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PR: CheapAir.com and Bitcoin.com Partner to Serve Bitcoin Cash Travelers
31.7.2019
Online travel agency CheapAir.com and Bitcoin.com today announced a partnership to serve crypto travelers. Beginning today, more than 4 million Bitcoin.com Wallet users will be able to access CheapAir.com’s booking engine from their mobile app. The partnership will help crypto travelers find...
Securitize Announced Tenth On-Chain Digital Asset Through Its Platform
31.7.2019
The security token start-up based in San Francisco, Securitize backed by Coinbase has announced the launch of the tenth on-chain digital asset. The start-up assists Coinbase and other firms in creating tokens or tokenization of assets and securities. The start-up entered into the digital asset...
Indian Finance Minister Addresses Crypto Proposal – Industry Responds
31.7.2019
India’s finance minister has broken silence and talked about the crypto draft bill and report her department is examining which propose to ban cryptocurrencies. While she views the report as “very futuristic and well-thought-out,” the crypto industry sees it as flawed...
Crypto Exchange Rain Raises from BitMEX, Opens Trading In Middle East
31.7.2019
BitMEX Ventures-backed crypto exchange Rain opens for business following a two-year sandbox program under Bahraini central bank
‘Japanese Amazon’ Prepares for Big Crypto Push
31.7.2019
Hiroshi Mikitani. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, RakutenOfficial
Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten is gearing up for a flurry of cryptocurrency-related activities – expanding on the scope of a forthcoming token launch and lobbying Tokyo for legislative reform.
Per Japanese media outlet...
China Publishes New Rankings of 37 Crypto Projects
31.7.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto rankings. Thirty-seven projects have been evaluated and ranked overall as well as in three separate categories. Some favorites have changed and two projects have been added to the previous list of projects...
Blockchain.com Launches High-Speed Crypto Trading Platform For Retail Traders
31.7.2019
Crypto company Blockchain.com has launched a new crypto exchange target towards retail investors. The company claims PIT, the new exchange, the fastest in the world. 1/ The secret is finally out ????we’re launching The PIT, the fastest crypto exchange in the world (come find us...
Despite Ailing Current Prices, CNBC’s Joe Kernen Predicts $55,000 BTC Price By Next Halving
31.7.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) has been stagnant at around $9,500 for the last few days, after drastically falling from last month’s high of around $14,000. At a time when the world is talking about whether Bitcoin would survive or continue to fall, CNBC’s co-host for the Squawk Box Program, Joe Kernen...
Happy Birthday Day, Dear Ethereum – Four Years Since the Best “Altcoin” Was Launched
31.7.2019
Vitalik Buterin‘s beloved child, Ethereum, turns four today. It was launched on 30th July 2015, and within these four years, it has become the second-best choice after Bitcoin. Buterin transformed the way people thought about cryptocurrencies. From being treated merely as a peer-to-peer...
Testing Haven, OB1’s New Social Media and Crypto Marketplace App
30.7.2019
On Monday, OB1, the development team who created the crypto-infused marketplace Openbazaar, launched a new platform called Haven. The application is a mobile version of the Openbazaar marketplace, but also includes social media, end-to-end encrypted messaging, and noncustodial wallet services for...
US Senator: ‘I Don’t Think You’ve Persuaded Anyone’ Crypto Creates Financial Inclusion
30.7.2019
Sen. Brian Schatz (D.-HI) questioned the claim that blockchain spurs financial inclusion at Tuesday's Banking Committee hearing
When Cash Is Banned, Centralized Cryptos Are Not Going to Save You
30.7.2019
Australia is now moving forward with its proposed legislation to ban cash purchases over 10,000 AUD ($6,900) for business purposes. According to the treasury website: “The Black Economy Taskforce recommended this action to tackle tax evasion and other criminal activities.” While many...
Senator Admits U.S. Can't Ban Bitcoin, Crypto Market Goes Up
30.7.2019
The crypto market corrected higher following a hearing entitled “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain” at the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee today.
At pixel time (16:33 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 9,697 and is up by 1% in the past...
Top SEC Executive Who Hunted Crypto Companies And ICOs Resigns, To Leave In August
30.7.2019
Robert Cohen has been one of the most dreaded names for crypto companies when it came to regulations. He has been cracking down suspicious economic activities in Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), even charging giant celebrities like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled. The man has reportedly resigned...
Reddit Roasts the IRS: Have America’s Tax Collectors ‘Gone Crypto Fishing’?
30.7.2019
In a juicy little chunk of news from the Redditsphere, a user claiming to be a former IRS employee has called the agency’s new crypto compliance letters “broad and very error-prone fishing expeditions.” The throwaway account details the “really bad data” used by...
Watch the Senate Banking Committee’s Crypto Regulation Hearing Live
30.7.2019
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is about to hold its hearing on regulation for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Here's how you can watch it
Blockchain.com Launches High Speed Crypto Exchange for Retail Traders
30.7.2019
Cryptocurrency investors looking for a trading platform focused on high speed performance just got a brand new option, from a company they probably already know and trust. Popular wallet provider Blockchain.com is launching The Pit. Also Read: Blockchain.com Launches New Bitcoin Cash Block Explorer...
Bitcoin’s Largest Wallet Blockchain Just Launched Its First Crypto Exchange
30.7.2019
Bitcoin wallet provider and blockchain explorer Blockchain just launched its first exchange platform, the PIT
Square Crypto Remains 'Open' Despite Strong Focus on Bitcoin
30.7.2019
Square Crypto, the cryptocurrency-focused division of U.S.-based major payments company Square, is open to things that "complement Bitcoin," Steve Lee, the recently hired first member of the team, said during a Q&A session on Twitter on Monday.
He was responding to a question what does he think...
Crypto Exchange and Custodian Smart Valor Goes Live in Switzerland
30.7.2019
With $3.25 million in new funding, Smart Valor says it's launching the first regulated bitcoin exchange in crypto-friendly Switzerland