Coinbase: Bitcoin Buys And Sells ‘Intermittently Available’
Crypto exchange and wallet Coinbase reported today that BTC buys, sells are temporarily unavailable #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Digital Currency Group Welcomes Bitcoin-Friendly Bank to the ‘DCG Family’
This week the ‘bitcoin-friendly’ financial institution Silvergate Bank sold 9.5 million shares that raised a sum of $114Mn USD during the common stock sale. Some of the capital injection was provided by the venture capital firm Digital Currency Group who welcomed Silvergate Bank into the company’s growing list of partners and subsidiaries. Also read: Indians Look … Read more
Bill Gates Says Crypto Has Caused Deaths in a Fairly Direct Way
One of the world’s most affluent persons, Bill Gates, appears to have bought in to the rhetoric of popular media and government law enforcement accounts. Recently, Mr. Gates and his wife submitted to a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything (AMA), and Mr. Gates’ gave some unusual views on cryptocurrency. Also read: How To Regain Control From Nanny Zuck … Read more
J.P Morgan Sees Crypto As ‘Competition’ And ‘Risk’ To Its Business In SEC Annual Report
J.P. Morgan sees cryptocurrency as a potential threat to its business, according to its annual SEC report. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Craig “Satoshi” Wright Sued for Billions
Forget the debate about whether bitcoin is a store of value or a currency. What everyone can agree upon is that it is a store of drama. And where there is drama in bitcoin over the last couple of years, Australian computer guru Craig Wright is often in the thick of it. Filed on Valentine’s … Read more
Bitcoin ATMs Thriving in Michigan’s Most Populous City
Low-income areas in the city of Detroit are seeing a bunch of cryptocurrency-based automated teller machines (ATM). According to local reports, ATMs are popping up in great number in liquor stores, gas stations, and cash-checking locations. Also read: Bitwala Launching Full-Fledged Crypto-Friendly Banking Service with Debit Card Detroit Michigan Sees a Crypto-ATM Invasion Detroit is a … Read more
35 Countries, EU and FATF Agree to Revise Global Cryptocurrency Standards
Thirty-five countries and the European Commission have asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), responsible for setting global anti-money laundering (AML) policies, to revise its standards relating to cryptocurrencies. The organization promised to present its revised AML countermeasures for cryptocurrencies at the upcoming G20 meeting of finance ministers. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas … Read more
Rapper 50 Cent Denies He Is Bitcoin Millionaire At Bankruptcy Court
50 Cent admits he never owned any Bitcoin, but did not deny the press reports due to a “favorable image”. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Justice Dept Looks to Develop ‘Cryptocurrency Strategy’
Over the past few months, the U.S. government and its special agencies have been ramping up their efforts to try to regulate bitcoin and digital currencies. This week the Justice Department’s Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein spoke about cryptocurrencies at the Financial Services Roundtable this Monday in Washington, DC. Also read: Sixth Grader Writes a 57-Page … Read more
Another Thai Bank Shuts Down Accounts of Local Crypto Exchange
Another major Thai bank is reportedly terminating transactions involving cryptocurrencies through the bank accounts of a local crypto exchange. This decision follows a similar move by another major Thai bank, Bangkok Bank, to terminate the same exchange’s bank accounts. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten Second Bank Closes Account of Crypto … Read more