The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
How To Buy Bitcoin In Europe
If you want to buy BTC in Europe, there are four primary ways you can do so: Through bitcoin exchanges like Kraken, Coinbase Pro and Bitstamp; Through decentralized (or peer-to-peer) exchanges, which offers users more…
Nigeria and South East Asia led global crypto…
Data published by statistics firm Statista has revealed Nigeria is the leading country per capita for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption, with nearly one in three survey respondents indicating they used or owned crypto assets in…
Argentinean Prosecutor Investigates Alleged Bitcoin Scam Ganancias Deportivas
In Mendoza, Argentina, law enforcement launched an investigation against a sports-related investment site for presumably being a bitcoin scam. Among the inquiries, authorities are investigating if they’re involved in money laundering and tax evasion. Platform…
Argentinean Prosecutor Investigates an Alleged Bitcoin Scam Ganancias…
In Mendoza, Argentina, law enforcement launched an investigation against a sports-related investment site for presumably being a bitcoin scam. Among the inquiries, authorities are investigating if they’re involved in money laundering and tax evasion. Platform…
Europol Arrests 10 Members of a Sim Swapping…
The European law enforcement agency, Europol, has arrested 10 people believed to be members of the criminal gang that stole cryptocurrencies with an estimated value of $100 million. The arrests follow an international investigation into…
Beijing’s $1.5 Million Digital Yuan Giveaway: China to…
China is giving away 10 million yuan in its central bank digital currency in Beijing. Recipients can spend the digital yuan during the Chinese New Year festival. Beijing has become the third major city in…
Charting Asia’s Dominant FinTech Frontier
Since its cypherpunk beginnings, the blockchain industry has long positioned itself as something on the fringe of mainstream. Yet, today, distributed ledger technology experiments by governments, financial institutions and global corporations and broader digital asset…
From SIM-Swaps to Home-Invasion Threats, Ledger Leak Has…
As soon as he learned he was among the thousands of Ledger customers whose personal information had been published online Sunday, JimboChewdip, as he’s known on Twitter, acted fast. Not fast enough, however. JCD, as…
Coinsbee Lets You Buy Gift Cards for More…
Coinsbee is a platform for buying gift cards with more than 50 cryptos from all your favorite brands and shops, as well as get payment cards and phone top-ups. You can use it to purchase…
Outlining The Future Of Low Bandwidth Bitcoin
There is a need to strengthen the Bitcoin ecosystem for people whose only computing device is a smartphone and who live where mobile internet access is expensive, slow, unreliable or censored. Senegalese Bitcoin developer Fodé…
Bahamian Central Bank Launches ‘Sand Dollar’ Digital Currency…
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has become the latest national financial institution to launch a state-backed digital currency. The so-called ‘Sand Dollar’, pegged to the Bahamian dollar (which is pegged to the USD), is…
Bahamian Central Bank Launches ‘Sand Dollar’ Digital Currency–World…
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has become the latest national financial institution to launch a state-backed digital currency. The so-called “Sand Dollar”, pegged to the Bahamian dollar (which is pegged to the USD), is…
China’s Digital Currency Has Been Used in 3…
China’s central bank digital currency has been used in 3.13 million transactions worth about 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) so far, the People’s Bank of China’s deputy governor has reportedly revealed. In addition, more than…
CoinFlip Launches Bitcoin-Enabled Gift Card Marketplace
This is a promoted article provided by CoinFlip. Despite the progress that Bitcoin has made since its inception in filling the cavernous gaps in the financial system and providing relief to the world’s underbanked, there…
What Does Nigeria’s Proposed Crypto Regulation Mean for…
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria recently announced that it will be regulating the trade of digital currencies in the country. “Issuers or sponsors of virtual digital assets shall be guided by the commission’s…
eToro Launches GoodDollar And Begins Delivering Universal Basic…
With enforced shutdowns driving governments to enact emergency stimulus measures and airdrop funds into citizens’ accounts, Universal Basic Income (UBI), also known as Basic Income has attracted renewed interest. This fact hasn’t escaped the attention…
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Akon Unveils Major Details of $6 Billion Cryptocurrency…
Akon has released detailed plans of Akon City, his $6 billion futuristic cryptocurrency city, which he calls a “real-life Wakanda,” referring to the hit movie Black Panther. There will be seven major districts, and the…
Meet Torus, the One-Click Blockchain Wallet Trying to…
