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Bitcoin.com Acquires Blockchain Software Startup O3 Labs
JAPAN, TOKYO, October 21, 2019 — Bitcoin.com has announced the acquisition of blockchain startup O3 Labs, the Tokyo-based software...
Indian Finance Minister Answers Crypto Questions at IMF Meeting
At an IMF and World Bank meeting, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talked about cryptocurrency and stablecoins when asked about...
McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat
In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in...
Bittrex Pulls Out of 31 Markets Citing Regulatory Uncertainty
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is discontinuing operations in 31 countries, including Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The trading platform has...
Earn More Interest on Your Crypto With These Comparison Tools
2019 has been the year in which crypto lending has really taken off. Centralized and decentralized finance have been major growth areas,...
Traditional Law and Finance Can Adapt to Bitcoin, These Examples Show
Bitcoin brought about solutions to persistent problems that stood in the way of previous attempts to invent digital money, such as the...
Market Outlook: Crypto Prices Hold Steady but Face a Crucial Turning Point
After sitting around $257 billion, the cryptocurrency market lost $35 billion in less than 30 minutes on September 24. Since then, many...
‘No-Deal Brexit Huge Positive for UK Cryptocurrency’ – How Brexit Could Affect the Industry
British lawmakers have voted to postpone a crucial Brexit vote and forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the EU for an extension....
Fed Research Considers Negative Interest Rates Effective Policy Tool
A research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows how negative interest rates could become an important policy...
How to Trade Crypto in Person Safely
With mainstream exchanges becoming progressively cumbersome due to privacy invasive policy and regulation, some crypto traders are...
Bitcoin Cash Roundup: Adoption Stories and New Developments
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption, development, and participation continue to spread as there’s been a myriad of BCH-related announcements...
Circle Drops Poloniex Leaving US Crypto Traders High and Dry
According to a blog post published by Circle, the cryptocurrency firm is releasing its subsidiary exchange Poloniex which is now owned by...
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are...
6 Darknet Markets for the Crypto Curious
If you’ve got a few thousand satoshis burning a hole in your wallet, the darknet beckons. There’s no obligation to spend a...
Telegram Offers to Postpone Launch of the TON Network
Telegram, which was surprised with a last minute restraining order on the sale of its tokens in the U.S., is now ready to delay the launch...
Ethereum Name Service Adds Infrastructure for Multi-Currency Support
On October 16, the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) announced multi-currency support and integration with 15 platforms and wallets. The fusion...
CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia
Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s...
Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous
In a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entitled “Global Financial Stability Report: Lower for Longer,” the...
SEC Wants Second Look at Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its order issued last week pertaining to a rejected proposal for a bitcoin...
Alleged Las Vegas Scammer Charged for $11 Million Crypto Binary Options Ponzi
A Las Vegas man is charged with raising at least $11 million from cryptocurrency investors he promised to trade binary options for, and...
SLP Token Ecosystem Built on Bitcoin Cash Continues to Blossom
The Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has come a long way since its inception and more than 4,900 SLP tokens have been created to date. During...
104 Addresses Hold 70% of Tether, Research Reveals
The ownership of tether (USDT) turns out to be quite concentrated. According to a recent report, a few addresses control the bulk of the...
Bitcoin ATM in Miami Airport Raises Questions About Traveling With Crypto
Miami based bitcoin ATM maker Bitstop has recently installed Miami International Airport’s first crypto ATM, according to a press...
Smart Contract Blockchains Are Struggling to Scale
Second generation blockchains were presented as being faster, cheaper, and more scalable than Bitcoin. Third generation chains (basically...
Binance to Add Bitcoin Cash to Its Decentralized Exchange
Already widely available for trading across the world, bitcoin cash continues to expand into new markets and platforms. The latest venue...
‘Why Are You Afraid?’ – Watch Roger Ver Debate Nouriel Roubini on Cryptocurrency
Starting a debate by calling nearly everyone in the room “economically illiterate” doesn’t usually end well for someone...
Meet Be.cash: An Offline Bitcoin Cash Sending Tool
On October 13, software developer Tobias Ruck showed off a demo of an offline bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet tool called Be.cash. The concept...
Survey: Chinese Students Want Crypto Jobs, 8% Own Cryptocurrencies
A poll conducted among university students in China indicates that many of them see a bright future for cryptocurrencies in their country....
Rare Joint Statement From U.S. Regulators Proves Crypto Centralization Is Here
The U.S. SEC, Fincen and CFTC issued a rare joint statement Friday addressing regulation of “activities involving digital...
ICOs Are Dead But ICO Scammers Are Immortal
The initial coin offering may have all but died, but the ICO scammer marches on regardless. Whereas legitimate projects have to wrangle...
80% of Crypto Trade Volume Tracked by Blockchain Surveillance
Ever since governments worldwide started showing adversity toward cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, a few startups have dedicated their...
