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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Dutch Court Finds That Bitcoin Has Characteristics Of Property
According to the district court of Amsterdam, bitcoin is transferable and has value.On February 14, 2018, after failing to comply with a court order...
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France Prepares For Cryptocurrency, ICO Framework
On Monday, France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, shared his enthusiasm for the country’s blockchain and cryptocurrency development efforts. He previously tasked Jean-Pierre Landau,...
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American Bar Association Offers IRS Guidance On Rules Around Forked Tokens
The American Bar Association has recommended that the IRS offer taxpayers temporary safe harbor regarding cryptocurrency that they acquired as the result of a...
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Hong Kong SFC Apparently Halts Black Cell Initial Coin Offering
On Monday, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission announced that Black Cell Technology Limited halted its initial coin offering to the Hong Kong public...
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G20’s Closing Statements On Cryptocurrency And Blockchain
The G20 summit in Argentina closed its session with a directive for future development of crypto-asset and blockchain standards, protections, and innovation.The recent G20...
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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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Visa Tests Private Stablecoin Settlement on Canton Network
VISA is testing private, permissioned blockchain settlement using a dollar stablecoin with infrastructure firm Brale and the Canton Network.The...
New Chinese Hacker Cluster Targets IIS with Custom Web Shells
A new Chinese-linked threat cluster, OP-512, is deploying a sophisticated custom web shell framework on Microsoft IIS servers to...
Analyst: Microsoft Stock Set to Surge Over $500, Bullish Outlook
Analyst Andrew Sherman of TD Cowen reiterated a buy rating for Microsoft on June 4, predicting the stock could...
