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IG Bringing Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ether CFD Trading to the Mainstream
Finance Leading Contract for Difference (CFD) and spread betting provider, IG Group, is actively marketing bitcoin, bitcoin cash and ether...
LAT Research – The Exponential Growth of Crypto Markets to $5 Trillion
LATokens research team, formed by Deutsche Bank and McKinsey alumni, prepared the first LAT Crypto Research, outlining that total market...
AI-Driven Drones may Soon Assist Humans to Inspect Heavy Industrial Equipment
Drones and other AI-driven technology can make a big impact when it comes to security. These gadgets can be used to remotely monitor...
Vietnamese Hurry to Import Mining Rigs
Mining Vietnamese investors are in a hurry to import crypto mining equipment. As the bitcoin price continues to flourish — despite the...
California power officials beg customers to stop using air conditioning
West Coast power grid reaches critical Level - failure by Ethan Huff A prolonged heat wave that continues to hover over much of the...
Finland Uses the Blockchain to Help Refugees
Blockchain technologies have already irrevocably changed many industries, with the most obvious example being finance. Fortunes are both...
A Transactive Energy Future: The Inevitable Rise of Economic-based Grid Control
Every day, the number of new power generators from renewable resources joining the world’s collective electricity grid steadily goes up....
Lead Developer Amaury Séchet Discusses the Future of Bitcoin Cash
Technology This week the lead developer of Bitcoin ABC, Amaury Séchet, engaged in a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) discussion about the...
What Is Hyperloop?
Advancements in transportation technology have often dramatically redefined modern life. They change how people and goods move, meaning...
Industry Experts Urge UK FCA To Not Stifle Innovation
Image credit: The Palace of Westminster in London, the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, WikimediaAs countries such...
PR: LAT Research: The Exponential Growth of Crypto Markets to $5 trillion
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Bitcoin Finds Bottom at $4,000 as Price Awaits Post-China Breakout
The bitcoin-US dollar exchange rate (BTC/USD) may have climbed back above $4,000, but it might be ready to push higher even though China...
Openbazaar 2.0 Beta Launches with Tor, Offline Stores, Shapeshift and Segwit
Technology Openbazaar 2.0, a major upgrade from the previous version, has been released. The fully-functional public beta expands the...
Xero to Offer Cross-Border Payments Through Bitcoin Partnership With Veem
Services Cloud-based accounting software company Xero has announced that its users can now send cross-border payments using bitcoin...
PR: Enjin Coin Chooses Bancor for Tokenizing In-Game Items
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Ripple Labs Enters Legal Dispute With R3
News Ripple Labs Inc and R3 Hondco LLC filed lawsuits against each other on Friday. The suit is in relation to Ripple’s attempted...
7nm ASICs Will Bring Bitcoin Mining to a Whole New Level
Technology This week news.Bitcoin.com reported on the Japanese corporation GMO Group announcing plans to start a bitcoin mining operation...
ICOs: Compelling Advantages, Real Risk
Joshua Cook is a corporate and securities partner at business law firm Gunderson Dettmer, where he specializes in the representation of...
Blockchain Embassy Opens for Business in Panama City
Blockchain A new location for bitcoin and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, activists, iconoclasts, connoisseurs, and the general...
Bitcoin-Friendly Companies Enter the Flying Taxi Business
Featured The smartest minds and smartest companies in the world are not only dealing with cryptocurrencies, but they are also bringing...
P2P Bitcoin Trading Slows in China, Booms in Hong Kong and South America
Markets and Prices In recent weeks, Chinese P2P bitcoin trading has seen a significant reduction in trading volume. Transversely, Hong...
PR: SPARC Brings Distributed Computing To The Research Industry
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Russia’s Finance Ministry Drafts Law to Legalize Cryptocurrencies
Regulation Russia’s finance ministry is working on a draft bill to legalize cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, which is expected by the...
Chiasso, Switzerland to Allow Citizens to Pay Taxes in Bitcoin
Taxes The Swiss municipality of Chiasso has announced that it will accept tax payments in bitcoin from January 2018 onwards. The...
Yours Network Launches Bitcoin Cash Beta – Adds New Features
Blockchain Last month, Yours Network CEO, Ryan X. Charles, announced their platform would be switching from litecoin to bitcoin cash for...
ECB’s Mario Draghi Rejects the Concept of Estcoins
Not long ago, we touched upon the concept of so-called Estcoins. The new digital currency would complement Estonia’s e-residency...
UK, Malaysia, and Switzerland’s Crypto Valley Association
Regulation UK and Malaysian financial regulators have issued statements suggesting that many ICO token sales may fall under the...
Ethereum Network Sets a New Transaction Throughput Record
The Ethereum ecosystem is maturing in front of our eyes. Whereas most people focus on the technological side of things such as smart...
Coinomi Wallet for Android Now Supports Enjin Coin Gaming Token
The Coinomi wallet is well known for its support of a truly massive amount of different cryptocurrencies. It is one of the most...
