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32-Page “Contract for the Web” Released by Internet’s Creator, Claims Free Access Has Led to the Sale of Personal Data
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is known for his work as founder of the web. Recently, Decrypt published an article about his release of a new document that Berners-Lee wrote, titled “Contract for the Web.” The document describes, across 32 pages, the commitments that governments and companies around the world should take to “guide digital policy agendas.” […] дальше »
2019-11-27 01:03
Russian Company Artel Makes Way for Bitcoin Payment in its Charter Fund, a First Ever in Country
Artel LLC, a Russian firm recently made history by adding Bitcoin into its charter fund and became the first company to do so in Russia, reported a local daily. The firm got an expert on board to inspect and check the investor's wallet in order to make changes to the company's charter fund. The investor […] дальше »
2019-11-26 20:46
Crypto Capital’s Eric Wade Weighs in On the Millennial Draw to Cryptocurrency
The entire structure around Bitcoin centers on mining and the rewards that these miners get for participating in the verification of transactions. The halving happens on a fairly consistent schedule, dropping the reward that miners receive for their actions. дальше »
2019-11-24 20:30
Grayscale Investments Launches Diversified Cryptocurrency Investment Product for Public Trading
Grayscale Investments is known for serving the American public as a digital asset management fund, but they are preparing to launch the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (DLC). DLC is a diversified cryptocurrency investment product, which will be available for public trading. дальше »
2019-11-23 06:59
Sweden Central Bank Lays Down its Six Steps to Successfully Implement Digital Currency
During a recent panel discussion, Stefan Ingves, the Governor of Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, laid out a six-step plan for the introduction of is central bank digital currency. The first issue in this plan is that both large value and retail payments must be settled in the central bank digital currency anywhere around the […] дальше »
2019-11-22 21:08
KPMG Rankings Show a Drop in Bitcoin Yet a Reinforced Cryptocurrency Innovations
KPMG, the big four auditing firm shared its 2019 companies list, Fintech100 rankings. This list contains the 100 top Fintech entities globally. According to these rankings, Bitcoin-based Company has dropped. дальше »
2019-11-21 23:12
Focus Shifts to Bitcoin (BTC) as HSBC Closes an Account Linked to Hong Kong Protestor Funding
In a bid to protect the Crypto market, HSBC shutters an account that is alleged to have been used to fund protestors in Hong Kong. This is according to a recent release by the Hong Kong Economic Journal dated November 18. дальше »
2019-11-21 22:48
China’s Cashless Payments Push is a Testimony that Bitcoin Will Succeed
China is racing ahead in becoming a fully digitized economy, which explains why it will soon have to adopt Bitcoin and other digital assets in order to cope with the upcoming nature of its economy. It is apparent that China is becoming a blockchain-friendly nation. and warming up to new technologies in a quest to […] дальше »
2019-11-20 01:41
Bank of Japan Studying the Role of Digital Currencies: Bank’s Governor Haruhiko Kuroda
Japan is well known for its positive crypto regulations and has become a guiding light for G-20 nations in order to help them formulate their own positive crypto regulations. Now as per the latest development the Central Bank of Japan called Bank Of Japan (BoJ) has initiated research on digital currencies, revealed the bank's chairman […] дальше »
2019-11-19 22:46
China Digs Deeper into Digital Banking with Blockchain Investment Fund Launch
As the price of bitcoin drops back down to $8,300 level for the first time since October 25th, the Chair of the Shenzhen’s HDFH, which stands for the Hande Financial Technology Holdings, has made an announcement at the today’s second China International Import Expo event. What he had to say in his speech is that […] дальше »
2019-11-19 01:54
Investors Hoarding Cash in Anticipation of a Significant Drop in Stocks Next year But Bitcoin still the Best Option
For the first time ever, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 28,000 while the S&P 500 index hit its fourth consecutive record. These bullish sentiments some market commentators believe are here to stay. дальше »
2019-11-19 00:07
Ex-PayPal CFO’s Bank of America Account Closed Without Warning; Time For Something Better?
