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PR: Dating App Viola.AI Announces Partnerships with 7 New Lifestyle Merchants in Asia
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The Curious Case of ‘Cobra Bitcoin’: The Peculiar Anon with a Lot of Power
The controversial owner of the web portal Bitcoin.org and Bitcointalk, an anon named ‘Cobra Bitcoin’, has been a popular subject within...
Chinese Altcoins Can’t Stop Failing
Every country produces its share of underperforming altcoins. They’re called shitcoins for a reason. But China has a track record for...
Taiwanese Airline to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for Flight Tickets
Asia is probably the most cryptocurrency receptive part of the world where, in addition to a strong bitcoin trading mania, you can already...
More Belarusians Search “Crypto”, Question “Legalization”
Interest towards cryptocurrencies in Belarus has increased significantly in the past year. Topics related to bitcoin, mining, and...
Québec Premier: We’re Not Really Interested in Bitcoin Mining
Québec, Canada has recently been thought to be a bitcoin mining boom town, as more data centers set up there to take advantage of...
Grayscale Launches Crypto Investment Trusts for BCH, ETH, XRP, and LTC
Grayscale Investments has announced the launch of four new single-asset cryptocurrency investment trusts for bitcoin cash, ether,...
Russia Drafts Law to Criminalize the Use of Cryptocurrencies as Money
The Russian Ministry of Finance is drafting a law to criminalize the use of cryptocurrencies as money substitutes. The Bank of Russia and...
PR: MoneyToken Implemented Falling Market Protection Service
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Japan’s SBI Holdings Claims 40% Stake in Hardware Wallet Company
This week the Japanese financial services management group SBI Holdings has announced that it has acquired 40 percent of the Taiwanese...
How to Create Custom Bitcoin Cash Addresses With Vanitygen
Earlier this week the creators of cashaddress.github.io announced the stable release of ‘Vanitygen Cash,’ a vanity-themed BCH address...
South Korean Travel Site with Over 50,000 Hotels to Accept 12 Cryptocurrencies
A South Korean travel website with over 50,000 hotels and other types of accommodation facilities will begin accepting 12...
High-Frequency Trading Firm Virtu Threatens Legal Action Against Virtcoin
HFT giant Virtu has been the target of an apparent clone scam, using its likeness to attract possible investors. The company is...
PR: Essentia.One in Talks with the Netherlands Government for Blockchain Solutions to Border Control
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‘Decentralized Bank’ ICO Miroskii’s Entire Team Is Phoney
A new initial coin offering (ICO) called Miroskii hopes to build a ‘decentralized bank’ by utilizing blockchain technology. Looking at the...
Decentralized Exchange IDEX Hits $13 Million a Day While Etherdelta Falters
The Myspace/Facebook analogy has been gratuitously overused, yet it aptly describes Etherdelta and IDEX. The former was once the only...
Patent Data Reveals the Banking Sector’s Strange Relationship with Bitcoin
Banks and bitcoin are odd bedfellows, but they do share some things in common. To its proponents, bitcoin is the future of money, but it...
Korean Government Officials De Facto Banned from Holding and Trading Crypto
The South Korean government has reportedly de facto banned all government officials from holding and trading cryptocurrencies. Even if...
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Slash Withdrawal Fees
In the past week, three of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges have cut bitcoin withdrawal fees by up to half. While the average...
Russian Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of Bitcoin Sites
The Supreme Court of Russia has taken upon itself the responsibility to decide a case that may become a precedent for the crypto sector....
Korea’s Mandatory Crypto Real-Name System Neglected – 19% Conversion Rate
South Korea’s real-name system for cryptocurrency trading has been enforced for over a month, but most accounts have not been converted to...
Ripple Soars Then Plunges off Coinbase Rumors – Again
In times of economic uncertainty, bitcoin flourishes. In times of high fees, litecoin prospers. And in times of Coinbase rumors, ripple...
Liberty Con 2018 Brings Freedom and Bitcoin to Washington DC
On March 2-4 the international pro-liberty nonprofit, Students For Liberty, hosted a three-day conference called Liberty Con, an event...
PR: Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store
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Paypal Files Patent for Expedited Cryptocurrency Transaction System
A recent patent filing reveals that Paypal might be considering expanding its exposure to the cryptocurrency ecosystem with a new system...
Kaliningrad Offers Tax Breaks to Attract Bitcoiners
Crypto regulations have not been adopted in Russia yet, but a string of words and deeds suggests that Moscow may take full advantage of...
BTC Transaction Volume Reaches Two-Year Low
The seven-day average for the number of daily bitcoin transactions has reached a two-year low, recently dropping below 160,000 for the...
This Week in Bitcoin: Courtroom Drama
Bitcoin was born on the internet but destined to end up in court. Where there’s money, there’s a trail of gold-diggers, scammers, and...
PR: Electroneum Launches Groundbreaking Mobile Miner
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24-Year-Old Sent to Prison for Selling Bitcoin Without Asking for ID
US law agencies can celebrate another success in their tireless crusade to stop ‘unlicensed money transmitting’ in the land of the free....
