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Bitwise Launches Three New Cryptocurrency Market Index Funds
Why wait for an ETF? Bitwise Index Services, a subsidiary of Bitwise Asset Management, has announced the launch of three new indexes...
Bitcoin Illegal: Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (المملكة العربية السعودية) regulators issued a statement this week through its monetary authority....
SEC Fines and Permanently Bars Founder of Fraudulent Oil Exploration Token
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against an oil and gas exploration company and its founder who...
Playboy Sues Wallet Developer for Failing to Integrate Crypto Across Its Platforms
Playboy is reportedly suing a Canadian cryptocurrency firm for allegedly failing to integrate a “wallet that would support a range of...
The Daily: Stoners Drop Crypto From IPO, Binance Launches Academy
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories about the stoners’ magazine High Times which dropped cryptocurrencies from its...
Trader Gets Six-Figure Loan to Buy Crypto, Holdings Drop by 85%
An Abu Dhabi-based cryptocurrency investor has shared his story of having taken out a six-figure loan to finance virtual currency...
New Player to Offer Next Generation ASIC Chips This Year
A new competitor is advancing on plans to enter the mining hardware market by the end of the year. Canadian company Squire Mining has...
Curing the Disease of Control with Taoism and Crypto-Anarchy
Many people lust for control. They need to control objects, animals, and people. This need for domination leads some to use violence to...
High-Profile Thai Crypto Case: Bitcoiner Lost Over 5,500 BTC – Ringleader Fled to US
A high-profile crypto case involving a well-known actor and model has come to public attention in Thailand following the enforcement of...
An ICO Venture Is Trying to Take Over a Tokyo Stock Exchange Listed Company
Could we soon see a token-backed project listed on one of the biggest equity venues in the world? An Asian ICO venture is reportedly...
Caribbean Central Bank Explores Issuing Its Own Digital Coin
A growing number of governments and central banks around the world are looking to the possibility of issuing their own digital coins these...
Jamaica Stock Exchange Plans to Offer Cryptocurrency Trading
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has announced it plans to allow investors the ability to trade cryptocurrencies through the regulated...
ICO Regulations Round-Up: Fundraising Law, Jeju Island, Self-Directed IRAs
In recent news pertaining to initial coin offerings (ICO) regulations, an EU report has advocated the regulation of ICOs according to...
PR: Keynote Launches $6 Million Diversity and Inclusion Fund for the Global Blockchain Industry
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Venezuela to Have Two Units of Account – Petro and Petro-Pegged Bolivar
President Maduro’s Venezuela is preparing to effectively adopt next week two official units of account – the nation’s crypto, El Petro,...
Markets Update: Bloody Crypto-Markets Suffer More Losses
Leading up until this Tuesday a great majority of cryptocurrency markets have lost considerable value over the past few days. Since our...
Firm Behind Japanese Cryptocurrency ‘Spindle’ to Relocate to London Amid Investigation
The Japanese cryptocurrency Spindle, known for being promoted by the Japanese popular singer, actor and talent Gakuto Oshiro (45), aka...
Reports: India’s Crypto Regulations Delayed, Government Considers ‘Crypto Tokens’
The Indian government previously planned to submit the proposal for crypto regulations in July. However, a senior official has revealed...
PR: GaxCoin ICO Launches Private Sale
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The Daily: Altcoin Panic, Stablecoin Takeover
There’s blood in the streets, the water and everywhere else you may care to look today as the cryptocurrency market plunges below $200...
Introducing Bitcoin Cash Charts a Graphical Constellation of BCH Data
Since we launched Bitcoin.com back in 2015 all of us have been extremely busy building our website to be the number one go-to source for...
Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Unveils New Crypto Priorities, Exchange Profits Up 7-Fold
Japan’s GMO Internet has unveiled new priorities for its cryptocurrency business along with the performances of its crypto exchange and...
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Drafts Law to Create Central Bank for Crypto
A member of the Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly has reportedly revealed that the assembly is preparing a reform to the country’s...
