Month: October 2019

These Debit Cards Will Help You Spend Your BCH Anywhere

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Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash are ideally suited to payments. While their popularity increases with growing awareness of the benefits of peer-to-peer electronic cash, mass adoption remains a long-term goal. In the meantime, some fintech products are helping to improve dramatically the spendability of decentralized digital money in a fiat-dominated world. There’s now a choice of … Read more

FINMA’s Mark Branson Praises Facebook’s Transparency Regarding Libra

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The opinions on Facebook’s upcoming digital currency projects remain rather divided. Consumers are not necessarily smitten by this venture, nor are most governments. In Switzerland, however, things are done a bit differently. FINMA’s Mark Branson sees merit in this project and praises how everything is handled in a transparent manner. Mark Branson Likes the Libra … Read more

No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives

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There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet for bitcoin and operating an unlicensed crypto exchange service. The … Read more

New Evidence Escalates Panic as RBI Still Limits Bank Withdrawals

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Customers of a cooperative bank with 137 branches across India still do not know the fate of their money, which was restricted by the central bank. Evidence of alleged bank fraud has since surfaced, but the RBI still insists that India’s banking system is safe, despite many citizens being unable to withdraw their money. Also … Read more