Goldman Sachs CEO: ‘Bitcoin Trading Desk Rumors Are Not True’

According to multiple reports back in October and December of last year, it was said that the financial institution Goldman Sachs had plans to create a bitcoin trading desk. Now a month later, Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of the firm, says the reports are “not true” speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos this … Read more

Canadian Financial Service Versabank Launches Digital Asset Vault

The well known Canadian financial institution Versabank has announced it is in the midst of building a new vault initiative for customers so they can securely store digital assets. Versabank’s latest creation will be called, ‘Versavault,’ a platform focused on storing all kinds of digital properties including cryptocurrencies, but with the security and trust that comes … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Games Arrives — Play Your Favorites Faster With BCH

Last September the premier source for everything bitcoin-related, Bitcoin.com, launched our casino gaming platform Bitcoin Games. Since then we decided to create a portal that uses bitcoin cash (BCH), making things far cheaper for gamers playing their odds. Our new portal ‘Bitcoin Cash Games’ offers the same variety of provably fair games for BCH users … Read more

TD Ameritrade CEO Says Young Investors Focused on Cryptocurrencies and Pot

This week Tim Hockey the chief executive officer of the large brokerage firm, TD Ameritrade, revealed that his company is seeing a “huge uptick” in investments from millennials tied to cryptocurrencies and cannabis. Also read: The Marketing Ploys of Clones: Another Project Aims to Create a ‘Perfect Bitcoin’ Millennials Are Investing a Great Deal In Cannabis … Read more

3,000 Metric Tons of Wheat Was Recently Traded for Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies are slowly becoming mainstream when it comes to settlement for all kinds of goods and services. Just recently the first known freight consignment was settled in bitcoin as the deal consisted of 3,000 tons of wheat from Rostov that was sent to Turkey. Also Read: Analyst: IOTA Sharply Overvalued Due to “Overwhelming Evidence of Serious … Read more

South Korean Exchange Korbit Stops Serving International Citizens

Just recently news.Bitcoin.com reported on South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges implementing new infrastructure systems that comply with the country’s financial regulations. The enforced verification mechanisms will not allow anonymous users to sign up for a Korean-based digital asset exchange and trading platforms must report customer data. Now this week the Korean crypto-exchange, Korbit, has announced it … Read more

Lots of Optimism at the Miami Bitcoin Conference This Week

This January, thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts flocked to The North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami after a grueling two weeks of market madness. The very large crowd, however, was quite confident that the emerging digital asset space was still on the rise as the halls of the James L Knight Center were bursting with vigor. … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Tip Bot ‘Tippr’ Distributes Thousands of Micropayments

A new Bitcoin Cash (BCH) tip bot that lets anyone send small microtransactions using BCH called ‘Tippr’ is gaining a lot of traction on the web these days. Also Read: Some UK Mortgage Lenders Refuse to Serve Bitcoin Investors The Bitcoin Cash Tip Bot ‘Tippr’ Is Gaining A lot of Traction    A few years … Read more

Markets Update: The Top 68 Cryptos Dive During the January Slump

Cryptocurrency markets are having a tough time during the third week of the new year as a vast majority of digital assets are down 20 percent or more. Currently, the BTC/USD global average is roughly $12,050 after touching a high of $14,300 just 24-hours prior. The sudden losses started taking place yesterday evening when bitcoin markets … Read more

WAX vs. BitShares vs. Veritaseum

Digital assets have become a lot more popular over the past 12 months. We are not talking about regular cryptocurrencies here, but rather new assets which are issued on a blockchain. Several key projects are focusing on the digital asset industry as we speak, although they all seem to offer a slightly different take on … Read more