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China’s Cryptocurrency Clampdown Turns Country Into A Bitcoin “Wasteland”
China was once the hub of the cryptocurrency movement. After a government crackdown in 2017, however, China has become a cryptocurrency “wasteland” according to a new report from Bloomberg. “Crackdown turns China from bitcoin’s epicenter to a wasteland,” reported Bloomberg earlier this week, citing stats like declining Yuan volume on cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. The Chinese […] дальше »
2018-7-13 07:21 | |
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Thirty-eight Percent of South Africans Wish They’d Invested in Cryptocurrency
38 percent of South Africans “wish they had invested” in cryptocurrency as businesses report “decent” interest in the emerging technology from corporate investors. 40 Percent of South Africans ‘Aware’ of Crypto Results of pan-African investment bank Old Mutual’s 2018 “Savings & Investment Monitor,” released this week, reveal attitudes to Bitcoin locally are swiftly transforming. Overall дальше »
2018-7-13 04:42 | |
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Mainstream Media Claims Bitcoin Burns More Energy Than Ireland – Does It?
A mainstream media assertion made recently implies that cryptocurrency is quite costly in terms of energy consumption. “Bitcoin has been alarming people for years,” the report notes, pointing to the amount of electricity used for its mining – almost as much as a small nation needs. дальше »
2018-7-13 02:05 | |
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‘I Wish I’d Invested In Cryptocurrency,’ Say 38 Percent Of South Africans
38 percent of South Africans “wish they had invested” in cryptocurrency as businesses report “decent” interest in the emerging technology from corporate investors. 40 Percent of South Africans ‘Aware’ of Crypto Results of pan-African investment bank Old Mutual’s 2018 “Savings & Investment Monitor,” released this week, reveal attitudes to Bitcoin locally are swiftly transforming. дальше »
2018-7-13 01:00 | |
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Bank of Korea Reveals the Impact of Digital Assets in South Korea’s Banking and Finance Sector
South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), has revealed that the outstanding balance of cryptocurrency accounts in the country’s domestic banks stood at nearly $2 billion ($1. 8 billion) as of December 2017. дальше »
2018-7-13 16:19 | |
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Imperial College: Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Can Upend the Nature of Financial Systems
A report by the prestigious university Imperial College London has said that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether have already fulfilled one of three primary criteria of money and the former has the potential to upend the nature of financial systems. дальше »
2018-7-12 12:00 | |
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Chinese Yuan’s Usage in Bitcoin Transactions Falls Dramatically After Regulatory Crackdown
A report from the Chinese news agency, Xinhua, has revealed that the Chinese Yuan’s share of bitcoin transactions has fallen dramatically following the Chinese government’s decision to impose a series of bans and restrictions on cryptocurrency trading and ICO fundraising in the world’s second largest economy. дальше »
2018-7-12 11:00 | |
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Bitcoin Ransom Demand Rumours Circulate in South African Kidnapping Case
A manhunt is currently underway for a businessman that was kidnapped near his offices in Cape Town. According to some sources, a ransom of 50 Bitcoin has been demanded for the man’s return. дальше »
2018-7-12 23:05 | |
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IRS Continues to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Holders Who Shun Taxes
The IRS is keeping close tabs on cryptocurrency users across the United States. A brand-new compliance campaign has been launched to ensure everyone files their taxes properly when it comes to Bitcoin and altcoins. дальше »
2018-7-11 17:00 | |
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Scalability is the biggest hurdle ahead of cryptocurrency mass adoption, research says
While you’d find plenty of forward-thinking businesses accepting Bitcoin out there, cryptocurrency payments largely remain on the brink of mainstream adoption. But according to new research [PDF] from Imperial College London and social trading platform eToro, we might not be all that far away from that moment. дальше »
2018-7-11 14:25 | |
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Bitcoin Falls While Hashrate Soars
According to a report by CoinJournal, the hashrate of the bitcoin network has soared in recent months, climbing by more than 100% in just 4 months. In June of 2018, the hashrate was more than 40 EH/s, as compared with the 2017 peak of about 13 EH/s. What does the increase in hashrate signify, and дальше »
2018-7-11 06:46 | |
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Augur Launches Decentralized Prediction Marketplace
Augur, a blockchain-based predictions platform, has opened to the general public. The platform becomes the “world’s first” decentralized prediction-market platform. дальше »
2018-7-10 19:14 | |
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COO of Beyond Blocks on Korea Blockchain Week: “Korean Projects Are the Ones That Make People Go Nuts”
Korea Blockchain Week is setting up perfectly for organizers and attendees with excitement levels increasing on a stream of pro-blockchain news coming from the country recently. The most recent news report states that the Korean Government is working on a classification system which could legitimize the blockchain industry. дальше »
2018-7-10 16:34 | |
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Cryptos Pose ‘Insignificant Risk’ to Financial Markets: Bank of Korea
One week after the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea said that it is “not opposed” to digital currencies, a Bank of Korea report claimed that cryptocurrencies do not pose a significant risk to the country’s financial system. дальше »
2018-7-10 16:19 | |
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Government Investigator Says ‘Darwinian’ Selection Led to Dominant Cryptocurrencies
The Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, Jean-Pierre Landau, also named “Mister Bitcoin” by the French government, submitted a report to Bruno Lemaire, the French Minister of Finance and Economy. дальше »
2018-7-10 16:15 | |
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Government Investigator Says “Darwinian” Selection Led to Dominant Cryptocurrencies
The Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, Jean-Pierre Landau, also named “Mister Bitcoin” by the French government, submitted a report to Bruno Lemaire, the French Minister of Finance and Economy. дальше »
2018-7-10 16:15 | |
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Facebook’s Head of Engineering Has Joined the Company’s Growing Blockchain Division
Facebook’s Head of Engineering Evan Cheng changed his LinkedIn job title, on Saturday, to indicate he now will be working on the company’s recently started blockchain division. The report was, subsequently, confirmed by TechCrunch. дальше »
2018-7-10 15:59 | |
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Chinese central bank seals about killing Bitcoin business in China – BGR
China was one of the most important markets to impose strict rules related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, including a ban on trading the most popular coin in the world. It now looks like China may have helped decimate Bitcoin, and the country seems pretty happy with itself. дальше »
2018-7-10 12:12 | |
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The new study led the mass adoption in 10 years
The latest report from Imperial College London shows cryptocurrencies are poised to be used as a mainstream financial payment method. In the past, many researchers have criticized regarding the long-term potential of virtual digital currencies, but this time it’s the other way round. дальше »
2018-7-10 10:22 | |
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Bitcoin Will be Mainstream Within the Next Decade, Say University Researchers
Imperial College London recently released a research paper that points to the imminent adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance. The report’s authors believe that Bitcoin already exhibits the core properties of money, and thus could become the de facto currency for global commerce within the next decade. дальше »
2018-7-10 00:33 | |
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Chinese Yuan Now Accounts for Less Than 1% of Bitcoin Trades, Says PBoC Report
Report: China’s central bank says the yuan now accounts for less than 1% of global Bitcoin trades, down from over 90% prior to the country’s crypto
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Cryptocurrency Experts & Whales Respond to BIS Bitcoin Bashing Report
BIS Whales Reveal Their True Thinking In a strongly-worded statement, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) head Agustin Carstens has said that young people must “stop trying to create money. ” Carstens said that cryptocurrencies are “ponzi scheme[s]” destined to “fail dramatically. дальше »
2018-7-9 21:05 | |
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Mining Giant Bitmain Receives Nearly $400 Million Investment, Considers IPO
Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has just completed a round of funding which takes its value to a reported $12 billion dollars USD. The ASIC chip developer and mining pool operator was founded in 2013. дальше »
2018-7-8 19:21 | |
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Regulatory Round-Up: U.K. Chief Blockchain Officer, DLT Cohort in FCA Sandbox, Central Bank Calls Crypto ”Fallacy”
In recent regulatory news, U. K. minister, Eddie Hughes has published a report that advocates for the creation of a “Chief Blockchain Officer,” the U. K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that a number of distributed ledger (DLT) companies have been accepted into cohort 4 of its regulatory sandbox, and Finland’s Central Bank has published a report […] The post Regulatory Round-Up: U. дальше »
2018-7-7 21:30 | |
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Global Data’s “Cryptocurrencies – Thematic Research” Report Dogs Bitcoin, Says Over-Hyped Experiment
Global Data recently published a report called “Cryptocurrencies – Thematic Research,” which is presently breaking down the myths that they believe surround the crypto industry. Some of the main themes reference the expensive nature of these exchanges, along with their lack of speed and the few ways that they can be spent. The study goes […] дальше »
2018-7-7 08:02 | |
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We should not directly regulate cryptocurrency says France’s ‘
France’s “Monsieur Bitcoin” Jean-Pierre Landau released an initial report into cryptocurrency July 5, claiming it was “neither desirable nor necessary” to regulate the technology. Government official and academic Landau consciously compares “technological” and “financial” innovation in the report, which runs to over one hundred pages. Some of the conclusions may come as a surprise to дальше »
2018-7-7 01:04 | |
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France’s ‘Monsieur Bitcoin’: We Should Not Directly Regulate Cryptocurrency
Don’t confuse technological with financial regulation, says French cryptocurrency report
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Heavy Rainfall in China, Thousands of Miners Reportedly Damaged
According to a Chinese language Economic Daily News report, graphics cards and ASIC mining systems are expected to see a short-term surge in orders from the crypto mining sector in Sichuan province, where reportedly over seventy percent of the mining systems are located in China. дальше »
2018-7-6 18:50 | |
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Global Data Report: Cryptocurrencies are Expensive, Slow, Unspendable, Cannot Scale
Cryptocurrencies – Thematic Research, a report recently issued by Global Data, is attempting to smash what it views as myths and huge untruths about the hype surrounding crypto. Among their findings, the company concludes cryptocurrencies are expensive, slow, mostly unspendable, and cannot scale to meet their projected demand. дальше »
2018-7-6 12:50 | |
