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Coinbase CEO Receives Patent for Transacting Bitcoin via Email
20.12.2019
A newly patented system proposed by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong would allow users to transact Bitcoin directly using email
CoinCasso Launches Worldwide Crypto Christmas Challenge
20.12.2019
There are not many contests in the cryptocurrency sector on such a scale! CoinCasso worldwide exchange platform is organizing an international competition, lasting until the end of the year. In the prize pool there are the newest mobile devices, including iPhone 11, Apple Watch, iPhone 8 and...
Binance Makes Strategic Investment in Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX
20.12.2019
Binance takes a stake in crypto derivatives exchange FTX as part of a new strategic partnership
Travelbybit to Drop Bitcoin Payments After Viral Double Spend Video
20.12.2019
On December 18, Bitcoinbch.com published a video explaining how easy it is to double spend BTC transactions in the wild. Not long after the film was released, the payment processor Travelbybit announced it would be removing both BTC and BCH payments for over 400 Australian merchants. Unfortunately...
Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Agency Traces Cryptocurrency to Fight Modern-Day Slavery
20.12.2019
CipherTrace announces partnership with ATII to combat human trafficking using crypto analytics
Iran President: We Need a Muslim Cryptocurrency to Fight the US Dollar
19.12.2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Muslim world needs its own cryptocurrency to fight American economic domination in international trade and cut reliance on the dollar
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Raises $700,000 in Crypto Donations
19.12.2019
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading critic of the current Kremlin administration, has attracted a serious amount of cryptocurrency in the form of anonymous donations for his corruption-combatting NGO. The digital coins collected since the beginning of this year have amounted to well over...
DAOBet iGaming Solution Mainnet is Now Live
19.12.2019
DAOBet (ex DAO.Casino) is a blockchain for the iGaming 3.0 industry, with the mainnet launched by validators on November 27th, 2019. The mainnet was launched by 21 leading block producers with eight more validators on standby. The development will further realise the full scope of DAOGroup's...
SEC to Boost Access to Crypto Investments With Proposed New Accredited Investor Definition
19.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amending the definition of “accredited investor” — a move that will increase access to regulated cryptocurrency investments. A number of them are currently only available to accredited investors. Among other changes,...
Trinity Users Can Directly Purchase IOTA From the Wallet With Moonpay
19.12.2019
As per the recent update, the users on trinity wallet who are keen on purchasing IOTA directly from the wallet, are presently allowed to do so by using IOTA’s integration with MoonPay, “a FIAT/IOTA onramp that enables purchasing directly from the wallet.” Trinity users can now...
France Approves First ICO
19.12.2019
The French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has made its first initial coin offering (ICO) approval. While token sales remain legal as a fundraising option in France, only those that have been approved by the AMF may be marketed directly to...
Bailouts From Asia to the EU Signal Recession and Potential Crypto Opportunity
19.12.2019
China’s Hengfeng Bank is set to get a $14.2 billion bailout from both Chinese government and foreign investors. An emergency decree has been approved to bail out southern Italy’s biggest lender, Banca Popular di Bari. Germany continues to struggle with bailout pains, as regional bank...
Video Shows How Easy It Is to Double Spend BTC Using RBF
18.12.2019
On December 18, the web portal Bitcoinbch.com published an informal notice explaining that merchants accepting BTC should switch to BCH because of “dangerous flaws” found in the BTC software. The problem is tied to slow confirmation times tethered to a BTC-based protocol called...
‘TurboTax’ for Crypto: Accounting Firm Lukka Debuts Tax Tool for Retail Investors
18.12.2019
Lukka, one of the first accounting firms for digital assets, is offering tax preparation services to retail crypto investors starting on Jan. 15
Erisx Launches Regulated Bitcoin Futures Market
18.12.2019
Crypto trading platform Erisx has launched a bitcoin futures market regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Its physically settled bitcoin futures contracts trade alongside its spot market which supports four cryptocurrencies. Erisx has obtained a license from the U.S....
How Crypto Exchanges Are Tackling Poverty
18.12.2019
Developing countries can rely on technology that stands behind crypto to improve their economies
Former Kraken Employee Sues Exchange for ‘Unethical and Illegal Business Tactics
18.12.2019
An ex-employee of Kraken has sued the exchange for sanctions violation and discrimination, among other issues
Market Update: Bears Claw Crypto Prices Below Long-Term Support
18.12.2019
Digital currency prices plummeted on Tuesday, as cryptocurrency markets lost billions during the morning trading sessions, New York time. BTC dropped well below the $7k range and other digital assets followed BTC’s path with sharp losses. Crypto prices haven’t been this low since May...
Huobi Wallet Will Support ADA Staking During Cardano Mainnet Live
18.12.2019
Good news coming for Huobi wallet users. Huobi wallet, in its latest tweet, has announced that the Huobi users can join them for staking ADA currency to earn incentives. Huobi Wallet app will support #ADA staking once Cardano mainnet is live. Meanwhile, HuobiWallet node will be launched for Shelley...
Justin Sun commits USD$1 Mil to GretaThunberg’s initiative
18.12.2019
Justin Sun, the globally reputed crypto business personality and CEO of the world-acclaimed TRON Foundation, has announced to contribute a whopping amount of USD$1 Million to teenage environmentalist Greta Thunberg’s noble initiative focused towards the replenishment of the global ecosystem....