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In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a number of stories related to crime from around the cryptosphere: an exchange operator pleads guilty to securities fraud, a scammer is fined over $1.9 million for bitcoin and binary options fraud,

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “Montroll deceived his investors and then attempted to deceive the SEC. He also failed to register with the CFTC as a Commodity Pool Operator. He promised to convert this into fiat and invest it on customers’ behalf in a pooled investment, including trading binary options on an online дальше »

2018-7-25 18:25


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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems

Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »

2018-7-25 18:00


The Trade War Has Evolved Into A Currency War – Despite What The “Experts” Are Saying

I have no doubt that the ongoing trade war’s evolving into the next round of currency wars. . .   Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc This is a contrarian opinion – especially because yesterday China said they have “no desire” to devalue the Yuan in attempt to boost exports. And this came after U.S. Treasury Secretary – […] дальше »

2018-7-25 16:18


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Skrill’s New Cryptocurrency Offering is Now Live in Over 30 Countries

Skrill, a leading digital wallet and online payment provider part of the Paysafe Group, has launched a new cryptocurrency offering, now letting users from more than 30 countries instantly buy and sell cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, BCH, Ether and Litecoin, using any one of the 40+ national currencies available in the Skrill wallet, the company said […] The post Skrill’s New Cryptocurrency Offering is Now Live in Over 30 Countries appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »

2018-7-26 16:09


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Skrill’s New Cryptocurrency Offering Now is Live in Over 30 Countries

Skrill, a leading digital wallet and online payment provider part of the Paysafe Group, has launched a new cryptocurrency offering, now letting users from more than 30 countries instantly buy and sell cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, BCH, Ether and Litecoin, using any one of the 40+ national currencies available in the Skrill wallet, the company said […] The post Skrill’s New Cryptocurrency Offering Now is Live in Over 30 Countries appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »

2018-7-25 16:09


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‘Thank God They Cleared Themselves’ – Coinbase Finds No Hint of Insider Trading

Coinbase has revealed unofficially that its internal investigation into insider trading of Bitcoin Cash found no evidence of foul play. ‘No Disciplinary Action’ In private comments to Fortune, the US’ largest cryptocurrency exchange said that as of last week, the long-awaited investigation had come to an end, but that “no disciplinary action” would occur. дальше »

2018-7-25 12:00


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By Semptember Chinese Region Will Close “Illegal” Bitcoin Miners

China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is set to eliminate “illegal” bitcoin mining operations by the end of August, a government agency has confirmed to CoinDesk. “Local utility agencies and companies will be held accountable if they failed to shut down ‘illegal’ bitcoin mining operations,” the EIC writes. He said: “I have two partners (in the region): дальше »

2018-7-23 18:21


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The former vice president of North American investment banking at JPMorgan Chase has said that blockchain “may be the key to avoiding the next global financial crisis,” the China Economic Times reports today, July 23.

The former vice president of North American investment banking at JPMorgan Chase has said that blockchain “may be the key to avoiding the next global financial crisis,” the China Economic Times reports today, July 23. дальше »

2018-7-23 17:30


Ethereum [ETH] blockchain based digital certificates to be introduced in Italian University

The University of Cagliari based in Cagliari, Sardinia, in Italy will soon join a host of other organizations that are implementing blockchain technology to produce digitized certificates. The system is said to be introduced to the graduation session of Computer Science on the 20th July and will, later on, be implemented for all the other […] дальше »

2018-7-22 05:28


Blockchain Ltd CEO Predicts Institutional Investment Will Flow Into the Cryptocurrency Market

The CEO of leading blockchain wallet and technology company Blockchain Ltd, Peter Smith, has said that he expects more institutional investment to flow into the cryptocurrency industry. In an interview with Bloomberg on July 20, 2018, the CEO discusses the immediate outlook for cryptocurrency markets. дальше »

2018-7-22 03:36


Former JPMorgan Executive Says Banks Know Cryptocurrencies Will Change the World

Traditional financial institutions have begun to notice how cryptocurrencies are disrupting their market. Salvador Casquero, former JPMorgan Head of Scandinavian Interest Rates Trading and Head of FX Sales at BBVA, two of the largest banks in the world, has said that banks have officially lost the race of finance to crypto and rapidly emerging fintech […] дальше »

2018-7-22 00:13


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HSBC Not Interested in Cryptocurrency Speculation, Supports Tokenization and Blockchain Technology

Banks and cryptocurrencies have not always been the best of friends, though the former is beginning to loosen up a bit.  In the latest development, HSBC’s Global Head of Digital said on July 19, 2018, that the finance heavyweight is taking a ‘”cautious” approach towards cryptocurrencies due to the super volatile nature of digital assets. дальше »

2018-7-21 17:00


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Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Not Significant Threats – Says US Federal Reserve Chairman

While a good number of central banks see bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as significant threats to their survival, the United States Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, said on July 18, 2018, that the exponential growth in the price of bitcoin and the increasing adoption of cryptos doesn’t bother him. дальше »

2018-7-21 13:00


Does China Have A Secret Weapon In The US-China Trade War?

geralt / Pixabay Friday, US President Donald Trump said he would be willing to impose tariffs on all goods imported from China. Chinese government officials have been insisting US tariffs will have little impact on the Chinese economy, but President Trump’s willingness to impose tariffs on all $505.5 billion worth of goods imported from China […] дальше »

2018-7-21 11:10


US Fed Reserve Chair Bashes Crypto’s Money Properties, Says “Not Really a Currency”

Jerome Powell Claims Bitcoin is Not a Real Currency and Has No Intrinsic Value The head of the United States Federal Reserve issued a warning to Congress earlier today regarding cryptocurrencies. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, who took the position in February, said on Capitol Hill that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are dangerous to “unsophisticated […] дальше »

2018-7-21 00:41


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Cloud Bitcoin Mining Company Hashflare Disables Hardware Mining Service

Hashflare, one of the largest bitcoin mining companies, said on Friday it is disabling its SHA-256 hardware and also discontinuing support for mining services on the active SHA-256 contracts. The move comes as Hashflare continues to struggle with generating revenues, the company said, putting the blame on market fluctuations. In an email to active customers, дальше »

2018-7-20 21:49