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Bitcoin Mempool Briefly Drops to Zero on Blockchain.com
13.3.2020
Blockchain.com apparently experienced a system glitch as its Bitcoin mempool tracker was stuck at zero on this Friday 13th
Crypto Exchanges Make Emergency Moves to Deal With Disrupted Transactions
13.3.2020
Some crypto exchanges around the world struggled to deal with the unexpected crash that has seen bitcoin (BTC) crash to as low as USD 4,000 before rebounding to more than USD 5,500 – leading some to take “emergency measures.”
A number of major exchanges suffered with technical issues as some coins...
Some Indian Banks Are Still ‘Arbitrarily’ Refusing to Process Crypto Transactions
13.3.2020
Indian legal experts contend that some banks in the country are still refusing services for crypto-related transactions, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this month
Chase Bank Settles on Credit Card Crypto Transactions Class Suit
12.3.2020
US-based Chase Bank has settled an agreement with a class of customers who claim the bank billed their credit card cryptocurrency transactions by classifying them as expensive cash advances without prior warning.
Chase’s customers Brady Tucker, Ryan Hilton, and Stanton Smith accused the bank...
New PlusToken Report Shows KYC May Be Smoke and Mirrors
12.3.2020
PlusToken used regulated exchanges to dump Bitcoin, a new report from OXT Research shows
Binance.US Enables USDC Deposits
6.3.2020
USDC is now part of Binance.US assets to allow users easily convert to BUSD
Australia Crypto Merchant Trade Sets $74K Monthly Record With BCH Capturing 97%
5.3.2020
Cryptocurrency payments in Australia, which have been growing in volume in the past few years, have recently scored another record. Crypto-based merchant trade across the country reached almost $74,000 in February according to a new report. Bitcoin cash has by far the largest share in retail crypto...
Human Readability and Privacy: BCH Can Be Sent by Email With Tips Tool, No Usernames Required
3.3.2020
Tips.Bitcoin.com allows users of crypto to tip BCH to friends and family via email address, arguably cutting out some of the inconvenience associated with standard bitcoin address formats. Unlike Coinbase Wallet’s new username option, which achieves similar ease for transactions, sending keys...
Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and Withdraw TRY via Akbank Integration
2.3.2020
The competition for the Turkish cryptocurrency market appears to be heating up as Binance is the latest platform to launch a banking integration for the Lira (TRY). The global digital asset exchange is now open to direct transactions of local fiat from Akbank, one of the largest banks in Turkey....
Analyst Claims 98% of Mining Rigs Fail to Verify Transactions
1.3.2020
Digiconomist’s founder has claimed the power expended in a single BTC transaction could power a British household for two months
South Korea’s Bithumb Launches Zero Fee Transfers to Global Platform
26.2.2020
Bithumb users can now instantly move Bitcoin and Ether to Bithumb Global with zero fees
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
26.2.2020
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users walk, their heartbeat, veins, and more. Mastercard has recently revealed they “have been testing heartbeat, vein technology, and the way people walk...
Singapore Appeals Court Rejects Quoine Appeal in Landmark Crypto Ruling
25.2.2020
In 2017, Quoine reversed seven trades that saw market maker B2C2 sell 309 Ether in exchange for 3,095 Bitcoins
CoinJar: A Perfect Partner For Crypto Transactions
23.2.2020
Cryptocurrencies have successfully completed a decade of run in the financial space. What was introduced as a means of payment settlement during the time of the global recession, has now become an unprecedented part of an array of industrial domains. Today, the most renowned names of the business...
CoinJar: A Perfect Partner For Crypto Transactions
23.2.2020
Cryptocurrencies have successfully completed a decade of run in the financial space. What was introduced as a means of payment settlement during the time of the global recession, has now become an unprecedented part of an array of industrial domains. Today, the most renowned names of the business...
In Response to Bitcoin, Central Bank of Brazil Presents Instant Payment System Pix
21.2.2020
Banco Central do Brasil has started testing a new payment network with the promise to offer Brazilians near instant transactions and many new services. Portrayed as a response to Bitcoin, the Pix system will be mandatory for major financial institutions to ensure wide coverage. The project aims...
Bitcoin $727B Annual Investment Flow Can Beat Visa Next Halving — Data
19.2.2020
If Visa’s payment volumes stagnate, Bitcoin is on track to beat them within around five years
PoB Transactions on Cross-Carrier Payment System Successful
19.2.2020
The cross-carrier blockchain payment network allows transactions to be paid directly in the user’s currency through their mobile carrier
Russia’s Central Bank Proposes New Token Framework, But Labels Crypto Transactions ‘Suspicious’
17.2.2020
Russia is looking at creating a regulatory distinction between asset tokenization and 'pure' cryptocurrencies
Russian Central Bank Links Crypto Transactions With Money Laundering
17.2.2020
The Russian central bank now considers any crypto exchange transaction as a money laundering risk