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• How Venezuelans Are Using Bitcoin In Their Daily Lives

  Published 26 June 2018 | viewed 3,743 times

  The Venezuelan bolivar is broken. While bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have dropped tremendously from their all-time highs of late last year, Reuters has reported that the bolivar has…

• The Internet Fights Back As EU's Controversial Copyright Bill Passes

  Published 21 June 2018 | viewed 1,803 times

  On June 12 more than 70 renowned internet professionals, including legendary celebrities, signed an open letter to the President of the European Parliament, arguing against unreasonably invasive measures contemplated…

• The Trials And Tribulations Of A $4 Billion Blockchain

  Published 20 June 2018 | viewed 3,009 times

  After a year of hard promotion, controversy and criticism, Block.one’s EOSIO platform finally went live on June 10th. Well, kind of. The project’s governance feature…

• The Bitcoin Miner Eyeing A $1 Billion IPO

  Published 23 May 2018 | viewed 1,939 times

  Bitmain’s main competitor Canaan, a China-based cryptocurrency mining equipment manufacturer, is expected to complete a $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) later this year with…

• Goldman’s Crypto Trading Desk Is Just The Beginning

  Published 18 May 2018 | viewed 3,621 times

  Goldman Sachs and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), two of the largest financial institutions in the US that process trillions of dollars worth of…

• Anonymous Cryptos And The Death Of Taxes

  Published 16 May 2018 | viewed 3,639 times

  With the advent of easily accessible, anonymous, p2p financial transactions, tax revenues will dwindle; and the drying up of tax remittances will likely put great…

• How Will Europe's New Data Rules Impact Blockchain Startups?

  Published 08 May 2018 | viewed 8,566 times

  The ICO train isn’t showing any sign of reaching its last stop just yet. We’re only five months into 2018, but an already staggering $6 billion has…

• Satis Group: 80% Of ICOs Are Scams

  Published 16 April 2018 | viewed 3,470 times

  Take any five 'initial coin offerings' (ICOs) and statistically four will be scams according to the Satis Group – an ICO advisory company. ICOs utilize the public…

• Russia Moves To Outlaw Bitcoin As Money

  Published 30 March 2018 | viewed 3,009 times

  Russian legislators aim to replace cryptocurrency regulation with criminalization under the proposed "Money Surrogate Bill". The bill seeks to prohibit the use of any cryptocurrency…

• SEC And IRS Take An Aggressive Stance On Cryptocurrencies

  Published 15 March 2018 | viewed 3,214 times

  Cryptocurrency is becoming more and more mainstream everyday. On Sunday night, John Oliver ran a long piece on the cryptocurrency ecosystem, mapping out to HBO viewers…

• Decentralized Exchanges: The Future Of Cryptocurrency Trading

  Published 09 March 2018 | viewed 2,519 times

  The entire cryptocurrency sphere preaches decentralization. It is decentralization that is a defining factor of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in general. Outside of major known…

• Australia Certifies First Cryptocurrency Exchange

  Published 03 March 2018 | viewed 2,893 times

  Recently, one of Australia’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, BTCmarkets, announced its Australian Digital Commerce Association (ADCA) certification: the first exchange in Australia to be fully certified. ADCA is…

• Why Criminals' Cryptocurrency Choices Matter To Average Investors

  Published 24 February 2018 | viewed 3,428 times

    It’s often taken for granted that cryptocurrencies are operating in a sphere of bleeding edge technology. Through that, it's easy to forget that it’s…

• CFTC Offers Bounty For Crypto Pump And Dump Whistleblowers

  Published 20 February 2018 | viewed 0 times

  On February 15th, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an official directive warning customers to avoid cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes. More significantly, they are offering as…

• A Short History Of Emerging Technologies: Why Credit Card Bans On Bitcoin Are Signaling Mainstream Adoption

  Published 09 February 2018 | viewed 0 times

  The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad. President of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford’s…

• Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Chinese Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  Published 19 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  According to CnLedger, a trusted news source within the Chinese cryptocurrency market, and local media outlets, Beijing Haidian District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed…

• Bitconnect Crashed 90% Amid Market Correction - Team Cashes Out?

  Published 17 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  Screenshot captured on 12:00 AM, 17 January (GMT) While most major cryptocurrencies have seen a correction of 20-30%, Bitconnect has crashed over 90%, going as…

• SEC Chairman on altcoins and ICOs: Don’t trust, verify

  Published 08 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  Immediately preceding the Munchee’s ICO shutdown last month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton produced a report offering surprisingly sound advice on cryptocurrency investments that even veterans in the space would…

• Belarus just legalized bitcoin and granted miners tax exemption – here’s why

  Published 03 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  As much of Europe prepared to party, Belarus began its festive season with a flurry of blockchain- and bitcoin-related activity, legalizing cryptocurrency-related activities with immediate…

• How are China’s bitcoin enthusiasts getting around the government’s regulations?

  Published 29 December 2017 | viewed 0 times

  What happens when one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency traders suddenly shuts its doors? In the past few months, China has been finding out.  …