Bitcoin Lightning App Strike Expands to Europe with Global Transfers

Bitcoin payments app Strike announces its launch in Europe, bringing bitcoin buying, selling, and transfers to millions.

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How Norway Has Become Europe’s Biggest Bitcoin Mining Hub

Bitcoin mining centers are constantly shifting as new nations emerge as regional hubs. Norway is leading the charge in Europe due to its plentiful energy reserves. The post How Norway Has Become Europe’s Biggest Bitcoin Mining Hub appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Europe’s Largest Electronics Retailer to Install Bitcoin ATMs

Europe’s largest electronics retailer will start hosting multiple Bitcoin ATMs after a successful pilot

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Where to Buy Bitcoin in Europe

If you are presently looking for where to buy Bitcoin in Europe, then it means you already know about the crypto token and are ready to become a part of the financial revolution. In the last decades, Bitcoin has proved itself to have a clear edge over inflation, social instability, geographical uncertainty, and even against […] The post Where to Buy Bitcoin in Europe appeared first on NullTX.

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Bitcoin Mirrors Risk Assets as Trump Bans Travel From Europe

Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to move in tandem with assets like securities following Trump’s announcement banning all travels from Europe to the US. Analysts observed that Bitcoin underwent a major sell-off mirroring that of US stocks thus acting like a risk-on asset.

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Bitcoin: Asia saw more borrowing than lending in 2019 as compared to Europe

Bitcoin, the revolutionary cryptocurrency hovers at $9,300, awaiting a surge. As the wait extends, there are other factors at play that affect the price. Although BTC is said to be an uncorrelated assThe post Bitcoin: Asia saw more borrowing than lending in 2019 as compared to Europe appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Coinbase Custody Expand Operations to Europe via Its Ireland Office 

Coinbase Custody, the standalone, independently-capitalized bitcoin (BTC) and crypto custodial platform from the stables of Coinbase exchange have announced the launch of Coinbase Custody International.

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Tether (USDT) Usage Booms Among Businesses in Asia, Europe

According to a Bloomberg report published on January 22, 2020, premier stablecoin Tether (USDT) is witnessing a strong surge in demand by small merchants primarily based out of Asia and Europe. Tether Experiences Surprising Adoption Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have existed for more than a decade now but their real-world adoption is still minuscule comparedRead MoreRead More.

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Bitstamp's Bitcoin loan product to initially target institutional clients

Bitstamp, Europe's largest crypto-exchange with respect to trading volume and one of few exchanges to receive a BitLicense in 2019, recently announced its collaboration with the U.S-based Silvergate BThe post Bitstamp's Bitcoin loan product to initially target institutional clients appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp becomes launch partner for SEN Leverage by Silvergate Bank

Bitstamp, Europe’s largest bitcoin exchange by trading volume, today announced that it has become the exchange launch partner for SEN Leverage, a newly launched product by Silvergate Bank, a provider of financial infrastructure solutions to the digital currency industry.

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Fidelity’s Crypto Team Just Forayed Into Europe, and It’s Bullish for Bitcoin

Fidelity Digital Assets (FDAS), the Bitcoin-centric arm of investment firm Fidelity, has entered a partnership with a London-based crypto asset manager in bullish move to expose Bitcoin to institutional investors in Europe.

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Fidelity Digital Assets Expands Into EU As Bitcoin Custodian For London Based Investment Firm

One of global’s renowned investment managers, Fidelity Investments crypto wing has rolled on its inaugural outlet in Europe in efforts to tap into digital currency within the continent and bring it into traditional investing, Reuters reports.

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Ethereum, Monero hashrate mainly concentrated in Europe

The world of cryptocurrencies is often talked about in the context of future developments, which is why Bitcoin mining has been largely spoken of in the background of the upcoming halving. However, alThe post Ethereum, Monero hashrate mainly concentrated in Europe appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Bitwala Advances DeFi Initiative and now Supports Ether (ETH)

Bitwala, Europe’s leading payment service provider and bitcoin (BTC) bank headquartered in Berlin, has announced that it’s now supporting ether (ETH), the second-largest distributed ledger technology (DLT) based virtual currency by market cap.

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Video: StormX CEO Simon Yu on Micro Rewards and Sats Back in Bitcoin

StormX CEO Simon Yu wants to provide thousands of bitcoin in sats-back rewards through the StormShop app and expand to Europe and Asia in 2020. The post Video: StormX CEO Simon Yu on Micro Rewards and Sats Back in Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Europe’s New Regulations Force Bitcoin Service Bottle Pay to Shut Down

Bottle Pay to close social media Bitcoin transfer service citing AML restrictions that will hamper user experience

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Europe: Banks May Hold and Sell Bitcoin Starting From 2020

According to a new bill on the Fourth Money Laundering Directive drafted by the European Union (EU), banks could be authorized to offer digital assets services including storage for customers. Germany would likely be the first nation to adopt the proposal.

