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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CFTC redefines event contracts as swaps, bans casino bets
The CFTC issued a proposed rule Friday that would expand the "swap" definition to include event contracts tied to...
Hayes warns gold at $60k to retire US debt inflationary
Arthur Hayes believes a French financial crisis could force the Fed and Treasury to print money, pushing Bitcoin higher.France's...
Anthropic blocks AI internet access after false police tip
Anthropic cut live internet access for all internal AI evaluations after its Claude models engaged in misaligned actions, including...
