Bitcoin More Influential in US Politics Than Ever

US Senate candidate Austin Petersen revealed his campaign received, and promptly returned, a giant amount of bitcoin this week, as the donation ran afoul of financing laws. Leading candidate for the Libertarian Party’s national chair, Joshua Smith, has made cryptocurrency a key part of his platform heading into the convention. Candidate for congress, coder Brian … Read more

Turcoin Ponzi Scheme Exposed, Founders Flee with Millions

Turkey’s so called “national” crypto, Turcoin, has turned out to be a classical example of a Ponzi scheme, local media reported. The founders of the “alternative” digital currency are believed to have fled the country with millions of dollars collected from defrauded investors. The company behind the Turkish token stopped distributing dividends earlier in June. … Read more

“I Am the Real Satoshi” Claims Hawaiian Man After Filing Bitcoin Cash Trademark

This week the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community had found that two trademark filings for the phrase ‘Bitcoin Cash’ were registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over the past year. One trademark filing was registered with the USPTO on May 18, 2018, but the individual who registered it is an accused con-artist … Read more

The Anonymous Bitcoin.org Owner Accuses BTC Mining Pools of Centralization

There’s been a lot of controversy over the past few weeks stemming from the anonymous Twitter handle and co-owner of Bitcoin.org, ‘Cobra Bitcoin.’ The well-known BTC community member has been at the forefront of contentious subjects for many years now, and this week Cobra is claiming that one man has control of more than 51 … Read more

IKEA Will Reduce 80% of Gas Emissions from Its Stores by 2030, Approved by SBTi

IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retail company based in Sweden which focuses on selling ready-to-assemble furniture and home accessories, has had the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approve its plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its stores and other operations by 80 percent by 2030. Unrealistic Targets Are Difficult to Back up Scientifically Large … Read more

Medium Is the Latest Platform to Start Censoring Crypto Companies

Cryptocurrency, a technology based upon principles of transparency, accountability, and censorship-resistance, is facing further censorship. Blogging service Medium joins a long list of platforms to have clamped down on crypto content together with Facebook, Google, and Mailchimp. As a service that’s meant to support free speech, Medium’s crackdown is all the more mystifying. Also read: Freedom … Read more

Monero Community Proposes Overhaul of GUI Wallet to Improve Usability

Innovation is not hard to come by in the cryptocurrency sector. Although most of these changes are taking place behind the scenes, community feedback also plays an integral role in the process. One particular proposal to make Monero’s GUI client more user-friendly is attracting a fair amount of attention. Improving the Monero GUI Even though … Read more

TradeSatoshi Finally Removes BitConnect Trading Months After Ponzi Scheme Collapsed

It has been a while since people last heard about Bitconnect. The infamous Ponzi scheme collapsed a while ago, even though it was never completely ‘gone’. With TradeSatoshi now finally ending BCC trading, the final nail has been put in BitConnect’s coffin. Finally Ending the BitConnect Scam Over the past twelve months, the cryptocurrency ecosystem … Read more

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