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Digital Currency Donors and Crypto-Backed Endowments Fuel Higher Learning
Digital asset holders and organizations have been donating funds to a number of well-known universities. These days a slew of popular...
State Treasurer: Ohio Companies Now Paying Tax in BTC
Treasurer in the U.S. state of Ohio Robert Sprague has revealed that at least two companies have paid their taxes using bitcoin since the...
BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Terminates His Hunger Strike
The alleged operator of the infamous BTC-e exchange, Alexander Vinnik, has terminated his hunger strike more than 80 days after he started...
Report: ‘The State of Stablecoins’ Maps the Growth of Fiat-Pegged Cryptocurrency
A new report published this week shines a light on the stablecoin ecosystem. Authored by George Samman and Andrew Masanto in conjunction...
Coinbase Reveals Its Procedure for Handling Contentious Forks
On Feb. 20, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase gave the public an inside look at how the company deals with...
Indian Trade Association Calls for Fast Crypto Regulation to Drive Growth
The Indian National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has released a report that calls for regulatory certainty,...
In the Daily: Quadrigacx Transfer, Tokenized Bonds, Beam Investment, Rakuten Pay
In this edition of The Daily, Canadian exchange Quadrigacx has transferred its remaining crypto funds to the court appointed monitor Ernst...
Crypto Exchange BitMart Integrates Paxful to Enter P2P Trading
Crypto trading platform BitMart has announced the integration of peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful onto its exchange as the...
Company Evades SEC Penalty Despite Illegally Issuing Security Tokens
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided not to impose a penalty on a company that had issued security tokens without...
Liechtenstein Bank Creates Cryptocurrency Trading Platform for Institutional Investors
A private bank in Liechtenstein has established a cryptocurrency trading platform for institutional investors. Balzers-based Bank Frick...
University of Michigan Endowment Backs Crypto Venture Capital Fund
The financial endowment fund of the University of Michigan, one of the oldest and most established academic institutions in the U.S., is...
How Crypto Compliance Requests Strip User Privacy
Money transmitting services that enable users to switch from crypto to fiat are a valuable resource. There’s still a shortage of...
‘Bitcoin Killer’ Onecoin Is Ashes But Investigations Continue to This Day
Back in 2014, a group led by a woman named Ruja Ignatova created a Ponzi scheme called Onecoin which, together with the organization...
CME Group’s Bitcoin Futures See a Surge of Institutional Interest
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has seen a big spike in bitcoin futures volumes according to an internal investors email sent...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Exmo Opens Branch in Turkey
Digital asset exchange Exmo, a leading crypto trading platform in Eastern Europe, has recently registered a subsidiary in Turkey. The...
Big Banks Money Laundering: UBS Fined $4.2 Billion, Danske Shuts Down in 4 Countries
Money laundering scandals involving some of the world’s largest banks have grown this week. Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has been...
How to Use Cryptocurrency to Send Money Abroad
The global remittance industry is huge. World Bank data shows that over $148 billion was sent abroad from the U.S. alone in 2017. As...
In the Daily: Sirin Labs Smartphone, Middle East Cbx Exchange, IPC’s Connexus Cloud
In this edition of The Daily we cover a number of cryptocurrency-related business collaborations from around the world. These include...
PR: KuCoin Launches Platform 2.0 With Advanced API and Various Order Types
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Samsung Launches Galaxy Series Preloaded With Cryptocurrency Wallet
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, the mobile phone manufacturing giant Samsung Electronics released its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10. Crypto...
Irish Auctioneer to Sell off 315 BTC Seized by Belgian Police
Irish auctioneer Wilsons Auctions is to sell off 315 bitcoins seized by the Belgian government in a drug trafficking case that involved...
Aboveboard Founder Claims ‘Nobody Is Buying’ STOs
Andy Singleton, the founder of securities exchanges Aboveboard, has published an article asserting that the security token offering (STO)...
New Report Analyzes the State of the Stablecoin Market
While the stablecoin market has made significant strides in the past year, there is still much work and progress to be done in order for...
Google Singles out Bitcoin With New Keyboard Currency Symbol
In what some view as a landmark move, Google developers have added the bitcoin currency symbol to the iOS keyboard. Vitalik Buterin’s...
