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United States’ Commodities and Futures Trading Commission is apparently investigating Bitmex according to unnamed sources. Bloomberg says : “The months-long CFTC probe is focused on whether BitMEX broke rules by […] Click here to view full article

Natural gas acquired as a byproduct of oil extraction has become synonymous with wasted energy. In certain areas, drilling companies are unable to find a profitable market for the […] Click here to view full article

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly probing crypto exchange giant BitMex. | Source: YouTube/BitMEX The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has launched an investigation against […] Click here to view full article

Donald Trump has gained an unlikely ally in delivering criticism against the central bank. | Source: Getty Images/AFP/Shutterstock/AFP; Edited by CCN Ron Paul , the pro-bitcoin retired U.S. Congressman, […] Click here to view full article

The BAT cryptocurrency gained 19% after its integration onto a gamer streaming site. Meanwhile, a meme was born as Trump was tipped BAT. | Source: Shutterstock. Image Edited by […] Click here to view full article

DUBLIN–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The "China Blockchain Industry" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides a complete and detailed analysis of the blockchain for China and by extension, […] Click here to view full article

Cryptocurrency scams have always been successful ever since this industry was created. Even in 2019, there are multiple successful scams which cost people a lot of good money. In […] Click here to view full article

© Global Look Press / Atta Kenare An increasing number of Iranians have started turning to cryptocurrencies, in particular bitcoin, with the devaluation of the national currency prompted by […] Click here to view full article

Long-term prospects for bitcoin still see a run toward all-time high $20,000, an analyst has predicted. | Source: Shutterstock The price of bitcoin has been see-sawing since hitting the […] Click here to view full article

Holding or trading cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is not banned in India, union minister Anurag Singh Thakur told the upper house of Indian parliament. The Minister of State to Ministry of […] Click here to view full article

The alleged criminal embezzled more than $10 Million in cryptocurrency after thieving from Microsoft. | Source: Shutterstock Ex Microsoft employee Volodymyr Kvashuk was arrested this week amid allegations of […] Click here to view full article

"Bitcoin Rabbi" Michael Caras wants to troll crypto critics in Congress with children’s books. He needs your help. | Source: Bitcoin Rabbi (i), Joshua Roberts/Reuters (ii). Image Edited by […] Click here to view full article

Prices tumbled 15% from its one month high of $12,575 recently after Trump’s remarks Dubai: Bitcoin prices may recover and see new highs. Bitcoin prices tumbled 15 per cent from its […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin’s ( BTC ) plight in Congress has seen attention focus mainly on naysayers, but this week’s hearing also saw United States politicians accept it was always beyond their […] Click here to view full article

CEO of the world’s largest exchange-traded fund provider BlackRock claimed that he does not consider Facebook’s Libra a cryptocurrency. The need to democratize foreign currency exchange In an interview […] Click here to view full article

On June 19, Chaincode developer John Newbery gathered a group of developers to examine a proposed change to bitcoin’s code. Taking place via Internet Relay Chat (IRC), the topic was […] Click here to view full article

In a daring, if baffling, evening raid thieves allegedly broke into the so-called Bitcoin Embassy on Formans Road, Birmingham. The thieves attacked at 10pm on July 15, according to […] Click here to view full article

Noted bitcoin skeptic Warren Buffett might be inclined to take a second look at the cryptocurrency. | Source: Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP In mid-May, Warren Buffett made […] Click here to view full article

U.S. lawmakers questioned Facebook (FB) on its cryptocurrency plans and raised concerns related to privacy and trust. Bitcoin felt the pressure but blockchain ETFs managed to survive. After having […] Click here to view full article

The Bitcoin SV (BSV) network will undergo a key protocol upgrade focused on scaling. The “Quasar” upgrade lifts the default block size “hard cap” on BSV from its current […] Click here to view full article

Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 06:59 am UTC It would appear that interest in blockchain has been dropping of late, as suggested in a recent report from CB Insights. While […] Click here to view full article

Popular speculative fiction author Neal Stephenson says suggestions he could be Satoshi Nakamoto are “flattering” but unfounded. Cryptonomicon or bust Stephenson made his remarks during an interview on the […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ( BTC ) has gained legal recognition by a second Chinese court in a further boost for the cryptocurrency in one of its harshest environments. A watershed for […] Click here to view full article

