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A graduate of English, I stumbled on cryptocurrency while trying to proofread an article for a friend back in 2011, and since then, I have been hooked! I play word games when I am less busy (I'm a pro by the way) and I am a tennis aficionado.
Bitcoin.com Executive Chairman, prominent Bitcoin Cash (BCH) evangelist and self-acclaimed foremost investor of Bitcoin startups, Roger Ver, has come out to state that neither Ver nor Bitcoin.com endorsed the controversial Bitcoin Cash Miner Tax. Roger Ver Removes Himself From Miner Tax Proposal Roger Ver, via a YouTube video on February...
Coinbase Commerce, the merchant arm of the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, recently integrated Marker’s stablecoin, DAI, as a payment option for online retailers. The DAI stablecoin becomes the second digital currency to be integrated by Coinbase Commerce. DAI Stablecoin Now Supported on Coinbase Commerce The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO),...
Vermont’s agricultural regulatory body, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) recently inked a deal with a local blockchain-based cannabis company, Trace, to use blockchain technology to track all stages of hemp production. The collaboration will ensure transparency in the cannabis sector. Tracing Cannabis With Blockchain Technology According...
Major microblogging platform, Twitter, recently added the bitcoin emoji on its platform, which appears after a hashtag and the word ‘bitcoin’. The inclusion of a bitcoin emoji saw the crypto community on Twitter burst with excitement, with many praising the platform’s CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, as a true bitcoin...
Cybercriminals are reportedly exploiting the death of former basketball star Kobe Bryant, by preying on the sentiments of unsuspecting victims looking to download images of the late sports legend. Microsoft’s security team recently found a malicious crypto-mining script embedded in the wallpaper of late Kobe Bryant. Late Kobe Bryant’s Image...
With China reportedly speeding up the development of its national currency, the digital yuan, some researchers and government officials have called on the Chinese government to exercise caution. While Facebook’s Libra might be a threat, there are suggestions that the government should instead work with global regulatory bodies to regulate...
A group of Japanese lawmakers from the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning on a proposal for Japan to issue a national digital currency, otherwise known as the digital yen. The need to develop a digital yen would seek to counter China’s digital yuan; meanwhile, more central banks across...
Miller Thomson LLP, lawyers representing users of the now-defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, are investigating Crypto Capital’s connection with the former Canadian exchange. According to the lawyers, Crypto Capital could be holding any funds belonging to QuadrigaCX. A ‘Ray of Hope’ for QuadrigaCX Victims? In a recent letter published on...
Euro Pacific Capital CEO, American stockbroker and unwavering bitcoin critic, Peter Schiff, has come out again to bash the number one cryptocurrency, bitcoin. After admitting to making a mistake regarding his bitcoin wallet, the goldbug still believes that the pioneer digital coin has no store of value and current BTC...
Bitcoin mining giant, Bitmain Technologies, is in the news again for something negative. This time around, there are reports that the bitcoin mining company is involved with a crypto Ponzi scheme, BitClub Network, causing the company to come under the radar of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ). Such an...
Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) recently published a regulatory framework for Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs). The new guideline declared Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) illegal, making IEOs the only recognized means of conducting digital token sales. Malaysia’s Securities Commission Regulate IEOs Per a report by Fintech News Malaysia on January 15, 2020,...
Bitbox Cryptocurrency exchange owned by the Japanese messaging giant, LINE, recently announced plans to delist the XRP token and its trading pairs. While the planned action comes as a shock to the XRP and Ripple community, the XRP token, compared to other altcoins, has enjoyed a price surge since the...
South Korea’s tax agency, the National Tax Service (NTS) recently slammed Bithumb, one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, with a whopping tax bill of $69.3 million. According to the NTS, the tax bill covered withholding taxes of foreign clients owed by the crypto exchange. In another development, however, South...
Australia’s financial watchdog, the Australian Transactions Report and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC) recently announced the withdrawal of licenses previously issued to three cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the anti-money laundering (AML) agency, the affected crypto exchanges were alleged to be connected to criminal activities. Crypto Licenses Withdrawn on Suspicion of Criminal Activities...
The San Francisco-based blockchain startup, Ripple, is now valued at $10 billion, following recent funding of $200 million. According to the company, the new funding is geared towards ensuring wider adoption of its crypto asset, XRP, for international transactions. Ripple Now Worth $10 Billion Per a report by Fortune...
