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Japanese Bitcoin Exchanges Roll Out Insurance to Help Merchants Accept Bitcoin
Japan’s leading bitcoin exchanges, Bitflyer and Coincheck, will start offering insurance for merchants to cover failed transactions...
Asia-Focused Luxury Travel Agency Smiling Albino to Start Accepting Bitcoin
The Southeast Asian travel agency, Smiling Albino, announced they would begin accepting bitcoin for payment on August 1. The company is...
Pantera Capital Files With SEC for ICO Hedgefund
United States-based bitcoin investment firm, Pantera Capital, has filed with the U.S Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) for an...
Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest: Intimate Fireside Bitcoin Conversations
On June 22 to 26, many anarchists and freedom families congregated in Delton, Michigan for the Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest 5. It is a...
Miners Boost Ethereum’s Transaction Capacity With Gas Limit Increase
Ethereum miners are raising the network's transaction capacity, a move that comes amid criticism about blockchain congestion. Network data...
Felt Boot Restaurant Valenok Becomes the First in Moscow to Accept Bitcoin
A large dining establishment in the center of Moscow reportedly became the first restaurant to accept bitcoin payments in Russia’s capital...
The Online Porn Industry Continues to Adopt Bitcoin for Payments
There’s a lot of talk about drug purchases on darknet markets with bitcoin and the use of the censorship-resistant currency growing within...
Researcher: `Here’s Mathematical Proof the Lightning Network Will Be Centralized´
An article by Jonald Fyookball, which appeared on Medium, demonstrated that Lightning Network may not be as decentralized as some have...
India’s Finance Minister Holds Private Meeting On Bitcoin Regulation
Just recently Bitcoin.com reported that the Indian government was soon planning to regulate bitcoin and the use of virtual currencies...
Revealing Your Digital Currency Holdings Online Is a Horrible Idea
This week a cryptocurrency trader who traded altcoins and bitcoin on the digital currency exchange Bittrex lost over 7 BTC ($18,000 USD)...
Bitpoint Adds Bitcoin and Ether Payments to Platform with Unionpay, Wechat Pay and Alipay
Japanese bitcoin exchange Bitpoint announced on Wednesday the partnership with Nippon Pay to offer cryptocurrency payment options...
Asus and Nvidia Announce Purpose-Built Cryptocurrency Mining GPUs
Leading graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturers Asus and Nvidia have announced the release of new GPUs targeting the cryptocurrency...
Coin.mx Operator Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Prison
The former operator of Coin.mx, Anthony Murgio, has been tried and sentenced to five and a half years in prison, for running an unlicensed...
Burger King Russia Franchise Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments This Summer
According to the regional news outlet, Uznay Vse, a Russian Burger King located in Moscow has begun testing bitcoin payments for food and...
Pantera Capital to Raise $100 Million in Investment for ICO Hedge Fund
The $600m market for initial coin offerings may soon be set to expand. Announced today, investment firm Pantera Capital is launching a new...
Colombia Clarifies Stance on Bitcoin
Colombia’s top financial regulator published a circular about digital currency last week, naming bitcoin several times. Citing its...
IMF Publishes Report Detailing Regulatory Recommendations for the Cryptocurrency Industries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a report that focuses on advancements within the fintech industry, specifically looking...
NEM.io Foundation Unveils US$40 Million Global Expansion Plan
The NEM.io Foundation, the creator of the NEM blockchain platform, has planned to spend US$40 million in the year to come to fuel...
Sapphire Technology Announce Production of Graphics Cards Designed Solely for Cryptocurrency Mining
Computer hardware company, Sapphire Technology, have announced that they will be releasing a line of headless graphics cards marketed...
Surveys Suggest Bitcoin Still Has Enormous Growth Potential
A recent survey conducted by HSBC polling 13 developed nations indicates that the majority of citizens still have not heard of blockchain...
Ferocious, savage, dangerous, ruthless, COMPUTER VIRUS…
...GOES GLOBAL JUST THE BEGINNING By Danny Palmer - Digital transformation isn't cheap and old-line enterprises are about to struggle to...
ICO Hype Attracts Investors but Also Skeptics and Financial Regulators Worldwide
The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) craze has been a crowdfunding spectacle over the past two years gathering millions of dollars from...
