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Cryptogem Global Defies Zimbabwe’s Central Bank with New P2P Bitcoin Exchange
Cryptogem Global, a new peer-to-peer bitcoin (BTC) exchange, has opened in Harare in defiance of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s...
Huobi Opens Office in Russia, Plans Startup Accelerator and Mining Hotels
The Russian branch of digital asset exchange Huobi is scheduled to open on Nov. 12 with a Russian-language website and local support...
IBM and Seagate Partner to Tackle Counterfeit Hard Drives Using Blockchain Technology
Seagate Technology Plc and IBM have today announced that they are working together to reduce global hard drive counterfeiting using...
Review: Coldcard’s BTC Hardware Wallet Is Air-Gapped for Added Security
There has been an explosion of hardware wallets recently, with new models shipping on a weekly basis. What’s more, many of these...
PR: Remco Launches Pre-ICO Token Sale – Parent Company Processed $700,000,00 in the Last 24 Months
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The Daily: Security Experts Rank Exchanges by Safety, Malta Dominates Trade Volume
In today’s edition of The Daily, we cover several different reports about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The first was written by a...
Texas Takes Action Against Cryptocurrency Mining Company Promising 200% Profit
The Texas State Securities Board has issued an emergency cease and desist order to an Australia-based cryptocurrency mining company and...
French Lawmakers to Lower Cryptocurrency Tax by 6 Percent
French lawmakers have adopted an amendment to the 2019 budget bill that will cut capital gains tax on bitcoin sales to 30 percent from...
Why the Energy Sector Meets the Conditions for Decentralization
The following piece on decentralizing the energy sector was written by Richard Lohwasser, who holds a PhD in energy economics and is the...
Bitcoin Cash Community Introduced to New BCH Library Written in Rust
On Nov. 5, the software developer Brenton Gunning announced to the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community that he’d developed a BCH library written...
Free Cryptocurrency Given Away at Web Summit 2018
The 2018 Web Summit event will witness the distribution of free digital assets from a number of blockchain companies. The yearly event...
Israeli Central Bank to Hold off on Issuing Digital ‘E-Shekel’ Coin
A group under the Bank of Israel has published a report on a proposal to issue a national digital currency. The team, which was set up...
Discussions Intensify as BCH Fork Approaches
As the Bitcoin Cash fork draws near, a lot has been announced over the last few days concerning the consensus changes scheduled for Nov....
Snark.art Brings Blockchain to Visual Art with New Collaboration with Eve Sussman
Snark.art, a digital laboratory for blockchain-based art, has unveiled its first artistic collaboration with artist Eve Sussman. The new...
Mauritius Regulator to Provide Licenses to Digital Asset Custodians
The authorities in the island nation of Mauritius plan to start issuing custodian licenses to companies holding digital assets on behalf...
The Daily: Pro-Bitcoin Governor Elected, Augur Predicts the US Midterms
Wednesday’s edition of The Daily has a distinctly political tint, coming a day after U.S. voters turned out for the midterm...
PR: MoneyToken Allows You to Earn 8% in Interest on Your Stable Coins – Consistently
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eToro Launches Crypto-Based Universal Basic Income Project GoodDollar
eToro, a European social trading and multi asset brokerage company, has announced the launch of the GoodDollar experiment, an open source...
Survey: South Africans Turning to Crypto as Hedge Against Volatility of the Rand
A survey by Luno, a London-based cryptocurrency platform, has revealed that a growing number of people in South Africa prefer holding...
ECB Shuts Down Maltese Bank Over Schemes to Launder Money and Evade US Sanctions
Malta’s Pilatus Bank has been shut down by the European Central Bank (ECB). Its banking license was revoked after its chairman was charged...
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange to Create Infrastructure for Cryptocurrency Assets
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has released a paper aimed at creating the infrastructure necessary to accommodate transactions with...
Exchanges Roundup: First UAE-Based Exchange, LXDX to Launch Security Token Offering
A partnership between Al Zarooni Group, Crypto Bulls and Gulf Coin Gold has fostered the launch of the first cryptocurrency exchange...
