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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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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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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U.S., Ukraine Uncover Russian Cyber Spy Campaign
The Security Service of Ukraine and FBI uncovered a long-running Russian cyber-espionage campaign targeting officials and activists worldwide.Attackers used...
Nvidia’s $1,000 IPO Investment Now Worth Multi-Millions
A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA at its 1999 IPO, adjusted for splits, would be worth over $8.3 million as...
Ripple processed $16T but used almost no crypto
Ripple CEO criticized Strategy's leveraged funding model for hurting the wider crypto market.Brad Garlinghouse pointed to Strategy's preferred stock,...
