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Speakers at the Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024 conference discussed how flawed academic studies on Bitcoin fuel misinformation, affect media coverage and lead to misguided policies. origin »
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Despite a notable pause in its upward trend, Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching the landmark $100,000 mark, fueled by expectations of supportive policies for the sector from US President-elect Donald Trump.
2024-12-4 09:00 | |
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Bitcoin over the last two weeks surged higher on fears of inflation caused by the Federal Reserve’s easing policies. The rally also appeared as the US dollar fell to its lowest level since 2018.
2020-7-31 08:21 | |
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Bitcoin bulls eye a $20,000 yearly close against the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank’s expansionary policies. Dan Morehead, the CEO of Pantera Capital, noted that the bitcoin market is already outperforming other assets since the Fed launched an unlimited bond-buying program in March 2020.
2020-6-6 15:00 | |
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James Turk of Goldmoney says investors are de-risking their portfolios by pivoting away from bonds and stocks into assets like bitcoin and gold. The banking, investments, and commodities expert speaking to King World News said dovish central banks policies, a weak European banking system, and the U.
2019-5-16 05:00 | |
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Bitcoin permabull Max Keiser is doubling down on his $100,000 bitcoin price prediction as it reached a new ten-month high this week. The Wall Street veteran says the U. S. Federal Reserves policies will cause a chain of events that will cement BTC’s status as a store of value.
2019-5-15 19:30 | |
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Ripple has been consistently expanding its horizon in the cross-border remittance field. Its cryptocurrency, XRP, also registered an extended slump in a rather bullish market, over much of the past few months.
2019-5-15 18:15 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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By CCN: Twitter needs to update its restricted content policies for financial products and services as it relates to crypto. The company is behind the times now that Facebook has decided to loosen up about the market.
2019-5-10 21:10 | |
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There is no doubt that Bitcoin and the blockchain technology have gathered some respect since 2017. While the bubble exploded last year and this shoot the prices down, companies are slowly but surely changing their position on the blockchain technology.
2019-5-9 02:28 | |
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In a recent Tweet, the recognized investor and founder of Galaxy Digital said that economic policies make him more bullish about Bitcoin (BTC) and digital currencies. There are several US leaders, including President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence that suggest that the Federal Reserve (FED) should cut interest rates even further for the […]
2019-5-5 17:55 | |
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By CCN: Go right ahead lefties with your monetary policies. You’re rallying crypto bulls. And you right leaners who are calling for lower interest rates are as good as gold for crypto, too. That’s the message from former hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz.
2019-5-5 01:00 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U. S. Department of the Treasury, has imposed its first-ever penalty on a peer-to-peer crypto exchange for violating AML regulations, among other violations.
2019-4-20 23:38 | |
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It has been recently revealed that the G20 countries will be coming together to discuss regulations regarding the presence of cryptocurrencies. As per news outlet, News. Bitcoin. com, the discussion stems from the fact that cryptocurrencies need further following and are required to meet the standards of the AML (anti-money laundering) and CTF (counter-terrorism financing) policies (https://news.
2019-4-19 20:20 | |
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Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one of crypto's more novel and ambitious applications — one that Bitcoin, until recently, has had nothing to do with.
2019-4-19 18:33 | |
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Following their joint declaration committing to regulate crypto assets, the G20 countries are now preparing to set crypto policies at the upcoming summit. Several international organizations have contributed resources and are actively working to help shape the regulations.
2019-4-18 14:20 | |
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“A statement may be both true and dangerous. The previous sentence is such a statement. ” - David Friedman Freedom of speech is a topic that many internet communities have struggled with over the last two decades.
2019-4-19 04:03 | |
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The political spectrum is usually divided into four main categories: libertarian left, authoritarian left, libertarian right and authoritarian right. Those on the left prefer a more controlled economy, while those on the right have a preference for free markets.
2019-4-16 22:26 | |
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Despite increasing regulation in the cryptocurrency sector, Australia’s major banks maintain cautious policies when it comes to cryptocurrencies. While cryptocurrency businesses appear to challenge Australian banks’ appetite for risk, many institutions permit cryptocurrencies to be purchased using credit cards.
2019-4-14 11:05 | |
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A strong pro BTC debate which was once restricted to developing countries has hit home as the Trump administration transfers a huge accumulation of debt onto Gen Z with monetary policies that are self serving.
2019-4-12 20:37 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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Bittrex, a United States–based cryptocurrency exchange platform, has issued a response to the recent setback in its plans to expand to New York. Yesterday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) rejected the exchange's BitLicense application, a requirement for offering crypto-based services to New Yorkers.
2019-4-12 19:57 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Many Chinese cryptominers have migrated to places with cheap electricity and favorable policies as a result of the escalated government crackdown on cryptocurrency and its production process.
2019-4-11 23:38 | |
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Coinspeaker Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Receives NY’s BitLicense After 3-Year WaitTo receive BitLicense, Bitstamp has undergone a robust examination into the company’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance as well as the anti-fraud, capitalization and cybersecurity policies.
2019-4-10 08:33 | |
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As much as crypto stakeholders bash Tron (TRX) for its questionable practices, marketing-centric policies, and its propensity to spark communal discourse, there is no doubt the blockchain project has done its utmost to stay afloat in this Bitcoin bear market.
2019-4-9 13:59 | |
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A Chinese government agency in charge of macroeconomic policies is labeling bitcoin mining as an "undesirable" industry in a draft economic proposal.
