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PR: Roger Ver Joins OmniSparx as Investor and Advisor With Goal to Boost BCH Community
7.8.2019
OmniSparx.io, – an innovative blockchain community engagement platform, has announced an investment from Roger Ver. As part of the investment, Ver will become an advisor to OmniSparx, and Bitcoin.com will use the OmniSparx platform to grow its community and deepen community collaboration.
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Fintech Company BlockFi Receives $18.3 Million Through Series A Funding
7.8.2019
The cryptocurrency loaning start-up BlockFi has secured $18.3 million through Series A funding as declared by the company on Tuesday. The company is looking forward to international expansion and to launch a new financial product. The Series A funding of the two-year-old company was led by Valar...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Correcting Gains
7.8.2019
This week, we saw a strong rise in bitcoin price above the USD 11,500 and USD 12,000 resistance levels. BTC/USD even climbed above the USD 12,200 level and traded to a new monthly high near USD 12,300 before starting a downside correction. It is down more than 5% from the high and is trading below...
Indian Tax Authority Sends Probing Questions to Crypto Owners – Experts Weigh In
7.8.2019
As the Indian government deliberates on the country’s crypto policy, the tax authority continues to send out letters with lengthy, probing questions to crypto owners. News.Bitcoin.com talked to industry experts to find out the implications of these letters, what people can do when receiving...
Coinbase Hit with Bitcoin Cash Negligence Wrap, Kik Hits Back at SEC
7.8.2019
An American court has ruled that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will be charged with negligence for allegedly making a hash of the launch of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) token.
Bloomberg reports that San Francisco District Judge Vince Chhabria described the launch as an “incompetence born of haste,”...
How Bans From GitHub and Slack Are Hurting Iranian Bitcoin Businesses
7.8.2019
Iranian bitcoiners are showing the world what censorship resistance really looks like
How to Become a Blockchain Developer
7.8.2019
Skilled blockchain developers are a scarce commodity, as precious as the bitcoins that reside on the distributed ledgers they maintain. Teach yourself one of the major blockchain programming languages and you’ll be set for life, though like anything worth having, this achievement won’t...
Bitcoin Price Sees Steep Drop After Rejection Above $12K
7.8.2019
Bitcoin's price dropped from a daily high of $12,300 Tuesday, a price not seen since mid-July
How to Shuffle BCH and Keep Your Transactions Private With Cashshuffle
6.8.2019
As blockchain surveillance becomes more prevalent, cryptocurrency advocates have created ways to make digital currency transactions more private. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has an application called Cashshuffle, which allows users to shuffle their BCH with other fractions of BCH to obfuscate...
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Questions Bitcoin’s Use as ‘Safe Haven’ Asset
6.8.2019
The business mogul critiqued Morgan Creek Digital Anthony Pompliano's financial holdings, comparing cryptocurrencies to "Vegas games"
From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful
6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...
Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH price reaches $351.01; Will it maintain its efficiency or fall?
6.8.2019
BCH started off at $318.58 on the 1-Aug-19 post which it has shown slow signs of an upward rise. Despite the fall in price the next day, Bitcoin Cash saw a sharp rise and reached as high as $345.32 on 3-Aug-19 at 02:25 UTC. For the next two days, the prices were reflecting a bearish …
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The Bitcoin Perpetuals Swaps Market is Growing - What You Need to Know
6.8.2019
The perpetual swaps market for cryptoassets is growing. First brought to market by leading crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX in 2016, perpetual swaps on bitcoin have started to gain more traction among crypto traders in the past twelve months. Today, several exchanges offer perpetuals while market...
UK’s Tax Authority Requests User Data From Crypto Exchanges: Report
6.8.2019
UK tax service has reportedly requested that crypto exchanges provide it with user info to track down tax evasion
More Cities and Regions Accepting Coins for Taxes, Services
6.8.2019
Cryptocurrency payments, as convenient as they can be, are still something most governments are trying to wrap their heads around and regulate. Local authorities, however, being closer to the citizens they are called upon to serve, are often quicker to adopt novelties that make their lives and...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Can We Expect another June-Like Price Rally of Bitcoin (BTC) in August?
6.8.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) has travelled all the way from 3500 USD to 13,800 USD in these 8 months of 2019. The target price of 15,000 USD needs another price rally soon. Bitcoin, the king of all coins, has made a roller coaster ride this year until now. Right after the crypto winter, Bitcoin was being traded...
Mainstream Media Hails Bitcoin as Safe Haven Amidst Market Turmoil
6.8.2019
While global financial markets are in the midst of a massive turmoil, with the U.S. S&P 500 stock market index selling off more than 3%, even the mainstream media are starting to pay attention to potential bitcoin’s safe-haven properties.
Several major media outlets, ranging from Bloomberg to CNBC...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Price Bulls Hustle to Reclaim $12k
6.8.2019
BTC breaks below $12k, stronger rebound expected Bitcoin sees support near $11600, price recovers above $11700 The coin remains in buy phase despite the recent price fall Bitcoin has been continuing its bullish trend against U.S.Dollar since yesterday, however, today’s price move by BTC was...
Over 50% of Morgan Creek Founder Anthony Pompliano’s Net Worth Is In BTC
6.8.2019
Morgan Creek's Antony Pompliano says that over half of his net worth is in Bitcoin, Kevin O'Leary disapproves heartily
BlockFi Raises Over $18M in a Round Led by PayPal Co-Founders’ VC Firm
6.8.2019
Crypto lender BlockFi secures $18.3 million in a funding round led by a PayPal co-founder’s VC firm Valar Venture