A Look at the Upcoming US Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currencies Business Act
According to reports, some proposed U.S. legislative framework for virtual currencies will be presented in San Diego sometime between July...
EU Fines Google $2.7B for ‘Abusing Dominance’ in Comparison Search
In response to Google giving an illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service, the European Commission issues its largest ever...
Major Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Offline After Discovering Major Security Flaw
Unocoin, an industry leader among India’s bitcoin exchanges, went offline on Monday night following the discovery of a serious security...
Pakistani Economic Think-Tank Argues That Pakistani Rupee Should Mimic Bitcoin
The Policy Research Institute of Market Economy in Pakistan has outlined a number of economic issues that could be alleviated by greater...
The Contradictions of the Altright Embracing Bitcoin for Crowdfunding
Alt-Right leaders are increasingly turning to bitcoin to conduct fundraising following account closures from leading crowdfunding...
EU to Consider Adopting New Italian Anti-Money Laundering Laws That Directly Address Bitcoin Exchanges
EU lawmakers will consider amending current anti-money laundering laws that were introduced last month in Italy. The modified law...
BTCC Launches DAX Cryptocurrency-Only Exchange Worldwide
Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCC is launching its own pure cryptocurrency-to-cryptocurrency exchange. The new platform begins trading on...
A Def Con 25 Demonstration Claims to ‘Break Bitcoin Hardware Wallets’
The well-known hacker conference Def Con 25 is happening once again at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on July 27-30. The event schedule has a...
Crypto Correction: Bitcoin and Ether Dive as Market Sheds $13 Billion
Is the long-awaited 'crypto correction' finally here? There was certainly ample evidence to suggest the answer was yes today, as...
Barclays Want UK Government to Regulate Bitcoin
In a recent interview with CNBC, Barclays CEO, Ashok Vaswani revealed that the bank has been in communications with Britain’s Financial...
How The EU’s Data Grab Could Affect You
The EU is poised to grab personal data in a way that could impact people around the globe. Information is power; it is power over your...
New Trading Platform Taps Into Ethereum-Based ICOs Craze
US-based startup Ambisafe has unveiled its newest development, Orderbook, a venture operating a trading platform for Ethereum-based...
Bitcoin Adoption Grows in World’s Leading Electronics District
Bitcoin adoption is growing in Akihabara, an area in Japan known as “the world’s largest electrical equipment marketplace.” Als read: The...
PR: Dentacoin Presale List – More Than 2K Individuals Declared Their Interest
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Poland’s Largest Food Delivery Website with 5000+ Restaurants Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Poland’s largest website for ordering food online, Pyszne.pl, now accepts bitcoin for all orders. The site boasts the largest selection of...
PR: Aigang To Build DAO Insurance For IoT Devices Using Smart Contracts
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Onecoin Operators Get In Trouble Again In Three More Countries
The accused Ponzi scheme Onecoin is starting to get into more trouble these days as the fraudulent operations are becoming more apparent...
Six Legal Issues Bitcoin Faces in South Korea
South Korea currently has no regulations regarding bitcoin, even as the digital currency has gained immense popularity following its...
Markets Update: After Some Stability Bitcoin Price Trends Downwards
On June 24 the price of bitcoin dipped down 7 percent to a low of $2512 USD after remaining relatively stable at $2680-2700 for the past...
Scheduled Scaling Updates for the Bitcoin Network Are Getting Closer
Over the past six months, the bitcoin scaling debate has been going on relentlessly as many cryptocurrency proponents are trying to figure...
The Company Also Announced That They “Will Follow up Directly With Affected Customers About This Process Next Week.”
Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX) Vice President, Adam White, issued a follow-up statement regarding the multi-million dollar market...
Cryptobuyer Installs First Bitcoin ATMs in Latin American Commercial Bank
Major Latin American cryptocurrency and digital assets company, Cryptobuyer, has installed two bitcoin ATMs on the premises of a...
Russian GPU Prices Spike, Miners Turn to International Markets for Graphics Cards
An increasing number of Russian nationals living abroad are generating an income through reselling graphics cards to Russian...
