Biggest Cryptocurrency Scam Seen In South Africa?
AfriCrypt claimed it was a target of hacker before its founders disappeared while later investigation found that “the firm laundered its holdings in the form of Bitcoin”.
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Musk Backs Cryptocurrencies By Saying The Prices ‘Seem High’
Earlier, Musk had stated that for him “holding Bitcoin” for an “S&P 500 company” seemed “adventurous”.
Bitcoin Surge to Record High Of ‘$28,600’
The most popular of the cryptocurrencies in the world saw almost 50% surge once it broke the barrier of “$20,000 for the first time on Dec. 16”.
Bitcoin Leaves Other Cryptocurrencies Behind In Selloff
The drop came followed by the highest level ever touched in two years.
Bitcoin Mining Worsens Global Warming Effect
New study shows that crypto-currency mining could hasten global warming.
Rejected Bitcoin-Based ETF Application To Be Reviewed By SEC
A failure to convince the SEC of assured fraud free product resulted in an application rejection while the decision is under review.
U.S. ‘Federal Reserve Economic Data’ Includes 4 Series of Crypto-Currencies In Its Database
The inclusion of crypto index in the FRED database signals the maturity of them.
Alarming Concerns Or Driving Force Towards Green Energy? – Bitcoin Growth Comes At Environmental Cost
Analysts’ estimates of bitcoin’s energy consumption indicate that the environment, already taxed by climate change, is being over burdened.
Malicious ads on YouTube were used to mine cryptocurrency with viewers’ CPU
Using ads to mine crypto-currencies “is a relatively new form of abuse” violating Google’s policy.
International Watchdogs Are Preparing To Address The Risks Stemming From Bitcoin At G20 Meet
A ECB board member reports about the international regulators stance towards bitcoin generated risks.
The Governor of BoE Points Out ‘Fundamental Problem’ With Central Banks Issuing Cryptocurrencies For General Public
Carney thinks that pushing crypto-currency for the public use by central banks could risk “financial stability”.
‘Big Institutional Investors’ Could Be Drawn To The Debut Of The 2nd ‘Bitcoin Futures’
The trading volumes in the crypto-currency market seem to be on the rise, yet the analysts continue to draw our attention to its volatile nature and the underlying “unregulated” cash market. Nevertheless, the bitcoin futures are growing in numbers and are likely to bring in the “big institutional investors”.
Coinome: The First ‘Crypto-Currency’ Exchange In India Dealing In 20 ‘Mainstream Crypto-Currencies’
BillDesk has launched the first exchange for crypto-currencies in Indian market.
The price of Bitcoin touches a historic high of $6,450
The appreciation of the cryptocurrency can largely be attributed to speculations that it is set to enter the financial mainstream.
Chinese Crackdown Throws Crypto-currency Start-up Market Reeling Into Chaos
Amid confusions and fear stricken investors, the blockchain start-ups widens horizon to manoeuvre through the Chinese ICO ban.
Egypt Pre-Registers Around ‘300’ Users Before Its First ‘Bitcoin Exchange’ Launch
Even though, bitcoin is not considered as “legal money in Egypt”, the Bitcoin Egypt’s Founders hopefully wait for some governmental regulations.
Will Ethereum Encounter The Same Fate As Bitcoin?
Rumours and “flash crash” weighs down customers’ confidence on etheruem.
‘House of Nakamoto’: The Story Of First Bitcoin Store In The World
The first Bitcoin store ever offers various range of products besides a “Bitcoin ATM”.
Crypto-Assets’ Demand Shoot Up As Coinbase Initiates Talks With Investors For Over ‘$1 Billion’ Funding
According to the reports of Wall Street Journal, the “biggest” venture is likely to take place in the history of bitcoin funding.
LedgerX Awaits ‘Regulatory Approval’ To Operate The First Bitcoin Trading Exchange Of The U.S.
On a fund raising venture led by Miami International Holdings Inc. and “Huiyin Blockchain Venture Investments”, LedgerX raises “$11.4 million”.
Ukraine To Move Its Entire ‘Electronic Data’ Onto Blockchain Platform With Bitfury, Marking the First Ever Country To Do So
The government of Ukraine moves towards an entire “secure government system built on the blockchain”.
At The Cusp Of ‘Radical Change’, New Zealand’s First Attempt At Regulating The Blockchain Technology
Too much regulation takes away the benefit of blockchain technology, while too little of it also creates problems, says experts.
The Importance of Bitcoin and Blockchain for The Music Industry
The Bitcoin Blockchain could conceivably spare the music business, yet first we need to take the time to comprehend it. Honestly, Bitcoin, by and large, and the Blockchain, particularly, are not effectively comprehended at first look. Then again, the ramifications of the Bitcoin Blockchain for cash, as well as for licensed innovation are excessively not awesome, making it impossible to consume the time and exertion expected to see its materialness.
