How India’s Election Could Impact Crypto Regulation

India’s impending general election could affect the government’s process of regulating the crypto industry. A local lawyer has explained to news.Bitcoin.com how the election can impact regulations. According to the Indian Election Commission’s code of conduct rules, no new law can be passed during the election. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Postpones Crypto Case at … Read more

Mempool ‘Spam’ and Rising Fees: The Consequences of Veriblock’s Mainnet Launch

Last month the Veriblock testnet represented more than 30 percent of BTC’s network transactions but the project took a hiatus before launching the protocol’s mainnet. When the project stopped, the BTC network’s mempool dropped, transactions per day were cut in half, and fees slightly dipped. However, since the mainnet launch of the Veriblock blockchain, the … Read more

Community-Run Directory Surpasses 1000 BCH-Accepting Merchants

The number of merchants accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) is growing. According to a community-curated website, there are over 1,000 BCH-accepting merchants, grouped into over 40 categories. The site also separately lists organizations that accept BCH donations. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Set to Hear Crypto Case on March 29 Directory of 1061 Merchants Accept Bitcoin … Read more

Indian Supreme Court Postpones Crypto Case at Government’s Request

India’s supreme court has postponed hearing the crypto case at the request of the government’s counsel. The court was expecting to hear about the country’s cryptocurrency regulation today before proceeding to address the banking ban by the central bank. However, the case has now been postponed. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Set to Hear Crypto … Read more

Japan Approves 2 New Crypto Exchanges – 140 More Interested

Japan’s top financial regulator has shared with news.Bitcoin.com some stats pertaining to cryptocurrency exchange registrations. Out of 23 new applications the regulator has received, two have been approved so far. In addition, there are over 140 more companies interested in entering the market. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Set to Hear Crypto Case on March … Read more

Weiss Ratings Now Favors BTC Out of 122 Cryptocurrencies

Weiss Crypto Ratings has published a report outlining its crypto industry outlook and rankings of 122 cryptocurrencies using four different models. The coins with the highest ratings are BTC, EOS, XRP, and BNB. The rating for BTC has been upgraded due to the coin’s various improvements. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Set to Hear Crypto … Read more

Finland’s Regulatory Watchdog Plans to Supervise Localbitcoins Operations

On Monday, the Helsinki-based peer-to-peer crypto exchange Localbitcoins announced it is adding several different identification processes in order to improve AML and KYC requirements. The move to bolster the new customer verification procedure follows Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) mandating supervision over exchange operations. Also read: Mineable Cryptocurrencies Are Far More Valuable Than Non-Mineable Coins … Read more

PR: 7Eleven Launches IEO on LAToken Exchange

7Eleven is a blockchain-based technology payment platform, that is convenient for customer to buy and sell products. Currently, 7Eleven token is being evaluated and expected to be listed for IEO by some exchanges.What is 7Eleven platform?7Eleven is a blockchain-based technology platform that is convenient for customer to buy and sell products that helps verifying transactions … Read more

Crypto Town Hall Meetings Grow to 8 Indian Cities for More to Voice Regulatory Ideas

The number of open town hall meetings for the Indian crypto community to voice regulatory suggestions has grown from four cities to eight. The organizer of the meetings has shared details with news.Bitcoin.com. Meetings will be hosted in four new cities in April and the best suggestions for crypto regulation will be submitted to the … Read more

Free Talk Live and Friends Raise $80K in Crypto for Ugandan Orphanage

On Monday, the independently syndicated radio broadcast Free Talk Live (FTL) announced that the organization, along with a group of businesses and FTL listeners, had raised $45,000 in cryptocurrencies to construct an orphanage in Uganda. The initiative also raised another $35,000 in crypto to purchase the land for the orphanage within the small African village. … Read more