Bitpay to Launch Bitcoin Wallet App for Windows Phone Market
Bitcoin payment processor Bitpay Inc. has announced that it will be making its bitcoin wallet app available to Windows Phone users,...
Canadian Luxury Home Listed for Sale on Beijing Craigslist for 1,075 Bitcoins
An eight-bedroom luxury home in Canada has been listed for sale on the Beijing Craigslist website with an asking price of 1,075 bitcoins....
Tesla Battery Emissions Study Making the Rounds? It’s Bunk.
No, making a Tesla battery does not equal eight years of driving an internal combustion car. By Ezra Dyer If you're predisposed to...
Private Schools for Kids Are Now Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition
Over the last few years, there have been many colleges and well-known universities all across the world that have started accepting...
18-Year Old Erik Finman Details How Bitcoin Made Him a Millionaire
This week the 18-year old entrepreneur, Erik Finman, recently did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on a technology subreddit where he details his...
Indian Bitcoin Adoption Responds to Government Signalling for Regulation
The Indian government recently announced that it is in favor of regulating bitcoin. A task force is being set up to provide...
Netcents and VISA Team up to Offer Bitcoin Purchases via Credit Card
Netcents and VISA have announced a partnership to facilitate the direct purchase of bitcoins using a credit card. Also Read:...
FBI Requests New Funding To Investigate Use Of Virtual Currencies
On June 21 the acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, gave a speech to U.S. bureaucrats requesting a new budget for the fiscal year of...
PR: Compcoin Announces $45M Initial Coin Offering For Its A.I. Trading Platform
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Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Outperform Rivals
The cryptocurrency hedge fund industry has significantly expanded in recent years. The meteoric rise in the price of bitcoin has...
South Korean Mobile Commerce Leader Omnitel Adds Bitcoin Services
South Korean mobile commerce leader Omnitel announced that its subsidiary Omni Networks is starting a bitcoin remittance business. In...
Mycelium Employee Quits After ICO Funds Used for Spanish Vacation
In a recent interview former backend developer for Mycelium, Daniel Drawisz, has detailed his reasons for leaving the company. Daniel...
Analyst: Like Amazon, Bitcoin Offers a Lucrative Multi-Decade Investment Opportunity
A financial analyst looked closely at the spikes in Amazon’s stock price and bitcoin recently. While detailing similarities between the...
PR: iDice June Development Update
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GDAX Exchange Sees Colossal ETH Flash Crash, Angered Traders Mount Lawsuit
Details have surfaced of a violent flash crash on Global Digital Asset Exchange’s (GDAX) ETH markets today, with Ethereum tokens being...
BitInka Announces Expansion of Bitcoin-Based Payment-App Services Across Latin America
Bitinka, a platform that allows users from 9 South American nations to purchase and sell bitcoins, has announced significant uptake of...
Mainstream Journalist Makes Bizarre Attempt at Living for a Week Using Bitcoin
CNBC journalist Seema Moody recently published a report detailing the trials and tribulations of her attempt to live for a week solely...
South Korean Officials Bash ICO:s and Plan to Approach Bitcoin ‘Cautiously’
On June 18, government officials from South Korea revealed some opinions concerning cryptocurrency ‘speculation’ taking place in the...
Chainalysis Says They’ve Found the Missing $1.7 Billion Dollar Mt Gox Bitcoins
On June 8 the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance discussed the possible connection between...
Bitcoin Games Amazing Summertime 10% Cashback Bonus
To celebrate the beginning of summer and make things a lot more exciting we are offering Bitcoin Games players who register their email 10...
BITCF and SAMCO to Install Automated Check-Cashing Bitcoin ATMs Throughout California
First Bitcoin Capital Corp (BITCF) and Simple Automated Money, Inc (SAMCO) have announced a partnership to introduce check-cashing Bitcoin...
New Ethereum-Based Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange Aims to Improve Security and Transparency
Hong Kong’s Open ANX Foundation has unveiled openANX, a project aimed at building a new decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and trading...
Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain.Info Raises $40 Million From Well-Known Investors
The popular online bitcoin wallet, Blockchain.info, has announced the completion of a successful series B funding round by raising $40...
