Swissquote Reports 44% Increase in Profit After Adding Crypto Services

Swiss online banking group, Swissquote, has benefited greatly from the addition of cryptocurrency investing to the set of services it offers, reporting a significant increase in its H1 2018 profits. The news comes while Switzerland is debating over how to keep crypto businesses in the country when the majority of Swiss banks refuse to provide … Read more

XRP Price: Sudden Positive Momentum Takes Speculators by Surprise

Even though the current cryptocurrency momentum looks anything but promising, there are always some exceptions to take to look into. The XRP price is gaining a lot of value in fairly quick succession right now, whereas Bitcoin is losing a lot of ground in quick succession. Another remarkable turnaround is on the horizon, by the … Read more

South Korea Plans to End Major Tax Benefits for Bitcoin Exchanges

The South Korean government has announced a new set of tax law amendments. Under this proposal, bitcoin exchanges will no longer be eligible for income and corporate tax deductions currently enjoyed by small and medium-sized businesses. The regulators have also been considering imposing capital gains tax on the sale of cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms … Read more

Check Which Coins You Can Spend With Debit Cards and Why This New Project Chooses BCH

Recently, we covered some of the most popular debit cards used for crypto payments and we’d like to tell you more about the cryptocurrencies they support. Most of these cards are issued by well-known names in the space, but a new project is now offering you fast and cheap transactions with BCH – a feature … Read more

Survey: Crypto Exchanges Want Regulation but See Strict Policies as a Threat

The majority of crypto exchanges want to see the industry regulated, although many consider excessive regulation to be the biggest threat, according to a new study. A third of the platforms in the poll also fear a market crash that could suddenly devalue digital assets. A fifth of the exchanges dislike anonymity.     Also read: Huobi … Read more

The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 26

At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. Last week was the twenty-fifth installment of my challenge. This week was fairly boring, but I guess that’s kind of part … Read more

Genesis Mining to Resume Services in the US After Fighting Cease and Desist

The past few months have been rather interesting for Genesis Mining. The popular cryptocurrency cloud mining provider was forced to halt all activities in South Carolina. That decision has now been reversed. As such, US customers will be able to access the company’s services once again in the coming weeks. A Victory for Genesis Mining … Read more

Ledger Live Introduces Two New User-Friendly Cryptocurrency Tools

A hardware wallet is one of the most secure ways to store one’s cryptocurrency portfolio in this day and age. Various companies offer such products, with Ledger being the most popular. The firm recently introduced Ledger Live, and two new apps were made public late last week. Expanding Ledger Live’s Functionality Even though hardware wallets … Read more

Gibraltar United Will Pay Players in Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency can make a big difference in any industry involving payments. The global nature of Bitcoin and altcoins makes them an appealing payment method. Gibraltar United, a European football club in the Gibraltar Premier Division, will pay its players in cryptocurrency fairly soon. They will not receive Bitcoin or any of the other established cryptocurrencies, … Read more

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