2019-4-9 09:00 | |
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A group of South Korean lawmakers have expressed concern over the strict regulatory policies of the Financial Service Commission (FSC) on the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector and subsequently called for deregulation.
2019-4-9 21:00 | |
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As the bitcoin price recovers following a catastrophic bear market, crypto bulls are optimistic that good times lie ahead. Moreover, they predict that the public’s embrace of bitcoin will strengthen over time as they lose faith in the Federal Reserve for its “irresponsible” fiscal policies.
2019-4-5 02:30 | |
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The Pakistani government will now regulate local cryptocurrency firms under new legislation. Local news outlet The Express Tribune reported that the government of Pakistan will introduce Electronic Money Institutions (EMI) regulations based on the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
2019-4-2 01:33 | |
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LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platforms, will be taking steps to change its anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) policies. The move follows the introduction of new regulation from Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), where the company is based.
2019-3-28 10:53 | |
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There have been different reports regarding how some social networks tend to block and filter the content of some accounts due to different opinions related to specific topics. One of the accounts that seem to have been affected by these policies is the Twitter handle @Bitcoin, which is a Bitcoin Cash supporter. Is Twitter Restricting […]
2019-3-25 17:02 | |
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CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics company, is partnering with the Republic of Malta’s sole financial regulatory agency to ensure that all crypto transactions within the country are free of money laundering and other similar financial crimes.
2019-3-14 00:14 | |
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CoinSpeaker Senior Partner at Thompson&Stein, Artur Kuczmowski, Will Talk About AML & KYC Policies for Crypto Exchanges AML & KYC standards for crypto platforms will be discussed on March 22 at the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague.
2019-2-15 23:22 | |
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Blockchain has a new unexpected hero: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. Although up until recently the cryptocurrency community would routinely grill Dorsey over Twitter’s notorious Bitcoin giveaway scam epidemic, the micro-blogging service’s chief has found a new fandom among staunch Bitcoin supporters; and it all began on the Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
2019-2-12 20:08 | |
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P2P Bitcoin trading platform Localbitcoins has has said it will launch fresh user identification requirements as part of its push to remain compliant with EU law. EU Compliance Looms For Localbitcoins In a statement published February 8, Localbitcoins said it would make “major changes” to its user experience following new anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) policies being enacted in its home jurisdiction of Finland.
2019-2-11 11:00 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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The Ethereum Blockchain has released another Bitcoin on the market under the name ‘Wrapped Bitcoin’. It appears the Kyber Network and Republic Protocol have lost their minds releasing another pointless Bitcoin to the market, to receive this monstrosity you will need atomic swaps from Bitcoin after going through strict money laundering policies.
2019-2-1 09:17 | |
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Persia is an ancient land with places mentioned in the Old Testament found there. As is often the unfortunate case, the continuously poor policies of the current government have landed the economy in the doldrums.
2019-1-24 19:45 | |
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Water and oil. This best describes the relationship between cryptocurrencies and taxes. The current taxation model dates back many years ago before Nakamoto launched cryptos. This makes it quite difficult to adhere to the taxation policies for crypto traders.
2019-1-22 11:07 | |
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A Group of Bitcoin con artists in Taipei, Taiwan, have recently been charged by the police for creating a crypto scam that took millions of dollars from investors. Both foreign and local investors were fooled according to The Next’s Web’s Hard Fork, which has also reported on this story. The scam began on October 2016 […]
2019-1-18 23:03 | |
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Cryptocurrency users are becoming increasingly aware that it is more difficult than never before to have their privacy protected, even using digital assets. As cryptos expand all over the world, regulatory agencies and governments try to impose Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) policies to exchanges and other platforms in the space. These KYC and AML […]
2019-1-12 21:13 | |
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Bitcoin Price slow down after sinking 10 percent China introduces new privacy quashing blockchain rules Trading volumes steady but bearish Even though today’s losses are low, there is hope for traders as long as Bitcoin prices are oscillating above $3,700.
2019-1-11 19:00 | |
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Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai said Google's "extremely restrictive policies" forced exclusion of key security and privacy focused features from its application.
2019-1-11 10:00 | |
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The Gilet Jaune Bank Run On Monday, reports arose that France’s Yellow Vest movement, an anti-establishment group with a distaste for President Emmanuel Macron and his policies, was planning to start a run on the banks.
2019-1-9 00:33 | |
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Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai is having its hand forced by Google. According to a Samourai blog post, the wallet provider is disabling privacy features that are key to its design before its latest version, 0.
2019-1-9 23:29 | |
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Samourai Wallet, a Bitcoin wallet provider, is temporarily disabling some of its privacy-related features following a request from Google. The company, founded in 2015 by privacy activists, said in a blog post that it would be disabling three key features (Stealth Mode, Remote SMS and SIM Switch Defense) “due to restrictive Google Play Store Policies.
2019-1-8 19:12 | |
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Samourai Wallet has announced that, due to the Google Play Store’s “new extremely restrictive policies,” a number of security features are being removed from the wallet. The developers have applied for an exemption to the new rules, but Google has rejected their request.
2019-1-8 11:35 | |
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While 2017 successfully popularized bitcoin, altcoins and initial coin offerings (ICOs) due to the surge of the prices of all cryptoassets, 2018 brought back the proverbial rocket ship to earth via stricter regulations and blanket bans.
2019-1-6 05:00 | |
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Gary Peters joins Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, JB Pritzker, and Josh Shapiro as potential vice presidential candidates.