Bitcoin is a Permissionless, Decentralized Firearm: Cody Wilson is Satoshi Nakamoto
The path to a cryptocurrency revolution might just run through a sleepy Austin, Texas industrial park, home to offices of Cody Wilson and...
Turkish Bitcoin Volume Soars as Traders Flee the Lira
Trading volume on Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges has soared over the last 24 hours as citizens have sought refuge from the weakened...
Silk Road Questions Unanswered as Ulbricht Gathers 60K Clemency Signatures
Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison back in 2015 for operating the Silk Road marketplace but many people believe he should be...
Binance Denies 400 BTC Listing Quote; Accuser Responds “You are a F***king Liar”
News.Bitcoin.com feature ‘Cryptowhispers’ reported on what has turned from rumor to an all-out verbal war between two well-known figures...
Crypto Cafe and Coworking Space ‘Hash House’ Established in Xi’an, China
A new crypto cafe and coworking space, called Hash House, has been established in the city of Xi’an, China. It seems like a cool place to...
PR: BITTECH Offers Two Mining Machines, Equipped with Mining Chips Using a Cutting-Edge 10 Nm Process Technology
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Coingeek Speaks on Consensus Changes and Next-Gen ASIC Chip
Last week, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the proposed consensus changes published by the Bitcoin ABC development team, and the opposition...
The Daily: Huobi OTC to Support Dồng, Dymon Asia Backs Crypto Platform
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief, we cover the addition of Vietnamese đồng fiat to Huobi OTC, venture capital fund Dymon Asia...
Create an Unforgettable Wallet Seed by Building a Memory Palace
A 12 or 24-word recovery seed is the key to your cryptocurrency wallet. That’s why, upon creating it, you’re prompted to write it down and...
Exchanges Round-Up: Chinese Court Backs Coinnice Repatriation, CZ Demos Binance DEX
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrencies, a Chinese court has rejected an appeal from a trader disputing a previous decision that...
PR: NEM and Unibright Are Announcing a Strategic Partnership
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Vietnamese Stop Importing Bitcoin Mining Rigs as Import Ban Looms
Vietnamese businesses and individuals have stopped importing bitcoin mining equipment into the country since the beginning of July,...
An In-Depth Look at the Cryptocurrency Economy’s ‘Stablecoin’ Trend
Back in the early days, cryptocurrency enthusiasts used to laugh at the thought of a stable cryptocurrency pegged to a specific fiat...
Stablecoins Gaining Popularity in India to Minimize Central Bank’s Impact
A growing number of cryptocurrency exchanges in India are adding stablecoins such as trueusd (TUSD) and tether (USDT) to their platforms....
US Government to “Aggressively Pursue” Unregulated Services Around the World
Two common complaints among crypto traders are that platforms which didn’t before are now demanding identification documents and that more...
BTCUSD Undergoes Bullish Correction
The bitcoin price in the past 24 hours has undergone a much-needed bullish correction, rising about $500 since establishing an intraday...
Malta Tops Exchange-Based Crypto Trade, Russia Leads in OTC Volume
Jurisdictions with crypto-friendly legislation or comprehensive regulations in place are leading in terms of exchange-based cryptocurrency...
Which Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet is Best for You?
The number of hardware wallets has proliferated with the number of cryptocurrencies in recent years. Today, consumers enjoy an...
Regulations Round-Up: Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies, Regulatory Clarity
In recent regulatory news, Spain’s Central bank has issued a report favoring the development of a central bank-issued digital currency...
The Weekly: Coinbase Increases Limits, Shapeshift Acquires Bitfract, Okex Launches Coinall
In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief we reported about Coinbase increasing trading limits, Shapeshift acquiring Bitfract,...
Bitcoin’s Return to Innovation: Changing the World Through Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash
Developer Gabriel Cardona was personally recruited to fast track development of Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Open source, full featured development...
Brazil’s Pro Bitcoin Presidential Candidate: É Boa Pra Caramba!
É Boa Pra Caramba! roughly translated means ‘amazing’ in Brazilian Portuguese. Regional Bitcoiners might be using the expression more...
