Indian Government Leans Toward Calling Bitcoin an Asset

There seems to be a fair amount of uncertainty and misinformation regarding India’s stance on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. More specifically, a few news outlets have reported that the country would ban Bitcoin altogether. There’s no evidence to back up such claims right now. Moreover, the secretary of the country’s Department of Economic Affairs claims there will not be … Read more

Study Finds Little Correlation Between Tether Printing and Bitcoin’s Price

Over the past few months there’s been a lot of internet chatter concerning the digital currency tether (USDT) and whether or not it’s really backed by U.S. dollars. Further, there’s been skeptics, speculators, anonymous Twitter handles, and well-researched reports that claim tether printing moved the price of BTC considerably this past year. However, just recently … Read more

Major British Credit Card Issuers Ban Customers From Buying Cryptocurrencies

Britain’s largest banking group is banning its credit card customers from buying cryptocurrencies including bitcoin. Credit card issuers that are banning crypto transactions include the UK’s largest retail bank, Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax, and MBNA. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Largest British Banking Group Banning Crypto Britain’s … Read more

Cryptocurrencies Are Pushing Semiconductor Innovation and Profits

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining has become a growing industry, and mining operations continue to compete by making faster chips and purchasing large quantities of land to host data facilities all over the world. Data recorded from around the globe shows the mining economy is booming and the venture has become very profitable for many mining … Read more

Russia Drafts Bill to Create Offshore Companies to Trade Cryptocurrencies

The Russian Ministry of Finance is drafting a bill to allow the creation of offshore companies to trade cryptocurrencies. This follows the bill which the ministry recently published on the legal framework for cryptocurrencies. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Crypto Trading Offshore “The Ministry of Finance proposed to create … Read more

Markets Update: BTC Prices Suffer from a 65% Loss Since December

Bitcoin prices and cryptocurrency markets, in general, have been declining in price for the past six weeks straight with a few bounces here and there. Currently, BTC/USD markets have reached the lowest price in weeks touching $6,600 on February 5, 2018, erasing the past three months worth of gains. Also Read: China Censors Cryptocurrency Ads on … Read more

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