With Israel’s Finance Ministry and the Bank of Israel considering issuing a state-sponsored digital currency, the focus of the BitCoen project is to fill this important role in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The main objectives of this initiative of the Israeli government are to reduce black market activity, which comprises an estimated 22% of the country’s […]
There seems to be a sudden surge of ICOs in the gambling space, and Zero Edge has caught our attention. It aims to create a cryptocurrency for the online gambling space and they have an ICO coming up. Zero Edge is a decentralized online casino and an open protocol which aims to offer players 0% house edge […]
The European Commision (EC) has launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum (BOF) to consolidate and grow blockchain initiatives within the European Union (EU). With the support of the European Parliament, the BOF is a pilot project proposed by Member of the European Parliament Jakob von Weizsäcker, who is responsible for the recent report on […]
Due to a phishing scam, investors in the Bee Token ICO have actually sent nearly $1 million to malicious actors instead.
The post Bee Token ICO Derailed by Phishing Scam, Possible Theft of $1 Million in Ethereum appeared first on CCN When the Bee Token ICO kicked off on Wednesday, thousands of investors rushed to fund “Beenest,” a commission-free home-sharing platform that aims to disrupt industry heavyweights Airbnb and VRBO. Unfortunately, hundreds of them unwittingly fell […]
A new patent application filed by UPS indicates that bitcoin could be used as a payment system.
The post Bitcoin Price Slump Merely “Growing Pains”: Cryptocurrency Brokerage Executive appeared first on CCN It’s been raining on bitcoin in 2018, but one London-based broker is taking the pullback in stride. BitcoinBro CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie told Bloomberg that despite bitcoin shedding nearly 50% of its value in the past four weeks, he’s not worried. […]
This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine.
Stephen Palley’s team will work on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call “workouts” – fixing distressed situations.
The post Square’s Cash App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Buy Bitcoin appeared first on CCN Fintech startup Square rolled out full support for Bitcoin to the majority of US customers this week, making it easier than ever to buy bitcoin — and, as seems to be the prevailing trend this year — sell […]