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On Wednesday, August 29 the Atlanta-based firm Bitpay announced that its merchants can now receive settlement in bitcoin cash (BCH). Not only can Bitpay merchants accept the decentralized digital currency and keep all the bitcoin cash, but they can also split their funds into a fraction of fiat and BCH as well. Also Read: Nchain Publishes … Read more
After being engaged in a bitter legal fight with the country’s crypto operators, the Reserve Bank of India is reportedly setting up a new unit that will monitor emerging technologies such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence. The unit will lead the RBI’s efforts to stay ahead in the fast-evolving sector and spearhead supervision efforts … Read more
Iran’s national cryptocurrency will be backed by the country’s fiat currency, the rial, and will be distributed in two phases, first as an interbank token and secondly for retail payments. These are some of the features of the digital currency that were revealed by the Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), an institution that develops banking and … Read more
A decade ago, blockchain technology was only spoken of in nerd circles and online tech forums. Ten years later, the industry has grown by leaps and bounds, and educational institutions are making earnest efforts to keep up. According to a recent study by Coinbase, 42 percent of the top 5 universities globally offer at least … Read more
As was to be expected after a few days of positive price momentum, the cryptocurrencies are in a battle for survival once again. Despite Bitcoin holding its own relatively well, the IOTA price is going off the deep end at an alarming pace. It is the only currency in the entire top 15 to note double-digit … Read more
Over the course of the last two weeks, many Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were waiting for the firm Nchain to publish its Bitcoin SV codebase. Then on Wednesday, August 29, the company published its alpha release in order to show the code to miners and pool operators. Moreover, a mining pool called ‘SV Pool’ was … Read more
Mining and network effects affect the price of Bitcoin, but according to Tom Lee, the biggest determinant of Bitcoin’s price movement is the emerging markets. In a recent interview, the Bitcoin researcher from Fundstrat Global Advisors stated that the economic factors at play in emerging markets have had the biggest effect on the price of … Read more
Indiegogo is a pioneer in the crowdfunding industry, having been one of the first sites to offer the service a decade ago. The company is now turning to the increasingly popular ICO model to raise funds for an upscale resort located in Colorado. The ICO will, however, differ from many of the offerings in the … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications from three applicants for nine Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The agency disapproved five leveraged and inverse ETFs from Direxion, one from GraniteShares, and another two from ProShares which would have tracked Bitcoin futures contracts. The rejections came only a day ahead of the deadline. Grounds for … Read more
New Hampshire is well known for its large amounts of libertarian residents and many people consider it the ‘free state’ among all the other states in the US due to its freedom promoting activism. Moreover, cryptocurrencies are extremely popular in the area as there are many digital-currency-accepting establishments and BTMs in the region. This week the … Read more
