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Bitmain’s Jihan Wu Talks Mining and Industry Growth With Bitcoin.com’s CEO

At the World Digital Mining Summit in Frankfurt, Germany, Bitcoin.com’s CEO Stefan Rust sat down with Jihan Wu, cofounder of Bitmain . . .

Mining|BTC|Market|Regulation|Trading

2 hours 20 minutes ago

Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back

The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The . . .

ICO|Business|Blockchain|BTC|Regulation

5 hours 25 minutes ago

FATF Starts Checking How Well Countries Implement Crypto Standards

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has agreed on how it will assess whether countries have taken the necessary steps to implement the . . .

BTC|Regulation

6 hours 35 minutes ago

Bitcoin.com Acquires Blockchain Software Startup O3 Labs

Bitcoin.com has announced the acquisition of blockchain startup O3 Labs, the Tokyo-based software company that specializes in developing gateways to . . .

BCH|Blockchain|Technology|Trading|Sponsored

9 hours 35 minutes ago

Indian Finance Minister Answers Crypto Questions at IMF Meeting

At an IMF and World Bank meeting, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talked about cryptocurrency and stablecoins when asked about . . .

BTC|Regulation|Fiat

12 hours 34 minutes ago

McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat

In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in importance.” . . .

Fiat|BTC|Exchange

19 hours 9 minutes ago

Bittrex Pulls Out of 31 Markets Citing Regulatory Uncertainty

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is discontinuing operations in 31 countries, including Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The trading platform has justified its . . .

Market|Exchange|Trading|BTC|ICO

22 hours 2 minutes ago

Earn More Interest on Your Crypto With These Comparison Tools

2019 has been the year in which crypto lending has really taken off. Centralized and decentralized finance have been major growth areas, aided by . . .

BTC|Exchange|Fiat

1 day 1 hour ago

Traditional Law and Finance Can Adapt to Bitcoin, These Examples Show

Bitcoin brought about solutions to persistent problems that stood in the way of previous attempts to invent digital money, such as the risk of double . . .

BTC|Regulation|Blockchain

1 day 3 hours ago

Market Outlook: Crypto Prices Hold Steady but Face a Crucial Turning Point

After sitting around $257 billion, the cryptocurrency market lost $35 billion in less than 30 minutes on September 24. Since then, many digital . . .

Market|BCH

1 day 9 hours ago

‘No-Deal Brexit Huge Positive for UK Cryptocurrency’ – How Brexit Could Affect the Industry

British lawmakers have voted to postpone a crucial Brexit vote and forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the EU for an extension. . . .

BTC|Exchange|Regulation|Sponsored

1 day 12 hours ago

Fed Research Considers Negative Interest Rates Effective Policy Tool

A research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows how negative interest rates could become an important policy tool for . . .

BTC|Fiat|Market

1 day 17 hours ago

How to Trade Crypto in Person Safely

With mainstream exchanges becoming progressively cumbersome due to privacy invasive policy and regulation, some crypto traders are switching to more . . .

BCH|Exchange|Regulation|Trading|Sponsored

1 day 22 hours ago

Bitcoin Cash Roundup: Adoption Stories and New Developments

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption, development, and participation continue to spread as there’s been a myriad of BCH-related announcements in the . . .

BCH|ETH

2 days 6 hours ago

Circle Drops Poloniex Leaving US Crypto Traders High and Dry

According to a blog post published by Circle, the cryptocurrency firm is releasing its subsidiary exchange Poloniex which is now owned by an . . .

Exchange|BTC|Trading

2 days 10 hours ago

Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites

Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in . . .

BTC|Regulation

2 days 19 hours ago

6 Darknet Markets for the Crypto Curious

If you’ve got a few thousand satoshis burning a hole in your wallet, the darknet beckons. There’s no obligation to spend a single sat . . .

Market|BTC|Sponsored

2 days 23 hours ago

Telegram Offers to Postpone Launch of the TON Network

Telegram, which was surprised with a last minute restraining order on the sale of its tokens in the U.S., is now ready to delay the launch of the TON . . .

ICO|BTC|Regulation|Business

3 days 1 hour ago

Ethereum Name Service Adds Infrastructure for Multi-Currency Support

On October 16, the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) announced multi-currency support and integration with 15 platforms and wallets. The fusion will . . .

ETH|BCH|LTC|ETC|Wallet

3 days 5 hours ago

CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia

Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s third-quarter . . .

Asia|Market|Business|BCH

3 days 10 hours ago

Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous

In a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entitled “Global Financial Stability Report: Lower for Longer,” the group gives . . .

Regulation|BCH

3 days 14 hours ago

SEC Wants Second Look at Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its order issued last week pertaining to a rejected proposal for a bitcoin . . .

BTC|Regulation|Exchange

3 days 18 hours ago

Alleged Las Vegas Scammer Charged for $11 Million Crypto Binary Options Ponzi

A Las Vegas man is charged with raising at least $11 million from cryptocurrency investors he promised to trade binary options for, and make gains of . . .

BTC|Exchange|Business

3 days 23 hours ago

SLP Token Ecosystem Built on Bitcoin Cash Continues to Blossom

The Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has come a long way since its inception and more than 4,900 SLP tokens have been created to date. During the last . . .

ICO|BCH|Regulation|Blockchain|Technology

4 days 2 hours ago

104 Addresses Hold 70% of Tether, Research Reveals

The ownership of tether (USDT) turns out to be quite concentrated. According to a recent report, a few addresses control the bulk of the stablecoin, . . .

USDT|BTC|ETH|ICO|Blockchain

4 days 5 hours ago

Bitcoin ATM in Miami Airport Raises Questions About Traveling With Crypto

Miami based bitcoin ATM maker Bitstop has recently installed Miami International Airport’s first crypto ATM, according to a press release . . .

