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How to Obscure Bitcoin Cash Transaction Data by Leveraging Cashfusion
Bitcoin Cash developers recently released the alpha software for Cashfusion, a privacy-preserving feature added to the Electron Cash...
ECB Keeps Subzero Interest Rates and Open-Ended QE Worth €20B a Month But Launches Policy Review
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an extensive review that will examine a wide range of its policies by the end of this year....
Trump ‘Loves’ Negative Rates and ‘Could Get Used to’ Them, Criticizes Fed at World Economic Forum, China Trade Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday saying the U.S. and other nations are...
Panic Withdrawals at Indian Bank Over Alarming KYC Notice
Hundreds of customers went on a withdrawal spree after an Indian bank announced its revised KYC requirements. The bank’s action...
What Is the Ideal Block Size and Fee Cost?
Many of the debates around block size in Bitcoin operate under the false premise that the question can even be properly answered by a...
Gift Bitcoin Cash for Chinese New Year With a Limited Edition Red Envelope Paper Wallet From Bitcoin.com
Giving red envelopes full of money to friends and family is a traditional way to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China and other Asian...
Millennial and Male: 3 Crypto Card Issuers Profile Their Average User
Platforms offering debit cards that can be topped up with cryptocurrency have enjoyed growing popularity in the crypto community. They...
Paypal Pullout Prompts Pornhub to Add Tether as Payment Option for Its Adult Models
The porn industry is seen by many as a perfect fit for widespread cryptocurrency usage as it suffers from financial censorship far more...
Bitcoin Cash Miner Jiang Zhuoer Answers Infrastructure Funding Questions
On Wednesday, Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer disclosed that five mining operations had plans to donate roughly $6 million in coinbase...
Bitcoin Games Celebrates Lunar New Year 2020 With Introduction of Free Spins
Bitcoin Games is a provably fair online casino where you can play popular games using BTC and BCH. The platform is introducing a new...
BCH Script Meeting Aims to Enhance the Programming Language in Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash developers actively participate in video meetings in order to discuss the ongoing development of the BCH ecosystem. BCH...
Indian Supreme Court Warms Up to Crypto – RBI’s Arguments Not Convincing
India’s supreme court heard the crypto case on Thursday, starting with the arguments by the counsel for the Reserve Bank of India...
More BS on Lightning: Blockstream Pours Liquid on Thick
Blockstream reps have long been pushing for full implementation of the perpetually-delayed Lightning Network as the main solution for BTC...
Regulatory Roundup: New US Crypto Tax Bill, Central Banks Join Forces on Digital Currencies
In this roundup, we cover an exceptionally busy week for crypto regulations around the globe. We start our coverage with the U.S. Virtual...
Polkadot Will Finally Launch This Year – But Is the Multi-Chain Network too Late to Catch Ethereum?
Remember Polkadot? It’s the multi-chain network that raised $145 million in 2017 and hasn’t been seen since. But unlike many...
Bitcoin Cash Miners Plan $6M Development Fund by Leveraging Block Rewards
A group of Bitcoin Cash mining pool operations have decided to help fund BCH infrastructure development. On January 22, Btc.top founder...
Demand for Crypto Derivatives Swells as CME’s Bitcoin Volume Rises
The global markets company Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has seen considerable demand since launching its options contracts in the...
6 Bankers Accused of Earning €30M in Bonuses From German Fraud, Tax Lawyer Out on €4M Bail
Former bank employees have received bonuses worth millions of euros in an illegal trading scheme that also involved a tax lawyer,...
Crypto vs RBI: Exchange Counsel and RBI Take Center Stage at Supreme Court Today
India’s supreme court spent all day on Wednesday hearing extensive arguments from both the counsel representing crypto exchanges and...
Vodafone Becomes 8th Company to Exit Libra Association
After a spate of big names parting ways with the Libra Association late last year such as Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, and Ebay, British...
Uzbekistan Prepares Crypto Tax Exemptions, Launches Licensed Exchange
A new presidential decree in Uzbekistan envisages the introduction of tax exemptions for income obtained from operations involving crypto...
