The range of products and services you can pay for with digital coins is constantly expanding. Cryptocurrencies, which are considered...
North Queensland's Bitcoin Cash City Is Hosting a BCH-Focused Conference
A BCH-centric two day event is coming to North Queensland Australia, dubbed the Bitcoin Cash City conference, on Sep. 4-5, 2019. The ...
Staking Isn’t Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money – And It Shouldn’t Be
Staking is money you don’t want to miss out on — simple as that, right? While most cryptos today are trading 70 -90 percent below their...
Will PwC’s New Software Solve the Cryptocurrency Auditing Problem?
Earlier this week, Big Four firm PwC announced the release of a cryptocurrency auditing software solution.
Russian Ministry of Finance Considers Allowing Cryptocurrency Trading
A representative of the Russian Ministry of Finance (MinFin) says the ministry is considering allowing cryptocurrency trading, Russi...
From Clean Water Supply to Rebuilding Notre Dame: Crypto and Blockchain in Charity
The technology that underpins cryptocurrencies has been gradually entering the charity sector, purportedly providing more transpare...
Markets Update: Digital Currency Economy Surpasses $300 Billion
Digital currency prices have spiked considerably in the last 24 hours and bitcoin core ( BTC ) stopped short about $70 in an attempt t...
Facebook Is a Threat to Governments Not Crypto
The moment Facebook released the whitepaper for its planned Libra coin, social media was flooded with claims about Zuckerberg’s new dr...
All Global Crypto Exchanges Must Now Share Customer Data, FATF Rules
A powerful intergovernmental organization devoted to combating money laundering and terrorism financing has finalized its recommendation...
At-Home Crypto Miner Coinmine Now Pays Out Bitcoin
Coinmine, a cryptocurrency mining device aimed at the hobbyist market, will now give its users the option to be paid in bitcoin.
Australian Reserve Bank Official Advises Caution in Anticipation of Libra
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Philip Lowe, cautions that Facebook ’s announced virtual currency— Libra —may not at...
Bitcoin Breaks $10,000 for First Time Since March 2018
Bitcoin ( BTC ) has continued its steady rally in price over the past three months to break $10,000 today for the first time in over ...
Pariahs of Silicon Valley: How Ben Mezrich Writes About the Winklevoss Twins
Molly Jane Zuckerman is the head of news at Cointelegraph. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent t...
Decorate Your Car Dashboard With Trim Kits You Can Buy With BCH
Cryptocurrencies are money and what better way to use them than spending a little on things that bring you satisfaction. You can now up...
Consumer Affairs Report Shows 70% Spike in Japanese Crypto Inquiries
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has released its 2019 report and noted a significant spike in inquiries concerning cryptocurren...
Competition Is Forcing Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Get Creative
In the last two years, a Cambrian explosion of cryptocurrency exchanges has given traders a plethora of options.
Examining Facebook’s Claim Its Crypto Is for the Unbanked
The excitement about Libra is premature. Maybe Zuck’s got more to share, but right now there’s very little information, and Libra has a...
Craig Wright Offers New Details on Bitcoin Trust at Heart of Billion-Dollar Lawsuit
New details have emerged in the ongoing lawsuit in the U.S. filed last year against Craig S. Wright, the technologist who claims to be ...
Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours
San Francisco-based Lightning Labs, focused on a layered scaling solution for bitcoin, released its first mobile a...
Rep. Waters: US Can’t Let Facebook’s Crypto ‘Compete With the Dollar’
The chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is doubling down on her calls for Facebook to pause development on its new bl...
Bitcoin ATMs Go Live at 20 Circle K Convenience Stores
DigitalMint , a Chicago-based over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading platform, has installed bitcoin kiosks at 20 Circle K convenienc...
Atlantis Hard Fork for Ethereum Classic Scheduled for September 17 Launch
The Atlantis hard fork for Ethereum Classic ( ETC ) has been officially set to occur at block 8,772,000 on the blockchain , accordin...
Wanxiang and PlatON Join Forces for Blockchain Infrastructure of New Smart City in China
Automotive giant China Wanxiang Holding Co., Ltd has partnered with blockchain -based tech firm PlatOn to develop a “smart city” in Ha...
Riviera Beach City Council Agrees to Pay $600,000 in BTC to Ransomware Attackers
The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 worth of Bitcoin ( BTC ) to regain access to data encrypt...
What Is Libra? Breaking Down Facebook’s New Digital Currency
Facebook has been in the news quite often over the past few years — and usually for all the wrong reasons. The social media giant ...