This ‘Faketoshi’ Signature Tool Lets Anyone Become Satoshi Nakamoto
Over the years, it’s become popular to claim that you are Satoshi Nakamoto even if you lack a shred of evidence. Although some...
Quadrigacx Cold Wallet Was Stored in a Safety Deposit Box
In a 2014 appearance on the True Bromance Podcast, Gerry Cotten, the late CEO of embattled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Quadrigacx,...
Lithuania Central Bank’s Policy Update Opens the Door for Crypto Payments
The central bank of Lithuania has updated its position on cryptocurrencies and tokens issued through initial coin offerings. The regulator...
Coinflex Launches Physically Delivered Cryptocurrency Futures Exchange
Coinflex has now launched its physically delivered cryptocurrency futures exchange. The new Hong Kong-based leveraged trading platform is...
Meet Memopay, the Bitcoin Cash Advertising Model That ‘Pays for Attention’
There’s a different kind of advertising taking place on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network, using an application called Memopay. The ad...
Judge Appoints 2 Law Firms to Represent Quadrigacx Clients
Two law firms have been appointed to represent the clients of insolvent Canadian crypto exchange Quadrigacx in court. The number of...
Bitgo Obtains $100M Insurance Policy to Cover Crypto Assets
Cryptocurrency wallet service provider Bitgo has secured a $100 million policy through Lloyd’s insurance to cover crypto assets that are...
In the Daily: Elon Musk Talks Bitcoin, Shanghai’s Fudan University, Xdat Exchange
In this edition of The Daily we cover some largely supportive remarks the famous entrepreneur Elon Musk has made about Bitcoin, the latest...
Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked
More and more security holes are appearing in cryptocurrency and smart contract platforms, and some are fundamental to the way they were...
Survey: Nearly Half of Millennial Traders Have More Faith in Crypto Than Stock Market
Nearly half of millennial traders have more faith in cryptocurrency exchanges than they do in traditional ones. They are also enthusiastic...
Coinbase Wallet App Adds Bitcoin Cash Support
Coinbase announced on Tuesday that users of its wallet app can now directly store their bitcoin cash. The app update will be rolled out to...
Market Cap: A Flawed Ranking System for Valuing Crypto
Market cap is often used as a metric of importance in the crypto industry. Communities will react jubilantly as their preferred coin moves...
Bitcoin Cash Merchant Acceptance Is Thriving in These 3 Regions
Bitcoin Cash supporters are all about spreading adoption, and many enthusiasts are relentlessly trying to get people to try BCH and...
No Internet, No Problem: How to Send Bitcoin by Amateur Radio
In an age where governments are trigger happy at censoring or shutting down networks, it is reassuring to know that Bitcoin can operate...
BCH Devs Lock in Code for the Chain’s Next Upgrade: Schnorr and Segwit Recovery
On Feb. 14, a group of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers sat down and discussed the featured items for the scheduled upgrade this coming May....
Survey Ranks South Africa Top for Cryptocurrency Ownership
South Africa has been ranked as the top country for ownership of cryptocurrency, according to a global survey by social media management...
Bank of Spain Report: Bitcoin Is a Solution for a System Without Censorship
A recent report published by the Bank of Spain states that Bitcoin is a solution for the creation of a system without censorship. This is...
Nearly Half of Millennials Trust Crypto More Than US Stock Market: Survey
Nearly half of millennial online traders have more trust in cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets than the US stock market, according to a...
Coinbase Acquires Cryptocurrency Surveillance Company Neutrino
Coinbase has acquired the cryptocurrency surveillance company Neutrino, whose team will be joining the American exchange’s European...
Cryptocurrency Can Now Be Purchased at 10,000 French Tobacco Shops
A partnership between French company Digycode and national point of sale (POS) provider Ingenico has gone live, making it possible to buy...
Markets Update: BTC Tests $4,000, BCH and ETH Test $150
The cryptocurrency markets have produced several days of bullish price action, with BTC testing resistance near $4,000 for the time in...
In the Daily: Kucoin Rebrand, Binance DEX, The Tie Adds Trading View
In Tuesday’s installment of The Daily, we begin by checking in with a couple of the leading exchanges in the cryptosphere. Kucoin has...