Bitcoin Cash Sees Mining Pool Shift and Hashrate Surpass 4 Exahash
While people have watched the BTC network surpass 100 exahash per second (EH/s), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been steadily gathering hashrate...
Why User Experience Is Crypto’s True ‘Killer App’
There’s been a lot of buzz in the space recently about the importance of user experience. Kim Dotcom’s proclamation that...
UK Tax Agency to Pay $100K for Blockchain Surveillance Software
On January 17, the UK tax agency Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published a job opportunity for a private contractor to...
RBI Confirms Crypto Not Banned in India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that cryptocurrency is not banned in India. During the latest supreme court hearing of the...
Popular Crypto Wallet Imtoken Adds Bitcoin Cash Support
Consistently among the top digital assets in the world by market cap, Bitcoin Cash is accepted by most crypto service providers and the...
Indian Minister Inaugurates Blockchain Center of Excellence in Bengaluru
A Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology has been inaugurated by Indian Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Bengaluru. It will...
These Online Stores Are Bitcoin Only
The number of stores that accept cryptocurrencies such as BTC and BCH is growing. But while such stores will accept bitcoin alongside...
Bitcoin.com Releases SLP Indexer Server for High Performance Token Services
Bitcoin.com is releasing the open source SLP Indexer Server for validating Simple Ledger Protocol tokens as part of its commitment to the...
Bitcoin Cash Gets Significant Privacy Boost With Cashfusion Alpha Launch
On January 17, the BCH developer known as Acidsploit announced the launch of the highly anticipated Cashfusion alpha. Interested parties...
How Is Bitcoin Cash Different From Bitcoin Core?
The crypto space can be hard to break into for those unfamiliar with the jargon, lingo, and foundational knowledge taken for granted by...
Developer Proposes Decentralized Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives
There’s a new concept called Powswap that lets people speculate on hashrate in order to hedge against price volatility. Powswap was...
Maduro Opens Crypto Casino in Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has authorized the opening of a casino at a luxury hotel in Caracas where bets must be placed...
Lawsuit Against Ripple May Decide the Fate of XRP but Regulators Have the Final Say
A prolonged legal battle, which may hold the key to XRP’s future, has been extended again. The class action lawsuit alleges that...
Gamble With Crypto at Bestecasinobonussen.nl
Bestcasinbonussen.nl is up to date with the Bitcoin casino industry, delivering news about Bitcoin casinos available in the Netherlands...
Cypherpunk Bitstream Hosts Share Importance of Payments, Dropgangs, and ‘Meatspace’ Allies
The Cypherpunk Bitstream podcast is a relatively new program that’s just released its fourth episode. The hosts, known as Frank...
Bitcoin.com Partners With Mecon Cash, Enabling BCH to Korean Won Withdrawal at Over 13,000 ATMs Across South Korea
Bitcoin Cash has been added to Mecon Cash’s M.Pay platform which is integrated with over 13,000 ATMs in South Korea. By making...
An In-Depth Look at the Multi-Currency Cold Storage Card Ballet
Last September, Bobby Lee, the former CEO of China’s first cryptocurrency exchange BTCC revealed his new business venture Ballet, a...
Peter Schiff Forgets Bitcoin Wallet Password, Blames Bitcoin
Peter Schiff hates Bitcoin almost as much as bitcoiners hate Schiff. The gold bug makes a point of dissing the cryptocurrency whenever he...
New Bill in Oklahoma Proposes Depository for Cryptocurrencies Used by Government
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of Oklahoma to establish a new type of state-chartered financial institution that will be...
Malaysia Announces Digital Asset Guidelines
The Securities Commission Malaysia has published the country’s guidelines on digital assets which set out the regulatory framework...
Crypto Experts Join OECD ‘High Level’ Advisory Board
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, an intergovernmental body with 36 member countries, has formed “a...
How to Create Custom SLP Tokens With the Bitcoin.com Mint
On January 17, Bitcoin.com CEO Stefan Rust introduced the company’s new SLP minting application. The Bitcoin.com Mint is a...
Crypto Employment Abounds With More Than 8,000 Jobs in 2020
During the last year, the cryptoconomy has picked up pace after a drawn out crypto winter. When market prices were low and startups were...
