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The Daily: Belgium Blacklists More Crypto Platforms, UAE Prepares ICO Regulations
In this edition of The Daily, Belgium’s financial regulator has expanded its list of fraudulent platforms offering cryptocurrency...
Asian News Headlines Exert Significant Impact on Cryptocurrency Prices
A report published by Mosaic has found the Asian region to be exerting a leading influence within the cryptosphere, despite China’s...
Canada Encourages Cannabis Sector to Transact Discreetly
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has published a document advising Canadian citizens to use cash to conduct transactions...
Bitcoin ATMs Double in Number This Year
For a markedly bearish year, 2018 turns out to have been pretty good for the spread of cryptocurrency teller machines. The number of...
How Have Bitcoin Futures Performed One Year On?
This time last year, the market was abuzz with excitement as CBOE’s XBT futures contracts and CME Group’s bitcoin derivatives products...
Learn About the BCH Network With Bitcoin.com’s ‘Mastering Bitcoin Cash’
At Bitcoin.com, our web portal hosts a developer section aimed at providing Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers with the resources and tools to...
BCH-Powered Bookchain Aims to Protect Literature From a Dystopian Future
A good portion of cryptocurrency supporters are against purging important information and many of them hope that blockchain technology...
Brazilian Supermarket Chain Now Accepts Payment in Bitcoin
A Rio de Janeiro supermarket chain, Oásis Supermercados, is now accepting payment in bitcoin core, bitcoin cash and litecoin. It joins a...
Officials at Top Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Upbit Indicted for Fraud
Officials at South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, have been indicted for fraud. They allegedly made bogus crypto...
Study Finds Less Than 40% of BTC Addresses Are Economically Relevant
The number of unique addresses on the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network is constantly growing but only 37 percent of them are “economically...
US Lawmakers File Bill to Exclude Cryptocurrencies From Securities Definition
Two U.S. congressmen have introduced a bill aimed at amending the country’s securities laws to exclude cryptocurrencies from the...
The Daily: Bitcoin Posts Record Volume, Ledger Plans Major Update
The news is bullish in this edition of the The Daily, mirroring the mood of the crypto markets. We’ll start by delving into BTC’s...
Ethereum Studio Consensys’ Wild Ideas and Squandered Funds Led to Major Layoffs
Ethereum incubator Consensys is to cut 50 to 60 percent of its employees. The blockchain software company has already laid off 13 percent...
Thai SEC Plans to Relax ICO Regulations
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly planning to ease the country’s regulation for initial coin...
A Heartbroken Mother Hopes President Trump Will Exonerate Ross Ulbricht
Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of convicted Silk Road administrator Ross Ulbricht, has expressed hope that U.S. president Donald Trump will...
Pan-African Bitcoin Exchange Kubitx Goes Live, Launches OTC Wallet
Kubitx, a pan-African digital asset exchange, went live on Dec. 20 after completing its beta test. The Malta-registered trading platform...
Cashy Web Application Boosts Script Contracts in Bitcoin Cash
The creators of the Simple Ledger Protocol have released a new tool for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) programmers called Cashy. The toolbox allows...
Bithumb Accused of Inflating Reported Trading Volume
An investigation conducted by Crypto Exchange Ranks (CER) has alleged that Bithumb, the largest Korean digital currency exchange by...
Bloomberg Vouches for Tether’s Dollar-Backing
Bloomberg has claimed to have witnessed bank statements evidencing that Tether does indeed possess the dollars required to back the USDT...
Bitcoin Cash Node Bchd Syncs in Just Over an Hour With Fast Mode
The developers behind the Bchd project have announced the launch of version 0.13.0-beta2 alongside the client’s ‘fast sync mode.’...
Chatter Report: Antonopoulos Criticizes KYC, Kasireddy Claims Decentralization Not Always Better
Criticism is the overarching theme of today’s crypto chatter roundup. Andreas Antonopoulos vehemently opposes mandatory KYC to...
Markets Update: BCH Up Over 100% in a Week, BTC Breaks Above $4,000
The cryptocurrency markets appear poised to post the strongest week of trading in months, with BCH up over 115% since Dec. 16. BTC is also...
The Daily: Coinbase to Pay Users for Learning, Okex Launches Instant Messaging Service
In today’s edition of The Daily we feature a number of recent developments by popular cryptocurrency exchanges. These include an...
