The Past Month, Bitcoin Has Been Less Volatile Than NASDAQ, DOW and S&P 500
In what is a rare, time-sensitive window, bitcoin’s volatility since September 14, 2018 has been less than that of the most popular indexes from traditional finance sectors. Bitcoin seems to have...
View ArticleReport: Unrest Over Tether Instability Causing Outflow into Bitcoin
As fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding leading stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether mounts, capital has begun to flow out of Tether and into Bitcoin and other competiting stablecoins, according...
View ArticleAMD: GPU Sales to Crypto Miners Was ‘Negligible’ in Q3
AMD announced it saw “negligible” revenue from selling graphics cards to the crypto mining community over the past quarter.
View Article5 Reasons Why VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Should be Approved by the SEC in 2019
At a meeting with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Elad L. Roisman, representatives from SolidX, VanEck, and CBOE presented five major reasons why the commission should...
View ArticlePlanting Bitcoin Part One: Species
Only the strong survive and bitcoin is no exception.
View ArticleDeVere CEO: Crypto Market to Increase by 5,000% in Its Second Decade
The CEO of global financial consultancy firm the deVere Group has stated that the cryptocurrency market will expand by a massive 5,000% over the next 10 years. Nigel Green also believes that Bitcoin’s...
View ArticleGerman Court Ruling Raises Questions about Bitcoin’s Legal Status
Until recently, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) classified bitcoin as a financial instrument, but a subsequent court ruling disclaimed this categorization and decided that the...
View ArticleAustralian DTA Tells Senate There is Better Technology Than Blockchain
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has told the Senate that there is better technology for every use of blockchain considered today. The agency received AU$700,000 from the Australian...
View ArticleThe Next 10 Years: Crypto Market to Eclipse $20 Trillion as Bitcoin’s...
It’s been 10 years since bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto published his white paper on bitcoin, and the global economy hasn’t been the same since. The original cryptocurrency now boasts a market cap of...
View ArticleCrypto is Property: Chinese Court Upholds Citizens Rights to Own Bitcoin
The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) has recently affirmed that cryptocurrencies, specifically bitcoin and several of its hard forks, are considered legal property and Chinese...
View ArticleIRS Advisory Committee Requests Clearer Guidance for Crypto Tax Code
On October 24, 2018, an advisory committee to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a report calling for clarity on the IRS’s position toward cryptocurrency taxation. The Information Reporting...
View ArticleCFTC Commissioner Cites CryptoKitties, Dogecoin When Talking DLT Uses
CFTC commissioner Rostin Behnam emphasized that regulators must understand distributed ledger tech before regulating it.
View ArticleIndia’s Suprement Court Orders Government to Define Policy on Crypto Within...
The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government to share its view on cryptocurrency within two weeks. The court is addressing the multitude of petitions filed by digital currency operators...
View ArticleReport: North Korean Elite Behind Scams Targeting Crypto Investors
Members of the ruling elite in North Korea are suspected of launching two scams aimed at exploiting gullible crypto investors still attempting to get in early on a potential moon shoot. The...
View ArticleIRS Advised to Provide Better Guidance on Cryptocurrency Transactions
The Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee is a body which was established before the Internet was a major consumer network and is a result of federal government reorganization and,...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Admits Antiquated Regulation May Hurt Emerging Blockchain...
Aijt Pai, U.S. FCC Chair, has said it’s a challenge to level the playing field between emerging technologies, including blockchain, and not disadvantage any of them. US Telecoms Regulator Studies How...
View ArticleUS State Banking Regulator Sues Government Over Fintech Special Charter
The US regulatory body for state banking has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for granting bank charters to fintech companies. The complaint calls into question the leniency of fintech...
View ArticleWaves Blockchain Hits Milestone with 6.1 Million Real-Time Transactions
The race to build the best public blockchain will be won by those that would scale in line with volume. On a Sunday, a blockchain project realistically did it, though for 24 hours. Waves Platform,...
View ArticleThe Double-Spend (What Bitcoin’s White Paper Solved Forever)
Bitcoin’s white paper solving the double-spend problem in the digital world makes near real-time commerce possible across the entire planet.
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