Study: Crypto Funds Number 466 Despite Trends, Uncertainty
The number of crypto hedge and venture capital funds is increasing at a fast pace this year, already reaching a total of 466, despite the...
Markets Update: Crypto Prices Consolidate After Some Volatility
Cryptocurrencies markets have been volatile and very indecisive over the last 48-hours as the entire digital asset economy lost billions...
Satoshi Nakamoto Hunted Internationally, Bounty Grows
#Findsatoshi is the latest effort to galvanize worldwide support in order to, once and for all, find the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin,...
Wormhole Mainnet and Developers Guide Launched
There’s been a lot of activities taking place with the new project developed by Bitmain called Wormhole. The team of developers...
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTCUSD Could Retest 2018’s Low
The first time we saw a bear beating the hell out of somebody was in the Revenant. Then, it happened in February when bears attack knocked...
Wendy McElroy: Free-Market Law Enforcement for Crypto
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 4: State Versus Society Chapter 9, Part 6 Government is a law...
Another US City Imposes a Moratorium on Crypto Mining
The city of Salamanca in the U.S. state of New York is reportedly establishing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations in the...
Bitcoin in Brief: BTC via SMS Patented, Coin Tips for Tweets and Posts
Financial software developer Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing BTC payments via SMS and we’ve covered the details in today’s...
Japan Unveils Results of On-Site Inspections of 23 Crypto Exchanges
The Japanese financial regulator has finished the on-site inspections of 23 cryptocurrency exchanges. The agency found many problems and...
Iran Steps Up Plan for National Crypto After US Sanctions
Right after Washington’s move to impose sanctions that will restrict Iran’s access to US currency, reports came out that Tehran is...
Huge Demand for ‘P2P’ Crypto Trading Seen in India After RBI Ban
Exchange-escrowed trading directly between cryptocurrency buyers and sellers is growing in popularity in India following the crypto...
On-Chain BCH Used in a Submarine Swap for Off-Chain BTC
This week an individual revealed he had completed the first trustless swap by trading on-chain bitcoin cash (BCH) for off-chain bitcoin...
From Public to Private ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings): A Change in the Tide
Private ICOs have accounted for 84% of cryptocurrency fundraising in 2018. This is in stark contrast with the state of ICOs in 2017 where...
The Opposition Towards Bitcoin ABC’s Proposed Upgrade Changes
On August 8, the Bitcoin ABC development team published an announcement regarding the November hard fork changes with plans to finish the...
In Venezuela, Cryptocurrency Is an Oppressor and a Lifeline
Venezuela embodies the best and worst potential of blockchain technology. While the Maduro regime uses the Petro coin to fund...
Apocalyptic Predictions About Privacy Coins Are Very Wide of the Mark
Bitcoin is a permissionless ledger. In plain English, that means you don’t need to ask anyone’s damn permission to use it. There are no...
Cryptowhispers: Binance Token Listing Quote – 400 BTC, $2.5 Million
Tantalizing, unconfirmed rumors are bouncing from crypto Twitter, and this time it’s Expanse co-founder Christopher Franko leading the...
The Daily: Ledger Adds Coins, Okex Launches Coinall, Exmo Partners with Mistertango
Covered in The Daily on Friday are several announcements crypto users may find interesting. Ledger has added support for 8 new coins and...
PR: ExCraft Launches DAO, User-Governed Cryptocurrency Exchange
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Ecobank Report Finds Significant Presence of Crypto in 36 African Countries
A report published by the pan-African bank, Ecobank Transnational Inc., has found that despite cryptocurrencies exerting a notable...
Crypto Friendly Policies Rapidly Drawing Companies to Thailand
Soon after Thailand adopted its regulations for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), companies reportedly pile up to apply...
The ICO Market Has Hit the Brakes
The ICO economy succumbed to a dramatic decline in Q2 of this year. Such was the extent of the slump that its pushed the average ROI for...
Illegal Activity No Longer Dominant Use of Bitcoin: DEA Agent
A special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reportedly revealed that the use of bitcoin in illegal activities...
Bitcoin Cash Acceptance Grows — Dish Network and Flow Partner With Bitpay
This week Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents will be pleased to hear that more merchants can now accept bitcoin cash due to the crypto-payment...
