Bitcoin News (BTC)
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. This page is a summary of the latest bitcoin news.
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French And German Central Bankers, Finance Ministers Want G20 Discussion Of Cryptocurrency
February 9, 2018 10:31 PMIn a joint letter to the finance minister of Argentina, the central bank governors and finance ministers of France and...
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Former Alibaba, Baidu Chief Architects To Launch Blockchain Academy
A pair of architects from two of China’s largest tech firms are setting up a blockchain technology-focused academy in China to foster the next...
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Indian Tax Authority Sends Tax Notices To 100,000 Cryptocurrency Investors
Tax officials in India are seeking disclosure from investors who saw gains in cryptocurrencies to ascertain taxable income.On February 6, 2018, India's income tax...
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Seven Takeaways From The SEC And CFTC’s Testimony On Virtual Currency
February 7, 2018 12:48 AMQuestions from senators focused on consumer protection, investor education efforts, exchange regulation and market manipulation, and the potential value of...
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New BIS Head Urges Authorities to ‘Act Preemptively’ On Cryptocurrencies
The new chief of the Bank for International Settlements does not look favorably on cryptocurrencies and in a recent talk, he encouraged regulators to...
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Ledger Hardware Wallets’ Vulnerability Exposes Clients To Risk
A vulnerability that affects every Ledger hardware wallet on the market would allow for malicious parties to show Ledger customers fraudulent receive addresses. If...
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Exclusive: Bitcoin Must Be Declared On US Security Clearance Form – DSS Official
At least some individuals seeking a security clearance from the US government in order to access classified information will have to report their bitcoin...
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German President Hopes Financial Sector Stems Cryptocurrency Bubble
February 2, 2018 11:23 PMAt an event on Thursday, German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier told his audience that the financial sector has a responsibility to...
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IMF: Most tokenized stock trades happen off Wall St hours
More than half of tokenized equity trading happens outside regular U.S. market hours, and about 80% of trades are...
Coinbase BTC mortgage product gets thousands of applications
Coinbase Asset Management President Anthony Bassili said the Bitcoin mortgage down payment product has “thousands of applications” in the...
Zcash to deploy post-quantum signatures by January
Zakura expects post-quantum signature opcodes to land in ZCash in January, enabling hash-based signatures for transparent payments.The approach combines...
