Early cryptocurrency investor and ardent Bitcoin Cash supporter Roger Ver is known for using his social media presence to stir the pot, and he lived up to that reputation this week. Ver, who owns Bitcoin.com and has signed on to the “Bitcoin Cash is Bitcoin” movement, offered to pay Reddit a bribe if the social […]
Seeking exemptions from federal oversight that they believe will slow growth of the cryptocurrency space, industry groups are forming in attempts to lobby agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for limited interference. The groups are worried that policies in Washington could slow the innovation of blockchain-based technologies that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as […]
A pair of Walmart patent applications discuss encrypting payment information using a blockchain.
Bitfury was one of the first companies built around the process of bitcoin mining, but the startup also now works on private blockchain software. Some would assume this might have a negative impact on the bitcoin-focused aspects of their business. But, while it’s true that the development of private, permissioned ledger systems means there could […]
The post BTC.com Wallet Review – Is this HD Hybrid Wallet Safe to Use? appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. BTC.com is an open-source Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) web and mobile wallet and also a block explorer. Created by Bitmain in 2016, it allows users to store, send and receive Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash […]
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is battling against Russian security forces, after they implemented a block on Monday, April 16, 2018, on the messaging app when it refused a court order to “grant state security services access to its users’ encrypted messages,” according to Reuters. The move was initiated by Alexander Zharov, head of the Russian […]
Last year, Cambridge Analytica was developing plans to raise money by issuing a digital currency and accompanying initial coin offering (ICO) before the firm became entangled in a scandal surrounding the misuse of Facebook users’ personal data, according to sources who spoke with Reuters. The British data analytics consultancy was looking to raise as much as […]
Oz Management Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas is Coinbase’s new CFO effective Tuesday.
Some of the cryptocurrency exchanges named today in the New York Attorney General’s “inquiry” into the ecosystem say they welcome the move.
Today, April 17th, is tax day here in the U.S, but a significant number of investors have apparently not reported gains from digital currency trading to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). TeamBlind and Credit Karma According to a survey from TeamBlind, the anonymous messaging app popular in fintech circles, 46% of people who made money trading cryptocurrencies in […]