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…
ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Bitcoin…
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has called for the global regulation of bitcoin. She said that bitcoin is a highly speculative asset and has “conducted some funny business.” Emphasizing the…
Why Bitcoin Buyers Should Beware of Unregulated Exchanges
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of cryptocurrency. This year, as bitcoin soared past its all-time high, we saw PayPal introduce support for digital assets; a Nasdaq-listed company boosted their bitcoin…
Ledger Leak Invokes Legal Action, One Customer Allegedly…
Just recently, reports of the Ledger customer database breach being dumped on Raidforums for free has become a viral story among cryptocurrency proponents. Now customers are threatening to take legal action against the hardware wallet…
US Treasury Unveils Stifling Crypto Wallet Regulation —…
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department, has unveiled its proposed rules on transactions involving cryptocurrency wallets. Experts in the crypto community have weighed in on what the new…
DeNations, a Blockchain-Powered Metaverse, Launches the First INO…
PRESS RELEASE. Smatoos, which is already known in the blockchain industry as a token economy platform, has released the blockchain-based metaverse, DeNations. DeNations is a blockchain-based decentralized metaverse where anyone can manage nations, cities, and…
Lawyer Who Represents Victims of Alleged Spanish Crypto…
The Arbistar case victims’ defense lawyer claims that the overall number of those affected amounts to 32,000 families with at least 93.4 million euros ($113.55 million) in losses. Lawyer in Arbistar Case Reveals Details on…
France Approves New Cryptocurrency Measures to Fight Anonymous…
The French council of ministers has approved a series of new measures to combat the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions. Anonymous accounts are banned at crypto exchanges which must now impose stricter know-your-customer requirements. France’s Finance…
Gold Price Expected to Rally Despite Concerns About…
Gold industry players say the inevitable printing of new money by the U.S. will lead to an increase in the circulating supply of fiat currency. This increase, in turn, will further dilute the value of…
How the Decentralized Web Transfers Wealth From Corporations…
The internet of today is broken. We can use the internet, but we don’t own anything we do. Companies control our domain names, the content we host on web servers and our access to the…
Bitcoin price may surge as fear and uncertainty…
The global economy doesn’t seem to be in a good place right now, especially with countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Spain imposing fresh, new restrictions across their borders, thereby making the future…
EU to Launch Comprehensive Crypto Regulation by 2024:…
The European Union is planning to implement comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation by 2024, two EU reports have reportedly revealed. This follows five European finance ministers calling on the European Commission to put in place “very strong…
UK Mulls Over Negative Interest Rates, US to…
The Bank of England is now seriously considering implementing negative interest rates while the U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged to keep interest rates near zero for years. Some analysts say even the Fed will soon…
European Union Seeks Strict Regulation of Crypto and…
The European Commission, the executive arm of the E.U., has drawn up regulation to tightly monitor cryptocurrencies it considers “significant”, including asset-backed stablecoins like Facebook’s libra. Euractiv, a European news outlet, first reported the news…
DistX is Taking the Crypto World by Storm
Total Value Locked in Defi Jumped 85% in August, $8 Billion in Assets Held A lot has changed during the last month, as the popular decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has swelled considerably in value. Since…
Cryptocurrencies Now Accepted for 15,000 Restaurants in France…
Food orders from over 15,000 restaurants in France can now be paid with bitcoin and a number of other cryptocurrencies through a major online food ordering website, Just Eat. Just Eat Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Restaurants…
Onecoin Allegedly Tied to Racehorse Firm, Phoenix Thoroughbreds…
Last week the firm Phoenix Thoroughbreds was reportedly banned from horse racing in France over the founder’s alleged involvement with the crypto Ponzi scheme Onecoin. Last November, Onecoin cofounder Konstantin Ignatov, the Cryptoqueen’s brother, told…
LIFETIONCOIN Provides Payment Solutions and Worldwide Prosperity
What Is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrencies use cryptographic protocols that encrypt sensitive data transfers, to secure their units of exchange. Since they are built on advance mathematics it’s impossible to duplicate or break the currency. In addition…
Germany Begins Closing Down All Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the country’s top financial regulator responsible for regulating crypto service providers, has begun actively closing down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs, a BaFin spokesperson has confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com. All Unauthorized Bitcoin…
As Gold Touches New Highs Investors Face Storage…
During the last few weeks, gold has skyrocketed in value over the concerns fueled by the faltering global economy. Despite the fact that gold has always been a safe-haven, many investors are looking to bitcoin…
Comparing Money Laundering With Cryptocurrencies and Fiat
There is no doubt that digital currencies provide benefits for an individual, a company and an institution by facilitating better access to financial products and services. Money laundering costs the global economy between $800 billion…
Crypto Hardware Wallet Firm Ledger Hacked, One Million…
Ledger said on Wednesday that its e-commerce database was hacked in late June, compromising about one million email addresses. No user funds were affected by the breach. In a blog post, the French bitcoin hardware…
John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence…
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us…
New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian…
Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by…
First Mover: As US Stocks Defy Economic Gravity,…
Crypto traders are homing in on a pattern that’s becoming weirdly familiar: Stocks fall, bitcoin falls; the Federal Reserve makes a new stimulus announcement, stocks rise, bitcoin rises. No one knows exactly how a second…
From SARS to COVID-19: Hong Kong’s Path to…
Bats are a known harbor to a large variety of viruses. Humans rarely interact with bats directly (they are not a common delicacy or pet in China), but other wild animals, such as civets and…
Bitcoin Rally Falters as Stocks Drop Ahead of…
Bitcoin’s bulls are taking a breather amid jitters in the traditional markets over rising tensions between the U.S. and China. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency is trading near $9,400 at press time, having posted an eight-day…
Sign Into Websites Using Your Crypto Wallet Instead…
What better way to celebrate World Password Day (May 7) than with a new solution from the cryptoworld to get around insecure passwords and phishing attacks? The lnurl-auth protocol allows users to sign into various…