The crypto markets were taken aback earlier today when Bitcoin’s bulls stepped up and led BTC to surge over $1,000 in a mere matter of minutes, which marked a […] Click here to view full article

For the development of the 2020 Stingray, the first mid-engine Corvette, Chevy’s engineers relied on a high-fidelity simulator to test myriad configurations of a very different kind of car. […] Click here to view full article

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire will join billionaire Warren Buffett on his much-hyped July 25 crypto power lunch with Tron CEO Justin Sun. | Source: (i) Tron Foundation/YouTube (ii) REUTERS […] Click here to view full article

This article originally appeared in Medical Economics, and is republished here with permission. Blockchain technology originated in 1991, and was conceived as a secure way to timestamp digital documents […] Click here to view full article

Business and cloud software company Workday has bought Trusted Key, an identity authentication company that uses blockchain technology, according to reports . Trusted Key was started in 2016 by two […] Click here to view full article

China has birthed some pretty impressive billion-dollar startups. Bytedance Inc.’s TikTok is so hip it makes Snap Inc. look like it’s for your parents. Sensetime Group Ltd. and Beijing Megvii […] Click here to view full article

Tencent Yujian Threat Intelligence Center says that a Ryuk ransomware virus has been spotted in China. The intelligence center released information on the outbreak in a report on July 16. According […] Click here to view full article

At press time, bitcoin has spiked to $10,600. While this may not seem like much at first glance, the currency hit a serious curb roughly two days ago when […] Click here to view full article

Iran is turning more and more to bitcoin as the United States continues to impose economy-weakening sanctions on the nation’s operations. How Iran Is Looking to Fix Its Financial […] Click here to view full article

Litecoin (LTC) recovery, adds 13.3 percent in 24 hours Ron Paul is a supporter of cryptocurrencies Despite FUD around cryptocurrencies, Litecoin bulls are active. Rejecting lower prices, […] Click here to view full article

Sentiment across the United States pertaining to the crypto market is at an extreme low, despite Bitcoin rallying above $10,000 and kicking off what appeared to be yet another […] Click here to view full article

The crypto markets have been flooded with a torrent of news regarding how top government officials in the US feel about Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, with U.S. President Donald […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin minimalism takes shape in the US government. Yes, really. | Source: Shutterstock Members of Congress were much more demanding of Facebook blockchain chief David Marcus than were Senators […] Click here to view full article

The rules around Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency will be “better than banks” for global law enforcement, Facebook executive David Marcus told a Senate committee Tuesday. Everyone from President Trump to […] Click here to view full article

This is the second of three articles about Blockchain technology and its implications. The first was an introduction, this one’s about how Blockchain works and its role in creating […] Click here to view full article

This week Facebook was hauled before the US Senate and Congress to explain its proposed billion-dollar cryptocurrency. As part of the feeding frenzy, a bitcoin expert was called in […] Click here to view full article

Summary Some phraseology enters the lexicon of a particular culture and quickly becomes a constant. "HODL Bitcoin to the moon!" has become a favorite, classic meme of Bitcoin bulls. Traders may […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ’s price may be down, but one of its metrics has never been higher. The realized cap of bitcoin is at an all-time high, at over $93 billion […] Click here to view full article

On June 18, the bitcoin price climbed from $9,300 to over $10,500 across major crypto exchanges, triggering the entire market to recover. | Source: Shutterstock On June 18, within […] Click here to view full article

Ben Mezrich, the author of "Bitcoin Billionaires," suggested that Amazon would have had a better result if it had created Libra. | Source: (i) REUTERS/Mike Segar (ii) AP Photo/Andrew […] Click here to view full article

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the authority will be preventing Bitcoin ( BTC ) from becoming an “equivalent of Swiss-numbered bank accounts.” U.S. secretary of the treasury to […] Click here to view full article

The commercial real estate sector is squarely in the sights of the blockchain industry. Advocates justifiably believe that the technology offers the ability to streamline everything from capital formation […] Click here to view full article

Over the last few years, United States President Donald Trump’s tweetstorms have become a peculiar yet amusing feature of American public life. The president’s off-the-cuff comments have served a […] Click here to view full article

