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Steve Wozniak Liquidates Majority of Bitcoin Holdings To Not Obsess Over Price
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, recently stated that he has liquidated most of his bitcoin holdings whilst speaking at a business forum...
PR: Beat – Introducing a Way to Get Paid for Doing Sports
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China to Block Access to International Cryptocurrency Exchanges
We know you heard this one before, but China wants to ban bitcoin…again. Only this time the government plans to use one of its most far...
Tesla to help roll out world’s largest “virtual power plant” in Australia
The South Australian Government has teamed up with Tesla to roll out the world's largest virtual power plant, which will see over 50,000...
Enterprise Blockchain Finally Ready for a Breakout – Maybe
Instead of the increased efficiency, enterprises have encountered impractically slow transaction volumes; instead of a transparent world...
China Reportedly Cutting Access to Overseas Crypto Trading
A report from Financial News, a website tied to the People's Bank of China (the country's central bank), indicates that authorities there...
7 Tough Legal Lessons for Crypto Entrepreneurs
From Stephen Palley is a lawyer in private practice in Washington, D.C. with the firm of Anderson Kill. The views expressed are his alone....
PR: Zerocoin Aims to Become a Standard Crypto Currency for Online Gambling
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Bitcoin Futures’ Future: Slow, Measured, No Mom and Pop Investors
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy explained in a recent interview how the decision to list bitcoin futures in...
International Market Maintains Demand for Chinese Cryptocurrency Mining Hardware
The future for manufacturers of bitcoin mining hardware in China appears bright despite reports that the Chinese central government will...
Ukrainian Law May Separate Mining from Cryptocurrencies
Ukrainian legislators should separate the regulation of crypto mining from the legal status of cryptocurrencies. The new approach was...
A Look At Service Providers and Tools Supporting the New BCH Cashaddr Format
This past January the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers and community began implementing a new address format called ‘Cashaddr.’ The new...
UNICEF Asks Gamers to Mine Cryptocurrency for Syrian Children
The invention of cryptocurrency is a revolution in modern finance but it has far reaching implications in many other fields as well. For...
Japan’s Leading Low-Cost Airline Details Plan to Accept Bitcoin
Japan’s leading low-cost airline, Peach Aviation, has been working to implement a bitcoin payment system. Recently, there were reports...
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan on the Crypto Radar
Several Central Asian countries have taken steps to embrace cryptos one way or another. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are some of...
This Week in Bitcoin: Half Full or Half Empty?
Doomsdayers out in force; Paul Krugman being Paul Krugman; Tether upto its usual tricks and the usual gamut of scams, schemes, and...
PR: Blockchain Based Messenger App E-Chat: Fork or Not to Fork?
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Markets Update: Long-Term Signals Suggest Bullish Bounce Imminent for BTC
Many technical signals are indicating that the BTC markets may experience a bullish move in coming days following several weeks of heavy...
PR: Smartlands Launches Platform Based on Stellar Network
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Many Token Crowdsales No Longer That Open to the Crowds
The ICO was hailed as the new IPO, offering a more egalitarian way of raising funds. The fact that crowdsales bring in millions of extra...
Crowdfire Founders Plan to Launch Indian Bitcoin Exchange
Cryptocurrencies have grown popular in India, and digital asset markets in the region have seen exponential growth despite uncertainty...
Bitcoin.com’s This Week in Bitcoin Podcast is Mandatory Listening
Veteran podcaster Matt Aaron lends his curation and vocal talent to a smooth few minutes each week in summation of the Bitcoin world’s...
China Censors Cryptocurrency Ads on Search Engines and Social Media
Hong Kong-based media have reported that the country’s major search engines and social media networks do not appear to be presenting paid...
Large European Power Company Will Not Sell Electricity to Crypto-Miners
This week one of Europe’s largest power companies, Enel, has announced the firm has absolutely “no interest whatsoever in selling power”...
Bank of America Becomes the Latest Credit Card-Issuer to Ban Bitcoin
U.S. banks really aren’t big on bitcoin. That’s the inference to be drawn from a widespread crypto crackdown led by major financial...
Trading Tip `The Wall´ – I Was Wrong
Last week, I made an analysis of the bitcoin price situation. My analysis noted that while the rumors of Wall Street price manipulation...
Russia Urges 4 Other Countries to Develop Common Approach to Cryptocurrencies
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has asked the leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union countries to jointly develop a common...
Ledger Addresses Man in the Middle Attack That Threatens Millions of Hardware Wallets
Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, which sold over one million devices last year, has alerted its users to a major attack vector that’s...
PR: First Cryptomarketplace Storiqa Has Raised $25 Million
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India’s Finance Minister Confirms Crypto Not Recognized as Legal Tender, Media Panics
India’s Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, has confirmed that the country’s government will not recognize cryptocurrencies as legal tender,...
The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 5: Privacy, Anonymity, and Pseudonymity (Part 1)
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2 : The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 5: Implementing Crypto...