New Guidelines Subject Canadian Crypto Exchanges to Securities Laws
Canadian regulators have issued new guidance determining when current securities legislation applies to operations conducted by...
FATF Holds Global Forum to Discuss Crypto Supervision
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and over 50 delegations involved in crypto supervision recently gathered to discuss how to regulate...
Crypto vs RBI: 3 Days of Intense Supreme Court Hearings
India’s supreme court heard the crypto case in detail over three consecutive days this week. In addition to intense arguments...
Monopoly Is a Tiny Darknet Market With Big Aspirations
There’s a certain irony in the smallest market on the darknet being named Monopoly. With less than 150 listings, the monero-friendly...
Simple Ledger Protocol Shines During the Final Day of TNABC Miami
On Friday, The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) convened for its final day with a great deal of well known speakers from the...
Russia’s New Prime Minister Has an Opinion of Cryptocurrencies
The Russian Federation has a new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, with a track record of statements regarding cryptocurrencies and an...
New Stablecoins Commence a Fresh Assault on Tether
Can any stablecoin topple tether? In 2019, the answer to that question was an emphatic ‘No.’ Despite a string of stablecoins...
Crypto Exchange Bithumb Takes Korean Tax Authority to Court Over $69 Million ‘Groundless’ Tax
Bithumb, a major crypto exchange in South Korea, has taken the country’s tax authority to court over a “groundless” tax...
BTC Miami Blockchain Conference Kicks Off Its Seventh Year
On January 16, The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) opened its doors at the James L. Knight Center in Miami for its seventh year....
Direct Democracy Party to Solve Issues With Crypto Rights in Russia
A new political force is being born in Russia out of the country’s tech business circles. The idea has been conceived by...
4 Bitcoin Mixers for the Privacy Conscious
In an era of unprecedented global surveillance, it is unreasonable to expect the blockchain world to be any different. It is perfectly...
Unnecessary Evil: How Government Regulations Kill Crypto Startups and Encourage Crime
Thanks to the EU’s most recent money laundering directive, a small business called Post-a-coin, which sold cute postcards pre-loaded...
Silvergate Bank and Bitstamp Launch Bitcoin Collateralized Loans
U.S.-based Silvergate Bank has launched a bitcoin collateralized loan product with Bitstamp as its launch partner. The crypto exchange...
First Bitcoin Cash Developers Meeting of 2020 to Be Held Today
Developers from Bitcoin ABC, Bitcoin Unlimited, BCHD, Bitcoin Verde and other teams, are meeting today to continue the building of the...
Uzbekistan to Create National Mining Pool, Launch Licensed Exchange
Establishing a “national mining pool” has been declared a priority in Uzbekistan. Miners who join the pool will enjoy lower...
Bitcoin Lawsuit Heats Up With More Bonded Courier Tales
During the last few days, cryptocurrency participants have been discussing the notorious Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit as new developments...
Bitcoin Futures Hit 3-Month High in Frenetic Tuesday Trading
January 14 was the best trading day of the year for many cryptocurrencies, which saw double or even triple-digit percentage gains. It was...
SEC Issues Alert Against Initial Exchange Offerings
The SEC has issued an alert to investors regarding initial exchange offerings. This warning is not an official statement on regulatory...
Gavin Andresen Speaks About Ethereum’s Tornado and Wallet Privacy
Over the last couple of years. the former lead maintainer of the Bitcoin Core (BTC) repository Gavin Andresen has been quiet in regards to...
Indian Supreme Court Hears In-Depth Arguments Against RBI Ban
India’s supreme court spent all day hearing arguments against the crypto banking ban by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on...
Kraken Acquires Australian Crypto Platform Bit Trade
The global crypto exchanges industry continues to consolidate as some smaller players bow out and the big players try to gobble up as much...
Fairspin Casino Players Won Over 40,000 ETH
Blockchain casino Fairspin paid out more than 40,000 ETH to players in its first full year of operation. The casino was founded in late...
IIF Report Predicts Global Debt Will Reach New All-Time High of $257T in 2020
Global debt records were broken in 2019, but that likely won’t be the end of such ominous economic milestones, the Institute of...