Global Cryptocurrency Exchanges Cut Ties With Iran After New US Sanctions
A number of cryptocurrency exchanges have reportedly cut ties with Iran after the U.S. imposed tougher economic sanctions against the...
Marshall Islands President Attacked Over National Cryptocurrency Plan
Dr. Hilda Cathy Heine, President of the Marshall Islands, is facing a political attack for her support of a planned national...
Blockchain Announces US$125M Stellar Lumens Airdrop
Blockchain, the Luxembourg-based crypto startup, has announced its first ever airdrop. The company has partnered with the Stellar...
Major Car Dealerships and Airport Limos in Japan Begin Accepting Cryptocurrencies
A regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Japan has partnered with two companies to enable cryptocurrency payments for their businesses....
Bitmain’s New 7nm Antminer Goes on Sale on November 8
Mining rig manufacturer Bitmain Technologies has announced the company’s latest Antminers equipped with 7nm semiconductors will go on sale...
Exchanges Roundup: Luno Expects ‘Open’ South African Rules, Bitstamp Updates Engine
In this edition of Exchanges Roundup, we look at a Luno executive’s belief that the South African government will introduce...
Norwegian Startup Bitruption Plans to Launch a Localbitcoins Competitor
On Nov. 4, a Norwegian startup announced the launch of a new peer-to-peer marketplace called Bitruption. Similar to Localbitcoins, the...
Markets Update: BCH Rallies, XRP Nears ETH Market Cap
In the cryptocurrency markets, BCH appears to be confirming the recent establishment of a double bottom at approximately $422, preceding...
Bitfury Secures $80M in Private Placement
Bitfury Group, the San Francisco-based manufacturer of bitcoin mining hardware, announced today that it has closed an $80 million private...
eToro Launches Its Crypto Wallet, Key to Opening Up the Market for Investors
eToro, a global trading and investment platform, has announced the unveiling of its crypto wallet, enabling, for the first time, its users...
The Daily: Cryptocurrencies on the Davos Agenda, FINMA Issues Rules for Cryptoassets
In this edition of The Daily, we look at the decision to add cryptocurrencies as a topic of discussion at the next World Economic Forum in...
BancorX Becomes the First dApp Across Blockchains
BancorX has become the first dApp to work across blockchains, now supporting both the Ethereum Network and EOS. This allows users of...
Bitcoin Miners Flock to Paraguay as Country Weighs Its Social Development Options
Paraguay’s Itaipú Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric facilities in the world, is supporting bitcoin and ethereum mining in a city on...
China Targets ‘Disguised’ ICOs in Crypto Crackdown Update
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has discussed the regulation of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in a recently...
Venezuelan Banks Start Using the Petro to Denominate Customer Balances
Venezuela’s controversial national cryptocurrency, the petro, is slowly permeating the everyday lives of its citizens. The currency,...
Is Initiative Q the Next Bitcoin?
If you’ve been anywhere near social media in the past fortnight, or even used your favorite messaging app, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Venezuela’s Supreme Court Orders Payment in National Cryptocurrency
Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice has ordered a compensation payment of 266 petros, the country’s national...
Bitcoin Cash Fork Watch: BCH Infrastructure Providers Reveal Contingency Plans
There’s only 10 days left until the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network hard fork scheduled for Nov. 15. At the moment the upgrade has two...
Popular Ethereum DApp Metamask to Release Mobile Client
A mobile version for MetaMask, the Chrome browser extension for accessing DApps, was revealed at the Developer Conference (Devcon) held...
GMO Internet Sees Huge Leap in BCH Mining for October
Japanese cryptocurrency mining company GMO Internet Group released its monthly update for October on Nov. 5. The report shows a huge...
These DApps Don’t Need a Blockchain
Interest in open-source software and decentralization has been on the rise over the past decade with new innovations such as Bitcoin....
Thai Rappers Adds Song on Zcoin’s Blockchain to Fight Censorship
A rap song titled Prathet Ku Mee (Which is My Country), centered on government oppression in Thailand has garnered over 25 million views...
