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…
As Corporations Build Bitcoin Treasuries, We All Win
The last three months in Bitcoin have been marked by large corporate entities transitioning significant portions of their treasury holdings into bitcoin. In August, software intelligence company MicroStrategy announced that it purchased 0.1 percent of…
These BitMEX Alternatives Are the Best Specialized Investment…
It’s official – the U.S. government has the Bitmex exchange in its headlights. With one Bitmex leader in custody and others on the lam, the exchange is practically toast. New York Times broke the story…
Record fundamentals and a $12K pump: 5 Bitcoin…
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in familiar territory as markets move into the United States’ 2020 elections — where could it go next? Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors that could influence BTC…
Bitcoin vs Gold: Where are Institutions Putting Their…
Analysts have long tried to imply a strong connection between Bitcoin and gold as safe-haven investments in times of trouble. In theory, this works, as both the crypto asset and the precious commodity are used…
Coinbase Received 1,900 Requests for Client Info From…
Coinbase has revealed that it received a total of 1,914 requests for customer data from global law enforcement agencies during the first six months of 2020. It is, however, not clear how many of the…
33 money laundering crypto criminals targeted worldwide in…
Law enforcement officials from around the world hav taken action against a major transnational money laundering operation involving cryptocurrency. On Oct. 15, Europol announced a successful operation across 16 countries that resulted in the arrest…
33 money laundering crypto crims targeted worldwide in…
Law enforcement officials from around the world hav taken action against a major transnational money laundering operation involving cryptocurrency. On Oct. 15, Europol announced a successful operation across 16 countries that resulted in the arrest…
Exclusive: Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Secures CySEC CIF License
CEX.IO, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the United Kingdom, has received approval from the CySEC to operate as a market-making Cyprus investment firm, Finance Magnates has learned. The new brand, dubbed ‘CEX.IO Broker,’ is intended…
Multiple data points suggest Bitcoin’s 2017-style bull run…
Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) saw its price rise 6.95%, rising from $10,804 on October 5 to $11,555 by October 12. The surge marked the best performing week for the price of Bitcoin since July and…
YearnSwap Is All Set to Introduce Its Decentralized…
LONDON, United Kingdom, — YearnSwap.org – Is all set to launch its Decentralized protocols (Lending, Yield Farming, Staking) for public access, YearnSwap aims to provide an Ecosystem with many prominent features available in the market…
Bank of England Moves Closer to Negative Interest…
The Bank of England has moved closer to adopting a negative interest rate policy. The central bank has asked commercial banks in the U.K. to provide details of how ready they are to deal with…
A System of Robot Drug Dealers on Telegram…
There’s a new avenue darknet market (DNM) customers have found that allows them to purchase illegal wares 24 hours a day via a robot drug dealer hosted on Telegram. The platform dubbed ‘Televend,’ is an…
Competition for global crypto derivatives market dominance heats…
At the start of October, the crypto market was faced with extremely tumultuous financial conditions, thanks in large part to the recent filings against BitMEX, which saw the company’s top brass being indicted by the…
Bank of England Moves Closer to Negative Interest…
The Bank of England has moved closer to adopting a negative interest rate policy. The central bank has asked commercial banks in the U.K. to provide details of how ready they are to deal with…
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Best Week Since July Shows…
Not everyone is happy with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to ban individual investors from speculating on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and there’s an argument to be made that the agency’s rationale was hollow. But the ban is likely…
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Best Week Since July Shows…
Not everyone is happy with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to ban individual investors from speculating on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and there’s an argument to be made that the agency’s rationale was hollow. But the ban is likely…
Dollar dip meets hash rate boom: 5 things…
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week above $11,000 as fresh gains continue to hold — is $12,000 next or will bears gain control? Cointelegraph takes five factors that could help decide whether this week is bullish…
Price analysis 10/7: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB,…
Crypto prices may be in a rut but that doesn’t mean product development and acquisitions cease to occur. This week Japanese financial firm SBI Holdings acquired a 100% stake in TaoTao cryptocurrency exchange. With the…
Key Bitcoin price metric at 10 week low…
