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Bitcoin Market Dominance Rises, Transaction Fees Fall

27/12/20173 Min read

The ratio of Bitcoin’s market dominance compared to all other digital currencies has generally getting smaller since early 2017. This...

BitFunder Founder Charged by SEC for Stealing $61 Million Worth of BTC

28/12/20173 Min read

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Jon E. Montroll and his exchange BitFunder for operating...

Iran: Central Bank Doesn’t Recognize Crypto, Plans to Create Its Own

29/12/20173 Min read

Late last year, it was reported that the Iranian government was interested in utilizing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a way...

Steve Wozniak: “I Had Bitcoins Stolen From Me Through Fraud.”

29/12/20173 Min read

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told the Economic Times’ Global Business Summit that he had seven Bitcoin stolen from him through...

Leumi Bank Must Stop Obstructing Crypto-Exchange Financial Operations

30/12/20173 Min read

The Israeli Supreme Court reached a decision today in support of local cryptocurrency exchange Bits of Gold. The temporary court...

Satoshi Accused of Stealing $10bn in BTC From Deceased Partner

30/12/20173 Min read

Early Bitcoin developer and the unproven mastermind behind blockchain technology itself, Craig S Wright, has been accused of stealing between...

11 Year-Old Andrew Courey Publishes Bitcoin Guide

31/12/20173 Min read

11-year old Andrew Courey, son of Matrix Capital Management founder Jeff Courey, is surprisingly the author of a self-published guide about...

European Central Bank: Cryptocurrencies Must Be Regulated Within EU

01/01/20183 Min read

The EU has warned that it will regulate cryptocurrencies if the risks that accompany the rise of Bitcoin and its rivals...

Circle Acquires Poloniex Cryptocurrency Exchange

02/01/20183 Min read

In a move that could potentially legitimize cryptocurrencies even further Goldman Sachs backed payments company Circle has acquired US crypto...

Meet the Vegas Crypto Strippers

03/01/20183 Min read

The uses for cryptocurrencies are expanding every day, most of them are to facilitate online payments for goods or services....

Midshipmen at USNA Under Investigation for Dark Web Drug Trafficking

03/01/20183 Min read

Reports estimate that between 10 to as much as two dozen midshipmen based at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis,...

Man Who Bought Pizza With 10,000 Bitcoin Buys it With Lightning

04/01/20183 Min read

Bitcoin Pizza Day is an unofficial holiday among cryptocurrency enthusiasts. It marks the birthday of the moment on which Laszlo...

Is Proof-of-Work a Major Problem for Bitcoin’s Future?

05/01/20183 Min read

Bitcoin is a very energy-inefficient project as of right now. The proof-of-work aspect has been discussed many times over. It...

Increased SegWit Adoption for Bitcoin, is Lightning Network Next?

06/01/20183 Min read

A lot of things may happen in the Bitcoin world very soon. The controversial scaling solution known as SegWit is...

Australian Newsagents Now Offer In-Store Cryptocurrency Purchases

06/01/20183 Min read

Bitcoin still remains largely inaccessible to the majority of people. Anyone can sign up for an exchange, but few people...

UAE Bitcoin Investors Share Emotional Rollercoaster

07/01/20184 Min read

Mohammed and Fred, two residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are two cryptocurrency ‘noobs’ that invested in late 2017,...

Canadian Cryptocurrency Mining Boom in Full Swing

08/01/20183 Min read

Cryptocurrency mining is a very difficult yet potentially profitable business model. Without meeting certain conditions, it is almost possible to...

Bank of England Says Cryptocurrencies Will Fall, With False Claims

08/01/20183 Min read

Bank of England Governor and consistent critic of cryptocurrency Mark Carney once again called for regulatory oversight of the market in a...