Google searches for “shitcoin” are at a yearly high after congressman Warren Davidson (pictured) mentioned the word twice in a congressional hearing. While questioning Meltem Demirors of Coinshares’ who was […] Click here to view full article

. photo credit: Getty Getty Big governments and central banks want to kill Libra and Bitcoin, and eventually all cryptocurrencies. There are official and unofficial reasons for that. The official […] Click here to view full article

Since Facebook announced its new cryptocurrency “ Libra ,” it has faced resistance from global regulators and financial sectors. The People’s Bank of China, which in 2017 banned the […] Click here to view full article

Facebook cryptocurrency Libra is an imitator of Bitcoin, Meltem Demirors of CoinShares testified before the US Congress on Wednesday. The chief strategy officer appeared before the House Financial Services Committee […] Click here to view full article

The rules around Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency will be “better than banks” for global law enforcement, Facebook executive David Marcus told a Senate committee Tuesday. Everyone from President Trump to […] Click here to view full article

To follow in Apollo 11’s footsteps, all you need is a space bike, 240,000 miles of cable, and a whole lot of sandwiches. Fifty years ago, on July 20, […] Click here to view full article

Goldbug Peter Schiff boasts that he triggered the Bitcoin price’s recent plunge when he told his followers to buy silver. | Source: REUTERS / Lucas Jackson Goldbug Peter Schiff […] Click here to view full article

Republican Congressman Warren Davidson put the spotlight on bitcoin and shitcoin – a marked dig at Libra. | Source: House.gov/Davidson Congress savaged Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra during a two-day Congressional […] Click here to view full article

The bitcoin price skyrocketed back across $10,000 on Thursday, reversing much of the cryptocurrency’s recent plunge. | Source: Shutterstock The bitcoin price might be down, but don’t ever count […] Click here to view full article

Shark Tank’s ‘Mr. Wonderful is bullish for Facebook’s crypto Libra. | Source:: Ontario Chamber of Commerce/Flickr Investor and Shark Tank shark Kevin ‘Mr. Wonderful’ O’Leary has dismissed concerns raised […] Click here to view full article

In the blockchain industry, new investment opportunities pop up with impressive frequency. It is therefore important to find reliable means of evaluating such opportunities. What gives a blockchain project true […] Click here to view full article

Getty Images Neal Stephenson Best-selling speculative-fiction author Neal Stephenson hopes no one really thinks that he could be pseudonymous bitcoin inventor Satashi Nakamoto. ‘It’s flattering that anyone imagines I’ve […] Click here to view full article

Let’s talk about big numbers. Five billion dollars is a big number. If you spent it at the rate of $20 a second, it would take you about seven […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ( BTC ) recovered more swiftly from its bear cycles than Amazon did during the boom and bust of the dot com era, data from crypto analytics firm […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ( BTC ) has retaken $10,000 today following a moderately volatile month, according to data provided by Coin360 . Picture 1 Bitcoin starting its parabolic advance in April […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have dived the traditional financial industry and economists, with some arguing bitcoin and crypto is incompatible with the current system and others more open to the […] Click here to view full article

Blockchain investment could drop by as much as 60% this year as attention continues to focus on Bitcoin ( BTC ), new data suggests. Smart Money Turns Off Blockchain […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ( BTC ) miners want to coordinate the market in order to maximize revenue as the 2020 block reward halving nears. Are miner’s controlling the market? That was […] Click here to view full article

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has skyrocketed in 2019, rising from the bear market low of $3,100 in December to as high as $13,880 near the end of June, […] Click here to view full article

For the uninitiated, voluntaryism is a philosophy based on consent. In the simplest terms it says: “If it’s not voluntary, it’s not moral.” This basic statement is often countered […] Click here to view full article

Brian Kelly is worried that the U.S. has fallen too far behind in the crypto innovation race while we should be taking the lead in it. | Source: CNBC/YouTube […] Click here to view full article

International Business Machines (IBM) has continued to be a trailblazer in the blockchain patent race in the U.S, new data has revealed. The multinational tech giant has tripled its […] Click here to view full article

Another milestone was passed by Facebook yesterday, it moved a step closer to launch its WhatsApp payment services in India. The company has been working on this since 2018 […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin fan and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey believes that user experience is the key to mass adoption for bitcoin. And, to improve it, he’s hiring designers to work with […] Click here to view full article