Scientists use Genome Sequencing and Machine Learning to Predict Facial Traits
Some of the recent advancements in technology and science are downright scary. A recent experiment by Human Longevity researchers shows...
Juvenile Hacker Uses Same Skype ID for Botnet Activity and Applying for Freelance Jobs
Malware developers are often quite impressive when it comes to introducing new features. However, not all of these developers are the...
Greg Maxwell on the Prospects of SegWit2x And Why Bitcoin Developers May Leave The Project If It Succeeds
At a recent SF Bitcoin Developers meetup, Bitcoin Core contributor and Blockstream CTO Greg Maxwell provided a technical presentation on...
Japan’s Entertainment Giant DMM Launching Bitcoin Mining Farm and Pool
Mining Japanese entertainment giant DMM Group, the operator of e-commerce site DMM.com with 27 million members, has announced that it will...
Korean Court Rules Bitcoin Cannot Be Confiscated
Regulation A South Korean district court has ruled for the first time regarding the nature of digital currencies. In the case where 216...
PR: Xenio.io Gaming Blockchain Announcement
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Bitcoin IRA Adds Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum to Retirement Accounts
Services The Bitcoin IRA, an IRS-sanctioned retirement account, has added bitcoin cash, ethereum, and litecoin to its list of tokens for...
US Politicians Want Tax Exemptions For Bitcoin Purchases Less Than $600
Regulation Two politicians want to make bitcoin purchases below $600 not subject to tax laws. The lawmakers, Representatives David...
Bankrolling Alternative Content Creators to be Done on Blockchain
In an age where independent content creators fight for relevancy and page views to earn a living, the very content and the messages they...
Editor’s Letter: If We Could Talk to the Batteries…
One year ago, at Solar Power International 2016, I helped Julia Hamm, CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) with a keynote...
Markets Tumble Again – How Many Times can China Cry Wolf?
Markets and Prices The cryptocurrency markets are blood red again as rumors circulate that China plans to shutter Bitcoin exchanges. This...
How India Can Export Sunshine Around the World
Solar energy is a free source of non-polluting renewable energy that is sustainable and totally inexhaustible. Most people are aware of...
PR: Introducing DIGI – A Global Digital Goods & Services Ecosystem
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Professor Urges New Zealand Government to Develop Bitcoin Regulations
Regulation Auckland University Professor, Alex Sims, has implored the New Zealand government to develop bitcoin regulations. Sims argues...
Why Cities of the Global South Need Solar
In a report released yesterday, the World Resources Institute (WRI) recommended solutions, such as solar PV installation, that urban...
Tel Aviv Gets a New BTM and Bitcoin Museum in the Historical Bauhaus Center
Emerging Markets Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a few pictures shared across forums of a new cryptocurrency store called...
PR: Sensay – Groundbreaking AI and Chatbot Company Launches Token Sale
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Blockchain Project Winding Tree Eyes US$7 Trillion-Dollar Travel Industry
Blockchain project Winding Tree is going after the multitrillion-dollar travel industry with an open source, decentralized travel...
Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Launching Bitcoin Mining with 7nm Chips
Technology Japan’s leading internet conglomerate and bitcoin exchange operator GMO has announced that it is expanding into the businesses...
Top Indian Bitcoin Exchange Integrates With Blockchain Wallet
News Leading Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin has partnered with Blockchain, the company behind popular bitcoin wallet, Blockchain.info....
Decentralized Mobile Marketplace StuffGoGo Announces Final Stage of Crowdsale
StuffGoGo is the only peer-to-peer mobile marketplace with decentralized risk scoring. SGG utility token developed specially for the needs...
Grayscale’s Trust Contemplates Creating Another Entity for Bitcoin Cash
Finance This week Grayscale Investments, the sponsor of the Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX:GBTC) has announced a plan for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH)...
Project to Subsidize Electricity Costs to Cryptocurrency Miners Underway in Russia
Mining The preparation of a pilot project is underway in Russia to subsidize electricity costs to cryptocurrency mining farm owners,...
How Blockchain Technology Is Helping To Fight Food Fraud
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), every year one in 10 people worldwide falls ill from eating contaminated food and...
Payza Unveils Bitcoin Address Manager
Services The Paypal-like platform Payza recently announced they have a new Bitcoin address manager feature. This allows Payza users to...
Chinese Cryptocurrency Exchanges Delist Markets Amidst ICO Crackdown
Markets and Prices Several Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges have delisted markets in a bid to comply with China’s recent clarifications on...
Banks are Starting to be Threatened by Bitcoin and Its Exponential Growth
It’s widely accepted that Bitcoin’s technology boasts an array of advancements over traditional financial systems and it is believed by...
PR: B2Broker ICO Will Unite Cryptocurrency World
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SEC Chairman Believes ICO Investors Do Not Understand Risks
Regulation Jay Clayton, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has articulated his concern that most ICO...
US Officials to Unveil new Autonomous Vehicles Regulation Next Week
Most consumers are well aware of how US legislators are looking to revise self-driving vehicle regulations. Without proper regulation,...
This Is ‘Game Changing’ for Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage
Renewable Energy World recently reported on a potential solar software update that was called “game changing” for energy storage. Now that...