BCH|Regulation

4 days 7 hours ago

Smart Contract Blockchains Are Struggling to Scale

Second generation blockchains were presented as being faster, cheaper, and more scalable than Bitcoin. Third generation chains (basically anything . . .

BTC|ETH|Blockchain

4 days 9 hours ago

Binance to Add Bitcoin Cash to Its Decentralized Exchange

Already widely available for trading across the world, bitcoin cash continues to expand into new markets and platforms. The latest venue where users . . .

Exchange|BCH|Trading|Market|Asia

4 days 11 hours ago

‘Why Are You Afraid?’ – Watch Roger Ver Debate Nouriel Roubini on Cryptocurrency

Starting a debate by calling nearly everyone in the room “economically illiterate” doesn’t usually end well for someone attempting . . .

BCH|Regulation|Sponsored

4 days 14 hours ago

Meet Be.cash: An Offline Bitcoin Cash Sending Tool

On October 13, software developer Tobias Ruck showed off a demo of an offline bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet tool called Be.cash. The concept provides . . .

BCH|Blockchain|Technology

4 days 19 hours ago

Survey: Chinese Students Want Crypto Jobs, 8% Own Cryptocurrencies

A poll conducted among university students in China indicates that many of them see a bright future for cryptocurrencies in their country. A quarter . . .

BTC|Asia|Mining|Blockchain

4 days 21 hours ago

Rare Joint Statement From U.S. Regulators Proves Crypto Centralization Is Here

The U.S. SEC, Fincen and CFTC issued a rare joint statement Friday addressing regulation of “activities involving digital assets.” Citing . . .

Regulation|BCH|Blockchain

5 days 33 minutes ago

ICOs Are Dead But ICO Scammers Are Immortal

The initial coin offering may have all but died, but the ICO scammer marches on regardless. Whereas legitimate projects have to wrangle with all . . .

ICO|BTC|Market|Business

5 days 3 hours ago

80% of Crypto Trade Volume Tracked by Blockchain Surveillance

Ever since governments worldwide started showing adversity toward cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, a few startups have dedicated their business model . . .

Blockchain|BCH|ETH|LTC|USDT

5 days 6 hours ago

Where US Regulators Stand on Crypto Assets

The U.S. has many regulators responsible for overseeing different aspects of crypto assets, each with its own stance on how they should be regulated. . . .

Regulation|BTC|Fiat

5 days 9 hours ago

G20 Informed Stablecoins Could Pose Financial Stability Risk

The Financial Stability Board has informed the G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the risks stablecoins could pose to financial . . .

BTC|Fiat

5 days 10 hours ago

CoinEx Chain Elects New Node Partners

Hosted by CoinEx Chain Foundation, “CoinEx Chain Global Nodes Election Launch Conference” was successfully held in Shenzhen on Oct 16. The . . .

Trading|BTC|ETH|Exchange|Asia

5 days 13 hours ago

10 of the Best Telegram Crypto Channels

Telegram’s token might have received short shrift from the SEC, but its messaging app has been embraced everywhere by everyone. 300 million . . .

Regulation|BTC|ICO|Trading|Sponsored

5 days 16 hours ago

Street Artist Pascal Boyart Helps Venezuelan Creators Earn Crypto

Crypto-passionate street artist Pascal Boyart, well known in the space for being the first artist in his style to affix Bitcoin QR codes to his work, . . .

BCH

5 days 19 hours ago

Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale

Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following an . . .

ICO|Regulation|Blockchain|BTC

5 days 22 hours ago

Bitcoin’s Smallest Unit ‘Satoshi’ Added to Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford University Press published its recent quarterly report which revealed the term ‘satoshi’ was added to the Oxford English . . .

BCH|Blockchain

6 days 1 hour ago

Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground

Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming years? Europol . . .

BTC|XMR|DASH|Regulation|Trading

6 days 5 hours ago

Bitcoin Is a Weapon for Free Speech in the Face of Government and Corporate Censorship

The latest skirmishes in the bruising trade war between the U.S. and China have led to the unlikely politicization of the NBA. But how did the views . . .

BTC|Asia

6 days 11 hours ago

Indian Supreme Court Postpones Crypto Case to November

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday once again postponed hearing the case against the crypto banking restrictions by the Reserve Bank of India . . .

BTC|Fiat|Regulation

6 days 17 hours ago

Diversified Crypto Fund Receives FINRA Regulatory Approval

Grayscale Investments has received regulatory approval to publicly quote shares of its diversified crypto fund. The product, which is the . . .

BTC|BCH|ETH|ZEC|ETC

6 days 20 hours ago

The Fed Plans to Inject $60 Billion per Month Into the Economy

On October 11, the U.S. Federal Reserve explained that it would inject more easing into the economy by purchasing Treasury bills at an initial $60 . . .

Fiat|BTC|Regulation

1 week 4 hours ago

Berlusconi Admins Disappear — Darknet Users Rush to Find Alternatives

The darknet marketplace Berlusconi Market has been reportedly down for more than two weeks, according to users who patronize the hidden website. The . . .

Market|BTC

1 week 9 hours ago

Tax Guide: What Crypto Owners Should Know

With the rise in price and the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies, more governments worldwide have been ramping up efforts to tax them. Some . . .

Regulation|BTC|Trading|Business

1 week 14 hours ago

IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR

Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights . . .

Fiat|BCH|Blockchain

1 week 20 hours ago

More Nations Join the Club of Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions

Regulatory barriers are a major concern for businesses working with decentralized assets. Not all governments, however, are putting obstacles in . . .