William Shatner Wants you to Know he is not Giving Away ETH
Cryptocurrency scams are on the rise. In a recent workshop organized by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission dubbed ‘Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams’, it was revealed that consumers lost approximately...
View ArticleInterview: David Sapper, CEO of Aussie Crypto Exchange Blockbid
CCN reported in June that Australian blockchain startup Blockbid pioneered a new risk management and identity verification system that substantially reduces the risk of identity fraud. Using data...
View ArticleAugur Platform Prepares for Main Network Deployment
Augur, a peer-to-peer prediction market platform, is all set to launch its main network on July 9th at 11:01 PST. Augur raised $5.5 million in 2015 by offering its token REP in a crowdsale. Augur was...
View ArticleLitecoin, EOS, Stellar Lumens, Tron, IOTA Technical Analysis: EOS Plateaus to...
Weekend’s price action was a short in the arm for Bitcoin, IOTA and a host of other coins under our focus. EOS is also stable despite claims of block producer crash by EOS New York. On the other hand,...
View ArticleBitcoin (BTC) Technical Analysis: It’s an IPO for Bitmain and a blow for Bitcoin
Finally, there is a pump of demand as far as Bitcoin (BTC) price action goes. Bitcoin is trading above $6,500 and odds are we might see further gains this week after week ending July 8 bullish...
View ArticleTorrent Site Pirate Bay Warns Users About Monero Mining Software
Torrent website The Pirate Bay is doubling down on its plan to use visitors’ processing power to mine crypto.
View ArticleLocalBitcoins Trader ‘Bitcoin Maven’ Sentenced to Year in Prison
A Los Angeles bitcoin trader was sentenced Monday to one year in federal prison.
View ArticleLibertarian Party Urges Trump to Pardon Silk Board Founder Ross Ulbricht
The Libertarian Party has requested President Trump grant a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence with no parole possibility for his role in launching and operating the Silk Road...
View ArticleCryptocurrency Concept Is a ‘Fallacy’ Says Finnish Central Bank Advisor
A paper published by the Bank of Finland explains why cryptocurrencies will never become a form of money.
View ArticleBitcoin Price Analysis: Breach Below Trading Range May Spark Spring Retest
After a feeble rally on diminishing volume, bitcoin is currently in the middle of its first major pullback in about 2 weeks. Over the last week or so, bitcoin managed to break its sustained downtrend...
View Article“Experts” Fear China Losing 90% Control Over Bitcoin Market, Forgetting Gov’t...
According to Express, the government of China has confirmed that the country’s control over the global bitcoin exchange market has fallen from 90 percent to 1 percent. The UK publication also noted...
View ArticleCoinbase App Downloads Have Dropped, but Interest in Cryptos Isn’t Waning
Due in part to the recent bear market for cryptocurrencies, digital currency exchange Coinbase has seen a drop in the number of downloads of its app, reaching levels that are comparable to April 2017....
View ArticleStrategic Partnership Announced Between TokenPay and Litecoin Foundation
In May 2018, TokenPay Swiss AG joined with WEG Bank in Germany. The former attained a 9.9 percent stake in the bank, along with the option to purchase as much as 90 percent, pending regulatory...
View ArticleFree Coins: NEO Partners with ONT for a $40M Airdrop
NEO token holders are going to receive $40 million dollars worth of ONT tokens in a free airdrop. NEO and ONT are both blockchain projects based out of China and have their roots tied to Onchain, a...
View ArticleRipple (XRP) Technical Analysis: The SEC “Friendly” Ripple and XRP Divorce
A campaign to raise awareness that XRP is not Ripple, three court cases and a race to meet SEC decentralization requirements for endorsement is obviously exposing XRP and cushioning Ripple the...
View ArticleThe Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin
As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to...
View ArticleKorean Government-Backed Researchers File for Blockchain Patent
A South Korean government-funded organization has submitted a blockchain-related patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
View ArticleLawmakers to Discuss If Crypto Is ‘The Future of Money’ Next Week
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will host a crypto hearing focused on its use as a form of money next week.
View ArticleNew Power Rates Approved for Crypto Miners in Upstate New York
A municipal utility provider in New York got the green light from state regulators to create a new set of electricity rates for cryptocurrency miners.
View ArticleAbra Announces New Credit Card Payment Options for Bitcoin Purchases
Bitcoin payment startup Abra has announced the addition of Visa and Mastercard payment options for buying bitcoin on its platform. The new payment option is in partnership with fintech company...
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