Where US Regulators Stand on Crypto Assets
The U.S. has many regulators responsible for overseeing different aspects of crypto assets, each with its own stance on how they should be...
G20 Informed Stablecoins Could Pose Financial Stability Risk
The Financial Stability Board has informed the G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the risks stablecoins could pose to...
CoinEx Chain Elects New Node Partners
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
10 of the Best Telegram Crypto Channels
Telegram’s token might have received short shrift from the SEC, but its messaging app has been embraced everywhere by everyone. 300...
Street Artist Pascal Boyart Helps Venezuelan Creators Earn Crypto
Crypto-passionate street artist Pascal Boyart, well known in the space for being the first artist in his style to affix Bitcoin QR codes...
Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale
Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following...
Bitcoin’s Smallest Unit ‘Satoshi’ Added to Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford University Press published its recent quarterly report which revealed the term ‘satoshi’ was added to the Oxford...
Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground
Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming...
Bitcoin Is a Weapon for Free Speech in the Face of Government and Corporate Censorship
The latest skirmishes in the bruising trade war between the U.S. and China have led to the unlikely politicization of the NBA. But how did...
Indian Supreme Court Postpones Crypto Case to November
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday once again postponed hearing the case against the crypto banking restrictions by the Reserve Bank of...
Diversified Crypto Fund Receives FINRA Regulatory Approval
Grayscale Investments has received regulatory approval to publicly quote shares of its diversified crypto fund. The product, which is the...
The Fed Plans to Inject $60 Billion per Month Into the Economy
On October 11, the U.S. Federal Reserve explained that it would inject more easing into the economy by purchasing Treasury bills at an...
Berlusconi Admins Disappear — Darknet Users Rush to Find Alternatives
The darknet marketplace Berlusconi Market has been reportedly down for more than two weeks, according to users who patronize the hidden...
Tax Guide: What Crypto Owners Should Know
With the rise in price and the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies, more governments worldwide have been ramping up efforts to tax them....
IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR
Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special...
More Nations Join the Club of Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions
Regulatory barriers are a major concern for businesses working with decentralized assets. Not all governments, however, are putting...
Android Tool Lets You Check Crypto Payment Apps for Double-Spends
The risk of double-spending has traditionally been a major obstacle to creating and fully using digital money. A flaw of this kind would...
Bitcoin Cash Outshines BTC Retail Spending in Australia by a Wide Margin
The BCH-centric web portal Bitcoinbch.com published on September 13 an in-depth report that shows the aggregate of cryptocurrency...
Coinbase Receives E-Money License From the Central Bank of Ireland
Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from...
Dutch National Bank Says Gold Can Re-Start Economy in Case of Total Collapse
An article found on the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) website has surprised many in the crypto space, with its bold claim that “If the...
Bitcoin Cast Program Gives Guests a Unique SLP Token
Bitcoin Cash has been around for quite some time, but lots of individuals are still learning about the innovative technology each and...
6 Monitoring Websites That Help Track Bitcoin Cash Data
When it comes to cryptocurrency networks and markets, there’s a lot to keep track of. Thankfully there’s also now a bunch of...
IRS to Require 150 Million Tax Filers to Disclose Crypto Dealings
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has unveiled a new draft tax form used by some 150 million people in the country to file tax...
Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, Stripe Join Paypal in Leaving Libra
Most payment companies have now pulled out of Facebook’s Libra project. Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, and Stripe have followed Paypal in...
Ukraine in a Rush to Legalize Cryptocurrencies Under Zelensky
The new administration in Kiev, headed by the young president Volodymyr Zelensky, has brought renewed interest in cryptocurrencies. Fresh...
5 of the Best Crypto Swapping Services
Creating an exchange account, signing in and placing an order every time you want to switch cryptos is like using a sledgehammer to crack...
Slovenia Has the Most BCH-Accepting Physical Locations Worldwide
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) merchant adoption continues to grow, but in certain regions worldwide like Australia, Japan, and New Hampshire, BCH...
4 New High-Powered Bitcoin Miners Revealed
Bitmain Technologies and Canaan Creative have announced new mining rigs that process roughly 58-73 terahash per second (TH/s). Sources...
Swedish Government Auctions Cryptocurrency Again
The Swedish Enforcement Authority, Kronofogden, is once again auctioning off cryptocurrency that has been allotted for public sale. The...
Gartner: Corporate Blockchain Won’t Take Off for Another Decade
For years, all sorts of companies have flooded the media with reports of using blockchain technology for everything from tracking...
5,200 Tobacco Shops in France Now Sell Bitcoin
Bitcoin can now be purchased at 5,200 tobacco shops in France. Fintech startup Keplerk launched the service on Oct. 10 after halting it...
Binance Launches P2P Trading in China With Support for Alipay and Wechat
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched peer-to-peer trading in China. The platform supports traders making transactions between...
Turkey Throws Another Wrench Into the USD’s Works and Joins Russian Swift
The dominance of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency is being robustly challenged on all fronts. Other geopolitical powers and...