NEO Price on Target to Hit $30 and More in the Coming Days
After a few rough days, it appears NEO prepares to make a major comeback. We have seen a small uptrend earlier this week, but things are...
Canadian Securities Commission Grants Bitcoin Fund Manager Registration
News The first registration of a fund manager to operate a bitcoin investment fund in Canada has been approved by the British Columbia...
PR: Enjin Coin Gaming Token Supported in Coinomi Wallet
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40+ ICO Platforms Closing in China
News Following the token sale ban by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), more than 40 Initial Coin Offering (ICO) platforms are reportedly...
Ripple Opens New Office in India; Eyes Multibillion-Dollar Remittance Market
Image credit: Mumbai gateway to India, via PixabayRipple has opened a new office in Mumbai, India as the company looks to build its...
Isle of Man Official Announces Permissive ICO Regulations
Regulation An official representing the Isle of Man has revealed the British dependent has developed a permissive regulatory framework...
Vertical Farms may be the Future of Your Food
Many of us do not give too much thought about where our food comes from, and this is not a failing on our part. The food industry has done...
Chinese Authorities May Freeze Bank Accounts Tied to Initial Coin Offerings
Regulation Chinese media has reported that the People’s Bank of China may move to freeze bank accounts associated with initial coin...
Xenio Decentralized Gaming Platform and Blockchain
The Xenio.io project is a decentralized gaming platform and blockchain. The project soft launch announcement was made on September 1,...
PR: Propy Raises $13 Million in Ongoing Token Sale to Decentralize Real Estate Sales and Attract Foreign Investors
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The Latest Bitcoin News Today & Cryptocurrency News
Even though Bitcoin lacks all of the properties criminals should look for in an anonymous currency, it is still quite popular. The recent...
Clif High -OMG 30,000% Gains?!-New Interview & Chats
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Genesis Vision, the Private Trust Management Platform Built on Blockchain Technology, is Ready to Be Launched
A market disruptor, Genesis Vision, is proud to announce its forthcoming launch. Genesis vision is the first platform for the private...
ICO Ban? Canada’s Regulators Are Giving One Token Sale a Big Break
by Aaron Stanley As China moves to ban initial coin offerings (ICOs), a regulator on the other side of the world is taking the polar...
What is Zilliqa?
With so many different blockchain platforms in existence, it has become impossible to keep track of them all. Zilliqa is one of these new...
Chainside Launches Segwit-Compliant Python 3 Bitcoin Library ‘BTCpy’
Technology This week the bitcoin software startup Chainside released a new Python 3 Segwit-compliant Bitcoin library called “BTCpy.” The...
Design Professionals Spec Geothermal for Storm Resilience
With Hurricane Sandy a recent memory, Texas in the midst of recovery, and powerful storms bearing down in the tropics, architects,...
Blockchain Companies Executives Comment On China ICO Ban
Image credit: China festival of light by Alias 0591 via FlickrInitial coin offerings (ICOs) have raised over US$1.5 billion in 2017 with...
Bitcoin.com Just Added Bitcoin Cash Functionality For All Wallet Versions
Announcements A couple weeks ago, here at Bitcoin.com, we mentioned we were working on integrating bitcoin cash (BCH) into all versions of...
PR: Top 10 Coins Value in One Coin – AIO ICO just Launched
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Tether’s Messy USD `Peg´ May Be a Liability For Bitfinex
Fintech There are potential problems with Tether, according to a Hackernoon article by BitCrypto’ed called the “Curious Case of Tethers.”...
Luxury Dubai High Rise Apartments Will Be Sold for Bitcoin
Finance This week two business luminaries, Baroness Michelle Mone and Douglas Barrowman, have announced the sale of 2.4 million square...
Business Icons Launch £250 Million Bitcoin-Priced Dubai Property Venture
This week will see the launch of a new and innovative project as The Knox group of companies launch their Bitcoin priced property venture....
Russia to Conduct First Criminal Case in Involving Bitcoin
Regulation Russian authorities have opened the nation’s first criminal case involving bitcoin. Russian police arrested three men for...
Russia’s First Bitcoin Criminal Case: Illegal Trading of 500 Million Rubles
On 1st September, local publications including Vedomosti Business Daily reported that the Russian government had officially opened its...
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Statement Regarding ICO Regulations
Regulation Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a statement regarding ICO regulations. The SFC states that...
Notes from The Market Research Underground: Do You Feel It? The Future of DG Solar Is at Hand
The strongest and most trusted solar brand is actually a group of solar workers — the small to medium independent installers have always...
Why China (or any Government) Can’t Stop ICOs or Blockchain-based Tokens
Nothing like a fresh announcement from the People’s Bank of China on a Monday afternoon. By Mike De'Shazer, co-founder of Proof In case,...
PR: $85,942 won on Dead or Alive at BitStarz Casino
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What Is the Best Grid Structure for Offshore Wind Growth in the Irish, North Seas?
A new baseline study for the development of renewable resources in the Irish and North Seas has identified the most environmentally...