South Korea Discusses Cryptocurrency Policies With China’s Central Bank
The South Korean Minister of Strategy and Finance has met with the governor of the People’s Bank of China to discuss and share economic...
PR: John Mcafee Joins Decentralized Coding Platform Transcodium’s Advisory Board
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Japanese Financial Authority Inspecting 32 Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The Japanese Financial Services Agency has announced that it is inspecting all 32 cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan. This includes 16...
Coingeek Announces Funding the Electron Cash Development Team
On February 1 the cryptocurrency media outlet and blockchain company Coingeek announced it plans to fund the Electron Cash team’s...
Dead again? In Reality Bitcoin Is Up 729% Since Last February
The price of bitcoin has seen some corrections over the years, but really there have only been a few deep cuts. With the bearish dips in...
Another Post-Soviet Jurisdiction Welcomes Crypto Miners
Following in the footsteps of counterparts from former Soviet countries, government officials in Transnistria have attempted to create...
Montana is Home to New 53 Acre, $75 Million Bitcoin Mining Facility
This week, the cities of Butte and Anaconda, Montana, learned bitcoin mining company Crypto Watt LLC secured 53 acres on which they plan...
Missed the Altcoin Craze? Don’t Worry, the Satoshi Is Still Very Cheap
When Satoshi Nakamoto designed bitcoin, his smartest trick wasn’t to cap the total supply at 21 million coins – it was to make each coin...
Cryptocurrency Is Harder to Launder Than Fiat Currency
Bitcoin is a tool for terrorists and money launderers. At least that’s what your elected officials believe. When western leaders are...
12 Reasons Bitcoin Cash is the Real Bitcoin
The following opinion piece was written by Jonald Fyookball. So you’ve heard of Bitcoin Cash — one of the top cryptocurrencies along with...
PR: Lunyr – Blockchain-Based Knowledge Sharing Platform Launches Open Beta
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Philippine SEC to Develop Cryptocurrency Regulations
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has indicated that it is currently developing a regulatory framework designed to...
Popular Chinese Firm Cheetah Mobile Launches Crypto-Wallet
The Chinese tech giant Cheetah Mobile has announced this week it just launched a new multi-cryptocurrency wallet that stores bitcoin core...
Leaked Document Appears to Show NSA Infiltrated Cryptos, Tor, VPN
A photograph posted on imageboard 4chan appears to show a leaked 21 August 2017 memorandum from the US Army Cyber Protection Brigade. The...
The Cryptocurrency Markets Are Having an Interesting Week
The crypto markets have been having an interesting week to put it mildly. Seas of red and deep cuts have had the vultures circling, the...
Bank of Russia Allows Crypto Mining But Proposes Miners Sell Their Coins Overseas
The Bank of Russia said it will allow cryptocurrency mining in the country, given tax, control, and reporting considerations. However, the...
Japan Unfazed By Recent Exchange Hack Realizing Cryptocurrencies Not to Blame
Japanese investors are undeterred by the recent Coincheck hack and the general public is now more interested in cryptocurrencies due to...
PR: Neurogress Enabling the Future Now at the Speed of Thought
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Senate of Nigeria Launches Probe of Bitcoin Trading in the Country
Nigeria is known to have one of the biggest and fastest growing bitcoin markets in the whole of Africa. The authorities in the country...
AMD Increases GPU Production to Match Crypto Mining Demand
Responding to strong market demand, AMD is planning to increase production of graphics cards which are currently in short supply. The...
Tether Printed One-Third of All USDT After Receiving Subpoena
Following the recent announcement that Tether received a subpoena from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the 6th...
The Bee Token Crowdsale Stung by $400k Phishing Scam
The Bee Token, 2018’s most eagerly anticipated and oversubscribed ICO, has had a disastrous start to its crowdsale. Over 100,000 people...
Coinbase Sends American Clients IRS Tax Form 1099-K
If you are an American client of Coinbase and made plenty of transactions during 2017, you better check your email. The company sent out...
PR: Gaming Ecosystem IQeon Anticipates ICO Success as Pre ICO Raised Significant Sum
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Market Risk Advisory Committee: Bitcoin Futures Self-Certification Works
Bitcoin futures regulators met for their first Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) of the new year, and it was dedicated exclusively to...
Bitcoin.com Introduces the New Buy Bitcoin Cash Portal
The web portal Bitcoin.com has just launched its Buy Bitcoin Cash page that enables users to easily buy bitcoin cash (BCH) using a credit...
Markets Update: Bears Claw Cryptocurrency Prices Down to New Lows
Cryptocurrency markets are suffering from new lows on the first of February as nearly every digital asset is down 3-20 percent. Since the...
PR: 3D-Token ICO – 3D Printing Robots’ Network Expansion Started
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Bitcoin Tax Payments Bill Advances in Arizona
Lawmakers in Arizona have advanced a proposal that would allow residents in the state to pay their taxes in bitcoin. By Stan Higgins...
