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Bitpay CCO Holds Pessimistic Outlook for Altcoins
In a recent interview, Sonny Singh, the chief commercial officer (CCO) of Bitpay, Inc, shared his outlook for the cryptocurrencies,...
Google Under Fire: Centralization, Censorship, Crypto Startup Complaint and Resignations
Search-engine giant Google is under fire for allegedly running a secret operation to build a censored search engine for China. Codenamed...
Bitgo Attains Regulatory Approval in United States
Bitgo, a cryptocurrency security and custody company, has been granted regulatory approval to provide its storage services to the United...
Blockchain Heavyweights Join Advisory Board of “Supply Chain-as-a-Service” Platform SUKU
Blockchain startup Citizens Reserve has announced the appointment of five key executives to the board of advisors of its SUKU blockchain...
Bittrex to Launch Crypto Exchange in Malta Next Month
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is reportedly launching a crypto exchange in Malta at the beginning of next month. Bittrex says...
Josh Garza Sentenced to Prison and Fined $9M over GAW & Paycoin Scam
U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Connecticut has announced Homero Joshua Garza (Josh Garza) has been sentenced to “21 months of...
The Daily: Dapp Revival, Remme Launch, 1 Million Cryptokitties
There are green shoots of recovery throughout the crypto markets today, which some have attributed to Morgan Stanley’s reported foray into...
How to Use a VPN in the EU to Access the Uncensored Web
If you’re reading these words from within the European Union, you may have had to first check a box confirming your consent. Ever since...
Corporate Creditors Can Now File Claims for Mt Gox Restitution
This week the trustee in charge of the Mt Gox legal case has announced that corporate customers can now file rehabilitation claims for the...
New French Law Sets Out Guidelines For ICOs
After slashing taxes on profits made from cryptocurrency trading by more than half, France has now implemented a new legal framework for...
Bitmain’s $50M ‘Permissionless Ventures’ First Project: BCH Dev Con
Cryptocurrency mining hardware giant, Bitmain, is sponsoring a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hackathon in the United States — San Francisco, to be...
Bitcoin Cash Can Scale Exponentially and Support the Global Economy
For well over a year now the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) protocol has shown quite a bit of capability as far as on-chain scaling is concerned. The...
Do You Have What it Takes to Write Op-Ed Articles for Bitcoin.com?
We will now accept regular op-ed article submissions for the bitcoin.com news page. We want to provide crypto-enthusiasts, idea-mongers,...
Abra App Launches Support for Bitcoin Cash Deposits and Withdrawals
Users of the cryptocurrency exchange and wallet app Abra can now make deposits and withdrawals to their accounts with bitcoin cash (BCH)....
21 Months for $20M, Josh Garza Gets off Light
Finally, Crypto’s biggest villain of 2014 has his saga come to an end. A little less than three years after Paycoin’s launch and failure...
Exchanges Round-Up: Spotware Launches “Out-of-the-Box” Platform, Huobi to Rebrand Hadax
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Spotware has announced the launch of an “out-of-the-box” cryptocurrency exchange...
Markets Update: Ethereum Leads Strong Altcoin Rally
Since yesterday’s update, the cryptocurrency markets have produced a strong bounce over the last 24 hours. Of the top ten cryptocurrencies...
Berkeley Professor Takes A Swipe at Stablecoins in Op-Ed
A University of Berkeley professor has called out the flaws in stablecoins, in an op-ed published in The Guardian. In the critique, Prof....
BMW Works with Blockchain Startup Bloom to Streamline Lending
German automobiles and motorcycles manufacturer BMW is working with blockchain startup Bloom on a solution to streamline customers’...
Crypto Featured in British Soap Coronation Street With 8 Million Viewers
Cryptocurrency is a major plot of the longest-running British soap opera Coronation Street this week. Each of the show’s episodes...
Faced With Cash And Forex Shortages, Zimbabweans Turn To Bitcoin – Even When It’s Banned
Cryptocurrency may be banned in Zimbabwe, but bitcoin is helping ordinary folk make payments bank-free. It makes for a great fit for the...