Jamie Dimon, CEO of global financial services firm JPMorgan Chase , argued that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra does not pose a threat in the foreseeable future. As reported by CNBC, […] Click here to view full article

With the introduction of bitcoin, the world got not just a new currency, it also got evidence that a decentralized control structure could […] Click here to view full article

It’s lazy Wednesday and we’re a bit bored with all this serious news reporting stuff, so time for some silly time travellers fun. Five years ago, someone claiming to […] Click here to view full article

US Congressmen struck a notably more conciliatory tone toward Facebook than their Senate colleagues, going so far as to praise Bitcoin, and the broader cryptocurrency movement, as “unstoppable,” during […] Click here to view full article

If you’re into cryptocurrency, there’s a chance you like to gamble. After all, every digital asset’s price is something of a gamble, and through the efforts of Ledger X, […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin (BTC) is down 24.6 percent Governments ready to tame cryptocurrencies as they avert a possible clash with central banks According to analysts, governments and regulators are […] Click here to view full article

The litecoin price rebounded more than 14% on Wednesday, just weeks before the fourth-largest cryptocurrency undergoes a "halving." | Source: Shutterstock Litecoin (LTC) has gained more than 14 percent […] Click here to view full article

Tim Draper said that India is "pathetic and corrupt" for trying to ban cryptocurrencies, but the community reminds him there’s no ban yet. | Source: (i) Flickr (ii) Shutterstock; […] Click here to view full article

Photo: SonicX / Twitter Facebook’s Libra is creating a lot of headlines. However, SonicX may have beat Facebook into the marketplace, and its platform has some major advantages over […] Click here to view full article

One of the largest manufacturing companies in Europe, Siemens, is planning on using blockchain-based solution to improve the transport sector. Reportedly, Siemens wants to use blockchain technology in solving […] Click here to view full article

The value of blockchain technology in the healthcare market is expected to exceed $1.7 billion by 2026 according to a report by Indian research and consulting firm Acumen. To […] Click here to view full article

David Marcus, head of blockchain with Facebook Inc., speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg © 2019 […] Click here to view full article

More in Despite initial skepticism of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, TD Ameritrade has significantly changed its view, creating a digital assets and distributed ledger group, trading bitcoin futures and funding a […] Click here to view full article

Things are heating up for Libra : This week’s United States congressional hearings showed that many politicians are not convinced by the safety aspects of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, as […] Click here to view full article

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Grin has just executed its first backward-incompatible upgrade, also called a hard fork. Today’s planned upgrade introduces key changes to the nearly $60-million network that will optimize for […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin Suisse, a crypto-broker and pioneer of Switzerland’s “Crypto Valley,” has taken anticipatory steps to comply with a “maturing” regulatory environment. The firm announced on Tuesday that it has applied […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin: USD/BTC (BTC=X) Down 26.6% in 7 Days Since July 10, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen from $13,200 to $9,684, with major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase, recording […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin has plunged 14% in the past 24 hours and the bears are out in force. But if you step back to get a little perspective all signs suggest […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin (BTC) has been absolutely slammed over the past week. Since passing above $13,000 for the second time this year last Wednesday, the crypto has been on a clearly […] Click here to view full article

Just two months ago, ILCoin introduced a unique Command Chain Protocol (C2P) consensus to the crypto-community, which is resistant to quantum attacks and 51% attacks. This technology has been […] Click here to view full article

Money managers are hungry for yield. Crypto continues to outperform just about any other asset class making this nascent market a hot-bed for alternative prediction solutions. And social media […] Click here to view full article

ABBC foundation is proud to announce the Buyaladdin shopping platform. Buyaladdin is truly the next generation e-commerce app that will revolutionize mediums of exchange and prove to be a […] Click here to view full article

Joseph Denne, CEO and Founder of blockchain technology and computing services company EDGE , writes about how transformational blockchain technology is and how the start up is using it […] Click here to view full article

Europe’s premier blockchain conference is back between 30 October and 1 November, featuring an impressive line-up of speakers and pre-conference workshops DECENTRALIZED 2019 proudly welcomes several new top-tier names […] Click here to view full article

Before cryptocurrencies can gain mainstream traction, there need to be a lot more regular use cases. So far, choices remain limited on that front. Things seem to be picking […] Click here to view full article

