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Oil Price Down After OPEC Deal Failure, Crypto Markets Severely Hit
9.3.2020
Global oil prices plunged more than 26% on Sunday after the OPEC failed to strike a price deal with its allies. Saudi Arabia, the largest producer of crude oil in the world, slashed the oil prices along with planning to increase oil production further to be ready for a possible price war....
Beer & Bitcoin: Breaking Down Coronavirus and Bitcoin Halving
8.3.2020
Don’t miss the latest episode of the Cointelegraph chat show "Beer & Bitcoin"! In this chapter, our YouTube hosts discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the crypto industry, Bitcoin halving price predictions and more!
Tamil Guide: Cryptocurrency Meaning and How to Buy Bitcoin in India — Interview With Giottus
8.3.2020
After the supreme court verdict striking down the RBI ban, more people in India are interested in cryptocurrencies. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed Arjun Vijay, COO of crypto exchange Giottus, about the basics of cryptocurrencies in Tamil, focusing on the largest cryptocurrency — bitcoin....
German Crypto Regulator BaFin Shuts Down Unauthorized Bitcoin ATMs
7.3.2020
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has shut down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs in the country. Now that cryptocurrency is regulated under the German Banking Act, bitcoin ATM operators need to be authorized by BaFin. The regulator recently clarified what crypto service...
Bitcoin Legal in India: Exchanges Resume INR Banking Service After Supreme Court Verdict Allows Cryptocurrency
5.3.2020
Indian cryptocurrency exchanges are bringing back banking support after the Supreme Court of India struck down the banking ban on the crypto industry. News.Bitcoin.com talked to several crypto exchange executives to find out the effects of the supreme court ruling and what their exchanges plan...
Google Play Store Takes Down Crypto News Apps, Including Cointelegraph’s
2.3.2020
Google’s Play Store has removed apps of a number of crypto news sites, including Cointelegraph and Coindesk
A Sea Change to Crypto Hits America, Again
1.3.2020
A sea change is coming to cryptocurrency in America. It is likely to hit in two separate waves: a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and draconian regulation that shuts down free-market activities, including development. Also Read: No Backdoor on Human Rights: Why Encryption Cannot Be Compromised...
UK’s FCA Suspends Epayments Service – Over £100M Frozen and Alleged Onecoin Connection
27.2.2020
Epayments, one of the largest payment providers in the U.K., has halted operations after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suspended the company for “weaknesses” related to its anti-money-laundering (AML) process. Since Epayments shut down on February 11, customers have been...
How Are People Trading MIOTA When IOTA Mainnet is Paused?
27.2.2020
The IOTA (MIOTA) mainnet has been on pause for two weeks now, yet MIOTA is still trading. The question asks itself at this point really: how?
Following the discovery that the Trinity Desktop wallets have been compromised, starting with January 25, the Coordinator, a node run by the IOTA Foundation...
Privacy Study: Brave Browser Smacks Down Chrome, Firefox & Safari
26.2.2020
A study conducted by a privacy expert proves that Brave browser protects your privacy better than Chrome, Firefox or Safari
Gutenberging
24.2.2020
It's been over a year since the big WordPress launch of Gutenberg, the new editor. It seems to me most of the controversy around it has died down. There has been enough time that the UX and accessibility of it have improved, and people are seeing the potential a lot more clearly. There ain't...
IOTA Network Down for 11 Days – Devs Claim Mainnet Will Be Operational Next Month
24.2.2020
The IOTA network has been down for approximately 11 days and the IOTA Foundation doesn’t expect the mainnet to be reactivated until March 2. On February 14, our newsdesk reported on the beginnings of the IOTA outage, when the network status page indicated that it was down. The page still...
Get Ready for the Bitcoin Halving – Here Are 9 Countdown Clocks You Can Monitor
22.2.2020
The anticipation for the block reward halving for BTC, BCH, and BSV has been building. All three cryptocurrencies will see rewards halved from 12.5 to 6.25 coins throughout the months of April and May. The following is a comprehensive list of websites that are counting down each crypto’s...
Brave Browser Wants the UK to Use GDPR to Crack Down on Google
21.2.2020
Brave browser urges UK authorities to fully enforce GDPR against Google or threatens to take it court to protect consumers
XRP Price May Face 25% Drop if Recent High Breaks Down — Peter Brandt
20.2.2020
The outcome of XRP’s “head and shoulders” top may be a trip to $0.20, warns trader Peter Brandt
Gram Token Injunction Could Go Down to the Wire
20.2.2020
Gram investors may be able to claim a refund if Telegram does not launch its network before April 30
Korean ICO Project Shuts Down, Says ‘Negative Perceptions’ of Crypto Made Business Impossible
19.2.2020
Contents Protocol will refund approximately $7.5 million-worth of ether back to investors
Korean ICO Contents Protocol Shuts Down, Will Return $7.5M to Holders
19.2.2020
South Korean ICO project Contents Protocol will return the majority of its initial funds to token holders
Tindermint Labs Director Zaki Manian Steps Down from His Position
18.2.2020
Tindermint Labs director Zaki Manian announced in a recent interview that he is stepping down from the company, citing the behaviour of CEO Jae Kwon. The announcement comes days after Zake made a series of tweets which exposed the ugly internal rift between the Tindermint team, the company that...
FCoin Exchange Shuts Down; Users Likely to Incur Losses Worth $125 Million
18.2.2020
Chinese crypto exchange FCoin announced on Monday that it is shutting down, citing “internal data errors & complicated decisions.” Launched in May 2018, FCoin has always been in the news, controversially most of the time. The blog post penned by founder and chief Zhang Jian; the company said...