New Bill Proposes 5% Tax on Crypto Incomes in Ukraine
A draft law prepared by deputies and representatives of the industry aims to introduce light taxation of crypto incomes in Ukraine....
This Cryptocurrency Data Site Lists Coins by Fair Market Value
When people look at the fiat value of cryptocurrencies they usually observe prices from data sites like Coinmarketcap.com that pull...
PR: XULT – the New Cryptocurrency Exchange by Exchangecoin (EXCC)
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Crypto Lender SALT Now Available in 35 States
SALT, one of the earliest cryptocurrency-backed lending providers in the space, announced this week it was expanding into 20 more states...
Blockchain Data Now Has Legal Bearing in the State of Ohio
Governor John Kasich from the Midwestern state of Ohio signed a bill this week that formally recognizes data recorded on a blockchain and...
Bitcoiners Flee to Censorship-Resistant Platforms Amidst Social Media Clampdown
There’s been a storm brewing all year on social media and this week it hit with a vengeance. Wave after wave of protest has lashed the...
The Daily: Shapeshift Acquires Bitfract, Bitmain Invests in Tribeos
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories about Shapeshift acquiring Bitfract, Bitmain investing in Tribeos, a dozen...
Canaan Unveils 7nm Chip Equipped Miner at Press Conference
At a recent press conference, the world’s second largest manufacturer of bitcoin mining rigs, Canaan Creative, revealed four new products....
15,000 Twitter Crypto Scam Giveaway Bots: Duo Security
This week, researchers uncovered empirical data confirming what most in the crypto Twittersphere already know – the space if flooded with...
Exchanges Round-Up: Goldman Considers Crypto Custody, SA Exchange Launches USDT
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, it has been reported that Goldman Sachs is considering exploring custody and other...
Philippines Building Crypto Valley of Asia
The Philippines government is building Crypto Valley of Asia, a cryptocurrency and fintech hub similar to the one in the canton of Zug,...
Electron Cash Wallet Now Available for Basic Feature Phones
This past February news.Bitcoin.com reported on the firm Coingeek announcing funding the Electron Cash programming team. Since then, the...
Bitmain Offers Wi-Fi Routers Mining Cryptocurrencies
Have you ever thought about mining cryptos while surfing the web without being a victim of some malware, of course? If so, Bitmain has an...
Swiss Banks Are Onboarding Crypto Clients and Assets
Another Swiss private bank has announced in a statement that it’s open to on-board cryptocurrencies. Maerki Baumann private bank in Zurich...
PR: SoPay App Released, Offering Fast Transactions and SoPay’s Assets Mining (SAM)
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Crypto Tax and Accounting Software Libra Raises $15M in Series B Funding
Traditional venture capital investors seem to think that the field of crypto reporting apps is appealing. Cryptocurrency tax and...
Markets Update: Crypto-Prices Slide After SEC Announcement
Cryptocurrencies are dropping in value once again on Wednesday, August 8 as most of the top digital assets are down between 9 to 18...
Microsoft’s New Ethereum Blockchain Product Gets Rid of Mining
Software giant Microsoft has debuted a new Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) product that allows businesses across industry verticals to...
CFTC-Regulated Ledgerx Launches Interest-Bearing BTC Savings Platform
This week the firm Ledgerx announced the soft launch of its ‘Ledgersavings’ platform, a new service that allows users to deposit bitcoin...
The Daily: Coinbase Increases Trading Limits, ABCC Opens in Malta, Omniex Hires Former Regulators
On Wednesday, The Daily features a couple of announcements from Coinbase: the US crypto exchange enables instant purchasing with increased...
Bettergram Aims to Become the Crypto Version of Telegram
The Mac build of Bettergram, a desktop version of Telegram, was launched this week. It joins the PC build of the third-party desktop...

























































