U.S. equity futures edged higher, potentially lifting Wall Street to fresh record peaks again this week, as investors await the first of six major tech sector earnings reports later […] Click here to view full article

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is so terrifying that its making politicians do something completely unexpected: embrace bitcoin. | Source: Shutterstock I never thought I’d see a high-ranking politician stand up […] Click here to view full article

ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bitcoin Solutions, Inc. / www.Mybitcards.com has recently partnered with NeoCurrency to offer Bitcoin Gift Cards™ to its international loyalty and rewards B2B […] Click here to view full article

Chief strategy officer at blockchain development firm Blockstream, Samson Mow, declared that he believes that Facebook should have used Bitcoin ( BTC ) instead of developing its own stablecoin […] Click here to view full article

The United States’ Senate Banking Committee raised a wave skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony on July 16. The new hearing, called “Examining Facebook’s […] Click here to view full article

View Bitcoin closed below $9,614 on Tuesday, confirming a bearish reversal on the daily chart. The invalidation of bullish higher-lows pattern is backed by bearish developments on the short-term […] Click here to view full article

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Americas Cardroom today announced that they will send what they believe to be the largest crypto payment in history for […] Click here to view full article

The madness of Bitcoin’s recent few weeks took another twist today as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency crashed through the $10,000 barrier. Less than three weeks since its outstretched […] Click here to view full article

On July 16, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave a short press briefing discussing cryptocurrencies and the pressing need for regulation. A 28-minute slodge of alphabet […] Click here to view full article

This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any […] Click here to view full article

Markets Insider Bitcoin has plunged 16% after a bruising day in Congress for Facebook’s digital coin, Libra. "Facebook has burned down the house over and over and called […] Click here to view full article

The US Congress isn’t happy about Facebook’s impending launch of a cryptocurrency. | Source: Shutterstock Congress is dead serious about nipping Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in the bud. The House […] Click here to view full article

Even if Facebook’s Libra project never gets the global acceptance the company had hoped for, it will still have achieved a monumental task. Facebook and Libra have been in […] Click here to view full article

Running crypto news sites for 5+ years I have seen hundreds of PRs published on our network of properties. This article should serve as a guideline for anyone who […] Click here to view full article

After a sideways market all through June, Bitcoin is not doing too hot this month. The past 48 hours have been brutal for the cryptocurrency as it dropped over […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin continued its downward spiral as lawmakers questioned the safety and legitimacy of cryptocurrencies during a Senate hearing Tuesday. The world’s first and largest digital asset fell 6% to a […] Click here to view full article

United States.-based regulated crypto derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is giving retail investors the chance to bet on Bitcoin ( BTC ) hitting $100,000 by 2020. New Possibilities for […] Click here to view full article

Algorithms that can decode market sentiment are making waves in the institutional crypto landscape, a July 17 report from Reuters claims. An Arms Race for Algorithms With the resounding […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ( BTC ) proponent and Tezos investor Tim Draper hit out at the Indian government on Twitter July 16 after alleged evidence appeared it was preparing to ban […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin traders appear to have been spooked by US lawmakers’ pressure on Facebook’s Libra, which has rippled throughout the cryptocurrency market. The price of Bitcoin had fallen more than […] Click here to view full article

Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Lawmakers leveled stinging criticism and sharp questions at Big Tech executives on Tuesday, attacking Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google for their market power, […] Click here to view full article

Facebook has been grilled today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing over its cryptocurrency project Libra. As part of the hearing, a representative for the social media giant claims […] Click here to view full article

The SEC should approve VanEck’s bitcoin ETF because it could be a key driver of the economy for the next decade, says Gabor Gurbacs. | Source: Shutterstock The SEC […] Click here to view full article

Germany joins the global chorus and takes on Libra, saying the currency "does not belong" in the hands of companies like Facebook. | Source: Shutterstock Germany joined the chorus […] Click here to view full article

On July 10, the price of Bitcoin overcame the $13.000 mark, but then, contrary to the expectations of many traders, it sharply dropped to $12.000. The price drop hasn’t […] Click here to view full article

Cryptocurrency trading is taking root around the globe due to its ease of access and wide range of competing options available when it comes to platforms. However, one thing […] Click here to view full article