Bitcoin Breaks $9,300 as US Stock Market Sees Minor Uptrend
Monday, June 17 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as bitcoin ( BTC ) pas...
Free Law Project's Courtlistener Repository Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
On Monday, Bitcoin Cash ( BCH ) supporters learned that the popular website that focuses on U.S. court documents and the litigation sys...
Bond King Says Trump Might Drop Out of 2020 Election if Economy Falters
Even though Donald Trump kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign last night in Florida in front of a crowd of roughly 20,000 , Wall S...
Have We Reached Peak Binance?
Ah, Binance . Many of us remember the original idea. Plenty of us decided to pass on the ICO , which has provided some of the highest re...
China’s Biggest Payment Firms Have No Plans to Follow Facebook into Crypto
China’s internet giants appear unlikely to follow Facebook into the cryptocurrency space anytime soon – though you can be sure they’re ...
Will Facebook’s Libra Be an On-Ramp or Dead End for Crypto?
Facebook’s announcement that it would create a stablecoin on a blockchain means more as a competitive answer to WeChat and Alipay’s pa...
Senate Banking Committee Schedules July Hearing on Facebook’s Libra Crypto
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on July 16 regarding Facebook’s new cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin’s Price Snaps Longest Daily Win Streak Since 2018
Bitcoin fell 2.87 percent on Tuesday, ending the longest stretch of daily gains since July 2018. The long-term ou...
Royal Bank of Scotland Onboards Former Circle Exec to Head Fintech Project
The Roybal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ) has hired a former executive from cryptocurrency finance firm Circle , according to a report by...
U.S. Authorities Seek Extradition of Alleged Crypto Scammer
The United States Department of Justice ( DoJ ) has unsealed a fraud complaint against Swedish citizen Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and...
CME: Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Contracts Hit All-Time High
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME ) Group has released data showing that open interest in Bitcoin futures is rising, as per an off...
Libra White Paper Shows How Facebook Borrowed From Bitcoin and Ethereum
With the long-awaited Libra white paper, Facebook is showing off its blockchain smarts, and making a bid for crypto credibility.
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Is a Nail in the Coffin for ‘Blockchain Not Bitcoin’
With the announcement of Libra, cryptocurrency has entered the big leagues . Facebook’s entry into this market means every single com...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Wants to Take on Banks, Not Bitcoin
Facebook is creating its own cryptocurrency – something that even those of us necking the crypto Kool Aid back in the early bitcoin ...
TRON Announces MainNet Upgrade Designed to Enhance Security and Convenience
Odyssey, the mainnet for the blockchain -based platform TRON , will be upgraded to version 3.6 soon, according to an official blog p...
Chair of House Financial Services Committee Requests Halt on Facebook’s Crypto Project
Rep. Maxine Waters, chairwoman of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee is requesting that Face...
IBM Announces New Multicloud Update to Blockchain
IBM has announced upgrades to its Blockchain Platform, according to a report by Ledger Insights on June 18. The new IBM Blockcha...
Global Banking Giant HSBC Launches Tokenization-Based Receivables System for India
Major global banking group HSBC has implemented tokenization technology into its receivables infrastructure for corporate clients...
Litecoin Foundation to Release Physical Cryptocurrency Debit Card
The Litecoin Foundation has announced a partnership with Bibox Exchange and blockchain firm Ternio to release a physical cryptocurr...
Experts Cite Specialization as Key to Blockchain’s Incorporation Into Financial Services
Four experts discussed the future blockchain in financial services, agreeing on the importance of specialization in a panel on crypt...
French Minister of Economy to Ask for Guarantees From Facebook In Regards to Its Forthcoming Coin
French Minister of the Economy and Finance intends to “ask for guarantees” from Facebook in regards to its forthcoming digital curr...
Facebook Releases Cryptocurrency White Paper for Libra Currency
Social media giant Facebook has released the white paper for its long-awaited cryptocurrency and blockchain-based financial infras...
Samsung SDS Tackles Blockchain Adoption Concerns With New Services
The IT subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Samsung is launching three new products aimed at addressing clients worries about blo...
Japanese Gov’t Agency Reports 170% Increase in Consumer Inquiries About Crypto in 2018
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has reported that 2018 saw a 170% uptick in the number of consumer queries about cryptocurrencies...
Ripple to Invest Up to $50M in MoneyGram Following New Partnership
Major money transmission network MoneyGram has entered into a strategic partnership with blockchain -based payments firm Ripple , ac...
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