$500 Million Has Been Mistakenly Sent to Ethereum’s Genesis Address
Genesis blocks hold a symbolism that’s almost spiritual. They represent the birth of a new cryptocurrency, and when that currency...
Bitfarms to Raise Up to CAD$50m to Scale Cryptocurrency Mining Operation
Canada seems to have become the hottest destination for bitcoin miners from all over the world thanks to a combination of cheap renewable...
New Malaysian Cryptocurrency Regulation Come Into Effect
Last week, Malaysia’s new Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policy guidelines specifically addressing...
Major Pawnshop Network in Ukraine Launching Cryptocurrency-Secured Loans
A major network of pawn shops in Ukraine is launching a new lending service with loans secured by cryptocurrency. With over 300 branches,...
Bittrex Blocks Residents of North Korea, Iran, Crimea, Syria, and Cuba
Concerns from Russian traders that they may be unable to access Bittrex once the exchange’s new terms of service come into effect this...
Class Action Complaint Accuses Coinbase of ‘Insider Trading’
A class action lawsuit was filed against Coinbase this past Thursday on March 1 accusing the exchange of ‘insider trading’ for the bitcoin...
Jameson Lopp Leaves Bitgo to Launch Casa Wallet for the Crypto Rich
Bitgo engineer Jameson Lopp is a Bitgo employee no more. The developer, who is one of the best known figures in bitcoin, has been coaxed...
PR: Rate3 Wants to Empower a Truly Global Payment and E-Commerce Network by Making It Fair, Transparent and Cheap
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Highly Organized Crime Blamed for $2mil Bitcoin Mining Burglaries
Local police in Iceland are describing it as the largest theft of its kind, if not ever, for the country. Hundreds of bitcoin mining...
Interest in Cryptocurrency Jumped 15-Fold in Kazakhstan
Interest in cryptocurrency in Kazakhstan has surged fifteen-fold this year compared to 2017 according to a study by Yandex. The number of...
Trading Tip `The Wall´ – Bitcoin Dominance On The Rise
In the cryptocurrency market today, there’s a wide variety of investors. But it wasn’t always like that. Between 2010-2016, the landscape...
GPU Producers Fear Drop in Demand from Crypto Miners
Reports concerning major manufacturers of graphics processing hardware have indicated expectations of decreasing demand in the...
PR: How to Ensure Support for Tokens on the Open Market in Hamster Marketplace’s Experience
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Two Indian Token Marketplaces Suspend Trading Due to Regulatory Pressure
Two Indian crypto token marketplaces have announced that they will halt trading from March 5. The platforms state that this is due to...
The Next Generation of Politicians Will Be Crypto’s Biggest Advocates
Technology favors the young. While tweens are swiping through life and conversing through Snapchat filters, grandma’s still getting the...
Belgian Tax Authority Going After Crypto Investors
Cryptocurrency investments have attracted the attention of tax authorities in Belgium. Several investigations have been opened into cases...
Markets Update: Crypto Markets Continue to Spike Higher
Cryptocurrency markets are on the rise again this weekend as the total market capitalization of all 1,500 digital assets touches $465Bn....
Quarter Million Dollars Already Raised in Bitcoin Cash 48 Hour Challenge
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is on a roll lately, scoring new mainstream adoption platforms in countries like the United States. But it’s still a...
PR: ZeroEdge.Bet Casino Launched Its Pre-ICO and Offers 79% Discount for a Very Limited Time!
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Rebel Bitcoiners in Ecuador Open First Crypto ATMs
The government of Ecuador launched an all-out war on cryptocurrency about four years ago, even going so far as to push its own...
Wendy McElroy: Silence and Soul in the Crypto Cold War – the Evolution of Privacy
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2: The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 6: Privacy is a...
Mexican Cryptocurrency Regulations Approved by Congress
Mexico’s bill to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges has been approved by the country’s lower house of Congress and is now awaiting the...
Liechtenstein Bank Offers Account Holders Direct Crypto Investments
This week the private bank headquartered in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Bank Frick, announced its customers will now have the...
PR: The Most Significant Event of March 2018! Don’t Miss out on Datarius Cryptobank ITO!
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Talking About Decentralization Is Easy – Achieving It Is Hard
Browsing the latest cryptocurrency projects, it would be easy to conclude that decentralization is a panacea; a cure for humanity’s...
NEO Is Either a Raging Success or a Total Disaster
What to make of NEO? The Chinese blockchain is, on paper, the most successful Asian cryptocurrency project to date. It’s listed on most...
New ‘Hack-Proof’ Security-Centric Phone Features Built-In Bitcoin Wallet
Mobile cybersecurity firm Sikur has unveiled “the first fully encrypted, hack-proof smartphone that can safely store cryptocurrencies.”...
Bitcoin.com Wallet Celebrates 2 Million Wallets Created
This week our company is proud to say that two million Bitcoin.com Wallets have been created since its release just seven months ago. The...
16 Government-Approved Crypto Exchanges Forming Self-Regulatory Body in Japan
16 cryptocurrency exchanges that have been approved by the Japanese government are teaming up to form a self-regulatory group, following...