Indian Government Inaugurates National Cryptocurrency Forensic Lab
The government of India has reportedly inaugurated a national cyber forensics lab which includes a cryptocurrency forensic lab to...
Another ‘Satoshi’ Steps Out of the Woodwork, Calls Craig Wright a Liar
On Feb. 8, the chief executive of Nchain, Craig Wright, wrote a blog post that purportedly described his experience of creating Bitcoin....
Indian Police Arrest ‘Cashcoin’ Gang Accused of Scamming Millions From Investors
Police in Mumbai have busted a gang allegedly involved in a cryptocurrency scam that amassed an estimated 1 billion rupees (nearly $14...
Drivechain Creator’s Latest Paper Sparks Debate Over Bitcoin’s Future Security
Drivechain developer Paul Sztorc has the cryptocurrency community riled up over his latest blog “Security Budget in the Long Run.” The...
Crypto Payment Processor PayBear Rebrands to Savvy
PayBear, a Zug-based cryptocurrency payment processor claiming over 3,000 merchant customers, has rebranded to Savvy and announced the...
Survey: ‘Blockchain’ Was Most Overrated Buzzword of 2018
A survey has determined that advertisers believe the word “blockchain” to have been the most overrated of 2018. This is hardly...
Everything You Should Know About Bitcoin Address Formats
A wallet address, comprising a string of 26-35 alphanumeric characters, is all it takes to send and receive bitcoin. Any bitcoin address...
Bitmain Announces New 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip With 29% More Efficiency
On Feb. 18, mining rig manufacturing giant Bitmain Technologies announced its next-generation 7nm ASIC chip for mining SHA-256...
Most of 2017’s Leading Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap Have Crashed Out of the Top 15
Many cryptocurrencies rose and fell during the 2017 bull market and subsequent year of bearish retracement. While the top four crypto...
In the Daily: Shapeshift Beta, Coinsquare Acquisition, Grayscale Investment Report
In this edition of The Daily we cover the beta launch of a new platform from Shapeshift, an acquisition by one of the largest...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Bullish Following Possible Higher Lows
The cryptocurrency markets have enjoyed a day of significant bullish action, with only four of the top 80 crypto assets by capitalization...
Regulators Explain Why Bitcoin Futures Are Easier to Approve Than Bitcoin ETFs
Commissioners of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have come together...
Debunking the ‘Bitcoin Cannot Do Smart Contracts’ Myth
The main selling point of systems like Ethereum and EOS is their ability to execute smart contracts, at least according to the supporters...
Shift Card Sunsets, Leaving US Crypto Card Users With Few Options
U.S.-based Shift Card, a Visa debit card service that allows people to spend cryptocurrencies held on Coinbase in real-time, will be...
Startups-Focused Law Firm Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
Cryptocurrency ventures that don’t wish to convert their holdings to fiat can now pay for legal services with bitcoin cash (BCH) or...
More Than 30% of BTC Traffic Stems from the Veriblock Project
Over the last few weeks, a blockchain project called Veriblock whose protocol piggybacks off the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network has sparked...
How to Outwit Blockchain Analysis and Conceal Your Coins
How do you convert bitcoin that’s associated with your identity into coins with no connection to your name? In an era of enhanced...
In the Daily: Liberstad Coin, Mining Contracts, Luxembourg Law
In this edition of The Daily, we look at Liberstad’s progress toward building a libertarian community in Norway. The city has just issued...
Court Reconsiders Ruling After SEC Proves Blockvest Tokens Are Securities
After failing to convince a federal court regarding the nature of Blockvest tokens in the previous hearing, the U.S. Securities and...
Orca Pool Mining Operation Aims to Defend Altcoins and Forks From Attacks
Last November the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community witnessed a hash war that resulted in a bifurcation of the main chain. The spat saw one of...
Drug Dealer Fights to Prevent Canadian Police From Forfeiting His BTC
A Canadian online drug dealer, snared by an undercover police agent on the dark web, is pleading to be allowed to keep half of the 288...
Markets Update: Crypto Traders Still Uncertain After a Week of Consolidation
Cryptocurrency markets are once again riding a long period of consolidation as the last seven days has failed to show any meaningful...
