Cryptocurrency

Billions Living Under Authoritarian Regimes Need Bitcoin Says Human Rights Activist

When reporting on cryptocurrency, the mainstream media often focuses on price drops relating to USD. But a human rights activist reminds the general public...

Court Says Bithumb Doesn’t Have To Compensate User For Crypto Stolen In Exchange Hack

December 28, 2018 12:06 AMThe court ruled that the exchange was not subject to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act.South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb was...

Were The WEX Exchange Admins FSB/CIA Double Agents?

A recent study published by the Russian Lenta news agency indicates that WEX and BTC-e crypto exchanges were used by double agents to launder...

Bitfinex Schedules Exchange Downtime, Koinex Adds New Security Features

Ifinex, the operator of Bitfinex and Ethfinex, is planning to briefly restrict access to the crypto trading platforms on Jan. 7 while migrating data...

$15 Million In Bitcoin And Ether Allegedly Mined By Electricity Thief

December 27, 2018 9:59 PMThe means were likely illegal, probably unethical, and definitely amusing.According to a report from EBC Dongsen News on Wednesday, December...

Russian Bitcoin Mining Granny Bullish on Industry Future as Commercial Producers are Doubtful

A residential block of red bricks stretches unambitiously under the freezing sky of Irkutsk, in the Russian province of Siberia. Inside, a series of...

Having A Gas: This Week In Crypto Pop Culture, December 24-28

December 28, 2018 8:08 PMUFC and Litecoin partner up, Santa gets kidnapped (tbh, he had it coming), and the children are learning about crypto.It's...

1 in 7 Chinese Have Invested in Cryptocurrency 

 The survey also found that 98% of respondents indicated familiarity with the concepts of cryptocurrency and bitcoin – 3% more than those who stated...

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Basel III Bitcoin Risk Review Could Spark Massive Liquidity

The Basel III banking rules, set for a 2026 update, currently assign Bitcoin a prohibitive 1,250% risk weight.If the...

Ethereum Foundation Sells $10M ETH to Tom Lee’s

The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies for approximately $10.2 million to fund its core operations.BitMine...

Ex-PM Johnson calls Bitcoin ‘Ponzi’ worse than Pokémon

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson labeled Bitcoin a "Ponzi Scheme" in a Friday opinion piece, valuing it below...

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