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SoFi Obtains BitLicense to Offer Crypto Trading Services in New York
3.12.2019
SoFi Digital Assets receives a BitLicense from New York regulators
The Bitcoin Halving Debate: Has the Market Priced In This Major Event?
3.12.2019
One of the most contentious topics in crypto right now is next year's Bitcoin (BTC) halving. From around May, miners will receive only BTC 6.25 (USD 46,000) as a reward for every block they confirm, and the crypto community is currently at odds over whether the resulting reduction in supply...
Data Shows Crypto Exchange Volume May Not Equate to Website Traffic
3.12.2019
Data shows that crypto exchanges with the highest volume do not always rank the highest in terms of traffic and engagement
Danish Court Upholds Nordea Bank Ban on Employees Owning Bitcoin
3.12.2019
Nordea Bank can now officially bar its employees from owning cryptocurrencies, according to a court ruling
PlusToken Effect: Alleged Asian Exit Scam to Blame for Market Decline?
3.12.2019
This exit scam purportedly cost investors $3 billion, and now could be dropping the crypto price market
IT Analyst Admits He Blackmailed Apple for Bitcoin
3.12.2019
22-year old Kerem Albayrak, a London-based IT analyst, has admitted to blackmailing tech giant Apple in March 2017 after releasing a YouTube video of himself hacking into iCloud accounts, the Daily Mail reported.
By paying the ransom, Apple was to prevent Albayrak from selling the personal data...
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits New All-Time High of $6.54M
3.12.2019
Open interest on Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures platform has hit a new record high of $6.5 million
The Darknet Just Had One of Its Wildest Months Yet
3.12.2019
Darknet marketplaces exist on a constant knife edge, never more than an exit scam, LE bust, or DDoS away from going down. Even by their usual frenetic standards, though, November was quite a month for DNMs, with high drama and intrigue aplenty. Despite a number of marketplaces disappearing off...
Nordea Employees Banned From Buying Bitcoin + More News
3.12.2019
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Nordea Bank is free to prevent its employees from investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in their...
'The Best and Cleanest Bitcoin is From the Silk Road'
3.12.2019
'The best' bitcoins are the ones from the Silk Road, the first modern darknet market, because they’ve got through the U.S. Marshalls and have been 'blessed' by the U.S. government – 'those are very clean,' Matt Walsh, Partner at Castle Island Ventures, a U.S.-based venture capital firm, joked while...
Plaintiffs in Tether-Bitcoin Price Manipulation Case Will Not Drop Complaint
3.12.2019
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing Bitfinex of Bitcoin price manipulation have declined to amend their complaint
Bitcoin Trades Around $7.2k; Holds a Strong Risk of Sliding Below $7k
3.12.2019
Bitcoin price records a dip of over 5% in two days from ranging at $7,553.42 to bottoming out at $7,161.70 The current trading price of BTC is correcting downwards from $7,500-$7,300 price range and is consolidating around $7,200 price area BTC trading price around $7,200 has been stable since past...
Save the Children Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
3.12.2019
Making donations is a great way for the cryptocurrency community to spread acceptance for peer-to-peer electronic money to new people and institutions. And options for giving with bitcoin cash to your supported causes are expanding all the time, with organizations such as Save the Children joining...
WisdomTree Launches Physically Backed Bitcoin ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
3.12.2019
A new bitcoin exchange traded product has just listed on the Swiss stock exchange SIX, and it's physically backed by the underlying crypto
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lists Physically-Backed Bitcoin ETP
3.12.2019
Nasdaq-listed asset manager WisdomTree has launched a physically-backed Bitcoin exchange-traded product on Switzerland's main stock exchange
Bitcoin to See Return of Bull Cross That Marked Onset of 2016-17 Price Rally
3.12.2019
A bitcoin price indicator that marked the beginning of the 2016-17 bull market is about to make another appearance
Ethereum-Based Virtual Museum Tokenizes Censored Bitcoin Artwork
3.12.2019
Cryptovoxels — an Ethereum-based virtual museum — has tokenized and preserved a censored Bitcoin artwork painted over by French authorities earlier this year
New Bitcoin Wallet Hides Addresses to Solve ‘Terrible’ User Experience
3.12.2019
Bitcoin wallet solution replaces addresses to increase mass appeal
Bitcoin and Altcoins Topside Bias Vulnerable
3.12.2019
In the past three sessions, bitcoin price mostly traded in a range below the USD 7,350 and USD 7,400 resistance levels. BTC/USD could start another bearish wave below USD 7,200 if it continues to face resistance near USD 7,400.
Similarly, most major altcoins traded in a range with a minor bearish...
John McAfee Weighs in on Maximalism, Epstein’s Death, and ‘the Greatest Gift Since Fire’
3.12.2019
When it comes to causing sensation in the crypto space, there are few figures like 2020 Libertarian presidential candidate John McAfee. The controversial crypto champion took time out with news.Bitcoin.com to discuss his presidential campaign, the clampdown of regulators on crypto, and even...