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are a Trojan Horse for Bitcoin
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Bitcoin could scarcely be more different. One is permissioned, the other permissionless; one...
In the Daily: Cryptocurrency Payments, Nvidia Losses, Suspended CFD
In the first edition of The Daily this weekend, we focus on a study estimating that 13 percent of people have used digital coins for...
Mobile Gifting Platform Swych Announces Cryptocurrency Support
On Feb. 15, the Dallas-based mobile gifting company Swych announced it will be accepting cryptocurrencies for payments. Starting next...
Post Office in Liechtenstein Now Sells BTC
The government-owned post office in Liechtenstein has begun offering a cryptocurrency exchange service. Initially, the post office in the...
Crypto-Collectibles Marketplace OpenSea Partners with Blockchain Video Game Ember Sword
OpenSea, a digital marketplace for non-fungible crypto collectibles, has partnered with blockchain game developer and publisher So Couch...
RSK Sidechain Is Now Secured by 45% of BTC’s Hashrate
On Feb. 14, the cryptocurrency infrastructure organization led by RSK Labs announced the one-year anniversary of the RSK network and...
Bitcoin Cash-Focused Ifwallet Implements Cash Accounts Name System
Last month, on the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developer Jonathan Silverblood launched his...
In the Daily: Coinbase Bug Bounty, Tradingview Crypto Dashboard, Bitfinex App Update
In this edition of The Daily, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has paid out a bug bounty of $30,000 for a critical vulnerability. Also,...
High Cost Slows Down Bitcoin ATM Growth in Africa
There are more than 4,000 bitcoin automated teller machines (ATMs) in the world, but only just about 10 (or 0.2 percent) of these are in...
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Opens Regional Office in China; Forms “Token Task Force”
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a member-led industry organization focusing on the use of the Ethereum blockchain technology in...
Indian Blockchain Summit Draws Policy Makers to Speed up Crypto Regulation
An Indian government-supported blockchain summit is drawing many policy makers with the aim to speed up the development of cryptocurrency...
Russia’s Minister of Justice: Cryptocurrencies Don’t Need to Be Legally Defined Yet
Russia’s stance on cryptocurrency remains unclear after the Minister of Justice this week announced that there is still no need to...
3 People Who Hate Bitcoin With a Passion
There’s something about Bitcoin that stirs up strong emotions in people. Libertarians love it. Anarchists adore it. Cypherpunks crave it....
BCH-Powered Badger Wallet Now Connects to a Variety of Blockchain Apps
Since its inception, the bitcoin cash (BCH) light client Badger Wallet has become one of the most versatile BCH platforms. Over the last...
ICO Investments Fall 95% in 10 Months
Interest in token sales has dropped dramatically over the past 10 months, with investment falling almost 95 percent. Nevertheless,...
Bitcoin’s Social Contract Must Be Resilient to the Whims of Future Generations
Over the last few years, infighting and different visions has led to significant divides within the Bitcoin community, weakening the...
Introducing ‘JPM Coin’: JPMorgan will be the first major US bank to launch its own cryptocurrency
Remember: JPMorgan's chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, said in late 2017 that bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, was a "fraud." By...
Stablecoins Dominate Currency Pairings for Leading Crypto Assets
Amidst the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, stablecoins have continued to gain prominence, with USDT currently comprising the dominant...
Crypto Exchange Globitex Launches Banking Solution With Instant Transfers
Cryptocurrency exchange Globitex has launched a new service called the Euro Wallet which allows users to make and receive euro payments in...
In the Daily: Cointext Expansion, Keycard Wallet, ETF Withdrawal, PUBG Hackers
In this edition of The Daily we cover the latest international expansion by SMS bitcoin cash wallet Cointext, the new Keycard hardware...
Localbitcoins Trade Surges in Latin America and East Asia
The peer-to-peer (P2P) markets saw a surge in trade activity this past week, with the Localbitcoins markets of five countries posting...
Nasdaq Stock Exchange to Start Offering BTC and ETH Indices
The Nasdaq stock exchange will start offering real-time information on two new indices tied to the cryptocurrency market – bitcoin core...