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Reserve Bank of India Considers Central Bank-Issued Digital Currency

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it is looking into issuing its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), after a meeting of the Monetary Poli...

Coinbase to Support the Withdrawal of Bitcoin Forks

Advertisement Join our community of 10 000 traders on Hacked.com for just $39 per month.US bitcoin exchange Coinbase has preempted any backlash from its user ba...

First Lightning Network Wallet App Now Available via Google Play

The Lightning Network’s first mobile app for Bitcoin’s mainnet is now available through Google Play. Known as the Eclair Wallet, the app was released on April 4...

Coinbase Launches Venture Fund To Support Young Crypto Companies

Crypto exchange and wallet Coinbase has announced that they will be launching Coinbase Venture, a fund to finance “compelling” companies in the crypto space, ac...

India's Exchanges Want to Challenge Central Bank's Crypto Crackdown

Exchanges in India are discussing ways to fight back against a new edict from the country's central bank, which ordered the institutions it regulates to stop wo...

SEC Freezes $27 Million in Stock Trades From Blockchain Company Longfin

On April 6, 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a court order to freeze $27 million in stock trades from Longfin Corp., a public...

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Reopens Registrations, Users Lambast New Interface

Update: due to “an overwhelming response from new users,” the Bittrex exchange has paused new registrations, promising to resume them “as soon as possible.” Cry...

Promoted: Smart Startup Token Brings Blockchain Security to Small Business Legal Transactions

Properly upholding legal agreements is critical to a successful startup business. Despite their importance, falling short in fulfilling these agreements is ofte...

Overstock’s tZERO Reveals Prototype Of Security Token Trading Platform

Retail giant Overstock’s Blockchain subsidiary tZERO has introduced the prototype of its upcoming security token trading platform, Business Wirereported Monday,...

‘Bitcoin Day’ Celebrated in Argentina Where Wine Coins are Mulled

Argentina, a country that suffers from chronic inflation at 25%, is a natural market for Bitcoin to blossom. A number of enthusiasts have thrown the ‘Bitcoin Da...

Here’s How Taxes Are Harming Bitcoin’s Usefulness as a Payment Method

While most of the early buzz around Bitcoin centered on it as a new, fast, cheap and permissionless method of online payment, the focus has moved from medium of...

$1.6 Billion Chinese Fund Launches in Support of Blockchain Startups

Blockchain startups in China now have a new source of funding they can tap into.Today, April 9, 2018, the Xiong’An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund launched wi...

Bitfinex Introduces Trading for 12 Altcoins Including Tether Competitor

Bitfinex has announced the introduction of 12 new ERC-20 tokens. Among the tokens listed is Dai – a stablecoin competitor to Tether. Among the newly supported a...

Crypto Markets Continue Fluctuating: Bitcoin Dips Below $7,000, Ethereum Trades Around $400

April 9: crypto markets continue fluctuating after a slight uptick yesterday, with almost all of the top ten coins listed on Coinmarketcap in the red. The excep...

Dear Students, Everything In Bitcoin's Way Is Your $1 Billion Opportunity

"No one owns it, and no one uses it." That's how BlockTower Capital's Ari Paul described bitcoin (and, really, cryptocurrency in general) multiple times during ...

Bitcoin Teases Bullish Reversal with Rise Above $7K

Bitcoin (BTC) found acceptance above the $7,000 mark over the weekend, boosting the odds of a double-bottom bullish reversal, the technical charts indicate. The...

Singapore Looks To Foster Blockchain Throughout Southeast Asia

The Singapore government wants to take an active role in promoting Blockchain in Southeast Asia, according to new remarks on Friday, April 6.Speaking as part of...

Korea to Inspect 3 Banks Over Crypto Exchange AML Compliance

South Korean financial regulators are to inspect three domestic banks over their compliance with recently introduced anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurre...

Making the Most of Crypto Mining Tax Breaks

Mario "The Problem Solver" Costanz is a lifelong entrepreneur and the author of "Crypto Taxes Made Happy: The Definitive How-To Guide For Preparing Cryptocurren...

6 Myths About Bitcoin And How To Bust Them: Expert Take

In our Expert Takes, opinion leaders from inside and outside the crypto industry express their views, share their experience and give professional advice. Exper...