• Mastermind Who Planned Iceland’s Biggest Bitcoin Heist Jailed for 4.5 Years

  by coins on January 22, 2019 at 1:05 am

  Last year, Sindri Stefansson was arrested for his part in what has been described as the biggest heist Iceland has seen – over $2 million worth of Bitcoin mining equipment stolen in an […]

• Falcon Private Bank Launches Crypto Wallet With Support for Direct BTC and BCH Transfers

  by coins on January 21, 2019 at 11:00 pm

  Switzerland’s Falcon Private Bank has introduced a cryptocurrency wallet as well as support for direct transfers of BTC, BCH, ETH and LTC for private and institutional investors. The bank […]

• ‘Satoshi Way’ Course to Prepare Crypto Developers in Ukraine

  by coins on January 21, 2019 at 11:10 am

  Ukraine’s crypto business sector has decided to address the deficit of developers in the field. Several companies, the industry’s association and an educational organization have teamed […]

• How US Government Shutdown Affects Bitcoin ETF Approval

  by coins on January 21, 2019 at 6:25 am

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is due to make a decision on the Vaneck Solidx bitcoin ETF next month, and the deadline cannot be extended further. However, since the U.S. […]

• Blame Banks for Damaging the Environment – Not Bitcoin

  by coins on January 20, 2019 at 5:12 pm

  Another mainstream media outlet has published a piece warning of the dangers Bitcoin poses to the environment. We’ve heard these overly simplistic arguments countless times before. But even if […]

• US Crypto Investors Incurred $5.7 Billion in Unrealized Losses Last Year

  by coins on January 20, 2019 at 4:42 pm

  The results of a survey published by Credit Karma estimate that crypto investors in the U.S. realized losses of approximately $1.7 billion during the previous tax season. Additionally, the report […]

• Executives of Korean Exchange Sentenced to Jail for Faking Volumes

  by coins on January 20, 2019 at 4:00 am

  Two executives of a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange have reportedly been sentenced to jail for inflating trading volumes on their exchange. The pair allegedly used a bot to fake large orders in […]

• Chile to Start Taxing Cryptocurrency Earnings in Second Quarter of 2019

  by coins on January 19, 2019 at 9:58 pm

  Chile is to start taxing cryptocurrencies in April, when taxpayers pay their yearly income taxes, but it’s unclear at what rate. According to local media reports, the country’s revenue […]
• Report: Bitcoin Use on Darknet Markets Doubled in 2018

  by coins on January 19, 2019 at 1:10 am

  Bitcoin use on darknet markets (DNMs) doubled in 2018, a study has shown, rising to an average of $2 million per day. Bitcoin has long been used to buy goods on the darknet due to its relative […]

• Stock Exchange of Thailand Unveils Plan to Enter the Crypto Space

  by coins on January 18, 2019 at 8:32 am

  The Stock Exchange of Thailand is reportedly planning to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. The securities companies that are members of the exchange will also apply for cryptocurrency broker-dealer […]

• 18 Months Away? Latest Lightning Network Study Calls System a ‘Small Central Clique’

  by coins on January 18, 2019 at 4:25 am

  The Lightning Network has been touted as the solution to the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network’s scalability problem for years now. Over the last few months, the Lightning Network has shown growth but […]

• Indian Supreme Court Pushes Crypto Case Against RBI to End of February

  by coins on January 17, 2019 at 11:53 am

  The case against the crypto banking ban by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was unexpectedly heard at the country’s supreme court on Thursday. However, senior advocates for the parties were […]

• Thai Crypto Exchange Determined to Stay Open After SEC Orders Shutdown

  by coins on January 17, 2019 at 5:25 am

  The Thai Ministry of Finance has rejected the last cryptocurrency exchange application it had been reviewing. The exchange, which has been ordered to close down business and return customer funds, is […]

• Clickbait Media Uses Bitcoin and Russia to Pump Headlines Again

  by coins on January 16, 2019 at 5:50 pm

  In the past week or so, a number of publications, including cryptocurrency websites, but also “reputable” mainstream outlets, have given stage to a “Kremlin economist” with a […]

• How Indian Cryptocurrency Users Avoid Banks Closing Their Accounts

  by coins on January 16, 2019 at 5:25 am

  Banks in India have been closing the accounts of customers they believe have made transactions involving cryptocurrencies. The majority of crypto users in the country, however, have reportedly found […]

• Venezuelan President Raises Petro’s Value Again in Bid to Create ‘New System’

  by coins on January 16, 2019 at 2:53 am

  For the second time in a little over a month, Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has hiked up the value of the national cryptocurrency, the petro, this time to 36,000 sovereign […]

• Crypto Impersonation Scammers on Social Media Raked in Millions in 2018

  by coins on January 15, 2019 at 7:12 pm

  Over the last two years, as cryptocurrencies gained mainstream attention, scammers have become far more prevalent. One particular social media scam that can be found on prominent websites like […]

