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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China Central Bank Creating ‘Anti-Bitcoin’ to Track Money Transfers
Since February China has had in place the world’s most restrictive policy regarding cryptocurrencies. No initial coin offerings allowed. Cryptocurrency exchanges shut down. Banks...
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VPE Bank First In Germany To Support Cryptocurrencies For Institutional Traders
Germany’s VPE bank, in a partnership with FinTech firm solarisBank, has become the first in the country to offer cryptocurrency trading to institutional investors.WertpapierhandelsBank...
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Flexibility Is Strength: Evolving The ‘Smart’ Contract
Excited neophytes think that so-called “smart” contracts may be a panacea for all transactional or data management activities that take place in a developing...
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Binance CEO Meets With Alleged Autocrat, Announces Togo Project
Many blockchain enthusiasts like to describe the technology as a tool that will allow users to seize self-determination. Meanwhile, one blockchain firm appears poised...
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Aussie Regulator Discusses Applying Existing Laws To Overseas ICOs
An Australian financial services watchdog has stated that ICOs conducted abroad may be subject to Australian laws if they accept investment from “Australian consumers.”In...
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Cryptocurrency In France Considered ‘Movable Property,’ Traders Get Tax Break
After challenges by French taxpayers, the French Council of State ruled that cryptocurrencies are “moveable property,” and reduced the applicable tax rate from 45...
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Should Ripple’s XRP Contribution To Nonprofit DonorsChoose Be Tax-Deductible?
Shortly before the FY 2017 tax filing deadline, Ripple contributed approximately $29 million worth of its XRP to DonorsChoose, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Depending...
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Wanted: Messiah to Spread the Word on Cryptocurrencies
Bubble. Tulip. Luck.Blockchain and cryptocurrency currently occupy the “roll the dice” slot in the popular mind, as evidenced by a recent Scientific American...
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Polymarket hit by $2.6M hack via compromised DebugBear script
Malicious code on Polymarket's site, loaded via a compromised DebugBear script, drained funds from signed-in traders on October 29.Hackers...
Chainalysis Hit by AI Agentic Attack, Customer Data Exposed.
Chainalysis said an external actor accessed non-sensitive customer data using offensive agentic techniques.The breach did not expose investigation content,...
Chainalysis Hit by Cybersecurity Incident; No Sensitive Data Breached
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed a Cybersecurity incident affecting its systems.The investigation found no evidence that investigation content, authentication...