October has barely started and the price action in the crypto markets has been both exciting and worrisome. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a strong $10.9K rejection and a quick $10.2K bottom over the past week.…
CoinShares Reveals its Take on FCA’s Ban of…
The online trading community continues to receive responses to FCA’s new rules banning the sale of derivatives related to certain types of crypto-assets to retail consumers. While it is not unusual to see a company…
UK Bans Sale of Crypto Derivatives to Retail…
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives products to retail investors in a move that it says will save the targeted customers £53 million ($68.9 million) in losses each…
‘Crushing’ regulations could drive Ripple out of US
Ripple is considering relocating to Europe or Asia amid growing frustration at the lack of regulatory clarity in the United States. Speaking to Fortune Magazine’s Jeff John Roberts at the Oct. 6 LA Blockchain Summit,…
UK Court Overturns Ruling on $1 Billion Venezuelan…
The UK Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier court ruling which denied Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuela’s gold worth about $1 billion kept at the Bank of England. The court did not recognize Maduro…
Why Bitcoin Dollar Cost Averaging (BTCDCA) Is The…
Many of you reading this might be able to relate to an all too common scenario. You discovered Bitcoin some time ago, started to inform yourself, fell down the rabbit hole, raised your level of…
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…
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Hands Over Customer Data to…
Coinbase is handing over customer data to the British tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The measure affects customers with a U.K. address who received more than £5,000 ($6,450) worth of cryptocurrency during…
Onecoin Victims Join Petition Seeking Establishment of Crypto…
Onecoin victims have joined a consortium that wants the European Parliament to consider a petition seeking the establishment of a compensation fund. The envisioned EU-administered fund will function as an insurance kitty for current and…
Onecoin Victims Join Petition Seeking Establishment of European…
Onecoin victims have joined a consortium that wants the European Parliament to consider a petition seeking the establishment of a compensation fund. The envisioned EU-administered fund will function as an insurance kitty for current and…
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…
Grayscale Investments Scooped Up Over 17,000 BTC in…
During the last seven days, Grayscale Investments purchased 17,100 BTC or $182 million worth of bitcoin using today’s exchange rates. The company’s bitcoin position is now close to 450,000 BTC worth roughly $4.7 billion. The…
Cryptocurrency ETF by Nasdaq and Hashdex Approved to…
A cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Nasdaq and Brazilian fund manager Hashdex has reportedly been approved to trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Hashdex says the new cryptocurrency investment product tracks the Nasdaq Crypto Index.…
Execs Managing $78B in Assets Say Institutional Investors…
New research from the digital currency insurance firm, Evertas, shows that a surveyed group of investors managing roughly $78 billion in collective assets believes that during the next five years, institutional investors will “dramatically” increase…
Bitcoin ATMs Surpass 10,100 Worldwide: Expert Shares Industry…
The bitcoin ATM industry has reached a milestone as the number of machines installed worldwide has surpassed 10,000 after seven years since the first machine was installed. There are now 10,162 bitcoin ATM locations spread…
DAOs Will Never Govern the World (at This…
The enthusiasm for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) continues to gain momentum as the crypto industry recognizes that monetary systems need governance; yet the gap between promise and implementation is demonstrated by the incidence of rage…
Bank of England talks negative interest rates in…
Bitcoin (BTC) is getting its best “advertisement” once more as another major central bank floats the idea of charging people to save their money. As Bloomberg reported quoting minutes of a meeting held Thursday, the…
Targeted by IRS? What Cryptocurrency Owners Should Know
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started sending out new letters to cryptocurrency owners suspected of owing crypto-related taxes. A tax expert has shared with news.Bitcoin.com what crypto owners should know, including how to…
UK Digital Bank Ziglu Launches P2P Payments for…
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. After receiving the permit, the fintech start-up immediately launched peer-to-peer (P2P) payments…
Fear, politics and the dollar: 5 things to…
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to test $10,000 support after a weekend in which it consolidated after a major drop — what next? Cointelegraph takes a look at the major factors set to influence BTC price action…
Bitcoin’s plunge, Twitter hack revelation, Pornhub accepts crypto:…
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers! Top Stories This Week Three reasons why Bitcoin suddenly dipped under $10K —…
