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European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Discusses Crypto Asset Regulation with Current Laws

Under existing cryptocurrency rules in the European Union, EU, as transferable crypto assets used in payments (such as bitcoin) are increasingly considered as investments, it could consider such assets under the EU's MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II) regulations, which came into force in January. дальше »

2018-10-22 21:54


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Chainalysis Finds That Bitcoin Whales Are Not the Sole Source of Market Volatility

Data from a detailed Chainalysis study found that Bitcoin whales may actually function as a stabilizing force in the market. Who’s in Charge of the Market? A newly published study from Chainalysis makes a strong case that Bitcoin (BTC) whales are not the shadowy culprits behind the notorious volatility associated with Bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency market. дальше »

2018-10-11 18:00


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Stackr: The Dawn of a Digital Asset Savings Solution - [BTC Media Sponsor]

Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first. дальше »

2018-10-6 16:37


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Tim Draper: ‘I Didn’t Anticipate’ Harsh Gov’t Response To Cryptocurrency

Billionaire entrepreneur and cryptocurrency advocate Tim Draper has stuck by his Bitcoin price forecast of $250,000 by 2022 while voicing concerns over hard-handed regulation worldwide. $250,000 Bitcoin Prediction Remains In an interview with Forbes September 25 together with son Adam, Draper, who has remained well known after buying 40,000 BTC in 2014 and becoming the major force behind Tezos, originally made his sky-high price prediction in April. дальше »

2018-9-27 21:30


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Slushpool Unveils Braiins OS Allowing Bitcoin Miners ‘To Take Back Control’

Braiins Systems, the Czech operator of the first Bitcoin mining pool Slush Pool, revealed an alpha version of its Braiins OS operating system September 23, aimed at “pleasing” miners. Open Source ‘First’ Braiins, which by its own admission has not “drawn much attention to itself” while running Slush Pool, wrote in a blog post about the release it wished to “change” its image, becoming more of an active force in altering the Bitcoin mining landscape. дальше »

2018-9-24 20:00


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Colorado Investigates Bionic Coin, Sybrelabs Ltd. and Global Pay Net for Allegedly Promoting Unregistered ICOs

Colorado is getting serious in its drive to weed out potential bad players in the crypto scene. The Division of Securities of Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), via its ICO Task Force, is currently investigating three firms for promoting unregistered initial coin offerings (ICOs). дальше »

2018-9-4 16:19


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DOJ Special Agent Empathizes With Bitcoin Adoption in Venezuela

In an interview conducted earlier this month at the Chainxchange blockchain convention, Lilia Infante, a special agent with the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) who pioneered the DOJ’s first Cyber Investigative Task Force looking at the use of cryptocurrencies in criminal investigations, recently discussed her views regarding the adoption of virtual currencies. дальше »

2018-8-28 00:15


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US DEA ‘Actually Wants’ Criminals to Keep Using Bitcoin

A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent has told mainstream press she “wants” criminals to use cryptocurrencies because it makes them easier to track. ‘I Want Them To Keep Using Them’ Speaking to Bloomberg August 7, Lilita Infante, who takes part in the agency’s 10-person Cyber Investigative Task Force, said investigators had “a lot of tools” to monitor criminal activity thanks to Blockchain. дальше »

2018-8-9 20:00


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Coinbase Renews Money Transmitter License in Wyoming, Reopens Services in State

Coinbase has announced that it has renewed its money transmitter license in Wyoming three years after terminating its activities in the state. The move marks a significant shift in the working relationship between the crypto exchange giant and state regulators following the expiry of the previous license in June 2015. дальше »

2018-8-7 23:08


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Malta Is All Set to Become a Blockchain Hub for Crypto Companies With Financial Services Act Soon Coming Into Force

Malta previously released a new set of regulations in a bid to become the first blockchain island in the world. A triad of laws, namely the Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFA Act), the Innovative Technology Arrangement and Services Act (ITAS Act) and the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (MDIA Act), was passed earlier this month. дальше »

2018-7-24 12:59


Bitcoin [BTC] worth $1.7 million seized in the UK, police close in on criminals

Police in the United Kingdom [UK] has become the first law enforcement agency to seize and convert Bitcoin seized from criminals. On 19th July, the Surrey Police force became the first UK law enforcement force to seize illegal cryptocurrency and convert it into pounds and then retain them in a designated government location. Reports by the […] дальше »

2018-7-22 10:53


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03