• St. Louis Federal Reserve Predicts ‘Flood’ of Altcoins Will Drive Down BTC Prices

  by coins on January 15, 2019 at 4:50 pm

  The St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve bank has published a report seeking to examine the long-term prospects of BTC as an investment. The paper is highly critical of bullish outlooks for […]

• Malaysia Starts Regulating Cryptocurrencies Today

  by coins on January 15, 2019 at 5:08 am

  Malaysia’s finance minister has announced that the order to regulate cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings as securities has come into force. Crypto service providers and exchanges are […]

• Denmark’s Tax Agency to Collect Information About Bitcoin Traders

  by coins on January 15, 2019 at 12:50 am

  Danish tax authorities will soon be going after cryptocurrency traders in the country and beyond. The plan is to collect data from local bitcoin exchanges in order to verify if citizens who have […]

• The Daily: Twitch Gamer Tipped $70K in Crypto, Hacker Returns $100K of ETC

  by coins on January 14, 2019 at 11:15 am

  In this edition of The Daily, a video gamer streaming on Twitch has received crypto donations totaling over $70,000 and a hacker believed to be behind the 51 percent attack on the Ethereum Classic […]

• No, IBM’s Quantum Computer Won’t Break Bitcoin

  by coins on January 13, 2019 at 6:00 pm

  IBM recently unveiled its Q System One at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019, with the company describing the quantum computer as being developed for “commercial use.” Despite […]

• 9 Cryptocurrency Firms Sue Washington State Utility Over 50 Percent Rate Hike

  by coins on January 13, 2019 at 4:00 pm

  A major utility in the U.S. state of Washington, Grant County public utility district, and its commissioners are facing a lawsuit filed by nine cryptocurrency firms. The suit alleges that they […]

• Japanese Regulator Clarifies Stance on Bitcoin ETFs and Derivatives

  by coins on January 13, 2019 at 6:15 am

  Japan’s top financial regulator has clarified to news.Bitcoin.com its stance on bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), cryptocurrency derivatives, and upcoming regulatory changes. This follows […]

• Cryptocurrency Still a Gray Area in Malaysia After Government Deems It ‘Neither Legal nor Illegal’

  by coins on January 13, 2019 at 3:20 am

  Malaysia’s government still hasn’t made up its mind on what to do with cryptocurrencies. The country’s finance minister last year warned companies not to issue new tokens, while […]

• Thai Startup Atomicpay Launches Non-Custodial Crypto Payment Platform

  by coins on January 13, 2019 at 1:20 am

  Atomicpay, a Thai-registered payments startup, has officially launched its non-custodial cryptocurrency payment terminal for merchants throughout the world. Founder and developer Benz Rif said the […]

• Mongolia’s Cheap Electricity Draws Japanese Bitcoin Miners Seeking Profit

  by coins on January 12, 2019 at 5:05 am

  A combination of cheap electricity and cold weather has started to draw a growing number of Japanese bitcoin miners to Mongolia, a country sandwiched between China to the south and Russia to the […]

• Japan Approves 17th Cryptocurrency Exchange – Its First in Over a Year

  by coins on January 12, 2019 at 2:10 am

  It has been over a year since Japan’s Financial Services Agency last approved a cryptocurrency exchange to legally operate in the country. Coincheck, which was hacked early last year, has […]

• Indian Bank Forcing Customers to Agree to Anti-Cryptocurrency Policy

  by coins on January 11, 2019 at 8:00 am

  An Indian bank is reportedly forcing customers to agree that they “will not deal with any transactions related to cryptocurrency including bitcoins” when signing up for an account. In […]

• China Announces New Regulations for Blockchain Companies to ‘Promote Healthy Development’

  by coins on January 11, 2019 at 2:00 am

  China is coming down hard on blockchain companies, even though the government appears to favor blockchain over cryptocurrency. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced new regulations […]

• The Struggles and Successes of Introducing Crypto to the Unbanked: A Social Experiment in Colombia

  by coins on January 10, 2019 at 8:00 pm

  How cryptocurrency can help the unbanked has been a hot topic over the past 12 months. It is a laudable goal, but one that it is by no means easy to accomplish. One tech enthusiast and stablecoin […]

• It’s Time We Began Pricing Things in Satoshis

  by coins on January 10, 2019 at 12:15 pm

  What can you buy with a virtual pocketful of satoshis? Why, anything and everything. Whatever goods or services you can purchase with BTC or BCH you can purchase with their smaller units of account […]

• 7 Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Pass Government Security Inspection

  by coins on January 10, 2019 at 8:15 am

  The South Korean government has released the results of its security inspection of cryptocurrency exchanges. Only seven of them passed all 85 of the inspection points. Fourteen previously-inspected […]