Defi Project Yearn Finance Smashes Records as Native…
The decentralized finance (defi) crypto asset tied to the Yearn Finance project has smashed records this week, as the coin touched a high of $30,324 on Saturday evening. Yearn’s token YFI has been recently added…
LEND Jumps Another 11% on Bloody Crypto Day;…
Decentralized finance asset LEND continued its gravity-defying price rally ahead of the New York opening bell Wednesday even as its peers across the crypto space suffered sizeable intraday losses. The 21st-largest cryptocurrency surged 11.28 percent…
Aave Protocol Outpaces Maker With $1.4B Locked, Defi…
The decentralized finance (defi) open-source protocol built on Ethereum, Aave, has surpassed the Maker Dao project in terms of total-value-locked (TVL) this week. The lending and borrowing platform Aave has $1.43 billion locked on Tuesday…
Aave’s LEND Rallies 40% After Gaining UK FCA…
One of the year’s most profitable decentralized finance tokens, LEND, is not just about the hype. The 24th-largest cryptocurrency gained more value in the first two days of this week, as its price surged by…
Venezuela Blocks Opposition From Disbursing $18 Million To…
Venezuela has blocked the main opposition from distributing $18 million worth of cash previously seized by the U.S. from the Nicolas Maduro government. The money is being dished out via peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Airtm…
The One Thing That Could Destroy Bitcoin Is…
There have been dozens of obituaries for Bitcoin over the asset’s short history. Despite constantly being proclaimed dead or projected to fall to zero, in theory, it cannot be stopped or killed. However, the one…
Archax Gets FCA Authorisation to Operate as Digital…
Archax announced this Wednesday that it has become the first digital securities exchange and custodian in the United Kingdom to be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Via the cryptocurrency exchange investors will be…
ClinTex’s Ongoing CTi Presale Gives Unparalleled Access to…
Bitcoin Press Release: ClinTex announce details of their CTi Token Presale, which will give participants access to the $350bn/year Clinical trials market with a 50% price discount until 25th September 2020. 17th August 2020, London,…
Bitcoin Price Rises in Tandem With Central Banks’…
Bitcoin (BTC) is becoming investors’ favored escape from fiat misery and punitive economic policy — and central banks are only helping. In a tweet on Aug. 11, popular commentator Holger Zschaepitz described Bitcoin as the…
Wirex Launching in US After Receiving State Money…
Wirex has received its first money transmission license in the U.S., where the company is now gearing up to launch its “next-gen cryptocurrency platform linked to a spending card.” US Expansion Wirex announced Friday that…
Goldman’s Digital Assets Chief: Interest in Crypto Is…
The crypto market is one of the best-performing markets in 2020. Year to date, the market capitalization of all digital assets is up by approximately 80%. Bitcoin alone is up 65%. According to Goldman Sachs’…
Square’s Cash App Bitcoin Revenue Surges 600% to…
Square Inc. has reported a significant bitcoin revenue increase in the second quarter. Its Cash App generated $875 million in revenue, a 600% increase from the previous year. In addition, Square’s bitcoin gross profit jumped…
Accused of Spreading FUD Zeus Capital Doubles Down…
Zeus Capital LLP has released a new report reiterating its earlier stance that Chainlink is a giant pump and dump scheme. This new report comes after the little known asset management and research firm took…
Accused of Spreading a FUD Zeus Capital Doubles…
Zeus Capital LLP has released a new report reiterating its earlier stance that Chainlink is a giant pump and dump scheme. This new report comes after the little known asset management and research firm took…
HEX Plasters UK With Ads Boasting of 11,500%…
Richard Heart’s controversial HEX token has launched an advertising blitz in the U.K., plastering ads on London public transportation, in newspapers, and during English Premier League soccer games. As reported by Twitter user Metallic Elmo,…
Coinfloor Is Riding A Bullish Bitcoin Wave With…
Coinfloor, the U.K.’s longest-running bitcoin exchange, is working to convert a decidedly non-digital audience into the latest batch of hardcore HODLers: Boomers. The exchange is capitalizing on what it sees as a growing trend among…
ESPN Announces Online Gaming That Allows Bitcoin Deposits…
ESPN Global has announced the launch of a blockchain-powered gaming platform, which will allow competitors to deposit and withdraw using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through Cryptopay. The platform is also integrating an online treasure hunt,…
How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims
In the past week, reports emerged that some key members of the Onecoin scam were found dead in Mexico. According to reports, the two Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra may have been kidnapped and…
AMFEIX Investors Raise Concerns About Massive Pending Withdrawal…
A number of people who invested in a cryptocurrency company are claiming that the company is scamming its users. The fund in question is called AMFEIX, which promised high-yield monthly returns to its users and…
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Crypto…
