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Major Korean Banks Drop Bitcoin Point Swap Services

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South Korean banks are further distancing themselves from bitcoin following the government’s ”emergency” regulation which bans them from direct involvement in cryptocurrency-related activities. Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank have announced that they are discontinuing their points for bitcoin exchange services in January. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on All … Read more

EU Finance Commissioner: The Political Body Has No Plans to React to Bitcoin

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Some members of the European Union have been discussing the popularity of the decentralized currency bitcoin, and the EU’s political body recently added “digital currencies” to its anti-money laundering statutes. However, the EU commissioner for financial affairs, Pierre Moscovici, explains in a recent interview that at this stage politicians have no plans to “react” just … Read more

Twenty Years Ago, Two Men Predicted Bitcoin

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Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. Titanic dominated the box office. Hanson’s “MMMBop” stormed music charts. The year, 1997, also turned out to be when two cranks, fringe thinkers, wrote The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (TSI), published by Simon & Schuster. Catastrophic impresarios James Dale … Read more

Markets Update: Deflated Digital Asset Prices Bounce Back

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The price of bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded significantly since our last markets update. BTC markets reached a high of $16,100 across many global exchanges around 11:00 am EDT on December 26. The price spike is a big jump from yesterday’s weighted global averages of $13,800-14,000 per BTC on Christmas day. Also read: Bundesbank Board Member: … Read more

PR: Appics: the Next Generation Social App That Turns Likes into Currency

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APPICS is a next generation, reward-based social media application that runs on top of the Steem blockchain, enabling people from around the globe to connect and allowing all participants to benefit. The post PR: Appics: the Next Generation Social App That Turns Likes into Currency appeared first on Bitcoin News. Go to Source Powered by … Read more