If You’d Bought These Coins in 2014, This Is What You’d Have Made
Fall is here, and it’s a good time for reflection, regrouping and gearing up for the coming new year. In the case of crypto, looking...
U.S. Warns Visa, Mastercard to ‘Proceed With Caution’ Regarding Libra
In the wake of Paypal’s very public exit from the Libra project, U.S. lawmakers are now pressuring Stripe, Visa and Mastercard to...
Realmx Video Game Officially Launches on Bitcoin Cash
During the first week of August, the development team Block Hop announced a sandbox video game called Realmx that’s fueled by...
Bitcoin Cash Acceptance Grows in Southeast Asia via Alchemy’s PoS System
The payments and technology provider Alchemy recently announced the launch of the startup’s hybrid payment solution, a platform that...
Why the Maximalist Narrative of Just Hodl and Wait Is Unsustainable
It’s encountered all over the crypto space these days — the idea that the only correct way to “Bitcoin” is to hold...
Food, Shelter and Clothing: Bitcoin Cash Charities Making a Global Impact
Eatbch, the unique charity movement providing assistance in the form of community-delivered meals fueled by Bitcoin Cash, continues to...
SEC Rejects Another High-Profile Bitcoin ETF Proposal
Another high-profile proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Decentralized Exchanges Are Evolving at Last
The humble DEX has come a long way since the days of Etherdelta. While not all of those steps have been forward – such as the...
IRS Issues New Crypto Tax Guidance After 5 Years – Experts Weigh In
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued long-awaited guidance on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies. It is generally...
Chinese Bitcoin Miners Migrate North After Wet Season
A China-based crypto news outlet recently published a comprehensive report on the costs associated with building a digital currency mining...
Over 200 Venezuelan Taxis Discover the Benefits of Bitcoin Cash
A man named Oscar Salas recently spoke about his quest to spread bitcoin cash (BCH) adoption on episode 34 of the Bitcoin Cast show. Salas...
Sean Walsh: Cryptocurrencies Can Harness More Human Energy
Bitcoin scores high in terms of ‘moneyness’ compared to other forms of money as it has some technical advantages and social...
United Nations Agency Unicef Launches Cryptocurrency Fund
Unicef announced Wednesday that it has launched a cryptocurrency fund and become the first United Nations organization to hold onto its...
Crypto and Real Estate Were Built for One Another
Whether buying, selling or tokenizing real estate, the property market and blockchain are deeply intertwined. As the purchase of property...
Bitcoin.com Partners with Canadian Gaming Giant Bravio Tech on Global Lotteries
Following on from its landmark partnership with HTC, Bitcoin.com has partnered with Canadian gaming and lottery giant Bravio Technologies....
Major German Coop Bank Passes Negative Interest Rates to Customers
One of Germany’s largest cooperative banks has begun charging its retail customers a negative interest rate. Other major banks could...
Bitcoin Cash Settles More Value Than ETH in Dollars Moved
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have recently been discussing the amount of value participants have been sending onchain. For quite some...
Tether Created ‘Largest Bubble in Human History’ Claims Lawsuit Against Bitfinex
A common attack against Tether in the crypto ecosystem is that the stablecoin isn’t really backed one-to-one by the U.S. dollar. We...
Why Bitcoin Is Better Than Banks: Major Credit Card Breach Exposes 60M Accounts
Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia with a regional and global presence, has suffered a major data breach. Personal information belonging...
Market Outlook: Leading Cryptocurrencies Attempt to Break Resistance
Digital currency markets have started to show strong signs of recovery after dropping to new lows last week. On Monday, a number of...
Economic Turmoil in Hong Kong Escalates as Colonial-Era Law Is Imposed
Colonial-era law has been imposed in Hong Kong causing the economic situation to degrade further, with empty ATMs and bank runs becoming a...
NIXT – Nexinter Launches Exchange Offering Using SLP
Today, NextHash and Bitcoin.com have entered a technical partnership to design and structure the NIXT utility token. NIXT token is being...
2019’s Token Sales Have Produced a Handful of Winners
2019 has proven a challenging year in which to launch a crypto startup, with the most successful tokens recording only modest returns....
Banking Giant HSBC Set to Fire 10,000 More Employees
The banking sector continues to suffer drastic layoffs as the global economic outlook remains uncertain. The latest financial institution...
UK Regulator Ramps up Crypto Investigations and Considers KYC for Wallets
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been relentlessly scrutinizing cryptocurrency startups and investigations are up...
4 Noncustodial Bitcoin Cash-Powered Payment Button Generators
Bitcoin cash development is popping, whether it’s from engineers programming infrastructure or developers creating third-party...

























































