Lawyers for Steve Wozniak and 17 other people adversely affected by fake Bitcoin giveaway scams on YouTube have sued the platform and parent company Google for not acting quickly to ban such content. According to…
Wirex Approved to Issue Mastercard-Backed Bitcoin Debit Cards
Mastercard said Monday it had granted Wirex principal membership status, becoming the “first” native cryptocurrency outfit to do so. The membership allows Wirex, a London-based digital payments firm, to issue payment cards directly to consumers,…
Bank of England Still Debating Creation of Central…
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said Monday that the institution is still debating whether it should create a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Speaking at a webinar event, Andrew Bailey admits a CBDC…
Why Banks Keep Blocking Cryptocurrency-Related Transactions
The COVID-19 crisis has brought many new users to the world of cryptocurrencies. One of the main concerns for users, however, is whether their bank cards may be blocked due to the purchase of a…
Binance At Last Confirms Autumn 2020 Launch of…
Binance first announced plans for a UK crypto trading platform in mid-June. The company has now confirmed an Autumn 2020 rollout. Source: binance.com The UK platform will provide GBP and Euro on/off ramps via bank…
Crypto Facilities Gets FCA Nod to Set up…
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). An MTF is a European regulatory term for a self-regulated financial trading…
Record Bitcoin Options Market Volume Shows Institutions Keen…
A CryptoCompare report published on July 6 has closely analyzed monthly trends in the cryptocurrency exchange market and found that crypto derivatives volumes have begun to taper off after peaking this May. Crypto derivatives volumes…
Encryption Crackdown: Private Phone Network With 60,000 Users…
An international law enforcement team has brought down an encrypted phone network with 60,000 users worldwide. The platform was one of the largest providers of encrypted communications, widely used by organized crime groups. UK’s National…
Personal Data of 250,000 People From 20 Countries…
A global bitcoin scam has reportedly leaked personal data of about 250,000 people from more than 20 countries. The majority of the compromised data were of people in the U.K., Australia, South Africa, and the…
UK Regulators Shut Down Crypto Exchange Following £1.5m…
GPay Limited, which traded as XtraderFX (formerly CryptoPoint) has been shut down by UK authorities following investigations into its practices. The firm has been on the radar of the Financial Conduct Authority for over two…
U.K.’s FCA: Number of British Investors Buying Bitcoin…
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says the number of British people buying Bitcoin doubled in a year. In a research paper, the authorities said 2.6 million people bought cryptocurrencies at some point. In large…
Authorities Take Down Biggest Criminal Chat Network Yet
Law enforcement authorities throughout Europe arrested over 800 individuals that allegedly were using an encrypted chat network to coordinate their illicit activities. 60,000 members EncroChat was using modified Android devices to provide its users “worry…
Sun Sets on Offshore Banking as Assets Worth…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, reported on Tuesday how automatic reporting in 2019 helped uncover $11 trillion worth of assets in offshore accounts. The result came as the Common Reporting Standard,…
A ‘Significant Increase’: UK Regulator Says 2.6 Million…
The UK’s top financial regulator has conducted a survey and found a “significant increase” in the number of crypto owners and awareness of cryptocurrencies. The regulator estimates that 2.6 million people in the country have…
Boomer and Gen-X Interest in Bitcoin Surges During…
The older generations have increased their monthly Bitcoin investments by a factor of nine on U.K crypto trading app Mode since the beginning of the pandemic and lockdowns. Mode Banking reported that Baby Boomers (born…
Brewdog Tokyo Accepts Bitcoin Cash Payments: Local BCH…
On July 1, 2020, the popular eatery and bar in Japan, Brewdog Tokyo, started accepting bitcoin cash payments for products and services. The establishment is the third Brewdog bar to accept bitcoin cash, as the…
FCA Research Says 2.6 Million UK Residents Have…
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority estimates that roughly 2.6 million U.K. consumers have bought cryptocurrency “at some point.” On June 30, the FCA published the results of its latest research into how consumers interact…
Wirecard: Crypto Card Users’ Funds Locked as UK…
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday suspended the license of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS), a unit of troubled Wirecard AG, which is responsible for issuing Visa cryptocurrency debit cards. It means some users of…
Review: Crypto.com’s Ruby Steel Prepaid Visa Card
A number of members in the cryptocurrency community, typically people who are paid in crypto assets, have tried a myriad of prepaid cards that can be credited with digital currencies like bitcoin. The following post…
Wirecard $2 Billion Scandal: Firm Files for Insolvency,…