North Korea Obtained 11,000 bitcoins in 2017, Expert Says
North Korea may have made over $200 million USD from cryptocurrency transactions last year, according to a former NSA official. DPRK is...
1200 Australian New Agencies Are Selling Fractions of Crypto
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts from Australia now have the ability to purchase the digital assets bitcoin core (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) via...
Data Company Tracks Crypto-Adoption Using Social Media
Just recently the audience intelligence company, Pulsar, published a report examining the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies. Rather...
EU Losing Patience – Urges Global Crypto Regulation
Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Valdis Dombrovskis of the European Union (EU), is...
Germany Treads Lightly on Bitcoin Taxation
Germany is taking a lead within European Union established economies, deciding upon slow regulation when it comes to the world’s most...
Bitpay Launches Bitcoin Cash Debit Card Top Ups
In late 2017 the bitcoin payment processor Bitpay revealed it would add the ability to process payments for multiple blockchains —...
How a Single Tweet Wiped $90 Million off Waltonchain’s Market Cap
Digital marketing guides are filled with cautionary tales of social media faux pas that have caused brand suicide. All it takes is an...
Russian Ministry Offers to Set Up Crypto Exchange for Miners
Russia’s Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has put forward the idea to set up a cryptocurrency exchange, where Russian miners...
Aussie Crypto Traders Expect Tax Crackdown Ahead of New Regulations
With Australia set to introduce new legislation that will empower authorities to monitor and regulate the activities of cryptocurrency...
China’s Police Force Reveals Offshore Exchange Surveillance
According to regional reports, China’s police agency is allegedly monitoring cryptocurrency exchanges based outside of the country. An...
PR: Trading Platform RobotsCrypto Is a New Promising Project on the Blockchain Which Really Deserves Your Attention!
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JP Morgan Chase Fears Crypto Is Disruptive Competition
Perhaps cryptocurrency’s largest institutional nemesis is JP Morgan Chase. Led by the ever-belligerent Jamie Dimon, it and he have taken...
Crypto Tax Breaks Proposed by Officials in Russia
Tax exemptions on profits from crypto-related transactions have been proposed during a meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development of...
$9 Million a Day Is Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, $850 will have been lost to cryptocurrency scams. In the time it takes to complete this...
SEC Subpoenas Shepherd ICOs Towards A+ Regulation
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission is believed to have issued dozens of subpoenas to ICOs in its quest to uncover evidence of...
Genesis Launches Whale Sized Crypto-Loan Service
This week the institutional over-the-counter (OTC) digital currency service, Genesis Global Trading, announced it’s creating a lending...
Transaction Data Suggests a Crypto Recession Is Brewing
Charts can reveal a lot about crypto assets. Past performance and future indicators can be gleaned at a glance, but there’s also a lot...
Dutch Bank That Once Called Bitcoin ‘High Risk’ Considers Building Crypto-Wallet
A Dutch multinational financial provider, Rabobank has announced the possible introduction of a ‘cryptocurrency wallet’ tethered to the...
Coinbase Reveals ‘Overhauled’ Changes and Tax Tools
This week the popular cryptocurrency service Coinbase revealed a slew of announcements concerning certain aspects of the business. The...
Venezuela Claims Petro Cryptocurrency Has Raised $3bn from Investors in 127 Countries
The Venezuelan government has made some new claims about the pre-sale of the country’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro. After one...
Thai Regulators in Race With Growing Popularity of Token Sales
The Thai government is concerned with the growing number of companies in Thailand racing to launch their initial coin offerings ahead of...
PR: Bitcoin Exchanges: Please Help Your Users Claim BCP and BCPC as Soon as Possible
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Ukraine’s Financial Watchdog Clarifies Stance on Cryptos
The State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine has published its official position on crypto matters. While offering some borrowed...
Over 100 Firms Seek Licenses to Operate Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan
There are over 100 companies reportedly waiting for the Japanese Financial Services Agency to approve their registrations to operate...
Louisiana Attorney General Fires IT Staff for Allegedly Mining Bitcoin
It appears that the allure of free electricity and computer systems, courtesy of the tax payers, might be too hard for some government...
Circle-Poloniex Deal Presages the Future of Cryptocurrency Exchanges
When it was announced on Monday that Circle would be acquiring Poloniex, much of the focus was on the $400 million reported to have...
Goldmoney Launches Ether and Bitcoin Cash Cold Storage
As cryptocurrency investing is becoming more mainstream, it keeps attracting wealthier and more cautious established players. To answer...
Court Will Not Seize Crypto as Debt Payment from Bankrupt Citizen in Russia
The Moscow bankruptcy court has ruled that cryptocurrencies of a bankrupt debtor will not be seized to pay his creditors. The trustee for...
132 Customers File Class Action Lawsuit Against Coincheck
This week local Japanese news outlets report that the exchange Coincheck, who suffered from a $530Mn USD loss of the cryptocurrency NEM,...
Court Strikes Down Ban on 40 Bitcoin Sites in Russia
Saint Petersburg City Court has struck down a ban on 40 bitcoin related websites offering information about cryptocurrencies and exchange...
PR: ValueCash Launches ICO That Allows Users to Earn as They Spend While Using Crypto to Pay for Goods & Services
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