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Markets Update: Deflated Digital Asset Prices Bounce Back
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded significantly since our last markets update. BTC markets reached a high of $16,100 across many...
PR: Appics: the Next Generation Social App That Turns Likes into Currency
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Fidelity Investments Charitable Collected $22 Million in Bitcoin this Year
The Year of Bitcoin continued apace with Fidelity Investments Charitable collecting a whopping 22,000,000 USD in the world’s most popular...
Major University in Belarus Debuts Crypto Diploma Course Following Legalization
Following the legalization of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Belarus, a major Belarusian technical university is...
Crypto Assets Bolster the Season of Giving in 2017
The season of giving is here, and individuals all around the world have been giving away lots of valuable cryptocurrencies during the...
Classic Mainstream Media Clickbait Scare Resurfaces: ”Chinese Government Can Take Over Bitcoin”
The latest story (again) on mainstream media meant to scare away uninformed people from using bitcoin is about the possibility of China...
Chinese Programmer Arrested Over ¥20 Million Bitcoin Theft
The news channel of China Central Television, CCTV13, reported this weekend that the Zhongyuan Oil Field Public Security Bureau of Henan...
South Korean Prosecutor Fights to Confiscate Bitcoins from Criminal Proceeds
South Korean authorities are divided whether bitcoins from criminal proceeds should be confiscated. In a criminal case involving 216...
Faced With Never Owning a Whole Bitcoin, Investors Are Turning to Altcoins
For the price of one millibit – or a thousandth of a bitcoin – you can buy 700 verge or 1,300 reddcoin. These microcap coins lack...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Moves Sideways During the Holiday Lull
The price of bitcoin has dropped considerably since it touched its all-time high of $19,600 per BTC on December 17. Since then markets...
Hit BTC Introduces Deposit Charges to Deal With High Bitcoin Fees
The cryptocurrency exchange Hit BTC has notified its clients that they need to pay a new fee to deposit bitcoin into the platform. This...
PR: LWF Looks to Disrupt Global Logistics Market With First Decentralized Logistics Platform
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New Cryptocurrency Mining Bot Is Infesting Facebook Messenger
Cyber security researchers found a new type of malware spreading across the world via the Facebook Messenger app. This malicious bot is...
No Tout: Six Token Sale Questions Clarified by the SEC
This is an Op-ed article written by Daniel Kelman and Steven F. Muñoz. The opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ own....
Vietnam Investigates Merchants for Accepting Bitcoin Despite Warnings
Vietnamese authorities have announced that they are investigating establishments that accept bitcoin for payments. This follows reports...
The Psychology of the Cryptocurrency FOMO-FUD Cycle Has Been Weaponized
It comes with little surprise that promoters of new altcoins and ICO tokens use every tool at their disposal to gain an advantage in the...
UK Garbageman Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
In order for a commodity, bill or any other type of financial instrument to be considered a true currency it must be accepted as such by...
PR: SmartPlay.Tech – Blockchain Gambling Machine Placed in the Land-based Casino
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Bundesbank Board Member: No Plans to Issue State-Backed Cryptocurrency
Online German news site, €uro am Sonntag, interviewed Bundesbank board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele who revealed the European Union has no...
Miners from 15 Countries to Give Input for Russian Cryptocurrency Bill
Cryptocurrency miners from 15 countries have confirmed that they will be showing Russian parliamentarians how cryptocurrencies are mined...
PR: Game Machine – Investing in Gaming Industry for a Great Profit!
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This Week in Bitcoin: Markets Wobble While Fees Keep Soaring
Bitcoin never sleeps or slows. With the holidays approaching, there was zero chance of the world’s leading cryptocurrency taking a break...
Securities Lawyers Say Barry Silbert Tweets Are Red Flags for Regulators
Experts in US securities laws say that some of Barry Silbert’s many tweets on ETC prices, as well as a recent “pro tip” he shared with a...
People Keep Sending Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin
Satoshi Nakamoto is the original hodler, having left the bulk of his coins unmoved since day one. The theoretical wealth of bitcoin’s...
Bitcoin Network Fees Are Irritating Cryptocurrency Proponents
Over the past week, there’s been heightened tension around the conversation about bitcoin fees and confirmation times. Many individuals...
China’s Bruno Wu Takes Controlling Interest in Licensed US Crypto Exchange
Chinese cloud-based solutions service, Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. (SSC), announced this week its 27 percent purchase stake of US crypto...
It Came from the East: How Asia Bolstered Cryptocurrencies in 2017
Bitcoin and the digital asset economy has seen a meteoric rise in value over the course of 2017. Various countries have caught the...
Edward Snowden Launches Open Source Safe Room App
Smartphones aren’t just about basic communication. They hold intensely personal information, financial records, hordes of...
Unusual Bitcoin Charts to Feast Your Eyes On
If you’re tired of staring at the BTC/USD chart, it’s time you switched up your graph game and turned your attention elsewhere. Bitcoin...
Five Ways for the Ultra-Paranoid to Store Their Bitcoin
Do you sleep easy at night, knowing how many thieves would love to steal your bitcoin? At this very moment, hackers are probing your...