Share Tweet Send Share India is preparing to do the impossible by banning cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in any form, a newly leaked document revealed […] Click here to view full article

Big governments and central banks want to kill Libra and Bitcoin, and eventually all cryptocurrencies. There are official and unofficial reasons for that. The official reasons are well known. They […] Click here to view full article

Since July 10, the price of Bitcoin ( BTC ) has fallen from $13,200 to $9,684, with major cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase, recording a 26.6 percent drop within a […] Click here to view full article

On Monday, Facebook slips -0.50% on lingering suspense about the fate of its much hyped Crypto currency Libra. The US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said that Trump admin is concerned […] Click here to view full article

Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times Lawmakers grilled a top Facebook executive at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, heightening scrutiny of the company as it prepares to enter the […] Click here to view full article

Blockchain company Chainalysis – which examines how people use cryptocurrency – is the first blockchain company of its kind to make Forbes’ billion-dollar startup list. Chainalysis Has Really Made […] Click here to view full article

At press time, bitcoin is below $10,000 and trading for just over $9,600. This is the second time this month the currency has hit such a low level. In […] Click here to view full article

Today, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held an open session to conduct a hearing on Facebook’s Libra – a hot button topic across […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been incurring extreme volatility as of late which has caused many analysts and investors alike to question the longevity and long-term significance […] Click here to view full article

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been closely monitoring the response from Washington, D.C. on crypto and he believes XRP is a solution. | Source: Christopher Michel/Flickr Ripple CEO Brad […] Click here to view full article

Tyler Winklevoss is giving away 1 bitcoin for reading "Bitcoin Billionaires," and the value of the reward could increase in this bull market. | Source: Source: Flickr/TechCrunch. Now that […] Click here to view full article

On July 15, South Korea’s largest credit card company, Shinhan Card , announced that they had been granted a patent for a new blockchain-based payment system. This made the […] Click here to view full article

Here’s what the U.S. Congress looks like (via Pixabay). “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” –President Bill Clinton As President Bill Clinton so memorably […] Click here to view full article

The biggest clue that blockchain isn’t ready for mainstream adoption is how much money vendors are spending to try to figure out why anyone would use it. As detailed […] Click here to view full article

These are very interesting times for Bitcoin, which evidently remains the world’s leading cryptocurrency. Despite a price revival of some sorts, it now appears yet another service provider is […] Click here to view full article

U.S. President Donald Trump tours his ‘Made In America’ product showcase at the White House July 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin (BTC) is down 14.8 percent Steven Mnuchin is calling for cryptocurrency oversight and compliance Eventual regulation of cryptocurrencies in the US, following Steven Mnuchin presser, could […] Click here to view full article

What happened Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and most other cryptocurrencies are under pressure on Tuesday, continuing a multiday downward trend. The leading cryptocurrency lost 14% of its value over the 24-hour […] Click here to view full article

United States house minority leader Kevin McCarthy praised Bitcoin ( BTC ) while criticizing Facebook’s Libra stablecoin during an interview with CNBC published on July 16. During the interview, McCarthy […] Click here to view full article

Cubans are quietly exploring cryptocurrency use-cases on the politically isolated island, even watching Facebook’s Libra project with cautious optimism. Cuban expat Claudia Rodriguez of the Brazilian startup Fusyona , the […] Click here to view full article

For a panel about a proposed cryptocurrency, Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing was notably light on crypto talk. Bitcoin was barely mentioned during the two-hour session and most of the […] Click here to view full article

Mnuchin and the US administration continues to conflate a centralized proposed currency by Facebook, Libra, with the decentralized cryptocurrency bitcoin. Steven Mnuchin, the US secretary of the treasury, said “our […] Click here to view full article

US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin is apparently super concerned about the impact Facebook‘s Libra “cryptocurrency” will have on national security, reports Bloomberg . In a White House briefing, Mnuchin mirrored […] Click here to view full article

With the cryptocurrency market going back to green, interested parties are going back to the crypto business looking for the perfect tools to enter the field. With many platforms […] Click here to view full article

The House Financial Services Committee in the United States is set to discuss the future of Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency, Libra , on Tuesday. The head of the committee, Democratic Congresswoman […] Click here to view full article

