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Russian Public Officials Must Now Declare Their Crypto Holdings as Income
23.10.2020
Public officials in Russia will now be required to declare all the crypto assets they hold as income. The measures are with effect from Jan. 1, 2021, local media reported. Russia’s prosecutor general Igor Krasnov declared: “Starting next year, civil servants will be required to declare...
WordPress content can now be timestamped on Ethereum
23.10.2020
A WordPress plugin allows publishers to timestamp content on Ethereum for immutability and copyright protection
P2P Trading Resumes on Okex While Withdrawals Freeze Still in Effect: Tron Foundation Announces Cashout Plan for TRX Holders
23.10.2020
Asian cryptocurrency exchange Okex says peer to peer trading is now open but the freeze on withdrawals remains in effect. In an update, Okex CEO Jay Hao reveals that buying cryptocurrency via the fiat gateway is now active as well but he fails to give a timeframe for the resumption of withdrawals....
Bitcoin now has a 7% chance of beating $20K highs in the next 2 months
22.10.2020
Bitcoin odds are "repricing quickly," says Skew as one analyst highlights the current price pump's "organic" nature
Bitmex Fast-Tracks KYC Program as Regulators Tighten Screws on Anti-Money Laundering Rules
22.10.2020
Bitmex said Wednesday that it is fast-tracking its user verification program in order to comply with regulatory requirements. Users must now be fully verified by Nov. 5, 2020 “to continue trading on the platform,” it said. In a statement, the crypto derivatives exchange stated that...
Russian officials must now declare crypto holdings
22.10.2020
The move reverses a 2018 decision that officials did not have to declare crypto holdings
$10 Billion in BTC Reserves: Companies With Bitcoin Treasuries Command Close to 4% of the Supply
21.10.2020
The web portal bitcointreasuries.org now shows close to two dozen firms with a large number of bitcoin reserves. Currently, the aggregate total bitcoin held in reserves by the 23 companies listed is roughly 785,999 BTC worth well over $10 billion dollars. This past August the billion-dollar firm...
It's official: Bitcoin now more popular than sex
21.10.2020
John Lennon once said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Bitcoin is bigger than them both
Payments Giant Paypal Says Its Customers Can Now Buy and Sell Bitcoin
21.10.2020
Payments giant Paypal says its customers can now buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins with the company’s online wallets. The company also says its customers will able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021. A report...
Who Was Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020? Vote Now
20.10.2020
CoinDesk's Most Influential list highlights those who helped advance the crypto and blockchain industries, in spite of this year's tragedies
Pomp says US digital dollar needs to happen now
20.10.2020
The U.S. doesn't mind coming a bit late to the CBDC party, but is that the wrong approach?
WooCommerce Payments, Now with Support for Subscriptions and Saved Cards
20.10.2020
A little while back we shared the news that WooCommerce shipped a beta payments feature as part of its 4.0 release. It’s a free plugin with no monthly costs or setup fees. You only pay when you make a sale.
We’re actually using this right here at CSS-Tricks. In fact, Chris blogged...
.Crypto Domain Owners Can Now Be Verified With Twitter Accounts for Safer Payments
20.10.2020
The Twitter authentication service lets .crypto domain holders verify address ownership via the MyEtherWallet app
Digital Ruble: Russia Unveils Plans to Test Central Bank Digital Currency
20.10.2020
As China is actively testing its digital yuan, Russia is now planning to build and test a central bank digital currency, the digital ruble. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has proposed limiting the amount of bitcoin retail investors can buy. Russia’s Central Bank Plans Digital Ruble The central...
Payments-focused cryptocurrency Dash now has a bridge to DeFi
19.10.2020
A StakeHound collaboration allows Dash holders to earn masternode staking rewards and access DeFi services at the same time
North Korean Crypto Hackers Now Target Russian Defense Firms – Report
19.10.2020
A group of North Korean hackers that have allegedly made a name for themselves by targeting American-based crypto firms appears to have upped its ante – and is now reportedly targeting Russian and other international defense companies.
Per Kommersant, Anastasia Tikhonova, head of sophisticated...
Bancor v2.1 Now Live on Ethereum Mainnet
19.10.2020
Switzerland based on-chain liquidity protocol Bancor announced on Sunday that the Bancor v2.1 is now live on the Ethereum mainnet following a community vote. In a Twitter thread, Bancor stated that LPs will now be able to stake with single-side AMM exposure and security from impermanent loss while...
NIX Bridge Token, the Gateway to Private DeFi – Presale Now Live
17.10.2020
It has become impossible to imagine the cryptocurrency market without DeFi. The exponential growth this field is experiencing has also sparked interest among those concerned about the state of privacy. NIX Platform recently announced a unique advancement within the privacy field by developing...
Redditors are now spam-farming Bricks and Moons
16.10.2020
Reddit users have discovered they can farm memes for ERC-20 tokens and earn returns comparable to minimum wages in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bitstamp says its users are now covered against a broad web of crime
15.10.2020
Crypto needs insurance too