Former IMF Economist Mark Dow Closes $14K BTC Short
Mark Dow, a hedge fund manager and former International Monetary Fund economist, has publicly announced that he has closed his BTC short...
Why Colombia Has Become A Hotspot for Bitcoin ATMs
American ATM network Athena Bitcoin is continuing its aggressive expansion in Latin America, with now 17 ATMs in five cities in Colombia....
Hash Wars: BCH Proponents Face a New Dawn in the Battle’s Aftermath
It’s been a little over a month since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network fork which resulted in a blockchain split. Besides the severed chain,...
Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Now in 25 European Countries
One of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinsquare, has officially launched in 25 European countries. A Coinsquare...
UK Investors to Pay Capital Gains and Income Tax on Bitcoin Investments
The U.K. government has said that individual investors will be liable to pay capital gains tax each time they sell crypto assets such as...
Saxo Bank Founder Lars Christensen Is Waiting for a Cryptocurrency Panic Sell-Off
Danish Saxo Bank founder Lars Seier Christensen made millions trading BTC, but as the CEO of a bank, he had a hard time persuading his...
Nucleus Vision Launches Payments Solution for Merchants nCash Pay
Blockchain startup Nucleus Vision has announced the launch of nCash Pay, a new crypto-based payments social for merchants powered by...
The Daily: Atari Partners Decentralized Gaming Company, Tagomi Goes Live
In today’s edition of The Daily, we cover stories that show how crypto assets and technology continue to impact the development of...
eToroX is Granted a DLT License from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
A subsidiary of the eToro Group has been granted a distributed ledger technology (DLT) license from the Gibraltar Financial Services...
Openswap Makes In-Wallet BCH and BTC Atomic Swaps Possible
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developer Mark Lundeberg has revealed his new project, a fork of the Electron Cash wallet that performs trustless...
Offchain Indicators Suggest JP Morgan Is Wrong to Write off Bitcoin
JP Morgan Chase & Co. believes the current bear market is scaring investors away from bitcoin, just to add to the never-ending rumors...
BCH Leads the Way as Crypto Markets Brighten Up
One year to the day since reaching its all-time high, BTC did something it hadn’t done in a long time on Dec. 17 – it posted double digit...
Zcoin Releases Academic Paper on Lelantus Protocol to Tackle Privacy Blockchain Issues
Some of the challenges faced by privacy blockchains include scalability and useability. Yet, one privacy coin believes it has the answer...
Russian Parliament Postpones Adoption of Digital Assets Bill
The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, has postponed the second reading of a long-awaited bill intended to regulate...
eToro Survey: Investors Want to Learn More About Crypto
eToro, a social trading platform, recently released the findings of a survey which covered a wide array of questions concerning interest...
Bitcoin History Part 5: A Wild Altcoin Appears
It’s hard to imagine a time before cryptocurrency exchanges were stocked with hundreds of digital assets. A time before the pejorative...
Chatter Report: Schiff Accuses Kelly of Pump and Dump, Lingham Calls for ‘Real Adoption’
In our latest roundup of crypto chatter, tensions run high as Peter Schiff accuses Brian Kelly of dumping bitcoin on retail investors. The...
Bitcoin.com’s Oracle Aims to Bolster BCH-Powered Smart Contracts
Bitcoin.com is pleased to unveil plans to offer one of the world’s first oracles for smart contracts on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain....
France Rejects Cryptocurrency-Friendly Tax Amendments
France’s National Assembly has rejected a number of tax amendments aimed at lowering taxes for cryptocurrency traders and users. Among...
Russians to Be Allowed ICO Investments up to $9,000 per Year
Russian lawmakers have revised another bill regarding the regulation of the industry built around cryptocurrencies. In its latest version,...
Kaspersky Lab: Middle East, Turkey and Africa Region Records 4-Fold Increase in Cryptomining Attacks
In 2018, Kaspersky Lab recorded a 4-fold increase in cryptomining attacks in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region from 3.5...
Only Sharks Will Feed on the Crypto Market’s Elusive Price Bottom
2018 was a year of market bull traps and sliding prices. Now, as the year comes to an end, many cryptocurrency traders have been...