The crypto community is likely to get a new enthusiast in the form of PayPal’s former chief financial officer. It appears that the ex-CFO abruptly lost access to his official account at the Bank of America. дальше »
2019-11-18 18:27
None of Bitcoin Accepted by ProtonMail for Its Premium Service Has Been Cashed
Bitcoin has been proving its place as a store of value and even a payment method as more merchants accept it, like ProtonMail. The Swiss-based email service recently stated on November 16th that, despite accepting Bitcoin, none of the cryptocurrency has been cashed out, according to a recent tweet. The tweet came in response to […] дальше »
2019-11-18 16:06
“We are all Satoshi” Even Faketoshi Says Bobby Lee in his Mea Culpa on the “Irresponsible” SegWit2x
Bobby Lee, the co-founder, and CEO of the first Bitcoin exchange in China released a mea culpa via a series of tweets confessing SegWit2x as not the right choice for the world’s leading cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-11-18 15:41
Cashaa Will Open USD-based Banking Services for Crypto Companies
A new platform called Cashaa has issued a press release about its new crypto-friendly banking services and added USD bank accounts. Cashaa’s platform is simple to navigate and it offers a number of services, including “next generation banking. дальше »
2019-11-17 19:30
People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Pilots Restrictions on Large-Scale Cash Transactions
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has had a lot of attention lately with their many changes in the crypto industry. Now, it looks like the central bank is looking to combat money-related criminal activities with a new restriction. дальше »
2019-11-15 17:19
Fed Pumps-In Over 12.7 Million Bitcoin Equivalent of Funds to Keep the Financial Market Liquid
The New York Fed added $104. 293 billion in a single day to financial markets on Thursday. The Federal Reserve had to loan banks the equivalent of 12,700,000 bitcoin last night to stabilize the financial system. дальше »
2019-11-15 16:58
Hacktivist Group ‘Anonymous’ Donates $75 Million In Bitcoin For Startups Building Privacy Tech
The activist hacker group Anonymous has made the announcement that is has a $75 million Bitcoin fund for promoting privacy-boosting technology and developing cryptocurrency. An Anonymous press release from Wednesday provided only vague information about this fund. дальше »
2019-11-14 21:13
Indian Customers Risk Losing Their Cash To A Failing Banking System
Nearly one million Indian bank customers cannot access their cash they deposited to their bank. The incident was just a proof of how the banking system is experiencing shortcomings and the improvements that could be made if crypto was given the opportunity. дальше »
2019-11-13 18:48
Luxury New York Condo in Manhattan Gets Sold in Bitcoin Worth $15.3 Million
A retail condo in the Upper East Side has been sold by Ben Shaoul for $15.3 million in Bitcoin. The 11,400-square-foot living space was owned by the landlord’s firm Magnum Real Estate Group. The company is converting rentals in the 389 Easy 89th Street into condos. It all happened earlier this month, with the buyer […] дальше »
2019-11-12 02:31
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Does Not Consider All Crypto As Money
On Friday, November 1st, the United Kingdom’s taxation agency, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), allegedly updated their taxation guidance for businesses and individuals reports Coin Telegraph. дальше »
2019-11-10 23:31
Bitcoin UTXO Transactions Per Month Increased 100 Times in 8 Years, Clear Indication of Adoption?
Bitcoin UTXO transactions per month has increased 100 times more since 2011 reports Bitcoinist, who referenced the statistics from Twitter users, Plan B and Token Insight. So, what are UTXOs exactly? UTXOs are also known as unspent transaction outputs. дальше »
2019-11-9 21:26
Malaysia Proposes $6k Cash Transaction Limit In 2020; Will Cryptocurrency Adoption Soar?