Fed Officials Ponder Funding Hedge Funds and Private Brokers Directly
On January 13, the New York Federal Reserve gave $60.7 billion to eligible private financial institutions by leveraging U.S. Treasurys and...
Tokyo-Based Zigmabit Offers Mining Rigs for Homes and Offices
Cryptocurrency mining develops rapidly like any high tech sector. Improvements in the hardware and auxiliary systems make it possible to...
Market Outlook: Bullish Trend Sends Crypto Prices Northwards
Digital currency markets are seeing significant gains this week as the entire market capitalization gained $28 billion in the last seven...
Win or Lose, These Crypto Whales Share Their Trades
Whales are mega-rich traders who inhabit the depths of the crypto seas. Theirs is a realm of dark pools, hidden order books, OTC deals,...
Regulatory Roundup: EU-Wide Crypto Regulations, New Rules in Europe, US, Asia
In this roundup, we cover EU-wide crypto regulations and individual countries’ new digital asset rules including Austria and the...
Coinme Adds BTC Purchase Function to Over 100 Coinstar Kiosks in California
With over 21,000 kiosks in the U.S., Coinstar is a popular automated service for those who want to turn their fiat coins into paper cash....
China Issues Digital Currency Guide for Party Cadres
Understanding a complex subject should be easier with access to educational materials. With blockchain and CBDC now part of...
NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract
The news that Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie was to roll out an Ethereum-based investment vehicle for his own contract took the NBA...
Online Bullion Marketplace Onegold Sees $50 Million in Crypto Payments
On January 13, the online bullion marketplace Onegold announced the launch of a new mobile application so customers can buy, sell or...
Close to 11 Million BTC Haven’t Moved in Over a Year
According to a new research report published by Digital Asset Data, more than 10 million BTC has been sitting dormant for a whole year....
Japan and Philippines Discuss Pro-Crypto Laws, Cooperation Among Asian Countries
Japanese Minister Naokazu Takemoto and Philippine Cabinet member Raul Lambino of Crypto Valley of Asia recently met to discuss Asian...
With New Regulations, Europe’s Crypto Companies May Be Running Out of Options
European crypto companies are finding themselves in a changing regulatory environment. The new realities they have to deal with stem from...
Blockchain Tops the List of Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2020
If you are planning to start a new career this year, or just improve your value in the jobs market, the best thing that you can do is...
China Saw $11.4 Billion in Crypto-Based Capital Flight Last Year
On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report”...
White House Market Wants to Become the Darknet’s Toughest DNM
White House Market (WHM) is an ultra-secure darknet market (DNM). It disallows Javascript, enforces PGP throughout, admins key sign every...
Cointext CTO Vin Armani Talks Content, Reveals the ‘Real’ Bitcoin in New Video
Cointext CTO Vin Armani has a lot to say. The multi-faceted content creator, voluntaryist philosopher, and developer in the Bitcoin Cash...
Institutional and Retail Bitcoin Futures Demand Continues to Climb
2019 saw significant bitcoin derivatives action from firms like CME Group and Bakkt. This year, demand for CME’s bitcoin futures...
US and European Regulators Say Crypto a Priority This Year
Several regulators in the U.S. and Europe have made cryptocurrency among their top priorities this year. The Securities and Exchange...
Eastern Europe Sees More Fiat Options for Trading Crypto
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe, a diverse region sometimes referred to as the ‘Second World,’ are at different...
Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the...
Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance
During the first month of the new year, the research firm Tokeninsight published its “Mining Industry Annual Research Report,”...
Independent Report Declares News.Bitcoin.com the Top Crypto News Site
A new research report from BTC Peers has ranked 145 crypto news websites for quality. It analyzes scores of benchmarks including average...
Court Gives Craig Wright More Time to Await the Mysterious Bonded Courier
10 days after the Tulip Trust expired, new court filings have appeared in the billion-dollar Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit. One document...
























































