The United States government is about to crack down on the entire bitcoin industry, according to Mati Greenspan of eToro. The senior market analyst tweeted on Monday that Treasury Secretary […] Click here to view full article

US House Representative Kevin McCarthy said he likes bitcoin because of its decentralized nature and security. The minority leader praised the cryptocurrency’s underlying blockchain ledger technology for protecting users’ privacy, […] Click here to view full article

US President Donald Trump can wipe out billions with a single tweet from traditional financial markets. Not bitcoin, though. | Source: Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP/ Shutterstock; Edited […] Click here to view full article

With the cryptocurrency market going back to green, interested parties are going back to the crypto business looking for the perfect tools to enter the field. With many platforms […] Click here to view full article

Perhaps the most useful thing that disruptive technologies such as cryptocurrencies have done is to kick existing payments providers out of their complacency. Two days after Facebook announced its […] Click here to view full article

Facebook’s Crypto chief David Marcus thinks Libra could restore the social network’s credibility. Facebook wants forgiveness. And to earn that forgiveness, the social media giant accused of letting its […] Click here to view full article

L´HOSPITALET, CATALONIA, SPAIN – 2019/02/28: Samsung South Korea brand logo seen during the Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona. (Photo by Ramon Costa/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The idea […] Click here to view full article

Shell plans to utilize the Energy Web Foundation’s (EWF) new public blockchain. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Ten years ago, the potential housed in bitcoin’s underlying technology, blockchain, […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin was a revolutionary new offering when it first released as it allowed users to take control of their money and eliminated the need for major middlemen such as […] Click here to view full article

In this photo illustration, a visual representation of a digital cryptocurrency coin is displayed before a Facebook logo on June 17 in Paris. (Chesnot/Getty Images via Bloomberg) Facebook’s plans […] Click here to view full article

Chamath Palihapitiya speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York in 2013. Chamath Palihapitiya vowed to reinvent the way technology start-ups go public two years ago when he […] Click here to view full article

As Amazon offers deep discounts this Prime Day, a few crypto companies are also rewarding their users through special deals during the two-day eCommerce extravaganza. Fold , a payments […] Click here to view full article

(Reuters) – Banks, exchange operators and other companies are investing billions of dollars to find uses for blockchain, a digital ledger used by cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. A Reuters review of […] Click here to view full article

With U.S. governmental hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency on July 16 and 17, Bitcoin has come under pressure recently, dropping below $10,000 and testing the 50-day moving average, which […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin’s recent retreat is merely a bump in the road for a long-term bull rally, analysts have claimed. | Source: Shutterstock Despite the recent fall of Bitcoin, experts have […] Click here to view full article

Bithoven, a recognized cryptocurrency exchange, is currently offering margin trading services for users on its platform . The information was released by the company with the intention to offer […] Click here to view full article

Square believes that user experience is at the core of mass adoption for cryptocurrency, and they’ve made an eloquent job posting in that pursuit . Designers: Jack Dorsey’s Square […] Click here to view full article

Tue, 16 Jul 2019, 05:51 am UTC Crypto startup temtum has announced that it has used the British government-backed coin maker Royal Mint for issuing its cryptocurrency, temtum (TEM), […] Click here to view full article

Donald Trump’s recent attack on the crypto space could push Bitcoin up to $40,000 by year-end, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Head of Research Thomas Lee. In an interview […] Click here to view full article

Shutterstock photo There will be a bundle of earnings reports that start to roll out this week. On Monday morning we had a few, but it’s about to get […] Click here to view full article

India’s alleged crypto ban bill could outlaw all cryptocurrencies, except its own central bank crypto. | Source: Shutterstock Rumours of a proposed bill in India that bans cryptocurrency may […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin ( BTC ) proponents were reacting to fresh criticism of cryptocurrency from the United States government July 16, following a press conference with Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin. Mnuchin, who […] Click here to view full article

Canadian crypto solutions provider and trading platform operator Coinberry has struck its second municipal partnership to provide Bitcoin payments processing for property taxes. A press release published on July 15 […] Click here to view full article

Summary With the market closing below 15.54, we are coming into this week with a bearish trend momentum. For next week, buy 1 (B1) is at 13.91 and buy 2 (B2) […] Click here to view full article

A new report from BitMex Research found Bitcoin Lightning nodes took 2.22 bitcoin ($23,000) in so called “justice transactions” from bad nodes using the network. The report, Lightning Network (Part […] Click here to view full article