A deputy governor at the central bank of Malaysia – Abdul Rasheed – recently stated that there would be a $6,000 limit on cash transactions next year. With these new restrictions, the government is hoping to prevent cash from being used in illicit transactions, though the new rule won’t likely impact any transactions involved with […] дальше »
2019-11-9 18:55
New Crypto Start-Up School by Andreessen Horowitz to Boost Education and User Adoption
Chris Dixon, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has recently announced at the TechCrunch Disrupt event that the venture capital company would start a new project. Andreessen Horowitz is set to launch its own crypto school for startups. дальше »
2019-11-9 03:00
What Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert and Bitcoin Have in Common: The “Late Show” on TV
“Late Show”, a late-night American satirical show hosted by Stephen Colbert made headlines in the crypto-verse after he mentioned bitcoin in his rant against the US President Donald Trump. дальше »
2019-11-9 23:38
Why Bitcoin is Not “Regulated into Oblivion”? Explains Facebook’s David Marcus
It’s no hidden fact that David Marcus, who is leading Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra is a fan of Bitcoin. On several occasions, he had pointed out his “appreciation for Bitcoin” that has been only growing. дальше »
2019-11-8 18:17
Is Ray Dalio a Bitcoiner? Hedge Fund Manager says The System is Broken & Central banks’ Attempts are “Futile”
Just a few days after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year and the US national debt hit $23 trillion for the first time, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio released yet another LinkedIn post titled, “The World Has Gone Mad and the System Is Broken.” According to Dalio, it […] дальше »
2019-11-7 20:17
Bank of Canada Survey: Canadians’ Bitcoin Ownership Rising Upwards, Notably Among Females & Older People
The central bank of Canada has revealed the findings of its Bitcoin Omnibus Survey that monitors the trends in the awareness, ownership, and use of Bitcoin and other crypto-assets among Canadians. The main interest of the Bank of Canada in this survey is in monitoring Bitcoin adoption “to understand how its usage by Canadians could […] дальше »
2019-11-7 19:56
Lottery Winner in Illinois Uses Half of His Prize, Worth $250,000 to Buy Bitcoin (BTC)
A resident of Illinois won half a million dollars in a state lottery and later claimed that he invested half of it in Bitcoin. The story went public recently when the Redditor Joxnlol who won the lottery posted an image of himself with the check. He affirmed that he invested half of the prize in […] дальше »
2019-11-6 00:24
Survey: 76% of Americans Oppose the Idea of US Govt. Replacing Paper Money with Digital Money
How well does American understand money? is the question Genesis Mining tries to find the answer in its latest survey. 29% Believe the US Dollar is Backed by Gold The survey revealed that out of the 1,000 Americans surveyed on September 17th, 2019, 29% of the participants believe that gold still backs the US dollar. […] дальше »
2019-11-5 17:26
Inside Look at How the Notorious Bitcoin Dark Web Site Silk Road Went Down
For those interested in bitcoin's history, you will have surely came across the Silk Road phenomena as it was the first-ever dark web marketplace who used bitcoin exclusively that got started in February 2011, roughly two years after the Bitcoin network began in January 2009. дальше »
2019-11-5 03:17
Is Nick Szabo Satoshi Nakamoto? New Must-Listen to Bitcoin Podcast Interview
Peter McCormack, of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, conducts a rare in-person interview with Nick Szabo, a ‘crypto' and smart contract pioneer on many levels. The Nick Szabo episode on What Bitcoin Did show, titled “Cypherpunks, Money and Bitcoin” was the fastest podcast to reach 10,000 downloads in the first 20 hours of its release […] дальше »
2019-11-4 08:09
The Trade War and Superpower Race is Boosting the Case for Digital Currency
Chinese President's recent announcement regarding accelerating the use of blockchain technology followed by the passing of crypto law and the impending launch of the central bank-issued digital currency fits perfectly with China's plan of world domination. дальше »
2019-11-3 22:00
Federal Liquidity Injection is Equivalent to 13 Million Bitcoin (BTC) Per Day into the Markets
According to a report by CNBC, the Federal Reserve is significantly increasing the amount of temporary liquidity that it is providing the financial markets. Currently, it is providing $75 billion for repo operations, but this will increase to $120 billion this week. дальше »
2019-11-3 21:35
Ron Paul, Ex-Republican Presidential Candidate and Texas Congressman, Gets First Bitcoin Stored in a Physical Wallet
Lee who is also a member of the Bitcoin Foundation Board has specialized in developing Bitcoin wallets for his clientele at Ballet Crypto. The crypto entrepreneur offers cold storage services for BTC, basically one can store their coins in a physical wallet dubbed ‘REAL’. дальше »
2019-11-3 19:48
Argentinians Can No Longer Buy Bitcoin with Credit Cards Per Country’s Central Bank Notice
Cointelegraph reports that the fiscal regulator has taken drastic measures in order to protect the foreign exchange reserves of Argentina which has been under immense stress following months of high inflation rates which has led to the slump in the country’s currency, the peso. дальше »
2019-11-2 23:14