Scandal-hit crypto card issuer Wirecard AG, a firm that has filed for insolvency because of its missing $2.1 billion – but customer funds appear to be safe, for now. The news comes just two days…
Now We Know What Satoshi Nakamoto Looks Like
Satoshi Nakamoto, the world’s most wanted terrorist, was kidnapped and tortured by the NSA. Crypto native production At least that’s the plot of an indie film from the U.K. titled “Decrypted”. In an interview with…
There Are Now More Than 8,000 Bitcoin ATMs…
The total number of Bitcoin ATMs has now passed 8,000 worldwide. According to monitoring resource CoinATMRadar, there are currently 8,208 ATMs in 73 countries allowing users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins for…
Deloitte: 39% of Companies Worldwide Now Have Blockchain…
Auditing giant Deloitte’s latest survey shows that almost 40% of respondents from major technology companies worldwide currently have blockchain in production — and almost nine in ten think blockchain will become more important in the…
It Looks Like Some Stolen Bitfinex Coins Are…
Recently, some of the 120,000 Bitcoin (BTC) that were stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 started moving again. Here is what has been happening with this stash of coins valued at over $1 billion. 2016 Bitfinex…
Justin Sun Buys Your Company… What Do You…
In case you were wondering how much we pull our punches in Cointelegraph Magazine, consider this assessment of Justin Sun, from the article directly below: “Derided by some as a lightweight showman, the P.T. Barnum…
The Mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto Allegedly Leveraged a Russian…
4,171 days ago in 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto invoked the Bitcoin network after sharing the white paper with people since Halloween 2008. Just recently, it has been discovered that Nakamoto leveraged a Russian proxy to obfuscate…
Bitcoin Code Reveals Satoshi Nakamoto Used a Russian…
Satoshi Nakamoto may have relied on a Russian proxy as early as January 2009, when Bitcoin v0.1.0 was first released. Telltale signs appear in the file ‘irc.cpp’ on line 212, though this seems to be…
Travala Sees 205% Jump in Booking Revenue as…
Crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala has reported booking growth as demand for travel returns despite continued coronavirus crisis and extended lockdowns in many places. Its booking revenue in May soared 205% and 60% of all…
Bitcoin Bounce Stalls at $9K Amid 2% Rise…
Bitcoin moved back over $9,000 earlier on Tuesday alongside signs of an improved risk appetite in the traditional markets. Prices rose to a high of $9,010 at 08:05 UTC, but quickly fell back below $8,900,…
This Is Not Capitalism: How Covid-19 Shined a…
In the last few months, giant American corporations and financial incumbents that are subsidized by the U.S. government, have profited immensely during the coronavirus outbreak. This has caused certain groups of people and those who…
Why Bitcoin Could Rally on a U.S. Federal…
This weekend and on Monday, trading desks across the stock market and other traditional markets will be shut down. But Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market never stops. With the stock market closed,…
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to…
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for…
Blockchain Technology: A Remedy for De-Globalization?
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the world both economically and socially, serving to aggravate political tensions while driving nationalist protectionism. Despite the full extent of the pandemic being not yet fully…
Analysts Fear “Extreme” Post-Halving Bitcoin Capitulation: Why That’s…
On Monday, the Bitcoin block reward halving finally came to pass. It was an exciting event celebrated by tens of thousands of cryptocurrency investors, with thousands packing into celebratory live streams, tens of thousands liking…
AML in the UK: What the Update Means…
Money laundering – the process of making criminal money appear clean, universally involves 3 steps. First is the placing of criminal money into the financial system away from its true source – by moving and…
Coinshares Acquires Gabi Trading: New Unit Traded $3…
Coinshares on Thursday launched its trading business, Coinshares Capital Markets (CSCM), reporting that the unit traded over $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2019 and $1.5 billion during the first quarter of 2020. The UK…
Square’s Cash App Reports BTC Quarterly Revenue Exceeds…
Square’s Cash App reported Wednesday, that bitcoin (BTC) revenue during the first quarter of the year, soared 367% to $306 million from $65 million a year ago. Quarter-on-quarter, the figure is up 71%. The increase…
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…
Gold Ownership Has Been Difficult, Until the Days…
Gold’s history as a symbol of value dwarfs that of any other artifact. Used as money in both ancient Greece and the Roman empire, gold was also the preferred method of payment for goods along…
UK Cryptocurrency Firms Turn to Equity Funding as…
UK cryptocurrency and blockchain startups are turning focus back to conventional means of raising capital, as initial coin offering (ICO) coffers dry up. According to a new report, initial coin offering (ICO) funding last year…