PR: The Future of Trading Is Here – Social Trading Platform Trak Invest
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Trading Column `The Writing on the Wall´ – The Art of Buying the Dip
While I’m writing this article, the bitcoin price is crashing, but by the time you read this, it’s entirely possible that it already...
The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 3: Wall Streeting Bitcoin (Part 5)
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 1 : The Trusted Third Party Problem Chapter 3: Trying to Undo Satoshi...
Options Giant Cboe Applies for Six Bitcoin-Based ETFs
It’s been over two weeks since the largest U.S. options platform, the Chicago Board of Trade (Cboe), launched its bitcoin-based futures...
Data Over Drama: Bitcoin Cash Versus Bitcoin Core Transactions
Over the past few weeks, people have been complaining about high transaction fees and slow confirmation times on the bitcoin core network....
Iced Tea Firm’s Shares Quadruple After Changing Name to ‘Long Blockchain Corporation’
A small U.S. beverage company’s share price has increased by more than 400% in a single day after rebranding to include the word...
PR: Cryptobank Datarius Integrating Bancor Protocol
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Ron Paul, Tequila, Sun, Fun, and Crypto Coming up at Anarchapulco 2018
One of the most anticipated conferences of the year brings together disparate voices from the around the world: leaders such as statesmen,...
A New Line of Sex Toys Lets You ‘Get Off’ With the Price of Bitcoin
Bitcoin markets and the overall value of cryptocurrencies have been going crazy with price swings over the past few months. To add a...
Michael Novogratz: “Bitcoin May Dip to $8K” — Puts Crypto-Hedge Fund on Hiatus
The financial mogul Michael Novogratz, a former Fortress Investment Group executive, stated back in September that he planned to start a...
Coinbase Accused of Technical Incompetence After Hoarding Millions of UTXOs
The Coinbase development team has been accused of “technical incompetence” after amassing millions of UTXOs through careless housekeeping....
The SEC Crackdown on Suspicious Cryptocurrencies Is Getting Serious
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s investigation over shady behavior in the cryptocurrency market will only continue,...
Juliana v US: For Children of All Ages — Part One
Through the magic of YouTube TV, I was able to sit in on the oral arguments in the latest episode of Juliana v. United States. The lawsuit...
Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrencies and ICOs – Tax-Free for Five Years
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed a decree which legalizes cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings (ICOs), and...
Listen Up: The Economics of Commercial Energy Storage Systems
There is no doubt in my mind that energy storage systems will be as ubiquitous as solar — in all market segments. Utility companies are...
PR: BlockMesh Disrupts the Global Communications Industry – ICO Will Launch 28 February, 2018
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Tariff Decision Looms Large for Sale of SolarWorld
SolarWorld Americas Inc., one of two U.S. solar manufacturers asking President Donald Trump for tariffs on imported panels, says the move...
Indian Couple Asked to Be Gifted Bitcoin at Wedding
An Indian couple requested for friends and family to gift them bitcoin at their wedding earlier this month. The couple, Prashant Sharma...
How to Use iOS 11’s One-Handed Keyboard
You’ll find some surprises on the iOS 11 keyboard, including Key Flicks on iPad. By Lance Whitney You've updated your iPhone or iPad to...
Crypto Market Sheds Billions as Top 100 Assets Down
It's a down day for the global cryptocurrency markets, with just three of the top 100 assets by market capitalization having posted...
A Ledger X Bitcoin Contract is Still Pegged for $50K Amid This Week’s Price Decline
Bitcoin’s price has been in a slump this week after reaching record highs in the USD $19K territory. Since then the price has drifted into...
Etrade Joins Increasingly Crowded Bitcoin Futures Market
Etrade, a popular online retail trading platform, has announced it will support Cboe bitcoin futures contracts for its users. The company...
UK Green Bank Continues on Path of Waste-to-Energy Investment
After targeting waste-to-energy in September for its first investment since its purchase by the Macquarie Group this year, the Green...
Markets Update: Major Crypto Markets Dump in Unison
The majority of crypto markets appear to have regained correlation with bitcoin, with BCH, ETH, LTC, DASH and many other major markets...
New Geothermal Plant in Nevada Will Help Power Los Angeles
The first new geothermal plant in a group of projects that will feed power to the Los Angeles basin now is online. Ormat Technologies this...
Korean Authority Slaps Exchanges With Licensing Requirements
The South Korean government is conducting on-site inspections of crypto exchanges following the release of its emergency measures for...
PR: Money Metals Exchange – Investors Can Now Buy and Sell Precious Metals Using Various Crypto-Currencies
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Doing a 180 – Goldman Sachs Goes Crypto
The Year of Bitcoin continues to get more interesting, as reports surfaced today that legacy bank Goldman Sachs will open a cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Crashes! Bitcoin’s Dead! Bitcoin’s Over! Or Is It? A Brief History of Deaths
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has dropped more than 25 percent in four days, and it looks headed for even worse territories as of this...
Popular Chat App Kakao’s Exchange Upbit Claims Number One Spot in South Korea
Kakao’s cryptocurrency exchange Upbit now claims to be the largest crypto exchange by volume in South Korea, one of the top three markets...