PR: Ethershift Launches Token Sale with Rockstar Advisors Mate Tokay and John McAfee
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This Chicken Coop Feeder Is Powered by Bitcoin Cash Payments in Real Time
On Oct. 25, an individual posted a live stream on the Twitch Interactive video platform to show the world how Bitcoin Cash (BCH)...
The Daily: Crypto Game Developer Raises $15M, Bitcoin Pioneer Faces Lawsuit
In today’s edition of The Daily, we look at a successful funding round for a developer of a popular cryptocurrency-powered game. We also...
PR: The North American Bitcoin Conference Set to Heat up Miami
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Miners Have Begun Using Asicboost on the Bitcoin Cash Network
On Oct. 22, Bitmain released new firmware for the company’s Antminer mining rigs that enables the use of an optimization known as...
Taiwan Passes Law to Crack Down on Anonymous Cryptocurrency Transactions
The Taiwanese government has amended its laws that regulate cryptocurrency transactions. The revisions reportedly give the country’s...
Lawyer Invests $300 Million to Build Crypto City in the Nevada Desert
Consumer protection lawyer Jeffrey Berns is the owner and CEO of Blockchains LLC, a company that bought more than 67,000 acres of land in...
Developers Launch BDIP: A Bitcoin Cash Proposal Process for Decentralized Apps
Over the last few months, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers who created the Yenom wallet have been developing a lot of BCH applications...
The Daily: Hodl Hodl Launches OTC Desk, Decentraland Votes on Land Sales
In this edition of The Daily, we cover the launch of an OTC trading desk by P2P exchange Hodl Hodl and news about a Belarusian exchange...
Four IDEX Alternatives That Don’t Require KYC
One of the main selling points of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) is that tokens can be traded almost instantly. There’s no lengthy sign-up...
Turkish Police Detain 11 Suspects in Bitcoin Theft Case
The cybercrime unit of the Turkish police has detained 11 people suspected of hacking into emails, user accounts and cryptocurrency...
Pan-African Organization Launches Framework to Encourage Cryptocurrency Trade
On Nov. 2, the African Digital Asset Framework (ADAF) launched with a mandate to promote cryptocurrency commerce within the continent....
Exchanges Roundup: Devere Launches Crypto Fund, Binance Uganda Claims 40,000 Users
Devere Group has announced the launch of a digital asset fund and Binance Uganda claims to have onboarded 40,000 users during its first...
ICO Roundup: SEC Annual Report, Israeli Offerings Raise $600 Million, Rapper Sued
The annual report of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement has detailed the actions taken against initial coin offerings during the preceding...
Blockstream: When Will the Level of Dishonesty and Manipulation End?
The alleged Bitcoin-focused company Blockstream has raised over $100 million publicly, but has yet to be forthright with the Bitcoin...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Cash Prices See Steady Gains Over the Last Two Days
Since our last markets update five days ago, cryptocurrency traders saw a lower range of volumes after cryptocurrency prices dropped in...
Wendy McElroy: Crypto as Propriety Justice and a Solution to Private Violence
Crypto As Propriety Justice And A Solution To Private Violence by Wendy McElroy The libertarian view is that human actors are self-owners...
Professional Course Prepares Russian Lawyers for the Cryptocurrency Industry
Russian companies have organized an enhancement course to prepare legal experts for the challenges of working in the cryptocurrency space....
The Daily: SEC Ramps Up Enforcement, 60% of Smart Contracts Are Dormant
In Saturday’s edition of The Daily, we take a look at the SEC’s annual report, which reveals where cryptocurrencies sit on their radar. We...
Brazil’s Tax Authority Goes After Cryptocurrency Profits
Brazil’s tax authority has published proposals to regulate the cryptocurrency landscape over concerns digital assets are being used to...
Regulations Roundup: Ebang IPO Challenged by Probe, Plattsburgh Passes Mining Guidelines
In recent regulatory news, a criminal investigation may prevent Ebang from conducting an initial public offering, Plattsburgh has passed...
Top Three South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Expand Overseas
Three of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges are expanding overseas. Upbit has launched a Singaporean crypto exchange with 156...
