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Bundesbank Chief Warns on Risks of Central Bank Digital Currencies
3.6.2019
The head of Germany's central bank has said central bank digital currencies could destabilize financial systems and worsen bank runs
Samourai Wallet Raises First Funding Round in Fight Against Bitcoin Surveillance
3.6.2019
The team behind the privacy-centric Samourai Wallet has received a $100,000 investment to expand its offerings
Bitcoin Faces Price Pullback as Signs of Longer-Term Bull Exhaustion Emerge
3.6.2019
Bitcoin could revisit sub-$8,000 levels in the short-term, as a longer-duration chart is flashing signs of bull exhaustion for the first time in 2019
LocalBitcoins Removes In-person Cash Trades, Check these Alternatives
3.6.2019
One of the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges, LocalBitcoins caught the cryptoworld by surprise when they apparently stopped offering in-person cash trades on its list of options, leaving its users in 248 countries to search for alternatives.
The news broke out when some of the exchange’s...
Anti-Patent Troll Consortium Is Recruiting Blockchain Startups
3.6.2019
Three blockchain startups have joined a multi-industry consortium that protects its members from patent trolls
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of May
3.6.2019
May constitutes an extremely lucrative month for the vast majority of cryptocurrency traders as the markets were painted lush green and eight out of the top 10 coins by market capitalization registered more than 40% gains. The total crypto market capitalization went up by almost USD 100 billion...
LocalBitcoins Removes Cash-for-Crypto Trading Option
3.6.2019
P2P crypto trading platform LocalBitcoins has reportedly removed an option allowing users to buy or sell cryptocurrencies in person for cash
Bitcoin and Altcoins Start the Week With Bearish Moves
3.6.2019
This past week, we saw a couple of swing moves in bitcoin price above the USD 8,500 level. BTC/USD climbed back towards the USD 8,700 and USD 8,800 resistance levels. However, the bulls failed to remain in action and the market recently declined below key supports. Similarly, there were bearish...
Walmart Joins Pharmaceutical-Tracking Blockchain Consortium MediLedger
3.6.2019
Retail giant Walmart has joined MediLedger, a consortium building a blockchain for tracking pharmaceuticals
Bitcoin’s First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
3.6.2019
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding. The Prague-based company Braiins is perhaps less well-known than Slush Pool, one of the largest bitcoin mining pools as it makes up more than 9 percent of...
Facebook in Talks With Another Top Regulator Over its 'GlobalCoin'
3.6.2019
Social media giant Facebook is in “very early stages of conversations” with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over its digital coin, Christopher Giancarlo, the outgoing head of the CFTC, told the Financial Times.
These talks should help clarify whether the company’s plans for...
Why Bitcoin’s ‘Culture War’ Matters
3.6.2019
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. Let’s talk about bitcoin, toxicity and inclusiveness. (Boy, my Twitter feed is going to have fun over the next few days.) To start with, let me take...
Facebook Holds Talks With CFTC Over GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency: Report
3.6.2019
Facebook has started discussion with the U.S. CFTC over potential regulatory issues over the social media giant's crypto stablecoin initiative
Localbitcoins Removes In-Person Cash Trades Forcing Traders to Look Elsewhere
2.6.2019
On June 1, cryptocurrency enthusiasts were shocked to hear that the peer-to-peer exchange Localbitcoins has ceased offering in-person cash trades. According to a few users, all pending fiat trades have been canceled, leaving local traders who prefer cash high and dry and forced to seek other...
Can Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Power Payments in a Japanese Bar?
2.6.2019
A bar in Japan is teaming up with a locally-based lightning startup to let customers pay using the experimental payments network
Maxwell, Wuille Co-Author Proposal for a Big Boost to Bitcoin’s Bandwidth
2.6.2019
A new paper outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes
The Crypto Market Didn't Like New Voice of Block.one, EOS Drops
2.6.2019
Block.one CTO Dan Larimer on the stage of the event where the news were announced. EOS price dropped following the news that Block.one, company behind the EOS blockchain platform, aims to launch a new social media project, Voice.
It will be launched on the EOS Public Blockchain. Rumors that...
Coinbase Adds EOS to Its Crypto Education Rewards Program
2.6.2019
Coinbase users can now get up to $10 in EOS tokens by learning about the cryptocurrency through the exchange's Earn program
Block.One Is Launching a Social Media Platform on the EOS Blockchain
2.6.2019
Multibillion-dollar startup Block.one is announcing a new social platform, Voice, which aims to give users more control over their content
Plea Bargain Means Silk Road 2 Admin Will Likely See No Prison Time
1.6.2019
Following the sentencing of Thomas White, the founder of the Silk Road 2 (SR2) marketplace during the first week of April, another SR2 administrator may evade prosecution. According to reports, SR2 admin Blake Benthall cooperated with global law enforcement and may only face fines for avoiding...