Europe Introduces Customer Verification on Cryptocurrency Exchanges

The European Parliament has voted in favor of stricter regulations in the crypto sector. Crypto exchanges and wallet providers will be required to introduce customer due diligence procedures, including identity verification. The platforms will have to apply for registration in order to offer their services. The new measures come with the latest update of the … Read more

Coingeek Funds BCH Blockchain Development Training in the Philippines

On Thursday, April 19 the Calvin Ayre-owned blockchain and mining firm, Coingeek, announced it is contributing over $150,000 USD to help fund a blockchain developer training program in the Philippines. Coingeek believes the projects like these will help bolster the global, low-fee peer-to-peer digital currency known as bitcoin cash by improving the blockchain development community. … Read more

Bitbox Project Hosts Two Bitcoin Cash Hackathons

This week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with Carlos Cardona from the open source Bitbox toolkit project. Over the next thirty days, Bitbox is hosting two BCH-centric hackathons that aim to bring the bitcoin cash development community together to build innovative applications using the decentralized network. Also Read: Meet Memo: An On-Chain Social Network Built on Bitcoin Cash Emerging … Read more

Iceland Bitcoin Heist Suspect Flees the Country by Plane

Bitcoin mining has always been an industry which attracts both legitimate operations and people with less than honest intentions. In Iceland, a group of people recently stole 600 ASIC miners, and the police launched an investigation and made several arrests. One of the suspects has now fled the country to Sweden, although it remains unclear … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps Another $100

Bitcoin’s price has risen by another $100 and presently stands at $8,200. According to one source, the next spike may take the currency all the way to $8,500, in which the next goal will be to reach $9,400. Other cryptocurrencies also seem to be “infected” with bitcoin’s rising spirits. Ethereum, for example, is trading at … Read more

Institutional Demand for Bitcoin and Crypto Resurges

Reports are increasingly indicating that bitcoin’s recent drop of 70% from its December record highs of nearly $20,000 has spurred a renewed interest in the BTC and cryptocurrency markets from institutional investors. Also Read: Markets Update: Broken Trendlines and Bullish Bounces Reports Indicate Influx of Institutional Investment Jeffrey Van de Leemput, an analyst working for Cryptocampus, … Read more