Cointext Rolls Out Mobile BCH Services in Bangladesh, Now Services 38 Countries
Cointext has launched internet-free mobile BCH wallet services to users in Bangladesh. The announcement comes following the recent rollout...
Irish Court Finds Silk Road Dealer’s ETH to Be Proceed of Crime
The High Court of Ireland has ruled that 25,000 euros (approximately $28,400) worth of ethereum held by Neil Mannion, a 37-year-old man...
Transnistria Welcomes Crypto Miners, Plans to Expand the Industry
The government of Transnistria has recognized the importance of cryptocurrency mining for the territory’s economy and budget. The...
Google AI Briefly Describes Bitcoin as ‘Collapsed Economic Bubble’
Reports have documented the recent description of Bitcoin as comprising a “collapsed economic bubble” on the part of Google’s...
The Daily: HTC Blockchain Phone Delayed, Exchange Security Ratings Updated
In Tuesday’s edition of The Daily, there’s a little of everything in the mix: a story about hardware, in the form of the delayed Exodus 1...
A Chinese Government-Controlled Bitcoin Alternative Is Reportedly in the Works
In the midst of a sino-U.S. trade war, the People’s Bank of China is working to develop its own cryptocurrency prototype. It apparently...
PR: Buy Crypto with Credit or Debit Card Using EO.Finance
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Cypherpunk Godfather Timothy May Was Lightyears Ahead of His Time
The crypto world has been mourning the passing of Timothy C. May at the age of 67. While an unknown entity to the general public, to early...
Crypto Schisms and Fork Psychology
Forking within the crypto ecosystem is often controversial subject. Many crypto-enthusiasts loathe it, taking particular exception to the...
How to Spend and Give Bitcoin Cash Over the Holidays
It’s the season of giving and many Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocates will be spending some of their coins on gifts for family and friends...
How Crypto Miners Are Adapting to Survive the Bear Market
In the current crypto bear market, miners have been battered due to the depreciation of digital assets, leaving many operations struggling...
Meet Belgian Popular Investor Catalina Norena who Knows how to Take Advantage of Market Volatility
Catalina Norena (@VIXGold) from Belgium is an eToro Popular Investor who likes to take advantage of extremely volatile markets by...
Patreon’s Censorship Is Bad for Free Speech But Good for Bitcoin
A fresh wound has opened in the culture war, and this time money is the blade. In recent days, a number of prominent Youtubers and other...
Switzerland Aims for Conducive Regulatory Framework for Blockchain, Crypto Companies
The Swiss government has advised regulators not to create new legislations but instead make adjustments to existing laws to accommodate...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Start the Week With Modest Gains
Digital asset prices are seeing modest improvements on Monday, Dec. 17 as the top 10 cryptocurrencies have recorded gains between 5-19%...
Bibox Buys 100% Share of Decentralized Exchange Dex.top
Bibox, a Chinese digital asset exchange, has acquired 100 percent of shares in Dex.top, a decentralized ERC20 exchange that also operates...
The Daily: Yellow Vest Coin Created, Security Token Trading Platform Launched
In The Daily on Monday, a new digital coin project targeting the ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters is promising censorship-free crypto...
Rare Crypto Collectables Marketplace OpenSea Acquires Atomic Bazaar
A peer-to-peer marketplace for rare digital items and crypto collectables has acquired Atomic Bazaar, an Ethereum digital asset platform...
PR: Bitcoin Fork Bithereum Launches Coin to Revolutionize Cryptocurrency Mining
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Hit by Sanctions, Iranian Students in the UK Use Bitcoin to Bypass Banks
Before cryptocurrencies started to be widely used for speculation, they were first of all meant to be an unstoppable method for people to...
Japan Publishes Draft Report of New Crypto Regulations
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has published its draft report outlining new cryptocurrency regulations. The report contains measures in...
BCH Devs Publish Bi-Directional Payment Concept Based on IPFS
On Friday, Openbazaar and Bchd developer, Chris Pacia, revealed a new Bchd project feature currently in the making that would allow for...
Support Grows for Bitcoin Proof of Keys on Jan. 3
The campaign to see bitcoin withdrawn from third-party wallets to private wallets on Jan. 3 is gaining traction. Over the past week,...
A Look at Some of 2018’s Most Popular Cryptocurrency Traders
Cryptocurrency trading is a popular pursuit, as the fluctuation of digital assets provides plenty of profit-taking opportunities. The...
