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G20 Policymakers to Discuss Regulations Proposed by Crypto Industry
27.6.2019
As world leaders start arriving for the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, policymakers and crypto industry representatives are convening at another summit to discuss the implications of proposed global standards for crypto assets and service providers, as well as solutions that will minimize unintended...
PR: Incent – A Crypto Rewards Platform
27.6.2019
Amid a surge in income-generating smartphone apps, Incent is making itself heard. The crypto rewards platform offers a unique opportunity for regular shoppers to earn a passive income.
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8 Irate Quotes From Officials Who Hate Facebook’s Digital Currency
27.6.2019
The best thing about Facebook’s proposed digital currency isn’t its BTF consensus algorithm, account-based data model or single Merkle tree structure. No, the greatest thing about Libra has to be the triggered reactions from politicians and bankers who can sense the rug being pulled...
Market Rebound Boosts Adoption of Cryptocurrencies for Payments
27.6.2019
The use of digital assets to make payments is growing, according to a recently published study. It reveals that cryptocurrency’s role as a viable means of payment has been expanding and this year’s market rebound has increased the turnover of crypto payments. The report suggests that...
Crypto Volatility Jumps as Market Crash Coincides with Coinbase Outage
27.6.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) once again showed its volatility that coincided with an outage that lasted just under an hour at exchange platform Coinbase . (Updated on 13:21 UTC: updates throughout the entire text.)
BTC had been soaring at prices of over USD 13,800 on June 26 when an outage of Coinbase’s website...
Node40 Executive Explains What to Expect When the IRS Issues Its New Crypto Policy
27.6.2019
Last May, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed it would be issuing new tax guidance and rules about the tax treatment of digital assets and forks. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told congressional leaders that the agency has made it a priority to issue crypto-related tax guidance. This...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Prices Continue to Accelerate
26.6.2019
Digital asset markets have been on a tear lately, gaining $68 billion in five days. Currently, there’s over $100 billion in global trade volumes and crypto bulls don’t seem to be letting up any time soon. Also Read: How to Find a Bitcoin Cash Meetup Near You The Cryptoconomy Captures...
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...
Parabolic Bitcoin Rally Prompts Warnings
26.6.2019
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin continues its rally, surpassing the USD 12,000 and USD 13,000 marks, approaching USD 14,000 in one day and prompting analysts to warn investors. (Updated on 19:42 UTC with the latest market data.)
Moreover, bitcoin dominance, or the percentage of the total...
Ledgerx Approved to Offer Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives to Retail Investors
26.6.2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved Ledgerx to offer physically-settled bitcoin spot and derivatives trading, previously available only to institutional investors, to retail investors of any size. Ledgerx explained that its new platform will share the same order book as...
Iranian Energy Grid Blames 7% Consumption Increase on Bitcoin Miners
25.6.2019
Mostafa Rajabi Mashhad, the spokesperson for Tavanir, an Iranian state-operated grid entity, has explained that electrical consumption has spiked by 7% in comparison to the previous year. Rajabi blames illegal cryptocurrency mining operations for the country’s increased electrical consumption...
The Guns N’ Bitcoin Scorpion Case Holds Your Shooter and Your Satoshis
25.6.2019
Digital assets have become very valuable over the last few years, spawning a string of devices that protect cryptocurrencies from malware and mishandling. Now there’s a company called Guns N’ Bitcoin that offers a durable case called the Scorpion that holds not only a hardware wallet...
Check out Bitcoin.com’s Rebrand Giveaway and Win a Keepkey Hardware Wallet
25.6.2019
Last week Bitcoin.com rebranded and to celebrate the new look, we’ve decided to give away a bunch of prizes to our followers. This week we’re giving out a Keepkey hardware wallet, collectors coins, Bitcoin.com Store vouchers and t-shirts with our new logo. Also Read: Trading...
Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
25.6.2019
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted all their comments. Thankfully...
Buy Airline Vouchers With BCH From Flightgiftcard
25.6.2019
It’s the season of travel and if you want to surprise someone with a trip, you can now do it using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash (BCH). Flightgiftcard.com is a Dutch website that allows you to order airline vouchers and send them to your friends and family with a personal message. Also...
Tony Hawk Foundation Added to Bitpay’s 100 Crypto Supporting Nonprofits
25.6.2019
On June 24, well known nonprofit the Tony Hawk Foundation revealed it is now accepting cryptocurrencies for donations through Bitpay. The foundation founded by the pro skater Tony Hawk has funded 623 skatepark projects and now people can donate with BCH and BTC. With the latest collaboration...
Bitcoin Reaches New 2019 High, Altcoins May Accelerate
25.6.2019
After a downside correction, bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the USD 11,000 resistance level. BTC/USD even gained bullish momentum above USD 11,200 and recently traded to a new 2019 high. The price is currently (08:10 UTC) consolidating and it may continue to rise towards USD 11,500...
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)...
Bitcoin Leads Crypto Market, Takes Stronger Step Above USD 11,000
25.6.2019
After a few short-lived attempts to stay above the USD 11,000 level over the past few days, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin took a stronger step into this zone.
At pixel time (04:53 UTC), it trades at c. USD 11,215 and is up by 4% in the past hour and by 21% in the past week.
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