A loose group of developers are testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication might provide a means fo...
Another Crypto Company Wants to Offer Bitcoin Derivatives in the US
nstitutional digital assets platform trueDigital Holdings has announced plans to offer bitcoin derivatives for U.S. investors.
Brazilian State Launches Blockchain Platform for Government Contract Bids
In Brazil, the state of Bahia has launched a blockchain application to track the process of public bidding on government contracts, a...
Ethereum-Based Augur Enhancement App Veil Closes Up Shop
The Ethereum-based predictions platform Veil is shutting down, according to an official Medium post on July 11.
Co-Founder of Now-Defunct BitFunder Gets 14 Months Imprisonment
The operator of now-defunct Bitcoin ( BTC ) exchange BitFunder, Jon Montroll, has received a 14 months prison sentence following fede...
The Best Responses to Donald Trump’s Claim That Bitcoin Is Backed by ‘Thin Air’
The cryptosphere was rubbing its hands with glee when U.S. president Donald Trump fired off a typically cantankerous tweetstorm on Ju...
How Bitcoin Might Help the World’s Oppressed Sidestep Censorship – in Space
A loose group of developers are testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication might provide a means f...
Bitpoint Exchange Hacked for $32 Million in Cryptocurrency
Bitpoint, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has been hacked for $32 million in crypto assets.
The Miami Dolphins Now Have an ‘Official Crypto’ – And It’s Litecoin
American football team the Miami Dolphins have teamed up with the Litecoin Foundation to accept cryptocurrency payments.
Police in Spain Say Bitcoin ATMs Expose Problems in Europe’s AML Laws
Law enforcement officials in Spain are arguing that a recent effort to break up a criminal organization — which utilized bitcoin ATMs —...
BitMEX Owner Awards $60K Grant to Bitcoin Developer Michael Ford
Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford, aka “ fanquake ,” has been awarded a $60,000 grant by the parent firm of top crypto derivatives ...
Fed Chairman: ‘No One Uses It’ — Bitcoin a Speculative Asset Like Gold
The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve has said that a globally adopted cryptocurrency system could conceivably remove the...
Trump Tweeting About Bitcoin Is ‘Achievement Unlocked,’ Says Coinbase CEO
Donald Trump saying he is not a fan of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency is “yuge” for the industry, commentators were suggesting afte...
How 10 Countries Respond to Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
A growing number of governments have responded to Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans including China, France, India, Japan, South Korea, R...
Fold App Enables Bitcoin Lightning Payments at Whole Foods, Starbucks
Fold, a payments platform, is introducing a lightning network protocol that will allegedly enable users to shop in-store or online at ...
Visa, Blockchain Capital, a16z Back $40 Million Series B Round for Crypto Custodian Anchorage
Anchorage, a company providing crypto custody services for institutional investors, has just raised $40 million in a Series B funding ...
Binance Launches Platform ‘2.0’ as Margin Trading Goes Live
The top crypto exchange by trading volume, Binance, has launched version 2.0 of its platform – a move that officially adds margin tradi...
Oil Giant Shell Invests in Startup That Uses Blockchain Tech for Energy Tracking
A U.S.-based blockchain startup working to “democratize the energy industry” has raised an undisclosed sum from oil multinational Shell...
‘Google Coin’ Within 2 Years as FANGs Will Go Crypto, Say Winklevoss
Digital currency will form part of all four FANG companies’ offerings by 2021, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss told CNBC in a new interv...
Bitcoin Startup Brings Lightning Network Payments to Amazon, Whole Foods
United States-based payments startup Fold has made Lightning Network ( LN ) payments possible at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber and other big n...
Opera’s Android Built-In Crypto Wallet Now Supports Bitcoin, Tron
Opera has added support for Bitcoin (BTC) and Tron ( TRX ) blockchain -based tokens to the crypto wallet for Opera for Android (versi...
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with ...
Money Laundering Scandals Bring Court Charges and Record Job Cuts to Euro Banks
The international financial establishment is known to express concern about the risks of money laundering when the crypto space is me...
Money and Democracy: Why You Never Get to Vote on the Most Important Part of Society
t’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the most important...
Coinbase Is in Talks to Launch Its Own Insurance Company
Coinbase is exploring plans to set up its own “captive” insurance company, industry sources said.
Blockchain Firm Diginex May Soon List on Nasdaq in the US: Report
A blockchain and cryptocurrency firm is soon to go public on Nasdaq in the U.S., according to Bloomberg.