Lawyers to Help the Russian Crypto Industry Deal With Inadequate Laws
In the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Russia, lawyers have taken matters into their own hands. A...
Despite 2018 Bear Market, Top Crypto Markets Have Outperformed FANG Stocks Since 2017
Despite the 2018 cryptocurrency bear trend renewing gleeful predictions of bitcoin’s demise from mainstream financial analysts, the...
The Daily: Trump Chooses Bitcoin Advocate as Chief of Staff, Congressman Proposes Wall Coins
In today’s edition of The Daily, we feature a couple of stories from the U.S. political scene. President Donald Trump has chosen a known...
Chatter Report: Zhuoer Claims BSV Block Created ‘Accidentally’, Falkvinge Likens Code Review to ‘Legislation’
In today’s chatter report, Calvin Ayre eagerly welcomes Jiang Zhuoer to mine on BSV but then quickly changes his mind. Zhuoer...
CEO of Romanian Exchange Coinflux Arrested on US Warrant
Police in Romania have detained the founder and CEO of Coinflux, one of the country’s major cryptocurrency exchanges. Vlad Nistor has been...
BCH-Based Openswap Client Will Feature Trustless Atomic Swaps
On Friday, Dec. 14, Bitcoin Cash developer Mark Lundeberg announced his new project Openswap, a fork of the Electron Cash client that...
Switzerland to Relax Laws to Accommodate Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Startups
The Swiss government has announced a new legislative approach to blockchain regulation in an official report. The document recognizes the...
Monitor Bitcoin Cash Development With the Coin Dance Tracking Page
Cryptocurrency data website Coin Dance revealed on Friday the team’s revamped Bitcoin Cash protocol development tracking page....
Linkedin Names ‘Blockchain Developer’ Top Emerging US Job of 2018
Linkedin has published its 2018 “Emerging Jobs Report” for the United States, in which it names “Blockchain...
Will Coinbase Hit Its 2018 Target of $1.3 Billion in Revenue?
The current crypto bear market is dragging on, with billions in cryptocurrency wealth wiped out in 2018. The trading volume of six...
Wendy McElroy: From Drugs to Gold and Prostitution, the Blockchain Minimizes Violence
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 9 From Drugs to...
The Daily: Japan Calls All Coins ‘Crypto Assets’, Russia Defines Cryptocurrency as Property
The Financial Services Agency of Japan has resolved to refer to cryptocurrencies as “crypto assets” in order to prevent confusion with...
Pantera Capital Braces for SEC Action Against 25 Percent of ICO Investments
Increasingly frequent action taken by the SEC against initial coin offerings is expected to lead to more cryptocurrency projects being...
BTI Claims Only Two of Top 25 Crypto Exchanges Accurately Report Volume
The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has published its December 2018 “Exchange Volumes Report,” claiming that only two...
Free Speech Social Network Gab Starts Accepting BTC
Gab, a social network dedicated to preserving freedom of speech, has announced that its store now accepts BTC directly after banks and...
Bitcoin Bull Thomas Lee Claims Market Is Wrong and BTC Should Be Much Higher
Bitcoin bull Thomas Lee continues to be confident in BTC, insisting that its current price is wrong and should actually be closer to the...
Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Can Pay $10 Million for a 12-Night Stay in Space
The Orion Span project has plans to launch a space station that will be used as a luxury hotel. Its Aurora space station is set to launch...
Bahrain’s Central Bank Issues Draft Crypto Regulations
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has prepared draft rules designed to regulate digital assets and certain aspects of the country’s...
SEC Chair ‘Optimistic’ DLT and Crypto Will Drive Investment Opportunities
Speaking as part of a testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development, the chairman of the U.S....
Blockchain Encyclopedia Everipedia Unveils Improvements, Expansion Plan
Decentralized encyclopedia startup Everipedia is working on improving user experience and expanding its blockchain ecosystem, with a new...
eToro launches #WelcomeToTheClub Premier League UK campaign
Global multi-asset investment platform eToro has launched eToro FC, a community for football fans interested in learning about...
























































































