US Ethics Office: Government Officials Must Disclose Crypto Holdings
Those working for the executive branch of the U.S. government must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings, ethics officials said Monday.
Bitcoin News Summary – June 18, 2018
The post Bitcoin News Summary – June 18, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Español Русский Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. The US Securities and Exchange Commission stated that they don’t consider Bitcoin or Ethereum as securities, renouncing any claim to oversight of these coins. However, the SEC regards […]
Robinhood CEO Believes Cryptocurrencies Are Here To Stay
Robinhood is by no means an ‘elder’ in the cryptocurrency industry, only opening up its cryptocurrency division in early January. Despite this, Robinhood’s co-CEO, Baiju Bhatt, believes that the cryptocurrency market has a strong future ahead of itself. “Bitcoin Just Keeps on Coming Back” During an interview with Yahoo Finance, Bhatt expressed his positive sentiments […]
Op-ed: Blockchain Technology Can Revolutionize Global Healthcare Systems
Healthcare in developing parts of the world has remained below standard over a long period of time. The reasons for this can be related to system weaknesses in terms of leadership, governance, workforce, technology, finance among others. Traditional implementations in attempt to achieve lasting solutions to these problems have left the people going round in […]
Aussie Crypto Exchange Blockbid Partners with Risk Management Giant LexisNexis
Melbourne-based crypto trading platform Blockbid has become the first cryptocurrency exchange in the world to introduce a new generation of risk management and identity verification technology developed in partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and ThreatMetrix. The partnership combines the 1.4 billion-strong identity database owned by ThreatMetrix with the LexisNexis database of potentially high risk identities […]
CryptoZombies Creator Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Blockchain Trading Card Game
The team behind CryptoZombies — a website dedicated to teaching people how to code Ethereum DApps, — is launching the world’s first collectible card game on a blockchain. To raise funds for the game’s development, the team decide to go with Kickstarter instead of an ICO. Surprising? Maybe not. James Martin Duffy, a creator of […]
EOS May Be Live But the Debate with Crypto Critics Continues
The EOS blockchain went live this week, sparking debate and commentary from cryptocurrency’s avid social media users.
Token Swaps: What Are They, How They Work & Why They’re Happening Now
Token swaps are becoming common, but what do they mean for users and investors? CoinDesk explores the evolving art of blockchain migrations.
Authorities Track Bitcoin Transactions of Dark Web Drug Dealer, Arrested
A 36-year-old French national plead guilty this week in U.S. courts for selling narcotics for Bitcoin on the dark web. Guy Vallerius, who operated under the monkier ‘OxyMonster,’ was arrested by authorities at the Atalanta airport last September as he was making his way to Austin, Texas to take part in the World Beard and […]
Hedge Fund CEO: $60,000 For Bitcoin in 2018 is Still In Play, Optimistic
Phillip Nunn has stated that he still believes that Bitcoin will reach $60,000 this year. The CEO of The Blackmore Group and Wealth Chain Group reaffirmed his January price prediction earlier today. Nunn Believes that Many Crypto Projects will Fail Nunn spoke to BusinessCloud at KPMG’s Tech Manchester event on Thursday. He stated that he still […]