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Banks Lose International Payments Business to Disruptive Solutions Like Blockchain

24/05/20183 Min read

Transaction banking faces continued pressure from disruptive solutions from blockchain and cryptocurrency ventures, which are taking a significant share of...

Regulatory Uncertainty Pushes Bitcoin Below $8,000, Tom Lee Predicts a $25,000 Return

23/05/20183 Min read

Bitcoin’s two-week sell off continued today, seeing the coin fall to below $8,000 — $7,500 at the time of writing...

Bloomberg Reporters: “We’re Not Running Any Crypto Scams”

23/05/20183 Min read

According to an article published earlier today, two of Bloomberg’s top crypto reporters are the latest to be targeted by scammers....

India Considers 18% Tax on Cryptocurrency Trading as Blockchain Startups Leave

23/05/20183 Min read

India may apply the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to cryptocurrency trading as they could be classed as intangible goods....

South Africa: Three Suspects in Custody Over Bitcoin Ransom Kidnapping

23/05/20183 Min read

Three suspects have been taken into custody by local law enforcement in South Africa following the kidnapping of a 12-year-old...

Verge Loses $1.7 Million as Hackers Double Down on Vulnerabilities

23/05/20183 Min read

Verge, a cryptocurrency that boasts security, anonymity, and privacy as it’s strong points has been hit by another so-called 51% hack.Same...

Bank of America Secures Another Permissioned Blockchain Patent

23/05/20183 Min read

Financial institutions are paying close attention to the blockchain. Various patent filings have been made public over the past few...

Binance Postpones Listing of ZenCash Following Pump and Dump

23/05/20183 Min read

Binance, the world’s largest digital-asset exchange by traded value, has announced the listing of ZenCash (ZEN) today, only to see the...

Asian Cryptocurrency Trading Update: Zcash Investment Keeps it Climbing

23/05/20183 Min read

FOMO MomentsThe sideways market is over and the bears are in full control. A wave of panic selling seems to...

London Mosque Becomes the UK’s First to Accept Bitcoin and Ether

23/05/20183 Min read

The Shacklewell Lane Mosque, also referred to as Masjid Ramadan, has announced that it will accept donations in cryptocurrency. The...

Argentinian Bank to Use Bitcoin for Cross-Border Transactions

22/05/20183 Min read

BMV bank has revealed a partnership with Bitex to allow customers to make cross-border payments in Bitcoin. They aim to...

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Receives Proposition from Google

22/05/20183 Min read

According to a tweet from the Vitalik Buterin, founder of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum, Google has approached him...

US Regulator Issues Guidance for Cryptocurrency Derivatives Contracts

22/05/20183 Min read

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has published new guidance to exchanges and clearing houses for cryptocurrency derivatives listings....

You Can Now Buy Performance Enhancers with Verge After Partnership with Health Firm

22/05/20183 Min read

Verge has announced that online supplement suppliers DIOXYME now accept payment in Verge (XVG) through the CoinPayments plugin. DIOXYME, which...

It’s Bitcoin Pizza Day! The Most Delicious Holiday of the Year

22/05/20184 Min read

If you had 10,000 BTC what would you spend it on? A mansion? The oh-so-typical ‘Lambo’? Two Papa John’s pizzas?...

Japan’s Largest Bank to Run Blockchain Payments Network by Early 2020

22/05/20182 Min read

Blockchain technology is making inroads in the financial sector. Banks are experimenting with this technology for various purposes. Japan’s biggest...

Monacoin Network Still Suffering From Selfless Mining Attack

22/05/20183 Min read

Cryptocurrency networks are under multiple threats on a near-constant basis One of the biggest concerns is the so-called 51% attack....

Crypto Bull Explains Why Bitcoin Cash is a Must Own

22/05/20183 Min read

Hedge fund investor and crypto bull Brian Kelly was back on CNBC calling Bitcoin Cash a must own currency and...