“Sporadic” P2P Bitcoin trading is likely legal in China, a senior lawyer told the national press in unusually optimistic comments this week. Keep Bitcoin Exchange ‘Occasional’ in China Speaking to BJ News, Sa Xiao, Council Member at the Bank of China Law Research Association, argued that China’s current regulation of virtual property includes the right to trade it as the owner sees fit. The perspective runs in sharp contrast to the current mood among authorities

By CCN: Terrorist organizations getting support in the form of cryptocurrency are becoming the norm, according to Russia’s FSB director Alexander Bortnikov. As per local news portal RBC, citing media agency Tass, the chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service (the FSB’s successor) reported on the latest updates in the international terrorist networks at a meeting of the heads of security agencies of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states. “Electronic payment systems and cryptocurrencies are increasingly being used by terrorists to move money received from some states and organizations that support the global terrorist network,” Bortnikov noted. He said that

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Cryptopia’s liquidation serves to warn crypto traders of potential risks surrounding centralized exchanges

By CCN: We previously reported on Craig Wright’s legal actions against Peter McCormack, host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast. Wright claims McCormack engaged in libel by calling him a “fraud” for claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto. McCormack has received his second notice from Wright’s legal team, which claims in part that the podcaster failed to acknowledge the suit against him properly. The following is the latest letter from his solicitors of Craig Wright. Based on the copyright news yesterday, it is very clear their game plan. I have until Friday to make a decision. Not contesting this is an

Europol, along with Dutch and Luxembourg authorities, have shut down one of the three largest cryptocurrency tumblers, Bestmixer.io

The use of cryptocurrencies for mainstream, practical purposes has always been the aim of a lot of the proponents in the digital assets space. In a recent podcast with Peter McCormack, the panelists discussed the use of Bitcoin [BTC], the world’s largest cryptocurrency, in the flailing economy of Venezuela. The panel included Jill Carlson, Alejandro […]

A group of four banks have successfully issued a promissory note, a type of legally binding loan agreement, through a new blockchain platform

An upcoming supply cut could help bitcoin prices rise further in the coming months, crypto fund manager Brian Kelly says

Veteran gold bug Peter Schiff still thinks gold will win out over Bitcoin – because it is allegedly easier to shut Bitcoin down. Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Won’t See Use If ‘Illegal’ That was one of the conclusions in a wide-ranging debate Schiff had with ‘The Bitcoin Standard’ author Saifedean Ammous on trader Tone Vays’ YouTube channel May 20. A much-anticipated showdown for the cryptocurrency community, Ammous spent 90 minutes trying to argue against Schiff’s position

Tether, the top stablecoin, maintained its vice grip on the stablecoin market, while competing fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies are experiencing steady growth. USD Coin [USDC] and TrueUSD [TUSD], the other top stablecoins, have however surged in recent months, owing to the Bitfinex-Tether episode. According to a recent report by Diar, competing stablecoins have surged in the month […]

Bitcoin (BTC) ranging but stable A portion of Tether reserves was used to invest in Bitcoin (BTC) Tether and iFinex, the parent company, are controversial though they play a crucial role in the ecosystem. Despite their claim that every USDT in circulation is pegged 1:1 against the USD, it appears that they are also investing...

By CCN: The Litecoin price has enjoyed a breakneck bull run in 2019, launching the cryptocurrency nearly 200 percent higher in less than six months. But while cautious investors might be tempted to take their profits and run, a crucial upcoming event could send Litecoin another 140% higher over the next three months, enabling LTC to eclipse the $220 mark for the first time in more than a year. The trigger from this mammoth ascent? Litecoin’s long-awaited “halvening,” which will slash block rewards by 50%, from 25 LTC to 12.5 LTC. Historically, such halvenings (or “halvings”) have proven to be

The New Zealand-based exchange, Cryptopia, has been making headlines since January 2019 for all the wrong reasons. In a recent update to the infamous episode which cost the exchange $16 million in ETH, a report alleged that a portion of the stolen funds were transferred to and received by a Huobi deposit address. The report […]

Are we seeing yet another case of inaccurate reporting by Ripple as Coin Metrics say its on-chain data and quarterly reports don’t line up. Let’s investigate

In a recent interview, Dr. Zlatin Sarastov – CFO of the Swiss tokenized shares platform Blueshare, explained the concept of regulated security tokens, their importance and how Blueshare is utilizing this concept to devise a revolutionary model surrounding the construction and mining business of Interprom Mining AG. Interprom Mining AG is a Switzerland based company...

Crypto News – 22 May – BSV’s roller coaster price market, R3’s new partnership and more Don’t forget to follow us for our daily videos#BitcoinSV #CraigWright #cryptonews #CryptocurrencyNews #cryptocurrency #bitcoinnews #cryptocurrencymarket pic.twitter.com/yxo73E1MYM — AMBCrypto (@CryptoAmb) May 22, 2019 Crypto News – 22 May  Ethereum Foundation’s latest update: Ethereum Foundation released a blogpost, highlighting its allocation of […]

Crypto traders deserve better than locked-up funds on exchange hacks. In an era of massive hacks to centralized exchanges, crypto traders are looking for safer alternatives. It’s not only about losing your money but your identity and trade data. The best way to keep your trading safe is by using decentralized crypto exchange platforms [DEX]. […]

In an exclusive Q&A with Karen Chen, the co-founder and CEO of leading digital asset exchange Coinsuper, we asked…

As the “Who is Satoshi Nakamoto” plot thickens, the cryptoverse is yet to take sides following several claims being thrown about on the Internet. Craig Wright is the most famous of all claimants to the pseudonym, with the nChain Chief Scientist recently filing for a copyright on the original Bitcoin whitepaper. This move was criticized […]

The Hyperledger global initiative within the Open Source movement, bringing together hundreds of technology giants [for example, Huawei, Intel, and Samsung], startups [Blockstream, Lykke, Consensys] and solutions [Netki, Factom, bloq], has become a real push for the entire blockchain industry in forming not only a strong community but also a completely different perception of technology […]

Stellar (XLM) and Ripple’s XRP are two competing cryptocurrencies that both provide real-time payment settlement platforms and aim to…

Russia’s central bank believes that the draft bill on crypto regulation is prepared enough to be adopted in spring 2019, in accordance with the order of president Vladimir Putin

Coinbase, the innovative US-based cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding its blockchain learning service Earn to more than 100 countries, according…

About MinerGate MinerGate was founded by a dedicated group of crypto enthusiasts and it was the first public mining pool that was based on the CryptoNote protocol. It offers a variety of mining services with which users can mine a variety of coins, including Bitcoin. Countries available MinerGate’s services can be accessed and used from […]

Weeks after Bitcoin SV [BSV] made the news for its delisting episode, BSV and its founders have made headlines once again. Craig S Wright, spearhead of the BSV project and self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, filed for copyright registration with the US Copyright Office to legally identify himself as the author of the original whitepaper. Wright’s action, […]