Bitcoin exchanges are under fire in India, as many of the nation’s top banks have suspended or greatly curtailed functionality on exchange accounts. State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank have all taken strong action toward crypto exchanges, either closing accounts or severely limiting functionality. The banks cite the risk of dubious transactions, according to local reports.
Read more & Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/indian-banks-suspending-bitcoin-exchange-accounts
A recent report from the joint Bitcoin analysis team of FDD and Ellicit, a Bitcoin forensics company, indicates that less than one percent of all Bitcoin transactions involve money laundering.
“The amount of observed Bitcoin laundering [is] small and darknet marketplaces such as Silk Road and, later, AlphaBay are [generally] the source of almost all of the illicit Bitcoins laundered through conversion services.”
Read more & Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-laundering-less-than-one-percent-of-all-transactions
Bulgarian law enforcement agencies have raided the offices of Onecoin in Sofia as part of a multinational effort to neutralize what authorities call a “centralized cryptocurrency pyramid scheme”. Three million people may have been defrauded by the company which offers services on four continents, according to media reports. Bulgarian officials were diligent enough to note that Onecoin has nothing in common with the decentralized Bitcoin.
Read more & Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/onecoin-offices-raided-in-sofia-servers-shut-down/
How many websites have you visited today? How many messages have you sent? Are you streaming a video or some music right now?
Chances are you use a lot of data without even realizing it. The thing about using data is that you’re creating data too. When you visit a website, you submit to other users of the internet data about your browsing habits. When you send a message on Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, or Skype, every aspect of how you communicate is recorded and stored on servers located all around the world.
Read more & Source: https://themerkle.com/ehealth-first-how-big-data-and-blockchain-tech-will-improve-healthcare-outcomes/
Back in April of 2017 Bitcoin.com launched a notary service that was based on top of the bitcoin core (BTC) blockchain. However, due to the transaction bottleneck and extremely high fees, the notary service became unsustainable. Now Bitcoin.com has re-launched the notary using the bitcoin cash (BCH) blockchain, and anyone in the world can prove ownership for only 0.0005 BCH (about $0.97).
Read more & Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-com-launches-bitcoin-cash-notary-service/
We just broke the resistance line on the STEEM :
It is a very good sign for the STEEM. We should use the resistance which is now a support line to continue the BULL trend.
A little consolidation is possible on the support line before going to test the previous TOP that I traced you in green.