Expanding Our Global Bitcoin Coverage – Gogo Our New Reporter in Zimbabwe

Veteran business journalist Jeffrey Gogo has joined the news desk at Bitcoin.com. Regular readers count on news.Bitcoin.com to bring them coverage from all over the world, and that world now extends to Africa – Zimbabwe to be exact. Zimbabwe as an emerging crypto market is a critical part of the continent to have on-the-ground coverage. … Read more

SEC Suspends Trading of XBT Provider’s Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended the trading of two XBT Provider products: Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker One. The agency attributes “a lack of current, consistent and accurate information” which leads to “confusion amongst market participants” as the reason. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals SEC … Read more

South Korean Crypto Know-How and Capital Sought by Uzbekistan and Belarus

South Koreans undoubtedly have some respectable crypto experience and others have taken note. Uzbekistan, which recently legalized the trading of digital assets, has turned to South Korean experts for help in realizing a project to create the country’s first cryptocurrency exchange. Belarus, a leading crypto-friendly destination in the post-Soviet space, is trying to lure fintech … Read more

BTCRelay vs Rootstock vs Dogethereum

Cryptocurrencies and blockchains need to work together to bolster the overall ecosystem. Bridging the gap between different ecosystems has been challenging over the years. Three key solutions stand out in this regard, even though they all achieve this goal through different means. BTCRelay, Rootstock, and the Dogecoin-Ethereum Bridge (Dogethereum) are projects worth keeping an eye … Read more

Terrorists Prefer Cash to Crypto, According to Congressional Testimony

In prepared testimony given before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, explained how though terrorists have tried to raise funds through cryptocurrencies, instances are rare to non-existent. Instead, groups seeking to cause mayhem much prefer good, old cash. Also read: Bitcoin … Read more

India Law Enforcement to File Charges Monday in $2.7M Coinsecure Wallet Hack

Law enforcement authorities in New Delhi will file charges on Monday in the Coinsecure hack case. Coinsecure was a large cryptocurrency exchange allegedly wallet-hacked back in April of this year. It turns out to be an international crime, one spread over half a dozen exchanges. Also read: Bitcoin ATMs Targeted by Malware for Sale in … Read more

Denmark’s Largest Bank May Have Facilitated up to $150 Billion in Money Laundering

Companies from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union have apparently turned the small country of Estonia into a massive money laundering haven. An investigation into the Estonian branch of Denmark’s largest bank is examining up to $150 billion which may have been involved. Also Read: The Daily: Robinhood Aiming for IPO, Dodgers … Read more