Hackers Use NSA Exploit to Mine Monero Using Victims’ Computers
Reports have surfaced detailing a malware trojan that uses an NSA hacking tool to infect Windows computers with a cryptocurrency mining...
Singlepoint Acquires Funding to Tackle Cannabusiness Banking Problems With Bitcoin
US cannabis merchants could soon have a major new service to accept payments using bitcoin, which would sidestep the federal ban on...
$13: Ether Prices Plunge in GDAX Exchange Flash Crash
In yet another instance of just how volatile the cryptocurrency markets can be, the price of ether plummeted to $13 today on...
Status ICO Generates Over $60 Million, Fails to Deliver, Triggers Ethereum Network Overload
A decentralized messaging app called Status — built on the Ethereum blockchain— raises over $60 million dollars during its initial coin...
Unicode Consortium Adds Official Bitcoin “B” Symbol
On June 20 the Unicode Consortium revealed new version 10.0. They finally added the bitcoin symbol to their code. Now users can type the...
Bitstamp Initiates Litecoin Trading Function as the Currency’s Price Surges
European digital currency exchange Bitstamp rolled out Litecoin trading on Monday. The trading function will be accomplished by using...
State-funded Bitcoin Data Center Infuriates Montana Locals
Citizens of Bonner have complained to their local council about noise pollution coming from a state-funded data processing center owned by...
Investment Legend Bill Miller Is Still Bullish on Bitcoin
In a recent interview with CNBC, investment legend Bill Miller described bitcoin as “a true disruptor and true innovation in money”. Also...
Bitcoin.com Cloud Mining Contracts — Record Daily Sellouts
This past May, Bitcoin.com launched our cloud mining service which was met with phenomenal success. Since then we’ve had significant...
New Bitcoin.com Podcast Episode with Stefan Thomas of Ripple Labs
During this week’s Bitcoin.com podcast our host, Richard Jacobs, sits down with Stefan Thomas, CTO of Ripple Labs to discuss his company’s...
PBOC Will Not Release Regulations for Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Anytime Soon
Local Chinese publications reported last month that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will issue regulatory guidelines for Chinese bitcoin...
Former Mycelium Employee Quit After Token Sale Funds Were Used for Vacation
On a recent episode of The Crypto Show, Daniel Krawisz, who previously worked as a backend developer at Mycelium, shared some of the...
GPU Shortage Intensifies as Cryptocurrency Mining Offers up to Twice the Average Russian Monthly Wage
European consumers in general and especially russian consumers have faced massive graphics card shortages following a dramatic increase in...
New York Regulator Reports on Cryptocurrency Licensing, Inspects Businesses
An annual report by the New York State Department of Financial services reiterates the importance of regulating digital currency...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Climbs Higher After Last Week’s Low
Since our last markets update bitcoin’s fiat value dipped 30 percent throughout the second week of June. Following the correction, the...
Ayondo to Offer Bitcoin Trading Through Tradehub and Wetrade
Ayondo have joined the growing list of mainstream contracts for difference (CFD) brokers who are offering bitcoin trading, with Ayondo...
Indian Government to Monitor Bitcoin Before Deciding If Regulator Is Needed
Representatives of various Indian government departments have made statement regarding the Indian government’s inquiry into virtual...
How to Piggy Bank Bitcoin Keys in a Cold Storage Mosaic Artwork
Just recently Bitcoin.com chatted with Max Hampton-Fischer, an industrial design student at the Rhode Island School of Design to talk...
Forbes Encourages Readers to Buy Bitcoin at All-Time High Price Area
An article posted in Forbes’ Level-Up encouraged its readers to buy into bitcoin, despite bitcoin’s price currently sitting within range...
UK Regulator Warns Investors Bitcoin Trading is Risky
A high ranking UK regulator recently warned people about the pitfalls and perils of bitcoin investing. Chris Woolard, The Financial...
China Blames Bitcoin Transactions for Leading to More Synthetic Drug Deaths
China is expected to ban a new synthetic heroin substance called U-47700, and they blame bitcoin as the currency “criminals” use to...
PR: How Ethereum Is Used in CTFs (Coin Traded Funds) and What the Benefits Are
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