Singapore’s Stock Exchange Backs New Ethereum Security Token Platform
A new trading platform for security tokens has launched with backing from Singapore Exchange (SGX), the country’s public stock market, ...
‘PayPal is F*cked’: BitMEX CEO Says Facebook Libra Will Make Banks ‘Dumb Nodes’
Facebook’s Libra payment protocol could make central and commercial banks irrelevant, but PayPal has no future anyway, the CEO of der...
Charlie Lee: Next Month’s Halving Will Be a ‘Shock’ to Litecoin Mining
Litecoin (LTC) creator Charlie Lee has predicted that miners may shut up shop after the coin’s upcoming halving this summer.
Ex-PBoC Governor: China Must Take Precautions Against Libra Trend
The former governor of the People’s Bank of China ( PBoC ) says “China should take precautions” against the trend represented by Faceboo...
NYAG: Bitfinex, Tether Served New York Residents Longer Than They Claim
The New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) has submitted new evidence in its aim to prove that crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether ...
Safety Without Silos: Why Businesses Will Learn to Love Public Ethereum
In 2015, the Ethereum public mainnet launched, followed by a raft of private blockchain offerings targeting the enterprise. This opened...
Binance Cuts Time Needed for BTC, ETH Deposits and Withdrawals
Binance has just cut the time needed to make withdrawals and deposits in two top cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Biggest Jump in 12 Months
Bitcoin mining difficulty – a measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards on the world’s first blockchain network – has pos...
Polish Crypto Exchange Bitmarket Suddenly Shuts Down
Polish cryptocurrency exchange Bitmarket has just shut down without warning. According to a brief message posted late on ...
WSJ: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Outperformed Everything in H1 2019
Digital asset management fund Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is up almost 300% on the year, data from Morningstar via th...
Arizona State University to Use SalesForce Blockchain for Academic Records
Arizona State University is working with local community colleges on using blockchain to innovate data sharing for academic records. ...
ShapeShift’s New Non-Custodial Exchange Supports Hardware Wallets
Switzerland -based crypto exchange ShapeShift has launched its new non-custodial crypto platform operating across multiple blockchai...
India to Educate High-Ranking Police Officers on Cryptocurrency
India’s national police academy has launched a cryptocurrency course for high-ranking officers of the Indian Police Service. Among th...
High-Frequency Trading Is New Battleground in Crypto Exchange Race
High-frequency trading (HFT), a longtime and controversial practice in traditional markets, is becoming commonplace in crypto, too.
Ex-R3 Exec’s New Mission: Run $100 Trillion Fund Trade on Private Blockchains
Brian McNulty, a former R3 managing director who left the company in January, has emerged from the bushes with a blockchain project t...
As Deutsche Bank Axes 18,000 Jobs, Bitcoin Offers a Powerful ‘Plan ฿’
Deutsche Bank taking an axe to 18,000 jobs and winding down its investment banking arm paints a bleak picture of traditional finance ...
‘I Would Buy’ Bitcoin If Growth Continues — Investment Legend Mobius
Bitcoin ( BTC ) could win over veteran investor Mark Mobius if its current bull run continues, he told Bloomberg on July 7.
Singapore Wants to Drop VAT for Transacting in Cryptocurrencies
Singapore plans to exempt cryptocurrencies that are intended to function as a medium of exchange from Goods and Services Tax (GST) —...
Social Network Taringa! Launches Stablecoin Rewards for 27 Million Users
Latin American social networking giant Taringa! has partnered with MakerDAO and e-wallet provider Airtm to launch a stablecoin-powere...
Crypto 101: Gauging Trend Strength With the Chaikin Money Flow
If you ever wanted to quantify the strength of a trend based on its volume levels – as well as the degree of buying and selling pressur...
How Blockchain Could Change the Real Estate Investment Landscape
An increasing number of countries have begun the process of implementing functional and legal frameworks to regulate blockchain-recor...
Crypto Bubbles: Why Traders Believe Altcoins Are Overpriced
The cryptocurrency community is no stranger to accusations of crypto being a bubble. As far back as 2014, media pundits were referri...
BlockStream's Green Wallet Announced Support for its LiquidNetword
Blockchain software development BlockStream announced that its mobile wallet , Green Wallet, now supports the firm’s Liquid Network si...
Iranian Official Says US Congress is Working to Block Iran’s Crypto Mining
Saeed Zarandi, Iranian Assistant Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply, said that US Congress is working to stop Iran’s access to c...
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