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Month: January 2018
XRP Price Dips to $1.3 as Cryptocurrency Markets Take a Beating
Most cryptocurrency enthusiasts may have noticed how all markets are in the red right now. We are not talking about small losses here either, as all currencies have lost double-digit percentages in value over the past 24 hours. One of the bigger “losers” in this regard is XRP, as the XRP price has lost a … Read more
Just One Person Found To Have Caused Bitcoin’s Jump From $150 to $1000 in 2013
Researchers have shown that BTC’s 2013 price jump from $150 to $1000 was due to the actions of a single person. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
France Appoints a Cryptocurrency ‘Mission Leader’
Week after week regulators and governments have been announcing plans to regulate digital currencies like bitcoin. This week in France on January 15 the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire announced his decision to create a “digital currencies mission” and a working group that will work towards regulating cryptocurrencies. In addition to the digital … Read more
Companies Deny Having Bitcoin or Blockchain Services Amid China’s Clampdown
After Xunlei was questioned about Initial Miner Offerings (IMO), multiple public companies clarified that they did not and will not tap into the blockchain space. A Shenzhen-based bitcoin miner manufacturer issued a statement saying the business hasn’t generated much profit for the company. Also Read：China’s Regulatory Authority Warns About Risks of Initial Miner Offerings Produce … Read more
Some UK Mortgage Lenders Refuse to Serve Bitcoin Investors
British bitcoin investors trying to use their earnings to buy real estate are facing difficulties in securing loans from mortgage lenders. Several building societies refuse to work with them even after they converted the cryptocurrency to fiat and provided a paper trail for its origins. Also Read: Pineapple Will Match up to $4M in Bitcoin … Read more
The Futility of Government Bans – Bitcoin Always Finds a Way
Cryptocurrencies have been threatened at one point or another by nearly every country on the planet. Rarely does a government venture beyond rhetoric. Those resorting to crackdowns are often met with greater public appetite for decentralized virtual money, making all that initial fuss an exercise in futility. Be they communist strongholds or liberal democracies, bitcoin … Read more
New Report: Bitcoin Drug Money Laundering Is Highly Centralized
A joint report by Center on Sanctions & Illicit Finance and Elliptic, a cryptocurrency forensics firm, has indicated that Bitcoin laundering for illicit drug activity is a highly centralized process. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Google Search Volume for Bitcoin Keywords Increased by as Much as 1000% During 2017
Following bitcoin’s incredible performance and increased media coverage during 2017, there is no doubt that bitcoin has witnessed increased user adoption. Estimates regarding the scale of bitcoin’s growth vary due to the anonymous nature of bitcoins transactions; however, the search engine traffic for terms such as ‘bitcoin’ are generally seen as a reliable indicator of … Read more
Coingeek Funds Terabyte Block Initiative for Bitcoin Cash With 3.6M Euro
On January 15 the cryptocurrency media outlet and blockchain company Coingeek owned and operated by the financial tycoon Calvin Ayre announced funding an initiative called the ‘Terab Project’ with 3.6 million euro. Coingeek alongside its partners Nchain and Lokad, plan to massively scale the bitcoin cash blockchain to terabyte (1 million MB) size blocks which could … Read more