During the second day of congressional hearings, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) grilled Facebook executive David Marcus over Libra’s centralization. The 29-year-old congresswoman went directly at Facebook for calling…
Since the 13th of June bears have caused Binance Coin to pull-back down from the highs of 0.044 sats down to visible lows around 0.024 sats, resulting in a 45%…
A Poland-based Bitcoin exchange has abruptly shut down operations, taking away the cryptocurrency funds of thousands of users alongside. BitMarket announced on Monday that it ran out of liquidity on…
An out-of-the-box solution says it enables anyone, even with no experience, to build their own blockchain in under 10 minutes. According to Nuls, businesses are going through a similar evolution…
Bitcoin price will have little trouble hitting $15,000 once resistance at $10,000 falls, Tyler Winklevoss believes. Bitcoin ‘Cheap Until It Disrupts Gold’ Writing on social media as Bitcoin price circled…
On the day of its unveiling, Facebook’s cryptocurrency has already sparked forecasts that governments worldwide will ban it. Libra Heading For Crypto Blacklist? Libra, the protocol Facebook today revealed to…
Russian regulators have once again moved to expand oversight of the online space in an attempt to ensure compliance with various restrictions Moscow is trying to impose. But as in…
The full list of partners working with Facebook to host its new crypto stablecoin has gone public – and already sparked fears of mass data collection. Facebook Crypto Nets Giants…
Big companies like Visa and PayPal are reportedly willing to pay millions for the privilege of running a node on the Facebook cryptocurrency network. Facebook’s foray into crypto has been…
Telegram has reversed its earlier decision to not carry out a public sale of its native token Gram by announcing a listing on the Liquid cryptocurrency exchange. U-Turn for Telegram?…
The number of businesses accepting cryptocurrencies for goods and services has been growing, particularly for P2P coins such as bitcoin cash. Finding places where you can spend your digital cash…
International ratings agency Weiss Ratings thinks tech giants like Apple and Facebook entering the crypto-space prove they are, in fact, becoming banks themselves and their ‘answer’ is nothing like Bitcoin…
If we wanted to create a list of culprits slowing down Bitcoin adoption for all, Coinbase would rank pretty high. However, in a tweet yesterday, CEO Brian Armstrong finally confirmed…
Facebook is being sued by Dutch media tycoon, John de Mol, for posting fraudulent Bitcoin ads that listed him as an investor. Billionaire Claims Facebook Turns a Blind Eye to…
Apple has finally acknowledged Bitcoin by adding a symbol to its new icon set. It appears the mass adoption movement is gaining momentum at last. Apple Has Been Glacially Slow…
Facebook is reportedly in talks with US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission regarding the future of its GlobalCoin ‘cryptocurrency.’ Facebook In Talks With The CFTC The world’s largest social media…
Bitcoin buying is set to skyrocket as Coinstar is ramping up the number of locations to over 2,200 across the United States. Brick and Mortar Locations For Buying BTC Rising…
Small business loan company Bitbond is raising €3.5 million in a Security Token Offering (STO) to support SMEs in Asia. This marks the first STO in Germany to be approved…
IEOs are becoming the new fundraising vehicle for Blockchain and crypto startups. A recent industry report revealed that IEOs such as Fetch.AI have raised about $1.4B in the first five…
Spending during the holiday season should be easy but borders, physical and financial, often complicate matters. A world currency that can travel with you and is widely accepted sounds like…
Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has secured a temporary reprieve in its ongoing legal tussle against the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office. NY Judge Grants Stay of Document In a press…
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital has sold majority of its stake in cryptocurrency startup Block.one for $71 million – a 123 percent gain on its initial investment. Massive Payday for Novogratz’s…
Bitcoin and crypto are rising, but Goldman Sachs-backed Circle laid off 10 percent of its workforce blaming a ‘restrictive’ regulatory climate. But is that just a smokescreen to mask Circle’s…
Crypto-exchange Bitfinex continues to move on from last month’s Tether cover-up accusations, announcing the distribution of its new utility token. Parent iFinex, who raised $1 billion through the private offering,…
Louis Vuitton and Dior just some of the luxury brands going Blockchain by partnering with Microsoft and Blockchain startup ConsenSys. Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton Meets… Ethereum Announced via a press release…
Amazon this week filed a US patent for a Proof-of-Work system which uses cryptography to generate Merkle trees. The Bitcoin and Ethereum networks use such ‘hash trees’ to verify the…
Bitfinex, the embattled cryptocurrency exchange, says it raised about one billion in USDT from private investors even amid accusations that the company and Tether covered up losses to the tune…
Speculations about the purpose of Facebook’s planned digital coin are getting wilder. Ignoring key features like independence and decentralization, one analyst predicts that ‘Facebook Coin’ would look more like Bitcoin…
Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has less positive news as bitcoin price reclaims $6000 and the hash rate continues its steady climb. Its internal mining operations show a reduction of 88% of…
The CEO of Zebpay, which left India due to banking restrictions, says the rumored cryptocurrency blanket-ban is unlikely to happen. Ajeet Khurana was talking as the company announced the opening…
Indian tech multinational, Wipro, has developed a blockchain-based solution for banks in Thailand to settle dues. This comes as Indian government and banking authorities look to enact a blanket ban on all non-state-issued…
In addition to launching a custody service, Fidelity Investments appears set to debut Bitcoin (BTC) trading for institutional clients. The news comes amid reports of Ameritrade and E-Trade quietly testing…
A research survey commissioned by Fidelity Investments and conducted by Greenwich Associates has shown that close to 50 percent of institutional investors believe that cryptocurrency and digital assets, in general,…
At Facebook’s annual F8 conference one of Mark Zuckerberg’s themes was “the future is private.” This news also comes on the back of Facebook’s earlier announcements of launching a stablecoin…
A Hong Kong-based blockchain investment firm is planning to take up a position in the cannabis market as a way of diversifying its Bitcoin investment portfolio. Diversifying with Cannabis According…
On April 29 Bitcoinist reported that the SEC had temporarily suspended trading securities at Bitcoin Generation (BTGN). President and CEO Deniz Hadjiev reached out to share his official response. Bitcoin…
Tech mogul and one of the largest corporations in the world, Apple Inc., has so far had a great start to 2019. The company’s shares are up 27 percent since…
A week after allegations of Bitfinex’s $850 million Tether ‘cover-up’ broke, the story is still dominating crypto-twitter. And although Binfinex challenges the claims, the ripples from the splash are already…
Believable parallels have been drawn between Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook on podcast #74 of Coin Talk hosted by Aaron Lammer & Jay Caspian Kang, titled “When Trolls…
Bakkt is taking what it hopes will be another significant step toward obtaining regulatory approval as its parent company – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), acquires Bitcoin custody platform. ICE also plans…