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CEE’s Biggest International Banking and Fintech Event – Monex Summit Europe to take place on 27th – 28th of November 2019, in Warsaw, Poland

Monex Summit Europe, provides networking services and organizes professional B2B meetings:  Monex Summit Europe aims to expand the knowledge and maximize deal-making opportunities for all participants within the region.

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Top 3 Places to Buy Bitcoin in Britain

The United Kingdom was recently announced has having the most crypto users in Europe, but buying and selling Bitcoin is by no means an easy feat for its citizens. To help out, here are 3 of the best places to buy Bitcoin in Britain.

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Germany Barely Avoids Recession, Economy Remains Stagnated

The German economy, the largest and most influential in Europe, narrowly missed falling into recession last quarter. But with quarterly GDP growth averaging a little over 0% since the third quarter of last year, the Old Continent’s economic powerhouse is facing stagnation.

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Euro Regulators Urge Central Bank to Issue Regulated Digital Currency as Stablecoin Threat Looms

Regulators in Europe have called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to explore the feasibility of launching a digital currency for the bloc. Supranational agencies and governments, alike, have labeled stablecoins – especially Libra – a potential menace to financial stability.

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Blockchain not Crypto: Chinese State Media Outlets Touts Decentralized Technology Utility

Whilst Europe and the United States continue to show reticence about crypto and blockchain technology, China appears to be going full steam ahead with many state actors talking up the potentials inherent in decentralized technology.

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Research: Bitcoin is the Third Most Used Payment Method in Italy

Bitcoin adoption in Italy, one of Europe’s largest economies is steadily on the increase, as a new research report released on October 28, 2019, by SEMrush, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for online visibility management, has revealed that bitcoin (BTC) the world’s number one distributed ledger technology (DLT) based virtual currency is now the third mostRead MoreRead More.

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Europe’s Five Largest Economies Form Anti-Libra Coalition 

The government of France, Germany, Spain, and Italy have formed a new coalition to make the scheduled 2020 launch of Facebook’s global cryptocurrency, Libra very difficult or impossible altogether, reports Politico on October 29, 2019.

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Living on Bitcoin in Europe: Lightning Strikes in Berlin

If Arnhem is the Bitcoin city, then Berlin’s Room 77 is the Bitcoin bar. Plus, beer with hodlonaut and visits to the Lightning Conference and c-base. The post Living on Bitcoin in Europe: Lightning Strikes in Berlin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Living on Bitcoin in Europe: High on the Hog in Arnhem

Bitcoin's popularity in Arnhem is most apparent in the variety of things you can buy: from Palestinian sweets to (yes, really) an escape game. The post Living on Bitcoin in Europe: High on the Hog in Arnhem appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Living on Bitcoin in Europe: From Amsterdam to Prague, No Cash Required

Far from home with a fistful of sats.

The post Living on Bitcoin in Europe: From Amsterdam to Prague, No Cash Required appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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На Blockchain Life в Москве продано более 4800 билетов

Blockchain Life 2019 готовится побить рекорд по количеству участников 16-17 октября в Экспоцентре. Международный форум ежегодно подтверждает звание одного из самых масштабных и главных событий по блокчейну и криптовалютам.

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Coinbase Receives E-Money License From the Central Bank of Ireland

Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from the Bank of Ireland, which it can potentially use to continuing serving its customers across the continent, in case Brexit causes any disruptions.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Options To Be A Huge Hit Amongst Chinese Miners, Traders

The upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) options may be a hit product with miners and traders based in China, the CME Group believes. CME Notes Robust Interest from Asian Traders Tim McCourt, CME Group’s global head of equity products, expects to see the new options contracts surpass the popularity of futures.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin market cap rivals HSBC, Europe’s largest bank’

Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours.

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FOIN Allows Merchants to Accept Crypto Payments In-Store

FOIN, a cryptocurrency company and a developer of the transparent payment system FoPay, announced the strategic partnership with Cyclebit, a crypto payment solutions provider. According to the official information, starting from that day, FOIN, the decentralized peer to peer cryptocurrency for the finance sector, along with 20 other top cryptos are accepted at more than 200,000 points of sale in Europe, Asia, and Canada.

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Liechtenstein Adopts Token Act to Attract Crypto Business

One of Europe’s smallest but richest nations, Liechtenstein, has made a significant step towards clarifying the regulatory environment in its already crypto-friendly jurisdiction. The parliament of the German-speaking principality in the heart of Europe has just passed a law that is likely to entice even more crypto companies to its territory.

