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Greatest Chess Grandmaster: Bitcoin Empowers Public and Protects Dissidents
26.7.2020
Russian human rights campaigner and chess supremo Gary Kasparov has said that the current economic crisis, which has led to unconventional monetary policy, will drive people towards bitcoin. Bitcoin’s finite supply compares favorably to agenda-driven printing of money by governments, noted...
Regulatory Attention and Fraudsters: Bad Crypto News of the Week
26.7.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
What Sex Workers Want to Do With Bitcoin
26.7.2020
Sex workers are starting their own businesses and working online, thanks to social media, according to this adult content creator
New Coronavirus Relief Package Proposed With Second Round of Stimulus Checks for Americans
25.7.2020
Republicans have proposed a new coronavirus relief package with a second round of stimulus check payments, a draft summary of the proposal confirms. According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the new package will be the “exact same proposal as last time.” New Covid-19 Relief...
Things to Consider When Giving Crypto to Charities or Others
25.7.2020
Here are some important things to know before giving donations in cryptocurrency for charitable purposes
With $10K Near, Is Bitcoin Price Ready for a Big Breakout Next Week?
25.7.2020
The price of Bitcoin is showing strength as it broke through a key level this week and putting $10,000 within reach once again
1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers
25.7.2020
More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. Twitter has confirmed that 130 accounts were targeted,...
BTC.top Launches ‘Joint Mining’ Platform, Pitching It as a Cloud Mining Killer
25.7.2020
The Chinese mining pool is offering an alternative to cloud mining, charging fees only after their equipment starts to pay for itself
It Is the China Dream That Hinders Digital Yuan Says Fisco Executive
25.7.2020
China’s digital yuan looks to be scaling smoothly but its core political slogan may disrupt further development
Complex Compliances: Checklist for Crypto ATM Operators
25.7.2020
Operating a Bitcoin ATM could indeed be a lucrative business endeavor, but it just got a whole lot more complex
Leadership Feud at Bitmain: 10,000 Antminers Go Missing in Inner Mongolia
25.7.2020
Reports detail that 10,000 Antiminers have been allegedly stolen from a Bitmain facility in China. Sources say that the missing mining rigs concern the ongoing power struggle between Bitmain cofounders Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan. Back in mid-June news.Bitcoin.com reported on the power struggle...
Crisis as a Catalyst for Change: Southeast Asia Is Digitizing Finances
25.7.2020
Southeast Asia’s relations with open finance and emerging technologies have become more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bitcoin Brokers In 'Very Important' Race For Big Investors - BitGo Prime CEO
25.7.2020
As prime brokerage has become an integral part of traditional financial markets, crypto industry players are racing to bring these services into this nascent market too. This would increase efficiency and encourage more institutional investors to allocate more of their funds to cryptoassets...
Us Federal Court Ruling — Bitcoin Is a Form of Money
25.7.2020
A US Federal Court said Friday that bitcoin is a form of money covered under the Washington D.C., Money Transmitters Act (MTA). The court made this conclusion as it denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against Larry Dean Harmon, the operator of an underground bitcoin trading platform....
Ether Price Nears $300 as Bitcoin, DeFi Tokens Fuel New Bull Run
25.7.2020
As Bitcoin price moved to $9.6K, the price of the Ethereum token Ether (ETH) is on the verge of rallying to a new 2020 high
Streams of Excitement: Twitch Levels-Up to Unlock Bitcoin Discount
25.7.2020
Twitch ramps up its crypto strategy with a digital currency promotion. Will more merchants follow suit?
Illegal Crypto Mining is Booming in the Republic of Abkhazia
25.7.2020
The republic still allows the import of crypto mining rigs despite the ban
How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims
25.7.2020
In the past week, reports emerged that some key members of the Onecoin scam were found dead in Mexico. According to reports, the two Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra may have been kidnapped and murdered but the motives behind their murder is unclear. Onecoin is one of the biggest...
Bitcoin Suisse Completes a $48 Million Series A Financing Round
25.7.2020
Swiss crypto financial services provider, Bitcoin Suisse completes its first financing round of $ 48 million (CHF 45 million). The completed Series A financing round now has Bitcoin Suisse’s 2019 pro forma equity totaling around $108 million. The financing round includes 16.4% of shares...
Angry South Korean Crypto Traders Threaten to Quit over New 20% Tax
25.7.2020
Active crypto traders in South Korea said they are prepared to walk away from the scene forever – slamming “unfair” 20% crypto trading tax law proposals unveiled by the government earlier this week. It is a sign, perhaps, of what traders in other nations will have to deal with in the near future...