Former RBI Governor Stirs Up PMO India – Time For Better Banks
Bank frauds in India have opened a can of worms this year, leaving the public questioning concepts such as board, governance, public...
The Daily: Shapeshift Shuts Down Prism, Jamie Dimon Wants to Be President
In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about Shapeshift shutting down its decentralized portfolio platform Prism, the...
Canadian Regulated Bitcoin Trust Achieves Mutual Fund Trust Status
A Canadian regulated bitcoin trust has achieved the mutual fund trust status, allowing eligible investors to invest in the trust through...
Mt. Gox Victims Must Take Claims to Tokyo, Not US, Judge Rules
Since its implosion back in 2014, the Mt. Gox exchange hacks continue to loom large within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The U.S. District...
US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Issues Its First Crypto Disciplinary Action
The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has taken its first disciplinary action involving cryptocurrencies. The authority charges...
Government-Funded Drug Trafficking Makes USD the World’s Dirtiest Currency
Pablo Escobar. Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. Rick Ross. Household names, each and every one of them; drug lords collectively responsible for...
Sales Tax and Bitcoin in the United States Can Be Confusing
Over the last two years in the US, the federal government and states have been trying to grasp the concept of cryptocurrencies and apply...
Huobi ‘Aggressively’ Enters Japanese Market With Plans to Become the Largest Exchange
Crypto exchange Huobi is entering the Japanese market by acquiring a majority stake in one of the 16 government-approved crypto exchanges...
Cash to Crypto Trade Blooming in Moscow, Reports Say
Buying cryptocurrency in Russia these days increasingly means parting with fiat cash, be it Russian rubles or American dollars. According...
High Profile Cryptocurrency Firms Hope to Influence US Law
A group of cryptocurrency luminaries and businesses have announced the formation of a US lobbying entity based in Washington known as the...
Public Anger Forces Bank CFO to Quit Over Huge Money Laundering Affair
Bank executives rarely get punished for their misdeeds, leading to many people distrusting the entire banking system as plagued with...
Japanese Telco SoftBank Explores Use of Blockchain in Mobile Payments
A proof-of-concept (PoC) project of a mobile payments service utilizing blockchain technology has been successfully completed by SoftBank...
Markets Update: ETH Hits 14-Month Low Amid Heavy Altcoin Losses
Many altcoins have posted significant losses in recent days, with ETH currently testing price levels not seen in over 12 months after...
Crypto Hedge Fund Managers Aren’t as Smart as You Think
There’s a tendency, societally, to place self-appointed experts on a pedestal. If a professional’s job title is impressive enough, and...
Start a Business – Do Not Ask for Permission, Skip the Bank Account
Doing business, relying on your own abilities and talents to make a living, shouldn’t be so hard to start. But unlike the times when...
Malta The New Cypto Capital – Why the EU Is Furious With Malta
The union’s least-populous member nation has become a cryptocurrency and online gambling hub plagued by allegations of corruption and...
66% of Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Don’t Want to Receive Wages in Fiat
Companies and projects wishing to attract the best and brightest young talent need to offer bitcoin salaries. A recent survey of...
The Daily: Nobel Laureates to Advise Industry, DoD Facility to Become Mining Farm
In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about two Nobel winners to advise the crypto industry, another leading sports team...
Chinese Report Finds 9 in 10 Altcoins to Have Stolen 80% of Their Code
A report published by Chinese media has alleged that more than 80% of alternative cryptocurrencies are comprised of “plagiarizing code.”...
Billions of Dollars ICO Industry is Governed by Securities Law, Judge Rules
U.S. V. Zaslavskiy, 17-cr-0647, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn), just might go down as a definitive...
SEC Takes Action Against ‘First US Regulated Crypto Asset Fund’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that it has taken action against two cryptocurrency firms. Both...
With Bitcoin Cash, A Namibian Conservationist Hopes To Save Endangered African Wild Dog
In Namibia, the African wild dog population has been decimated to near extinction. But one wildlife lover is trying to stop all that. And...
IMF Pressures Marshall Islands to Drop National Crypto
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has exerted pressure on the Marshall Islands to torpedo its proposed crypto. The move by the...