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Copy & Pasting A Wallet Address Could Mean Bye Bye Bitcoin
A new report out by Naked Security, a blog produced by the cybersecurity firm Sophos has surfaced which discusses how certain malware on your machine could be editing copy and pasted wallet addresses for the financial gain of others. дальше »
2018-7-6 10:00 | |
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Report: Mining Giant Bitmain Valued at $12 Billion in New Funding Round
Chinese bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has reportedly closed a Series B round funding, which values the firm at approximately $12 billion. дальше »
2018-7-6 09:26 | |
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Kenya Has Two Weeks to Decide Whether to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Kenya’s Treasury Secretary has been tasked with the responsibility of investigating the current state of cryptocurrency adoption in the country, which has so far been growing with no regulations. In a couple of weeks, he is to give his report to parliament, advising them how to proceed with regulating cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-7-5 21:25 | |
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В сети Bitcoin Gold прошел хардфорк
Сеть Bitcoin Gold 3 июля была переведена на модифицированный алгоритм Equihash-BTG, который не поддерживается обычными ASIC-майнерами. Об этом разработчики монет написали в своем блоге. We're thrilled to report that the Network Upgrade has been a success! New Equihash-BTG PoW and DAA working as expected. дальше »
2018-7-5 19:38 | |
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Member of Parliament Urges UK to Embrace Blockchain After Highlighting Its Benefits
A British MP is urging the U. K. government to embrace blockchain after detailing its benefits and highlighting how it could “empower individuals. ” Walsall MP Eddie Hughes has gone all-out in his detailed and long report promoting blockchain in hopes that the U. дальше »
2018-7-5 18:04 | |
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Viber Is Latest Communications App Considering Support for a Native Token
Following the actions of competing communications apps like Telegram, Line and Kik, the latest hoping to enter the cryptosphere is Viber. The firm is considering support for a native token that will be launched by its parent company, Rakuten Coin. дальше »
2018-7-5 22:40 | |
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Report: 18% of People in Turkey Own Crypto Compared to 8% in the US
Eighteen percent of people in Turkey own crypto compared to eight percent in the United States, according to a study conducted by ING Bank. ING Bank Poll Finds 35% Europeans Agree Bitcoin Is the Future of Spending Online “Cracking the Code on Cryptocurrency” surveyed about a thousand respondents in each country to understand their attitudes. дальше »
2018-7-5 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin Gold провел хардфорк для внедрения нового алгоритма шифрования
Сегодня разработчики Bitcoin Gold объявили об успешном обновлении сети и замене существующего ранее алгоритма Equihash PoW на алгоритм Equihash-BTG, который позволит защитить сеть от ASIC-майнинга, избежать повторного расходования и атаки 51%, сообщает Cryptovest. дальше »
2018-7-5 20:25 | |
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Israel Tax Authority Convinces Local Exchange to Report Big Traders
Tax agencies around the world keep applying pressure on bitcoin and crypto companies to make their operations transparent to them. The latest example comes from Israel, where a local exchange with over 50,000 clients has been convinced to report its bigger traders to the national tax authority. дальше »
2018-7-4 18:48 | |
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The ICO-market has gone through a high failure rate of 46% with several ICO projects turning out to be deceased or scams
The ICO-market has gone through a high failure rate of 46% with several ICO projects turning out to be deceased or scams. The world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin has dropped by 70% since hitting its all-time high of $20000 during mid-December 2017. дальше »
2018-7-4 18:41 | |
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EU Report Advises Regulators Not to Ban or Ignore Cryptocurrencies
A recent report published by the European Parliament advises policymakers and regulators not to ignore cryptocurrencies or attempt to ban them. It discusses how crypto should be treated, their taxation, as well as their potential impact on financial systems and central banks’ monopolies on money issuance. дальше »
2018-7-4 10:40 | |
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ICYMI: Cryptocurrencies Death Toll At 800, Says Tech Report
For cryptocurrency world, there was a harsh bit of stock-taking on hand, as analysts report that nearly 800 of the cryptocurrency launched so far now cease to exist. The survivors of the suicidal survival in cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin, Ripple and Ethereum. дальше »
2018-7-4 09:38 | |
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Dodgy Crypto Miners Target Linux Systems, a New Report Reveals
WatchGuard released its latest internet threat report for Q1 2018, which suggested that cryptocurrency mining threats are on the rise. About 98. 8% of common Linux/Downloader malware variants found in the first quarter were to target Linux-based computers with crypto miners. дальше »
2018-7-3 18:39 | |
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A 20% Crash in GPU Prices Imminent After Falling Crypto Valuation
Falling prices of digital currencies have finally started to take a toll on the GPU industry. Per a report in DigiTimes, plummeting crypto values will have a knock-on effect on GPU costs, which are expected to drop by 20 percent this July. дальше »
2018-7-3 16:44 | |
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EU Parliament Destroys Bearish Claims in New Report
A new report titled “Virtual Currencies And Central Banks Monetary Policy: Challenges Ahead” by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament is making headlines for presenting a supportive stance on digital currencies in the Eurozone. дальше »
2018-7-3 15:44 | |
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