After two secessions held in Beijing, China is drafting legislation to protect cryptocurrency inheritances. A draft of the country’s Civil Code was adopted, which regulates…
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While crypto pioneer Erik Voorhees was thinking about the concept for the company he founded, ShapeShift, the name just came to him one day. “I…
“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase…
Trace Mayer has a long history in the Bitcoin industry. As an investor, Mayer he has backed well-known Bitcoin companies, including BitPay, Armory, and Kraken.…
According to the Leicestershire police, cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoins, is becoming the currency of choice for criminals online. They cite a February event, as an…
We’re likely not looking at a full recession like 2008, but global economies will reset amid the coronavirus pandemic. The RMB took a 20% hit.…
The Bitcoin community has developed its own set of slangs on the chats where it meets––such as r/bitcoin, BitcoinTalk, Telegram chat rooms, and more. Log…
Ross Ulbricht, founder of infamous dark web, predicts a $100,000 bitcoin price in 2020. Ulbricht is currently serving two life sentences plus 40 years without…
Crusoe Energy Systems, which converts natural gas to energy-intensive computing from its Denver base, has landed capital to build a new bitcoin mining facility. The…
Shipping containers housing bitcoin mining machines topped over amid high winds. Those containers, which are stacked four high, fell amid high winds on Nov. 29…
Dalia Blass, the director of the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission, says the agency could soon approve a Bitcoin ETF.…
Nordea, a Danish Bank, won a court case allowing it to prevent staff from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Nordea first banned its employees from…
New York-based WisdomTree launched a new bitcoin exchange traded product (ETP) on Switzerland’s SIX stock exchange. This product, which is physically backed by crypto, will…
German banks will begin to offer the sale and storage of cryptocurrencies under new legislation. The banks had been barred from offering direct access to…
Bitcoin mining emissions were on par with Estonia, suggesting that the climate change impact of the first digital asset is less than previously reported. Furthermore,…
The Bitcoin price fell to $6,558.14 on Monday before rebounding on Tuesday. Now at its lowest level since May, Bitcoin has lost $3,000 in value…
David Marcus is leading up Calibre, Facebook’s cryptocurrency project. As reported by CNBC, he said Wednesday that Bitcoin is digital gold, and not a good…
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has removed crypto mining activities as an unwanted industry from its Industrial Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalog. China has…
Bakkt futures and custodial exchange traded 50 BTC (~$400,000) in daily futures contracts during its second week of trading, a significant decline from its opening…
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Wednesday it is “inevitable” that central banks will issue digital currency. He also said the United…
When he founded Wachsman, a blockchain-focused professional services agency based in Manhattan, CEO David Wachsman didn’t know what to expect. “I had absolutely no idea,”…
The gap between cryptocurrency and the banking industry is shrinking. For instance, Bitwala, a German crypto banking startup, has begun rolling out their mobile banking…
The Bitcoin halving is coming next year. Bitcoin’s emission rate will be cut in half in 2020. This is known as a block reward halving.…
Israeli banks are facing lawsuits brought by domestic cryptocurrency enthusiasts. A recent freedom of information request demonstrates how Bitcoin holders in the country want more…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission continues to delay its Bitcoin ETF decision on the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust and the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust,…
The IRS wants to learn about the transactions of Bitcoin users in the United States. Despite the perceived privacy of Bitcoin and alternative currencies, crypto…
A Bitcoin exchange in Tokyo halted services on July 12 and announced a major hack. Bitpoint, a Japan-based and licensed cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked for…
If you’re an expert in the cryptocurrency space, you know how to set up a wallet, manage that wallet, and do all of those things,…
(GSB) GoldSilverBitcoin CEO Justin O’Connell interviewed Max Keiser briefly at Bitcoin 2019, a conference in San Francisco hosted by Bitcoin Magazine. What is surprising, novel,…
Bitcoin is poised to move beyond $10,000. At the time of writing, it currently sits at $9,922, and has already surpassed $10,000 on Chinese exchanges.…
Western Union shares declined Tuesday amid the Facebook announcement of its new cryptocurrency, Libra, which is supposed to be integrated with Facebook, and its subsidiary…
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced that starting in September it will disallow U.S. residents from using its flagship exchange. Instead, it will launch…
Crypto Wendy, who is keeping her eye on Bitcoin ETFs, futures and institutional interest in the crypto market these days, wants you to know that…
Tens of thousands of young people – for the most part – descended upon Hong Kong’s government headquarters on Wednesday, and police fired tear gas…
Ziya Sadr spoke with Let’s Talk Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency podcast, about the importance of Bitcoin in Iran. He discussed how it allows great financial freedom for…
Jim Rogers believes governments will interfere with the rise of bitcoin and cryptocurrency, but not blockchain. “The blockchain has a great future,” the famous investor…
Bitcoin is acting similar to a safe haven asset with uncertainty plaguing the stock market amid President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies. Bitcoin was trading…
In spite of bitcoin’s recent gains, the digital currency’s exchange volume still remains well below historic highs. The peak for Bitcoin exchange volume was December…
In 2020, the next Bitcoin halving will take place. Increasingly over the coming months, this will become discussed on internet forums, social media, and at…
In analyzing the state of the Bitcoin network as a payment system, people often point to transactions per day. Yet, since Bitcoin is a one-to-many…
There has long been a discussion about the slow pace of Bitcoin development. It most often reveals itself as the scaling debate. The discussion about…
Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver once told me he manages Bitcoin.com, a Bitcoin-themed website offering many services and products. I wasn’t sure what “managed” meant in…
The folks over at Robbins Research International – the website for Tony Robbins – recently penned a piece on Bitcoin. We thought we’d break down…
Hackers threatened the Bengaluru-based IT giant Wipro with a biological attack if the company did not pay $77,760,498 USD (500 crore) in bitcoins by May…
Chamath Palihapitiya, an owner of the Golden State Warriors professional basketball team, recently took to twitter to celebrate the digital currency Bitcoin. “Reiterating my belief…
Mike Cannon-Brookes admitted he likes to gamble – on bitcoin. Cannon-Brookes tweeted on Monday: An ounce of Bitcoin is finally worth more than an ounce…
Travel for Bitcoin has become much easier since 2013, when Bitcoin skyrocketed above $1,000 for the first time. Perhaps, you’ve seen a bitcoin sign hanging in the…
21.co used the 21.co/blockchain list to survey influential individuals in the blockchain space. “The list includes Bitcoin Core developers and Bitcoin Unlimited supporters, as well as…
Digital currency exchange ShapeShift, based in Switzerland, raised $10.4 million in capital from U.S. and international venture capital investors to fund its future expansion. The…
Bitcoin and Google Voice helped to make the suspected arrested Thursday for his wave of bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers virtually untraceable over a…