Forum Wars: r/btc Mod Hacked and r/Bitcoin Continues to Censor
One of the worst aspects of modern culture is that many people have gotten used to living only in their own media bubbles. Any differing...
Gaming Company Veltyco Tapping into Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
UK Gaming company Veltyco Group announced today that it has “commenced discussions with blockchain and cryptocurrency providers” about...
Tether Won’t Redeem Americans, Terrorists and Other Bad Actors
Living in a country known for having some of the toughest financial regulators in the world has its advantages and disadvantages. While it...
Wikileaks Founder Responds to Banking Blockade 2.0: “Use Cryptocurrencies”
This week the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, told his 600,000 Twitter followers that the website that exposes government corruption...
PR: IQeon Platform Transforms the Way We Approach Gaming Industry
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Finance Institutions Are Making a Massive Investment in Solar
The European Investment Bank (EIB) recently put its stamp on a series of financing deals that will boost solar development in India and...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Continues to Feel Bearish Sentiment
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has been suffering from a bearish decline since it reached $19,600 USD across global markets and had touched a...
Championing Decentralized Exchanges, Now Might Be the Perfect Time for Bisq
Removing the potential for a single point of failure, decentralizing gives way to three enduring principles upon which cryptocurrency...
Workshops Aim to Train Architects, Engineers on Solar Basics
While training opportunities abound for installers, a series of workshops in three southern U.S. cities aims to bring architects and other...
As States Update Rules for Solar, No Guarantee of Friendlier Policies
Missouri is the latest state where utility regulators are reevaluating outdated rules on customer-owned solar power and other distributed...
Cheated Cryptocurrency Investors Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
Blockchain transactions are irreversible: that’s one of the strengths of digital currencies such as bitcoin. But when funds are stolen, it...
Solar Helps Reduce Costs for Affordable Housing in California
Affordable housing nonprofit LINC Housing yesterday said its SEED Partners unit has installed new solar PV systems at five LINC properties...
South Australian Government to Be Powered by Solar, Wind
New electricity retailer SIMEC ZEN Energy has won the contract to supply the South Australian Government until at least 2020. Under the...
These Are The Five Cheapest US States for Bitcoin Mining
For cryptocurrency miners seeking to set up a profitable operation, every kilowatt hour counts. As little as a cent per KWh can make all...
Rule Change Could Allow Listing Bitcoin Futures as Exchange Traded Funds
A potentially giant step toward approval for listing bitcoin futures as exchange traded funds (ETFs) was taken this week when the New York...
Two Weeks After Losing $60 Million in Bitcoin, Nicehash Are Back
In early December, mining pool Nicehash was forced to close after allegedly being hacked, losing almost 4,450 BTC in the process. At the...
PR: The Second Round of e-Chat ICO, First Decentralized Messenger, Is About to Start
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Japanese Entertainment Giant DMM Unveils Details of Crypto Exchange to Launch Next Month
Japanese entertainment conglomerate DMM Group, the operator of popular e-commerce site DMM.com with 27 million members, is preparing to...
The Philippine Central Bank Considers Regulation Standards for Bitcoin
The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the country’s regulators are planning to create regulatory standards...
The World’s First Bitcoin Lottery is Offering a 1,000 BTC Bounty
Anyone kicking themselves for not buying bitcoin sooner now has a novel way to make amends. One of Ireland’s best known lottery operators...
Bitcoin Cash Embassy to Open in Limassol, Cyprus
With the launch of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) by Coinbase and Gdax, the adoption of the cryptocurrency is likely going to accelerate further. To...
‘7 Million Transactions a Second’ — Research Paper Declares 1TB Blocks Feasible
This week a research paper was published by the founder of Lokad, a quantitative supply chain software company, and it details how...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Cash Rallies to $4000 — While BTC Markets Dip
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has experienced dramatic bullish action recently, gaining over 100% against USD in just three days. As of this writing,...
Japanese Internet Giant GMO Launches Bitcoin Mining Business
Japanese Internet leader GMO Group has announced today that it has launched a new cryptocurrency mining business through its European...
Investors Call Foul Play as Coinbase Parries Insider Trading Accusations
The operation had been underway for weeks. Had all gone to plan, Coinbase and Gdax customers would have awoken on Wednesday morning to...
Bids Are in for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Procurement; Storage Included
Offshore wind power proposals were due today in response to a request for proposals (RFP) by three utilities in Massachusetts. Companies...
PR: 300E Holdings a Long Term Blockchain Investment Fund Announces Spartan Decentralized Exchange
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Global Wind Energy Insight: Work Harder, Be Smarter in 2018
2017 has been yet another tumultuous year. Cratering prices for wind and solar. The South African stand-off at the OK corral continues....
You Might Not Get Any Smarter in 2018, But AI Will
You Might Not Get Any Smarter in 2018, But AI Will Experts from IBM, GitHub, Oracle, Salesforce, Tableau, and others tell us what's...
The Bitcoin Cash Community Prepares for ‘Change the Address Day’
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community, developers, and businesses that support the decentralized currency are preparing for “Change the Address...