Following a recent council approval, Canadian City of Richmond Hill will be exploring providing crypto asset property tax payments. Helping to provide the service will be domestic digital currency […] Click here to view full article

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin signaled that the federal government will effectively kill bitcoin using regulated fiat. | Source: Shutterstock Following Donald Trump’s sudden and mysterious tweets regarding bitcoin last […] Click here to view full article

A large investment from the well-known entrepreneur signals good things The well-known institutional cryptocurrency and fiat exchange, DRIVE Markets recently announced accepting an investment from the well-known entrepreneur and […] Click here to view full article

A criminal gang operating in India kidnapped and tortured cryptocurrency traders in recent weeks before demanding 80 bitcoins as ransom, police say. The ordeal—which lasted more than two weeks for […] Click here to view full article

Facebook’s David Marcus said he agrees with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that Libra needs a patient and thorough review process. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg) July 15 at 2:01 PM Ahead […] Click here to view full article

Mnuchin calls Facebook’s cryptocurrency plan ‘a national security issue’ Facebook Inc. faced its latest Washington crisis Monday: Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin joined a parade of policymakers and politicians […] Click here to view full article

Cryptocurrency asset management firm Altonomy has raised $7 million in a seed round from digital assets investment company Polychain Capital, according to a press release on July 15. Singapore […] Click here to view full article

John McAfee is one of the presidential candidates for the next year’s election. Many have speculated that Trump will win once again, but the public has been greatly divided […] Click here to view full article

Richard Drew/Associated Press Unfortunately, rising markets aren’t necessarily great indicators of a healthy economy. After Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, suggested this month that the Fed would cut interest […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have faced an extension of the downwards pressure that they have been battling with over the past several weeks, which briefly sent BTC […] Click here to view full article

WASHINGTON — On the eve of a Congressional hearing into Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the U.S. government has significant concerns […] Click here to view full article

Facebook is bending over backward to appease lawmakers in the wake of the backlash it has received for its digital currency Libra and digital wallet Calibra. David Marcus, who […] Click here to view full article

An alt season (altcoin season) is something that virtually all crypto traders look forward to. It is a time where all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin exponentially grow in value. […] Click here to view full article

At some point over the last week, “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” transformed from a viral prank into a national phenomenon. ‘Storm Area 51’ Hits […] Click here to view full article

Here’s what US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin just said about bitcoin and Libra during his press conference on crypto regulation. | Source: Shutterstock Steven Mnuchin, the United States Secretary […] Click here to view full article

Whether they admit it or not, the crypto community has been on pins and needles since President Trump tweeted his dislike for bitcoin . Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held […] Click here to view full article

The bitcoin price surged after US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin made a crucial remark about the flagship cryptocurrency. | Source: YouTube (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. The bitcoin […] Click here to view full article

The UK is studying the properties of Libra in-depth to prevent the digital currency from damaging the economy. This is what Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the […] Click here to view full article

Ron Paul “likes competing currencies." He is all for cryptocurrencies and in favor of whatever Facebook is cooking up. | Source: Shutterstock In the early days of Bitcoin , […] Click here to view full article

Siemens has dialed into multiple blockchain use cases. With the invention of bitcoin came a new, secure method of value transfer, via its underlying technology blockchain. Since bitcoin’s inception […] Click here to view full article

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shares President Donald Trump’s concerns on the use of cryptocurrency to finance illicit activity, and stresses the role of enforcing FinCEN regulations with […] Click here to view full article

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin thinks crypto is for crooks. In a press conference Monday, Mnuchin voiced the Trump administration’s concerns with Facebook’s Libra and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Mnuchin’s statements […] Click here to view full article

In a few months, Americans will engage in the largest democratic exercise in the western world when hundreds of millions are to choose their president and the leader of […] Click here to view full article

Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Traders this week will have plenty to sink their teeth into, […] Click here to view full article

RelayX is setting itself up well to be a real super wallet in the Bitcoin world, with easy onramps and countless features. Now, thanks to its close partnership with […] Click here to view full article

South African online payments processor PayFast has announced that it will discontinue its support for SegWitCoin (BTC). The company became the first South African payment gateway to avail BTC […] Click here to view full article