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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Incoming PBoC Governor Has Spoken Positively On Bitcoin
The People’s Bank of China has a new governor, Yi Gang. In the past, Yi has used positive terms to describe bitcoin.China's National People's...
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Electricity Tariff For Some Cryptocurrency Miners Approved In New York
Municipal power authorities in upstate New York have received permission to charge certain cryptocurrency mining enterprises higher rates for the use of their electricity...
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Lightning Labs’ Beta Goes Live On Bitcoin Mainnet
A beta version of a lightning network implementation has gone live on the Bitcoin mainnet in what Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark calls a...
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Financial Services Committee Hears Testimony On Cryptocurrencies, ICOs
On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from a collection of cryptocurrency professionals. In addition to addressing concerns about investor speculation, witnesses...
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Dutch Finance Minister Addresses Cryptocurrency Regulation In Letter To Parliament
This month, the Dutch finance minister remarked upon cryptocurrency regulation in the Netherlands and the European Union.On March 8, 2018, the minister of finance...
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EU Commissioner: Cryptocurrency Mining Subject To Standard Energy Regulation
Regardless of its massive electricity demands, cryptocurrency mining is captured under normal EU regulation, explained European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on Friday. Gabriel called cryptocurrencies...
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PACcoin, A Tiny Cryptocurrency, Just Returned From The Moon
On Friday, a tiny, virtually unknown cryptocurrency went to the moon for a few minutes. It appeared that in a straight-line trajectory, PACcoin suddenly...
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$600 Million Magic, Strange Moves On The Tether Charts
During a defining five-minute period on January 27, 2018, the nominal market cap of Tether rose by more than $600 million. Today, close to...
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US Shutdown Threat Freezes Crypto Bill as Bitcoin Rally Stalls
Potential U.S. government shutdown may halt congressional work, affecting digital asset legislation and financial agencies.
Bitcoin's price retreated to around...
SEC’s Hester Peirce Champions Crypto Innovation at Black Summit
Hester Peirce and Karima Woods discussed cryptocurrency regulation at the 8th annual Black Blockchain Summit at Howard University.Peirce, a...
Ripple CTO David Schwartz Steps Down, Joins Board for New Role
David Schwartz will conclude his 13-year role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Ripple at the end of the...
