The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns to Miami Bigger Than Ever
The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) is coming back to the sunshine state after cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets had a phenomenal year in 2017. Also read: Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrencies and ICOs – Tax-Free for Five Years BTC Miami Is Back With Over 2000 Registered Attendees! Limited Seats Remain During last year’s TNABC event in Miami, everyone […]
Huobi CEO Announces 100 Million RMB to Compensate WAX Investors
Huobi CEO Li Lin said on Tuesday that he will use 100 million CNY to compensate users for their investment losses in the WAX project. Also Read: Several Bitcoin Exchanges Are Closing Their Doors to New Traders A Pump-and-Dump Incident Huobi.pro launched an ICO token, WAX, on December 20. The opening price of the token was […]
EU Central Banker: “Stop Calling the Bitcoin a Coin”
European Union central bankers are becoming increasingly vocal on the subject of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Its precipitous price increase this year seems to coincide with wide-ranging statements, including the digital asset’s threat or lack thereof. Recently, the governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) explained that more people should be warned […]
Israeli Regulator Investigating Public “Bitcoin” Company for False Claims
Bitcoin mania has taken over the business world. Companies from India to Long Island are rushing to add bit, coin, crypto or blockchain to their names. As that is the case it would not be a big surprise if some have also stretched the definition of what they do too far just to have some […]
How a 2014 Bitcoin Project Will Pay an Alaskan Schoolgirl’s College
In 2014, a schoolgirl decided to do her class project on bitcoin. As part of her presentation, she distributed 30 paper wallets containing BTC to her classmates. Three years later and half of her peers still have their wallets, with some planning to use the windfall to help pay for college. The girl at the […]
Russia Unveils Proposed Regulation Putting Limits on ICOs and Investors
The Russian finance ministry has unveiled its proposals for the regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the upcoming bill to be submitted this week. They include the maximum amount an ICO can raise as well as an investment limit for unqualified investors. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto Mining, Payments, and […]
Russian Reports Say Crypto Entrepreneur Pavel Lerner Kidnapped in Kiev
Russian programmer and cryptocurrency investor Pavel Lerner has been kidnapped in Kiev, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports. He is the managing director of Exmo, a major UK-based exchange popular with Russians for accepting ruble payments. Lerner is also well known in Ukraine where he has startups dealing with mining operations and blockchain technology […]
Survey Says 31% of South Korean Workers Are Cryptocurrency Investors
Survey data shows that about three out of every 10 South Korean workers have invested in cryptocurrency in some shape or form. Also Read: Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair on Bitcoin: “Value — Like Beauty — Is in the Eye of Beholder” 31.3% Invested in Virtual Currencies On Wednesday, online job portal Saramin surveyed 941 salaried […]
Bitpay Starts Implementing Bitcoin Payment Protocol Invoices Decreasing Wallet Support
This week the cryptocurrency payment processor Bitpay implemented the BIP70 Payment Protocol into their debit card bitcoin-to-dollar-load invoices. According to the company, the feature will prevent common payment errors and offer better security against man-in-the-middle attacks. Also Read: Hit BTC Introduces Deposit Charges to Deal With High Bitcoin Fees Using the Payment Protocol to Prevent […]
PR: VR Okoin – New Partnership with District 7 and New Year Promo “+50% Free Tokens”
OKOIN: New Partnership with District 7 and New Year Promo “+50% Free Tokens”
The OKOIN Project is launching a New Year promo: +50% free tokens on a purchase of 1 ETH or more. The promo is effective from December 26, 2017 until January 7, 2018. Bonus tokens are credited automatically by the smart contract.