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Bittrex Global Cryptocurrency Exchange to Launch Operations in Europe

Bittrex Inc. , a leading United States-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that its new European bitcoin trading venue which is scheduled to go live in Liechtenstein later in October. The new venue will be powered by its existing cryptocurrency trading infrastructure, according to a blog post on September 30, 2019.

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Ripple Acquires Icelandic Bitcoin Trading Firm, Algrim 

Ripple, a San Francisco-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) project in charge of XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency in existence by market cap, has acquired Algrim, an Icelandic cryptocurrency trading platform.

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Massive Layoffs: Banks Cutting Nearly 60,000 Jobs Worldwide

Banks are laying off workers across the globe as revenue declines throughout the sector. According to reports, banks have announced nearly 60,000 job cuts so far this year, with most of the layoffs happening in Europe, especially in Germany.

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Bitflyer Adds Bitcoin Cash Trading Across Europe and the US

Bitflyer has added a selected number of new cryptocurrencies for its European and American clients to trade. Bitcoin cash (BCH) is among the few digital assets now available to buy and sell on all licensed platforms operated by the Japanese company.

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Bitcoin Most Popular in Africa Right Now

The Google search trends of “Bitcoin” term have moved from Western countries to Asia and Eastern Europe throughout the years and recently landed in Africa, according to Binance Research. Bitcoin Now Most Popular in Nigeria Earlier today, Binance Research presented a short video demonstrating the changes in heat ranking of Bitcoin term in Google search by country.

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bitFlyer Europe, USA list new ‘Buy/Sell’ coins including LTC, ETC, and BCH

bitFlyer Europe, USA list new ‘Buy/Sell’ coins including LTC, ETC, and BCH - CryptoNinjas Cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has announced today it is adding new altcoins to its Buy/Sell platform across Europe and the US.

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BLOCKWALKS 2019 European Conference: How Blockchain will Improve Government Administrations, and the Lives of its Citizens

Bitcoin Press Release: October 10th, 2019 will see the Bratislava Castle host the 2019 BLOCKWALKS European Conference. This year the conference looks at the many ways in which blockchain technology will improve Government Administrations, and the lives of its citizens.

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Survey: Nearly a Quarter of Brits Believe Cryptocurrency is the Future of Money

Cryptocurrency remains a curious subject for a majority of Britons as shown in a recent survey report released by ING — a Dutch-based banking group. Elsewhere in Europe, the survey reveals a significant crypto apathy as most respondents chose cash over digital currencies.

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18,000 Traders and Growing – Bitcoin.com’s Crypto Exchange Shines Brightly

Since exchange. Bitcoin. com launched, our premier trading platform has seen a significant influx of users from Asia and Europe. So far, the grand opening of Bitcoin. com’s exchange has led to more than 18,000 registered traders.

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Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates

Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.

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EU Next on Trump’s Tariff List; Will People Turn To Bitcoin?

As if there were not enough economic problems facing countries of the world at the moment without an escalating trade war imposed by the Trump administration. Not content with levying heavy import tariffs on China, the POTUS has set his sights on Europe next, so will bitcoin and same safe-haven assets grow in popularity there too? Europe Next For Trade Tariffs According to reports, the Trump administration is preparing to announce tariffs on billions of Read More The post EU Next on Trump’s Tariff List; Will People Turn To Bitcoin? appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.

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CF Benchmarks Awarded FCA Licence To Become The First Crypto Index Provider In Europe

The firm that provides Bitcoin index services to Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) CF Benchmarks has been awarded a crypto index provider license by U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This makes CF Benchmarks the first firm to be authorized as a benchmark administrator in line with the European Benchmarks Regulation (EU BMR). On Friday the UK’s […]

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Bitcoin Futures Index Emitter for CME Granted First Crypto Benchmarks Regulation License in Europe

CF Benchmarks now is the first crypto index provider platform granted recognition as a Benchmark Administrator as part of Benchmarks Regulation in the EU

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France Finance Minister Intends to Block Facebooks Libra Cryptocurrency in Europe

The French Finance Minister has vehemently stated that Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, would not be given a chance to develop on European soil. According to a report by RT on September 12, 2019, Facebook’s cryptocurrency is risky for the European market.

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Sunday Digest: Bitcoin Price, Libra-Killers and Craig Wright (again)

Obviously, it’s still just about the end of summer, so French air traffic controllers have decided to go on strike. Maybe there would be less annual havoc across Europe’s skies if they ‘paid them in Bitcoin’? Bitcoin Price: Yet More Consolidation So BTC has spent another week trading sideways in a band around $10k.

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Bitcoin Beats Boris and Brexit in Google Searches

The suspension of democracy in the land of Magna Carta, a potential chaotic no deal Brexit, wranglings with Europe, and a tin pot clown diktata, have nothing on bitcoin. That’s... The post Bitcoin Beats Boris and Brexit in Google Searches appeared first on Trustnodes.

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