Startup Called Matrix
According to regional reports, members of Bitmain Technologies and other connected subsidiaries like Copernicus are starting an offshoot...
Social Investment Platform Etoro Launches in 30 US States
Social investment and trading platform Etoro has announced the launch of its platform and cryptocurrency wallet in 30 U.S. states and two...
Survey Shows Consumers and Investors Remain Bullish on the Future of Cryptos
It’s been a long crypto winter, but according to a recent survey, consumers and investors are still positive about the long term value of...
New Report Lists 4 Major Technical Risks Facing Ethereum
In a new report about Ethereum from digital asset research firm Delphi Digital, some of the potential technical risks facing the...
UK Regulator: 3% of Consumers Surveyed Have Bought Cryptocurrency
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published two reports on consumer attitudes and awareness to crypto assets in the country....
This New Hardware Wallet Fits Into a Smartphone SIM Tray
On March 5, a new hardware wallet was unveiled by U.S. tech startup Vaulttel that fits inside a mobile phone’s SIM tray. According to the...
Canada Tax Agency Poses Probing Questions to Cryptocurrency Owners
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has sent an extremely detailed questionnaire to citizens it believes to be in possession of...
PR: ClinicAll Revolutionizes the Healthcare Industry With Blockchain
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Hodl Hodl plan Bitcoin-centric prediction market to launch in spring this year
The Latvia-based Hodl Hodl team behind the non-custodial p2p exchange and the Bitcoin-maximalist friendly Baltic Honeybadger conference,...
In the Daily: Tokenized ETFs, Chainalysis, Binance Labs in Argentina
In this edition of The Daily we cover an exchange that offers cryptocurrency investors access to tokenized ETFs based on major indices, a...
1.3 Million Leaked Transactions Link Major Banks to $8.8 Billion Money Laundering Scheme
A new set of reports by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, compiled from over 1.3 million leaked transactions from...
Kaspersky: Bitcoin Needs Less Government Control and More Collaboration
Russian cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky has said cryptocurrencies can be a success, but only if governments stop trying to control...
IBM Launches New Blockchain Security Testing Service
IBM Security team X-Force Red has announced the launch of a new blockchain security testing service to help businesses identify weaknesses...
Turkish Real Estate Agency Sells 9 Houses for BTC
Turkish real estate agency Antalya Homes has sold nine properties to date using bitcoin core, mostly to foreign buyers. The houses cost a...
Blockchain Security Startup Quantstamp Expands to Japan with Fresh Funding
Quantstamp Inc., a Y Combinator-backed blockchain security startup, has announced the establishment of a limited liability company,...
4 of Tokyo’s Hottest Nightclubs Plan to Accept Bitcoin Cash
Japan is currently the third densest region of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) accepting merchants. In order to keep the adoption ball rolling, this...
Revenues on the Mend: Bitcoin Miners’ Gross Margins Grew 39% in February
Mining operations that process SHA-256 coins like BTC and BCH saw revenues slashed due to the bear market lows at the end of 2018....
Israel Securities Authority Wants a Dedicated Token Exchange
An Israel Securities Authority (ISA) committee tasked with examining the regulation of crypto coin offerings has submitted its final...
Onchain Stablecoin Transactions Remain Low Despite Surge in Trade Volume
Despite many stablecoins ranking among the top 20 most traded crypto assets by monthly volume, a recent report has shown that there are...
In the Daily: Opera Browser, EY Tax Tool, Elliptic, Cryptopia Exchange
In this edition of The Daily we cover the next step in the crypto strategy of the Opera browser, a new tax reporting tool for major...
Swiss Stock Exchange Launches Trading for ETH ETP
Switzerland’s SIX stock exchange has announced the launch of an ETH exchanged-traded product. March 5 comprised the first trading day for...
A Forensic Analysis of Blockchain Surveillance Companies
Blockchain analysis is big business. The U.S. government alone has spent $6 million on transaction mapping tools, while cryptocurrency...
Markets Update: Top Cryptos Reclaim Support as RVN Rallies
The leading cryptocurrency markets are attempting to reclaim the losses incurred during Tuesday’s dip, with many crypto assets having...
Blockfi Launches Interest Bearing Savings Accounts for Cryptocurrencies
On March 4, cryptocurrency-backed USD lending platform Blockfi announced the launch of a new savings program called the Blockfi Interest...
How to Create Your Own SLP Token Using the Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
Since the latest Electron Cash SLP version release and the newly published Badger Wallet extension, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have...
PR: Austrian ANON Blockchain Summit Attracts Billion Dollar Businesses
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