BCH Roundup: Rock Festivals, Long Form Blogging, and Prescription Drugs
The past seven days has been another interesting week for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents. After wrapping up a successful Stress Test Day...
Tokenized Securities: The Next Boom
The following opinion piece on token-as-securities was written by Benjamin Pirus, a crypto trader who has written many articles for...
US Authorities Ask India to Seize Property of Bitconnect Promoters
The authorities of two U.S. states have reportedly asked Indian officials to seize the property of the promoters of Bitconnect since...
NY Approves Stablecoins Gemini Dollar and Paxos Standard Token
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has authorized Gemini Trust Company LLC, the cryptocurrency exchange platform...
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Debate Reconvenes After the Stress Test
Over the last few weeks, there’s been a heated discussion within the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community concerning the scheduled November 15...
Ethereum Price Flirts With Yearly Low as ICOs Offload 157,700 ETH
Ethereum was back on the defensive Tuesday, with prices approaching fresh yearly lows amid signs that initial coin offerings were...
Decentralized Exchange Bisq Launches Mobile App, Holds Market Kickstart Event
Fully decentralized peer-to-peer crypto exchange Bisq has launched a mobile notification app for both Android and iOS systems. The...
Philippines Okays PDAX Crypto Exchange
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) cleared the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) for license to exchange crypto and the Philippine...
SEC Halts US Trading In Both CXBTF & CETHF, Citing Confusion Amongst Market Participants
Over the weekend, the Securities Exchange Commission temporarily halted trading in US venues of two products from Swedish company XBT...
The Daily: Malta Sees No Issue With Unlicensed Crypto Firms, Valletta Mansion on Sale for Crypto
Malta is not worried about crypto companies operating while their applications for licenses are still pending as the loophole does not...
The Nakamoto Imperative: Why We Have to Build a Decentralist Culture
The following opinion piece on building a decentralist culture was written by Max Borders, director of Social Evolution and author of The...
PR: Killing Banks – A Financial Crypto Startup MoneyToken Announced 0% Loans and Token Burn This Wednesday
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Korean Banks to Limit Services for Crypto Traders Without Real-Name Verification
South Korean banks are reportedly taking measures to limit services for customers who are not using the real-name system. It has been over...
India Small Town Layman Falls For A Conman: First MLM, Then Wallet Theft
The growing incidence of bitcoin multi-level marketing (MLM) scams in countries like India is a two-pronged wake-up call. First, has a...
Tired of Bank Bailouts and Hyperinflation? Bitcoin Offers Something Different
People often wonder why a cryptocurrency with a limited supply like bitcoin has been gaining traction over the years. Since the 2008...
India Cryptocurrency Winter Survivors: We Were Not Sleeping, But Hibernating
The RBI Circular was intended to put a pause button on cryptocurrency activity in India, but as the mandate that restrained banks to be...
P2P Markets Report: BTC Posts Record Low for Localbitcoins Trade Volume
According to Coin.dance, the first week of September has comprised the weakest on record for global peer-to-peer (P2P) trade volume on...
New York Regulator Approves Two New Stablecoins, Gemini Dollar and Paxos Standard
Ever since fears arose around Tether (USDT), it seems like a new stablecoin is released every week to try and take its place. Today two...
UAE Securities Watchdog Approves Plan to Regulate ICOs
The securities and commodities regulator in the United Arab Emirates has approved a plan to adopt comprehensive regulations for...
48% of American Millennials Would Switch from Fiat to Crypto, Survey Reveals
A survey carried out by research service YouGov Omnibus shows that while cryptocurrency prices are tumbling, 48 percent of millennials...
Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’: Suspects Charged With Over $2M in Stolen Mining Rigs
Police in Iceland charged seven individuals for conspiracy, burglary, and theft for stealing from the region’s mining facilities. Iceland...
Exchanges Roundup: Startup Targets Crypto Micro-Investments, Kraken Denies Halifax Closure
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Perth-based Bamboo has announced it will launch an app designed to easily...
Riot Blockchain Replaces CEO Over $27 Million Pump and Dump Charges
Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), a company officially focused on cryptocurrency mining and the development of an exchange, has...
SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce Calls Out ‘Real Value’ in Run-up to VanEck Bitcoin ETF Decision
In a new interview on CNBC’s Crypto Trader, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce explains why she believes the SEC should prioritize a key...
How to Buy Bitcoin Without Disclosing Your Identity
Privacy preservation is one of cryptocurrency’s defining characteristics. Digital assets such as bitcoin provide a far higher degree of...
Nobel Laureates Join Blockchain Research Lab and Accelerator Cryptic Labs
Cryptic Labs, a blockchain research lab and accelerator, has announced the addition of two Nobel Laureates in economics, Dr. Eric S....
The Daily: Revolut to Launch in North America, US Startup Presents Telegram Alternative
Digital bank Revolut is planning to expand its operations in America and Russia. Also, payment card provider Fuzex signs an agreement with...
Ku Coin Expands Into Australia After $3M Bitcoin Australia Deal
Ku Coin is expanding into Australia after it agreed to invest $3 million in Bitcoin Australia. The deal is seen as a win-win for both...
Winklevoss Twins Win Patent for Securely Storing Digital Assets
The Winklevoss twins have won a patent for securely storing digital assets which adds to a long list of nine successful patents won by...
Coinbase CEO Lays Out Plan to Dominate Crypto Securities Marketplace
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has stated that, in addition to being the most popular cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., the company...
Expanding Our Global Bitcoin Coverage – Gogo Our New Reporter in Zimbabwe
Veteran business journalist Jeffrey Gogo has joined the news desk at Bitcoin.com. Regular readers count on news.Bitcoin.com to bring them...
SEC Suspends Trading of XBT Provider’s Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended the trading of two XBT Provider products: Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker...
South Korean Crypto Know-How and Capital Sought by Uzbekistan and Belarus
South Koreans undoubtedly have some respectable crypto experience and others have taken note. Uzbekistan, which recently legalized the...
Terrorists Prefer Cash to Crypto, According to Congressional Testimony
In prepared testimony given before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis for...
India Law Enforcement to File Charges Monday in $2.7M Coinsecure Wallet Hack
Law enforcement authorities in New Delhi will file charges on Monday in the Coinsecure hack case. Coinsecure was a large cryptocurrency...
Denmark’s Largest Bank May Have Facilitated up to $150 Billion in Money Laundering
Companies from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union have apparently turned the small country of Estonia into a massive money...
Deep Web Roundup: New Search Engine + Tor Browser, Same Old War on Drugs
In this latest edition of our periodic deep web series, we bring news of Tor 8 – the most feature-rich onion browser yet. We also take a...
Details on Josh Garza’s Plea Deal and Sentencing Date are Released
Josh Garza’s plea deal has been released to the public and it gives us some insight into how his sentencing might go on September...
Cosimo Ventures Launches Tokenized VC Fund
Venture capital (VC) firm Cosimo Ventures has launched a new tokenized VC fund called Cosimo X. The new fund will focus on early...
RBI Ban Hearing in Two Days – What Indian Crypto Exchanges Are Expecting
The Indian supreme court will hear all petitions against the crypto banking ban by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday....
Markets Update: Traders Uncertain of the Next Crypto Market Cycle
Cryptocurrency markets today are seeing a touch of recovery after digital asset prices suffered from some significant losses over...
43 Women Nominated for the Board of the Swiss Crypto Valley Association
Female Board Members to Have Same Responsibilities The Swiss Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a Zug-based organization working to promote...
The Daily: Robinhood Aiming for IPO, Dodgers to Give Away Crypto Tokens
In today’s edition of The Daily we cover news about trading app Robinhood aiming for an IPO, MLB team Dodgers giving away a collectible...
Russian Industry Association Launching Crypto Certification Program
The Russian crypto industry association is launching a crypto certification program. Applicants will be evaluated and issued a certificate...
Tip Bitcoin Cash Effortlessly on the Web With the Money Button
Ryan X Charles, the founder of Yours.org, has been talking a lot about a new bitcoin cash-powered tipping plugin for websites called Money...
Russia Developing Own Mining Pools
The Russian crypto association is working on two projects to create mining pools offering better conditions to the local mining companies....