SEMRush: Bitcoin Deemed the Third Most Preferred Online Shopping Payment Method in Italy
In a recent analysis conducted by Boston-based software as a service firm SEMrush, Italians are growing towards online shopping, reports La Stampa. In particular, business to consumer spending has allegedly increased, with 62 percent of Italians making at least one online purchase in 2018. дальше »
2019-11-1 15:43
Analyst William Peets: Deflationary Impact of Bitcoin, Cryptos on Global Finance is Underestimated
William Peets, an investment strategist, and CIO/portfolio manager, recently was interviewed by Real Vision Finance on October 30th. During the interview, he spoke about blockchain and the way it represents changes in technology through the generations, coming with significant implications for the current financial system. дальше »
2019-11-1 14:28
New Crypto Radar Poll: Bitcoin Survey Shows Only 5.3% Brits Own the BTC Cryptocurrency
A survey was conducted involving 2,500 Brits who fall in the age bracket of 18 to 65+ years shows quite interesting results. It was done by Crypto Radar, which is among the premier blogs for press releases and news related to crypto activities. дальше »
2019-10-31 19:59
Billionaire and Multi-Sports Team Owner Ted Leonsis Associates Bitcoin with Shady Gambling
In the United States alone, $10 billion has been spent on gambling since the decision of the Supreme Court just over a year ago, according to the Legal Sports Report. Now, billionaire Ted Leonsis has expressed interest in getting a piece of that action during the off-season of sports. Mr. Leonsis is known for many […] дальше »
2019-10-31 01:28
German Federal Parliament: Bitcoin is Not Money, a Store of Value or Payment System
Cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) are not really money, at least according to the German Federal Parliament. According to a recent announcement, digital assets such as cryptos cannot be considered money because they lack several features that would be expected of traditional forms of money. дальше »
2019-10-30 23:33
Bitcoin Search Interest is Trending to a Three Month High on Google with Africa Regions Leading
The search interest for bitcoin has made close to a three month high according to Google trends, a website by Google that analyzes the popularity of top search queries in Google Search across various regions and languages. дальше »
2019-10-29 23:13
China FOMO’ing Hard on Bitcoin: Is It the Beginning of BTC/Crypto Nationalization?
China has gone full-in on Blockchain technology and by extension Bitcoin. The latest news has been of a China Merchant Bank investing in BitPie, a Bitcoin non-custodial wallet with “longest history and most users in China. дальше »
2019-10-28 19:00
Capital Controls to Push Bitcoin Demand: Lebanon Bans Large Dollar Cash Outs
Lebanon Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat released an order that has imposed a ban on traders and money exchangers from taking significant amounts of dollar currency out of the country. This is until a new mechanism is determined for regulating such transfers. дальше »
2019-10-28 16:17
Should The Traditional Banking System Be Scared Of Cryptocurrencies? Stanford Finance Prof Says Yes
Though digital currencies have come up against a lot of challenges, consumers shouldn’t give up just yet, according to Darrell Duffie. Duffie, a professor of finance at Stanford GSB, believes that the next decade could be filled with a lot of success for this sector, in the event that banks don’t come up with faster […] дальше »
2019-10-25 17:39
Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to Address Digital Asset Standardization
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), an important organization related to securities, has recently decided to assemble and launch a task force to address the way that digital assets are labeled in financial markets. дальше »
2019-10-23 21:27
Chile Declares State Of Emergency, People Unable to Access Their Money, Bitcoin Enters the Fray
There have been reports of some financial clients in Chile who are not able to pull back assets. The case for Bitcoin becomes transparent as the turmoil in the nation goes to another level. One of the contentions that act in favor of Bitcoin, and digital forms of money, is that they enable clients to […] дальше »
2019-10-23 20:04
Premier of Bermuda: Crypto Assets Balance Out the Powers of ‘Big Tech’ and Government
Edward David Burt, the Premier of Bermuda, has recently affirmed that cryptocurrencies can work as a great equalizer against “big tech”. He affirmed this during a recent interview with Forbes. According to him, cryptos are important to ensure that citizens are not at the mercy of big corporations and the government. The Premier has a […] дальше »
2019-10-19 01:05
17 Trillion Reasons to Own Bitcoin, Starting with the Elephant in the Finance Market
According to the Bank for International Settlements report, the growing acceptance of negative interest rates has reached “vaguely troubling” levels. Investors have been now paying for the privilege of lending, support for which came from the top central banks including the US Federal Reserve, the ECB, and China’s PBOC that has the amount of bonds […] дальше »
2019-10-18 22:21
Over 8 Million Customers Affected as Major Outage Hits Australia’s Biggest Bank
The Commonwealth Bank, one of the “big four” Australian banks, has suffered a major outage that has left its more than eight million customers affected. Meanwhile, it is urging customers to be vigilant for scams. дальше »