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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...
Unbanked for Buying Bitcoin: How the Financial System Criminalizes Crypto
28.7.2019
When we think of the unbanked, we envisage citizens of developing nations who lack the means and documentation to obtain access. But you don’t have to be a Mongolian goat herder to find yourself financially excluded. In the West, relatively affluent citizens are having their banking services...
Improving Video Accessibility with WebVTT
17.7.2019
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
- Tim Berners-Lee
Accessibility is an important element of web development, and with the ever-growing prevalence of video content, the necessity for captioned content is growing...
PR: My BitIRA Launches to Empower US Consumers With 24/7 Cryptocurrency Retirement Account Access
10.7.2019
BitIRA — pioneer of the first insured cold storage solution for cryptocurrency retirement accounts — has launched its newest tool, the “My BitIRA”[https://my.bitira.com] investing platform. My BitIRA maximizes the transparency and control individuals in the U.S. have over their cryptocurrency...
Experts Dissect Craig Wright’s ‘Satoshi’ Testimony and Court Documents
8.7.2019
Last week, Craig Wright, the man who claims he’s Satoshi Nakamoto, appeared in court and testified why he did not have access to his public bitcoin addresses and trust information. Since then a lot of new evidence has been submitted to the court and members of the crypto community have...
Cryptopia’s Liquidator Regains Access to Customer Database
3.7.2019
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Grant Thornton, the liquidator of New-Zealand based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, said it has recovered the customer holding database and is working to reconcile this with Cryptopia-controlled cryptoasset wallets.
As reported in May, the liquidator applied for urgent...
Now Access World’s First Bitcoin Bond Through Bloomberg Terminal
3.7.2019
According to a press release dated 3rd July 2019, two European entities have entered into a partnership to launch what they refer to as the first ever genuine Bitcoin Bond in the world. The two companies that collaborated to issue bonds denominated in bitcoin are Argento and London Block Exchange...
Ross Ulbricht Letter Questions the Wisdom of Imprisoning Non-Violent Offenders
29.6.2019
Forced to spend the rest of his days in a cage, Ross Ulbricht has recounted his situation in a letter, which explains how he’s spent more than 2,096 days in a U.S. federal penitentiary for running a website. Also Read: Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access...
Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access Coins in Court Testimony
29.6.2019
On June 28, Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, spent the day in a Florida court battling with the Kleiman attorney. Wright became emotional when he told the court that he designed the network but didn’t like how it turned out. At one point he told the court...
Craig Wright Unable to Access Bitcoin Fortune, Says Bloomberg Report
29.6.2019
The Craig Wright case is moving forward with an unexpected turn of events. The latest reports published on 28th June 2019 by Bloomberg have Wright claim that he doesn’t have any kind of access to his Bitcoin fortune. Thus, he won’t be able to comply with the court order that required him to furnish...
Bloomberg: Craig Wright Does Not Have Access to Bitcoin Fortune
28.6.2019
Craig Wright said he cannot produce a list of his early BTC addresses per a federal judge’s order
How to Cold Store Your Cryptocurrency for Safekeeping
26.6.2019
If you’re new to the crypto scene you might have heard about people moving their assets into cold storage or cold wallets but were unsure exactly what this entails. Simply put, it means storing your crypto offline to reduce access to hackers. Here’s how you can easily freeze your coins...
PR: New FATF Rules See VASP Industry Convene for V20 Summit
26.6.2019
As the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) prepares to roll out a new set of rules to increase reporting requirements on cryptocurrency transactions at the G20 Leaders’ Summit this month, a collective of international industry associations have led an initiative to convene Virtual Assets Service...
Square Is Expanding Access to Bitcoin Deposits for Cash App Users
25.6.2019
Square is rolling out bitcoin deposits for its Cash App, supplementing the buy, sell and transfer options
Enforcement of Updated Crypto Guidelines From FATF Has Far-Reaching Implications
25.6.2019
The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has revealed updated guidelines that would require cryptocurrency and digital asset exchanges—and potentially independent business owners and crypto holders—to share sensitive customer information as VASPs (Virtual Asset Service Providers)...
SWIFT Gives Blockchain Platforms Access to ‘Instant’ GPI Payments Following R3 Trial
24.6.2019
Interbank messaging giant SWIFT will soon allow DLT-based trade platforms to make use of its GPI platform for traceable, near-instant payments
Brazilian BTC Exchange Faces Numerous Lawsuits From Clients Unable to Access Funds
18.6.2019
A bitcoin exchange in Brazil is being sued for retaining funds against request, citing ongoing attacks against the exchange since May as root of issue
Ripple Launches New Developer Website, Will Let Devs Access New Tools, Tutorials, And Network Metrics.
17.6.2019
Ripple has launched a website for developers, giving them access to a whole new set of things. The website comes with a fresh outlook and will let developers build innovative apps on the XRP ecosystem. The new community-driven portal, xrpl.org, allows them to access technical documentation and...
United States Residents Will Lose Access to Many Altcoins Starting in September
15.6.2019
Cryptocurrency investors will be unable to trade many tokens after Binanace’s main exchange platform becomes unavailable to U.S.-based accounts in September
EU to Increase Access to High-Quality Data for Blockchain, AI Projects
6.6.2019
The EU is increasing the amount of data that can be reused as raw material for artificial intelligence and blockchain projects