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G20 Kicks Off 2020 Discussion on Cryptocurrencies — Urges Countries to Apply FATF Standards
24.2.2020
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and issued a statement urging countries to implement the cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. They were also...
Shopify Joins Libra While Quitter Vodafone Advertises Bitcoin on Facebook
24.2.2020
Facebook’s coin project, Libra, continues to draw attention despite setbacks, including a shrinking pool of backers and a growing number of worried regulators. But now with JP Morgan seeing potential for the social network’s cryptocurrency and e-commerce giant Shopify joining the Libra...
$30M Bitcoin Cash ‘SIM Hack’ Sparks Wild Crypto Tales With Vague Sources
23.2.2020
On February 21, the crypto Twitter commentator Dovey Wan published a series of tweets about an alleged SIM card hack that purportedly saw the loss of $30 million in bitcoin cash. The story stemmed from a Reddit post that’s now deleted and so far no one has provided any verifiable proof from...
Crypto Appears on The Simpsons Where Jim Parsons Explains it's 'Cash of the Future'
23.2.2020
“The Simpsons” explains how cryptocurrency and blockchain work and predicts it as the future cash
Decentralization Philosophy – Does Crypto Still Need Catalysts?
23.2.2020
Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins this week's discussion of catalysts and CEOS in the world of blockchain projects, the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright
Wells Fargo Fined $3 Billion for 15 Years of Illegal Practices Affecting Millions of Customers
23.2.2020
Wells Fargo, one of the largest U.S. financial services companies, has agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve the U.S. government’s investigations into fraudulent sales practices spanning over 15 years. The Wells Fargo fraud case involved the company forging customer signatures, moving money...
Check out These 7 Crypto-Friendly Alternatives to Your Local Bank
23.2.2020
A scene from The Magnificent Seven, a classic Western movie (1960).
Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin advocates claim that the real beauty of cryptocurrencies is their ability to allow ordinary folk to do away with bank-centered finance.
Perhaps that is why many banks have maintained a very conservative...
Poolin Provides Multi- Cryptocurrency Mining Features
23.2.2020
Poolin is a crypto mining pool that is developed by Blockin. Blockin is an international platform that offers access to the most advanced blockchain-based cryptocurrency technologies and applications. Poolin is quite famous amongst crypto miners as it offers good income as well as a range of highly...
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...
How the IRS Audits Cryptocurrency Tax Returns – Filing Expert Shares Example, Insights on AML Focus
23.2.2020
Tax season is one of the most dreaded times of the year for many, and when the added confusion of filing crypto returns is thrown into to the mix, things can get even stickier. News.Bitcoin.com recently talked with Clinton Donnelly of Donnelly Tax Law, a service that specializes in crypto returns....
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
Brave Challenges Google’s Advertising Power Before the UK Competition Watchdog
22.2.2020
The company behind the privacy-oriented browser Brave has set out to convince regulators in the U.K. to end Google’s advertising monopoly in the digital space. In a filing with the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Brave puts forward recommendations on how...
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...
BTC Crash, Fraud and Anti-Hodling: Bad Crypto News of the Week
22.2.2020
Tired of reading? Listen to the bad crypto news of the past week instead
Chinese Government-Backed Institute Releases New Ranking of 37 Crypto Projects
22.2.2020
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto project ranking — the first this year. A total of 37 crypto projects, two more than in the previous ranking, were evaluated and ranked overall this month as well as in three separate categories. Also...
Crypto Companies Bitfury, Coinbase, Ripple Listed on Forbes’ Blockchain 50
22.2.2020
Cryptocurrency-concentrated companies Bitfury, Coinbase, and Ripple have been listed by Forbes amongst the world’s top 50 organizations actively exploring blockchain for the second consecutive year. Forbes’ Blockchain 50 Report Titled ‘Blockchain 50’, Forbes’ new feature list was published on...
Crypto Companies Bitfury, Coinbase, Ripple Listed on Forbes’ Blockchain 50
22.2.2020
Cryptocurrency-concentrated companies Bitfury, Coinbase, and Ripple have been listed by Forbes amongst the world’s top 50 organizations actively exploring blockchain for the second consecutive year. Forbes’ Blockchain 50 Report Titled ‘Blockchain 50’, Forbes’ new feature list was published on...
Here’s Why Interest Rates on Cryptocurrencies Could Be a Game-Changer
22.2.2020
The growth in crypto lending platforms is giving birth to a new type of valuation metric: interest rates
Hacks, Exploits, Pauses and 20 Crypto Jokes
22.2.2020
It was an eventful crypto-week. Seven golden crosses were seen shining among the top 10, including BTC, yet a surprising Bitcoin crash left the market bewildered, but still BTC may be at a pivotal point. Alibaba launched a blockchain-powered initiative amid coronavirus fears, Fcoin failed and...