San Francisco Fed Says BTC-based Future Markets Played a Role in Price

The U.S. Federal Reserve system has been very interested in bitcoin lately and has released a bunch of reports from Federal Reserve leaders and researchers from different offices. This past Monday, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and a professor from Stanford University published a paper that concludes that bitcoin-based futures markets affected the … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Fund and Yeewallet Plan to Airdrop 20 BCH

On Tuesday, May 8, the Bitcoin Cash Fund and the Yeewallet team announced a partnership that aims to further spread bitcoin cash (BCH) adoption. The organizations’ plan to bolster BCH adoption by airdropping 20 BCH to Yeewallet users who meet the airdrop requirements. Also read: Bitcoin in Brief Tuesday: Bank Wires, Tickets, and Diplomas on Blockchain Tech … Read more

Azerbaijan to Subject Crypto Income to Taxation

Whether income earned from cryptocurrency should be taxed or not has been an issue with which many governments have been grappling in recent years as the crypto industry has become bigger and bigger. Even for countries that have already made their stances on crypto taxation known, the structures are still quite vague and not many people adhere to … Read more

Canada’s ATB AlphaBeta Affirms That Crypto Is the Future

Banks and other financial institutions rarely keep an open mind toward Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It is an unconventional business model, yet most crypto service providers still rely on banks to offer the majority of their products and tools. ATB AlphaBeta is one of the few players actively welcoming cryptocurrency companies and enthusiasts as of … Read more

Vaultoro Is the First Exchange to Integrate Lightning Network Features

Bitcoin as people know it today will undergo some big changes in the near future. The Lightning Network is perhaps one of the biggest developments for the world’s leading cryptocurrency to date. Slowly but surely, more and more service providers are incorporating this technology. Vaultoro is the most recent service provider to do exactly that. … Read more

Verge Community Members Push for a Spotify Partnership

It seems that drama and excitement are reaching new heights in the Verge world. After an announced partnership with Pornhub, the community is now looking toward the future. A potential partnership with Spotify will certainly introduce a lot of changes, but it seems unlikely this altcoin will be successful in achieving that goal. Verge and Spotify … Read more

Coinfundr Will Enable Crowdfunding with Bitcoin Cash

It seems another interesting development is on the horizon for the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. After some technical upgrades and the upcoming hard fork to further improve the technology, there is now a crowdfunding platform with BCH support. Known as Coinfundr, this platform is scheduled to launch later this month. Crowdfunding With Bitcoin Cash can Work It is evident … Read more