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Blockchain Might Make Voting Worse — Not Better: Crypto Researchers

Three researchers with the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3) are questioning whether, as some proponents claim, blockchain technology will be ...

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Downplays Cryptocurrency Plans

Masayoshi Amamiya, Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor, stated on Saturday that it was unclear whether digital currencies could enhance the monetary policies of cen...

Checkbooks Ready! US Marshals to Hold $4 Million Bitcoin Auction

The US Marshals Service has announced an upcoming auction for over $4 million worth of bitcoin seized during various legal proceedings. The sealed bid auction, ...

Blockchain Industry on Track for Nearly 150 Mergers & Acquisitions in 2018

The prolonged cryptocurrency bear market has seen a substantial number of organisations finding new opportunities for growth via consolidations and acquisitions...

Blockchain 101: From Whiteboard Theory to Real-Life Applications

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned while investing in cryptocurrency assets is the importance of understanding how this technology works and how it ...

Over Half of All Crypto Exchanges Have Security Vulnerabilities

A recent report from ICO Rating has found that only 46% of cryptocurrency exchanges meet the desired security parameters with the remaining 54% considered to ha...

Brazil’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Just Fired ‘at Least’ 20 Employees

Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, recently fired “at least” 20 employees amid restructuring efforts being made to “fo...

Partnership Could See up to 100,000 Regular ATMs in U.S. Turned into Bitcoin-Vending Machines

A deal between a traditional ATM manufacturer and a cryptocurrency vending machine firm will make it possible to buy bitcoin at tens of thousands of locations i...

Crypto Startups Move to Hong Kong Skyscrapers While Major Banks Check Out

The real estate market of Hong Kong is said to be one of the most expensive in the world, alongside New York, London, and Sydney. Yet, сrypto startups are movin...

Bear Market? CoinMarketCap Hits Milestone with 2,000 Active Cryptocurrencies Listed

The great cryptocurrency bear market of 2018 may have put a damper on speculative investor interest in this nascent asset class, but it does not seem to have le...

Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Attempts for Triangle Resistance

Bitcoin on Friday added 7 percent gains to its prevailing near-term upside momentum as it broke through its interim bias conflict. The BTC/USD kickstarted the d...

47% of South Africans Plan to Invest in Cryptocurrencies

South Africa has the most sophisticated economy and financial sector on the continent, and its citizens are increasingly warming up to the idea of investing and...

The price of bitcoin fell to a three-week low

Today, May 11, the price of the first crypto currency showed a drop, falling below the $ 8700 mark. In the opinion of CoinDesk analyst Omkar Godbow, in the comi...

Bitcoin: the rate of crypto currency continues to fall

The cost of the most popular crypto currency, bitcoin, continues to decline and has already fallen below $ 9,000. Now the coin is offered $ 8,402,230. Following...

Bitcoin has risen in price for a day

Bitcoin's currency grew by 2.64% overnight to 9,331 thousand dollars. This is evidenced by the data of the site coinmarketcap. At the same time, the capitalizat...

‘Flippening’ Between Bitcoin & Ethereum Will Happen in 2018: Roger Ver

Bitcoin cash promoter Roger Ver believes BCH will one day overtake BTC to become the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency. But before that happens, he believes ...

Huawei to Debut Bitcoin Wallet BTC.com in Mobile Payments Push

Amsterdam- and Beijing-based BTC.com has made history by becoming the first bitcoin wallet to debut on no. 2 smartphone maker Huawei’s recently-launched app sto...