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…
Trump, price dots and COVID-19: 5 things to…
Bitcoin (BTC) rose to highs of $10,730 before settling lower on Oct. 5 as markets fluctuated in line with United States President Donald Trump contracting COVID-19. Cointelegraph takes a look at the factors set to…
Blockchain Bites: Dorsey Challenges Coinbase, Nasdaq Lists Diginex,…
The Australian government is investing big in modern technology, Nasdaq saw its first crypto exchange operator listing and revenues are surging for Ethereum miners amid increased network activity. Top shelf Australia modernizesAustralia will commit A$800…
GPU Manufacturer Nvidia Buys Chip Maker ARM for…
California-based Nvidia is buying British computer chip designer Arm Holdings from Softbank Group Corp. in a deal worth $40 billion. Nvidia, which specializes in making hardware for video game consoles and the crypto mining sector,…
Inflation Hit Ethiopia Demonetizes Currency To Curb Cash…
The Ethiopian government has unveiled a new set of banknotes that are expected to help authorities in curbing cash hoarding, illegal trade and illicit financial flows. The move is also aimed at boosting the liquidity…
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…
Digital Platform for Smart-Contracts Barter Smartplace: Future Unicorn…
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…
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tanks to $10.4K; ETH Market…
Bitcoin continues to slide while ether has a larger share of the crypto market than it has had in years. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,726 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Slipping 6.1% over…
Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked, Bitcoin…
The verified Twitter account for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website and mobile app has been hacked, Twitter has reportedly confirmed. Tweets asking for bitcoin donations for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for…
Indian prime minister the latest victim of crypto…
Hackers took over one of the Twitter accounts linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and posted messages asking his followers to make crypto donations. According to a report from news outlet India Today, Modi's…
First Mover: Binance’s Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin’s…
Price point Bitcoin was rising along with gold and U.S. stock futures early Friday as traders reacted to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s plan to let inflation run hot in coming years as the economy heals from…
What is Concordium? Balancing Identity and Privacy for…
Back in 2017, much of the news in the blockchain space focused on enterprise adoption. When organizations from Walmart to the Swedish government were investing in the technology, the tipping point seemed inevitable. Instead, enterprises…
Is This the Blockchain Firm That Will Get…
Concordium, an ambitious project whose founders have close links to companies including Volvo, IKEA, Saxo Bank and Nasdaq, is looking to shake up the seemingly glacial world of enterprise blockchain. The most striking thing about…
India Proposes Amnesty for Citizens Holding Unreported Gold
The Indian Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed an amnesty program for citizens holding unreported gold. The government plans to ask people to declare all their gold stashes to tax authorities and pay levies. The…
Market Update: Cryptocurrency and Gold Markets Fueled by…
The cryptocurrency economy has spiked significantly on July 26 into the overnight trading sessions capturing over $300 billion in value. Bitcoin is trading above the $10,360 zone while ethereum is swapping for $321 per coin.…
Covid-19 Forces Indians to Embrace Digital Payments but…
The global pandemic Covid-19 is forcing Indians to resort to digital payment platforms when settling bills as well as paying for groceries. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Indian citizens largely ignored a 2016 government decree that…
Ripple Suggests Regulatory Framework for India–And How XRP…
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency and software firm Ripple has proposed a policy framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry in India addressed to Indian officials. The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where…
Tearing Down Monuments Isn’t Censorship – It’s Speech
Jill Carlson, a CoinDesk columnist, is co-founder of the Open Money Initiative, a non-profit research organization working to guarantee the right to a free and open financial system. She is also an investor in early-stage…
Will India Ban Crypto? 5 Exchange Executives Shed…
There has been some confusion over whether India will ban cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, following recent reports of a note being circulated by the government. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed executives of five cryptocurrency exchange platforms in India to…
Is India’s Crypto Industry on the Brink of…
Rumours of a second wave of efforts to ban cryptocurrency in India emerged late last week in an article that appeared in The Economic Times. The article, which was entitled “With a law, India plans…
Blockchain Bites: Designing Digital Dollars and Following the…
Top shelf Digital DollarsOn Thursday the House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Task Force on Financial Technology convened on Capitol Hill to discuss the possible role of a digital dollar is distributing COVID-19 relief payments. The…
Indian Government Reconsiders Banning Cryptocurrency: Report
The Indian government is reportedly reconsidering a plan to ban cryptocurrency and the finance ministry has initiated related inter-ministerial consultations. The move is supposedly spurred by the supreme court quashing the banking ban imposed by…
Bank of England Predicts Worst Economic Crash in…
The Bank of England has predicted the worst economic crash since the Great Frost of 1709. Economists are less optimistic than the central bank about the rate of recovery for the UK economy. “Current conditions…
The Changemaker: Glen Weyl Puts His Radical Ideas…
COVID-19 is the great leveler. Glen Weyl, like all of us, is cooped up in his apartment. “Love? The bleach stuff is fine for downstairs, I think,” he says to his wife from the other…
Lebanese Currency Collapse: Failed Policies Led to Economic…
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crisis and the local currency has already lost about 60% of its value. The central bank’s policies have come under fire while citizens are protesting how the government handles…
Market Wrap: There’s a Bright Side to Bitcoin’s…
Bad U.S. jobless data pulled markets lower Thursday, affecting even bitcoin. But there may be a silver lining for the cryptocurrency. At press time, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was up just 1% over 24 hours at…
Malta’s ‘Blockchain Island’ Dream Deferred as 70% Entities…
Malta’s futuristic design to be the “Blockchain Island” has suffered a setback as 70% of companies in the sector have not sought licensing. Six months after the deadline, only 26 companies have applied for licensing…