People may like the idea of blockchains and web 3.0, but they tend to hit an immediate obstacle in the form of private cryptographic keys and mnemonic seed phrases that cannot be lost, forgotten or…
Major Chinese Bank Launches Central Bank Digital Currency…
One of China’s biggest banks recently opened up registration for wallets using the country’s central bank-backed digital currency. There are four levels of the wallet, according to reports. However, the bank took the offer down…
China Testing Digital Currency in Major Cities, Including…
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced the pilot run of the country’s central bank-backed digital currency in major cities, including Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau. It will also be tested during the 2022 Winter Olympics…
$6 Billion Akon City Underway: Akon Says Cryptocurrency…
The construction of Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that will function solely on the akoin cryptocurrency, is underway. Akon says cryptocurrency will empower Africans to overcome hurdles, such as high inflation and government…
4 Myths About CBDCs Debunked
Marcelo M. Prates is a lawyer at the Central Bank of Brazil and holds a doctorate from Duke University School of Law. The views and opinions expressed here are his. Although the terminology of central-bank…
Australian Woman Jailed Two Years for Stealing $300,000…
An Australian hacker who stole 100,000 units of the XRP cryptocurrency has been sentenced to a maximum of two years and three months in jail, local media reported. Kathryn Nguyen hacked the crypto account of…
With Bitcoin ATMs, CoinFlip Is Banking The Unbanked
This is a promoted article provided by CoinFlip. There are now many ways to obtain bitcoin and join the growing revolution in sovereign digital wealth. Among them, you can mine bitcoin, you can earn bitcoin…
pNetwork Launches Yield Farming Programme, Steroids
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year.…
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Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year.…
German Court Rules to Limit Authorities’ Access to…
The German constitutional court has ruled that the police and intelligence officials have too much access to people’s personal mobile phone and internet data. A win for privacy activists, the court has directed the government…
The Most Common Bitcoin Scams And How To…
Yesterday, high-profile Twitter celebrities and other influential accounts were hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam. The scam isn’t uncommon and is just one of many that involve cryptocurrency in some way. To help investors avoid…
John McAfee Launches Ghost Phone Service to Supplement…
Two-time U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee has launched a privacy-centric cell phone data service. McAfee said that his Ghost cell phone data service offers 4G data without using a physical SIM card, is compatible with…
Bitcoin Is the ‘New’ Apple — How BTC…
In 1962 sociologist Everett Rogers published the well-known book Diffusion of Innovations in which he classified consumers in the following five groups: Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Majority, Late Majority, and Laggards. Adoption Curve. Source: Business-to-you…
Status Keycard Now Works With Android Mobile Devices
The Status Keycard now works with Android smartphones to make mobile apps more secure. Status, the Ethereum-based messaging company, has expanded the use case for its Keycard, a hardware wallet first announced in February 2019.…
7-Eleven, CVS, Rite Aid: Libertyx Adds 20,000 Stores…
Libertyx has expanded its network to include 20,000 7-Eleven, CVS, and Rite Aid Pharmacy stores where customers can buy bitcoin with cash. They can also buy bitcoin using debit cards at one of Libertyx’s vast…
Crypto 101: How to Send and Receive Bitcoin…
During the last few months in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and faltering global economy, many individuals have shown an interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, oftentimes people can find the process a…
Crypto Firm Uquid Launches Marketplace- 30,000 Digital Products,…
On May 28, 2020, the digital currency and blockchain company Uquid has announced that the Uquid Shop is now live and accepting cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash for payments. The team at Uquid has dubbed the…
Money Reimagined: What CoinDesk’s Style Debate Says About…
To “B” or not to “B”? CoinDesk editors are currently reviewing our style guide’s capitalization policy. Should every blockchain project be written in lowercase, uppercase or a mix? Should we differentiate between “bitcoin” the currency…
Is Now the Time for a Digital USD?…
The international conversation around the formation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has steadily grown louder and more prevalent over the last few years. Starting with the advent of Bitcoin, the possible need for central…
XRP Spikes 9% as Japan’s 2nd Largest Bank…
XRP is today’s leading high market cap cryptocurrency, having gained 9% over the last 24-hours. This comes as the rest of the crypto markets continue to move sideways. Analysts have attributed this to a collaboration…