Another Token Project Launches on the Bitcoin Cash Network
A new smart contract and tokenization system has been launched on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. On Oct. 31, BCH developer Clemens Ley...
Op-Ed: Why Bitcoin Users Should Ditch Apple and Google for Purism
Major tech companies have received increased scrutiny in 2018, especially when it comes to how they’re handling user data. Internet users...
Dash Text Launches in Venezuela, Opening SMS Payments
Dash Text launched in Venezuela today, allowing users without smartphones to send and receive Dash using SMS enabled cell phones on the...
‘Decentralized’ Exchange IDEX to Introduce Full KYC
IDEX, the world’s most popular decentralized exchange, is to transition to a full verification model. The move comes days after the...
PR: Coinseed Announces Crypto Cash Back Program
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Community Platform Tapatalk Taps Blockchain to Improve Online Forums
Tapatalk Inc., the startup behind the popular application that aggregates discussions from several online forums, is working on a...
Mintshop Makes ERC-1155 Tokens Simple, But is it Simple Enough?
Personally, I am not a huge fan of the blockchain-game craze. I am simply too familiar with both industries to believe they will meld...
New Bitcoin Cash Stress Test Sees 700,000 Transactions in One Day
On Thursday, Nov. 1, a group of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents who call themselves the Professional Stress Test Team, performed a network...
Blockchain-Based Crowdfunding Platform Investx Opens Its Ethical ICO Pre-Sale
A blockchain-based SME funding platform has announced that the opening of its token sale will follow ‘ethical ICO’ principles....
The Daily: Coinbase Launches Investment Fund, Cointext Enters New Markets
In this edition of The Daily, we look at Coinbase’s decision to create a new investment vehicle for institutions in partnership with asset...
Tether Confirms New Bank and Claims to Have $1.8 Billion in Cash
Tether Ltd. has confirmed the identity of its new bank. The company behind the eponymous tether stablecoin (USDT) has historically been...
PR: BTC.com Releases New Ethereum Block Explorer to Support Ethereum Community
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Digital Asset ATM Provider Coinsource Acquires Bitlicense
Coinsource announced on Thursday that it has become the first digital asset ATM provider to be granted a Bitlicense in the state of New...
China Updates Crypto Ranking, Downgrades BTC Further
China’s Center for Information Industry Development has updated its ranking of 33 crypto projects, evaluated in three separate categories...
Africa Dominates Trade Volume on P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful
Paxful Inc., a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, is seeing significant growth in Africa. The U.S.-based company said Africans now accounted...
How to Use a VPN Within Your Browser to Protect Your Privacy
Major internet browsers now offer access to VPN services via a number of third-party extensions and in some cases through built-in...
Holacracy: Governance in an Age of Innovation and Subversion
The following opinion piece on Holacracy was written by Max Borders, director of Social Evolution and author of The Social Singularity. ...
Origin Adds TrueUSD Stablecoin
The Ethereum powered, sharing economy platform Origin is adding another stablecoin: TrueUSD. The news comes in the form of a blog post,...
Ledger Wallet Plans to Pause Bitcoin Cash Services on November 15
Ledger, the popular hardware wallet manufacturer based out of France, has recently revealed the company’s contingency plans for the...
Hong Kong Regulator Announces New Plans for Cryptocurrency Industry
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has announced new plans to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. The regulator issued...
PR: Optherium Launches a Global Finance Blockchain Infrastructure
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Anypay Provides Bitcoin Cash Invoices That Can Be Paid by Sending a Text Message
On Oct. 29, a Bitcoin Cash proponent used the Cointext wallet to purchase a croissant by text message at La Maison Navarre, a bakery...
Morgan Stanley Is Still Struggling to Understand Bitcoin
Like many late arrivals to cryptocurrency, Morgan Stanley doesn’t quite know what to make of bitcoin. The investment bank...
Shakepay Introduces Crypto OTC Trade Desk in Canada
Shakepay, a Montreal-based crypto startup, has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk to serve high net-worth individuals,...