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Bitcoin finally gets an ‘A’ from Weiss Ratings

Weiss Crypto Ratings–an offshoot of the long established Weiss Ratings, an investment ratings agency–has elevated bitcoin to the top slot on its crypto ratings...

China accelerates its state-run crypto efforts in light of Libra

China’s timeline to make a state-run cryptocurrency just got moved forward. The announcement of the impending launch of Facebook’s Libra in 2020 has put...

How a Blockchain Could Help Roll Out Berkeley’s Next Fire Truck

Last year, Ben Bartlett, a member of the Berkeley City Council, proposed an unusual idea to his colleagues: putting affordable housing on the blockchain....

Bitcoin tax: the U.S. & Singapore go to extremes

Last week, Singapore proposed to exempt Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions from value-added tax (VAT.) In America, meanwhile, it seems things are about to get...

Social Capital’s Palihapitiya says bitcoin is ‘schmuck insurance you have under your mattress’

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, an early investor in bitcoin, is still crazy about the cryptocurrency. "It's the single best hedge against the...

Fresh, damning evidence on Tether and Bitfinex  

Over the past year, cryptocurrency platforms Bitfinex and Tether have allegedly issued tethers as loans to investors, run an unregistered securities offering and conducted...

What to expect from tomorrow’s launch of BitTorrent Speed

If all goes to plan, tomorrow we will see the launch of BitTorrent Speed. BitTorrent is the well-known file-sharing protocol used to legally share...

LocalBitcoins’ trading volume grows despite cash ban

LocalBitcoins has ditched cash trading without breaking a sweat. The peer-to-peer exchange became popular after it was the first to offer a kind of...

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