Bitcoin Sinks Below $10k on $133 Billion January Loss
Bitcoin price has dropped to the lowest level since for two weeks and could drop below $9,000 in the next 24 hours, price charts indicate....
Mobile Payment Company Square Launches In-app Bitcoin Buy/Sell Option
This Wednesday Jack Dorsey, the CEO of the payment processing firm Square, revealed the company’s Cash App users can now purchase and sell...
Japan’s Most Popular Chat App Launching Cryptocurrency Exchange
The operator of Japan’s most popular chat app with approximately 168 million monthly users has announced its plans to launch a...
Venezuela Releases Petro Whitepaper Ahead of ”$5 Billion ICO”
Venezuela’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, is a step closer to reality following the release of the official whitepaper. The...
PR: Video Surveillance Faceter – Presale Date Is Changed
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Bitcoin Tax Reporting Software Developer Node40 Acquired for $8m
A publicly traded Canadian crypto miner has just made a $8 million bet that all bitcoin users around the world will eventually be...
Search the Blockchain With Bitcoin.com’s New Block Explorer
This week the team at Bitcoin.com, the internet’s premier bitcoin portal, launched its block explorer enabling cryptocurrency enthusiasts...
Coinshares Group Plans to Launch New Crypto-Investment Funds
This week the firm Coinshares Group has announced two new investment vehicles tethered to cryptocurrencies. Coinshares was the first...
Ukraine’s Cyberpolice Supports Legalization of Cryptocurrencies
The cybercrime combating department of Ukrainian Police has voiced support for the legalization of cryptocurrencies despite sharing some...
Hawaii’s New Money Transmitters Act Will Require Virtual Currency Licenses
The state of Hawaii is planning to regulate the use of bitcoin and digital currencies that would require licensure to transmit...
South Korean Court Rules Bitcoin Has Economic Value
A South Korean court has ruled that bitcoin has an economic value for the first time. This overturned an earlier court ruling which did...
PR: BCShop.io Aids Ethereum Business Adoption
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Number of People Looking for Crypto-Careers Increased 10-Fold in 2017
New data from the UK shows that interest in crypto careers more than doubled in December 2017 when the all time high Bitcoin price record...
South Korea Finds Nearly $600 Million in Crypto Crime
Reports from the 대한민국 Republic of South Korea (ROK) indicate its Customs Service announced on Wednesday, 31 January 2018, it has...
PR: All Crypto – Friendly Venues Are Finally Listed in One App – CryptoFind
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Venezuela Announces Whitepaper and Pre-Sale of Its Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Petro
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has announced the pre-sale of his country’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro. In...
Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency Ads
Following persistent complaints about spammy and fraudulent cryptocurrency ads, Facebook has issued an outright ban. As of a new ruling...
Deep Web Roundup: Dream Adds Monero and Bitcoin Tumbler “Chip Mixer” Launches
The darknet has been quiet of late, which is the way it’s meant to be. No news means no mega busts, honeypots, or mass market shutdowns....
U.S. Regulators Send Tether and Bitfinex Subpoenas
There’s been a lot of discussion and controversy surrounding Tether (USDT) a digital asset that claims to be backed by the U.S. dollar....
Nassim Nicholas Taleb vs David Birch on The Bitcoin Standard
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, by bitcoin maximalist Saifedean Ammous, is set for a spring...
PR: ETicket4 Launch Its Pre ICO and Offers Qualitatively New Dimensions in the Ticket Industry
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Coincheck to Repay Hack Victims’ XEM Balances at 81 U.S. Cents Each
Major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced that it will reimburse the accounts of the 260,000 customers who lost XEM...
Samsung Enters the Bitcoin Mining ASIC Manufacturing Business
Korean electronics giant Samsung is the latest chip manufacturer to enter the bitcoin mining hardware market. The company’s foundry has...
Europol and Interpol to Increase Measures Against BTC Laundering
A two-day workshop involving over sixty financial investigators in Basel, Switzerland has seen Europol and Interpol agree upon a range of...
US Financial Regulator Requests Crypto Trading Data From South Korea
The New York State Department of Financial Services has asked two South Korean financial authorities to share cryptocurrency-related data...
South Korea Ends Anonymous Cryptocurrency Trading Today
The new South Korean cryptocurrency account system has entered into force nationwide today, ending the current practice that allowed for...
PR: Viola.Ai Token Pre-Sale Sells out More Than 5 Days Ahead
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Neo ICOs Make a Shaky Start
The Neo platform was designed to serve as a launchpad for Initial Coin Offerings. Since hosting the Red Pulse ICO last year, Neo has...
Tether Severs Ties With Its Auditor, Leaving Its Accounts Shrouded in Mystery
Barely a week passes when Tether isn’t in the news. For a so-called stable coin, Tether and its acolyte Bitfinex are at the center of a...
Vegetables on a Blockchain ICO Exit Scams After Paying People to Write On Their Bodies
The current cryptocurrency investments ecosystem is one of the purest forms of a free market in economic history. This gives rise to an...