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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver May Be Sued For Defrauding Bitcoin Investors

April 27, 2018 by Samantha Chang at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

A group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts is considering filing a lawsuit against Bitcoin.com owner Roger Ver, claiming he deliberately misleads novice investors by exploiting newbies’ confusion between bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, which forked off the original cryptocurrency in August 2017. The potential class-action lawsuit is being organized by Twitter user @MoneyTrigz,...

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French Authorities Slash Tax Rate on Bitcoin-related Transactions

April 27, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

At a time when several countries of the world are busy slapping hefty and entirely unreasonable tax rates on bitcoin-related transactions, the French Council of State has drastically reduced the fees bitcoiners will pay to the government with effect from April 26, 2018. Movable Property According to Le Monde, French...

Mark Karpelès Offers Apology for Mt. Gox Bankruptcy and Wants no Part in the Billion Dollar Settlement Windfall

Caution! Mt. Gox May Have Moved 16,000 Bitcoin To an Exchange Wallet

April 27, 2018 by contributor at Bitcoin, News

Mt.Gox, the infamous crypto-exchange which was hacked in 2014 of 850,00 bitcoins, has reportedly moved a huge amount of bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) to crypto-exchange wallets. If history is any indication of the future - a “dump” of bitcoins on the market, followed by panic selling could be...

Bitcoin Eyes Another Attempt at $9,500 Following Largest One-day Volume for CBOE Futures

April 27, 2018 by Jamie Holmes at Bitcoin, Commentary, Finance, News, Price Analysis

The price of bitcoin (BTC) briefly dropped below $9,000 on April 25 but regained the critical level on April 26. On April 27, BTC-USD reached a high of $9,387.82 on the Bitstamp exchange, rebounding from lows near $8,600 on April 26 after the CBOE experienced the largest daily volume for...

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Cryptocurrency Trading For Institutional Investors Now Available In Germany

April 27, 2018 by Samantha Chang at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

Cryptocurrency trading for institutional investors like hedge funds and pension funds is now possible in Germany, thanks to a partnership between German securities trading bank, VPE WertpapierhandelsBank AG, and Berlin fintech company solarisBank. VPE is now the first securities trading bank to offer institutional cryptocurrency trading in Germany. “Cryptocurrencies such...

VC Firms Comcast Ventures & Pantera Capital Are Bullish on Bitcoin

April 27, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

A couple of notable figures in the mainstream financial space are tipping bitcoin and blockchain technology to even greater heights. In an interview with CNBC, Gil Beyda, the Managing Director of Comcast Ventures made some positive comments about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. He began by saying irrespective of the price...

Gemini Exchange Announces Security Partnership with NASDAQ to Protect Against Price Manipulation

April 27, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

A major criticism of the cryptocurrency market is its infamous volatility; allegedly due to ‘whales’ and computerized trading bots. Taking a strong step in this regard is Gemini Exchange, which announced a security partnership with NASDAQ, the world’s second-largest stock exchange, to protect against the fraudulent market behavior Announced publicly...

Everything You Need to Know about Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Hard Fork

Everything You Need to Know about Bitcoin Cash’s (BCH) Hard Fork

April 26, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

The price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has soared considerably in the last one week. Currently, Bitcoin Cash is trading at $1,317 after it almost reached the $1,500 mark on April 23, 2018. Bitcoin ABC This development comes as the cryptocurrency market has been experiencing something of a resurgence of late....

Bounties Offered For Universal Open-Source Cryptocurrency Wallet By Blockstack and ShapeShift

April 26, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, News, Tech

Anticipating the growth of both the number of available digital coins as well as users’ uptake, the exchange ShapeShift and VC fund Blockstack are jointly funding a project designed to create the pinnacle open source, universal wallet for cryptocurrencies, announced on April 25, 2018. The companies are offering $50,000 to...

As of Today, There Are 4 Million Bitcoin Left to be Mined

April 26, 2018 by Kieran Smith at Bitcoin, Blockchain, News

Data from Blockchain.info shows that the 17 millionth bitcoin is likely to be mined over the next 24 hours, leaving just four million until the cryptocurrency's maximum supply is reached, anticipated to be sometime in 2140. Another Milestone for Bitcoin After reaching 16 million units in circulation during mid-2016, the...

Changelly Win Binance’s Business with Big Partnership

April 26, 2018 by Kieran Smith at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

On April 24, 2018, Changelly landed a partnership with number one exchange Binance, with the aim of bringing more tokens, faster transactions and better rates to their users. Matchmaking in Malta The partnership arose from a meeting in Malta, during which the two CEOs discussed industry issues, government regulations, and...

Security, Venture Capitalism, and Macro Trends in Crypto: A Conversation with Arianna Simpson

April 26, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Bitcoin, Interviews, News

If you haven’t heard of Arianna Simpson, then most likely you're just joining the crypto world. The BitGo PM turned venture capitalist has had skin in the game since 2012, which in crypto years, is more than enough to solidify one’s credibility. Simpson has developed a keen eye since reading...

Danish Man Auctions his Properties to Invest in Bitcoin and Travel the Globe

April 26, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Commentary, Finance, News

While some in the corporate world believe bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are huge bubbles invested in by stupid people, Danish citizen Jonas Hornehaj sees the cryptospace from an entirely different perspective. He’s sold off all his belongings, funded by his proceeds from bitcoin and is now on an adventurous world...

Former PayPal CEO Labels Bitcoin a Scam

April 26, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, News

The former leader as CEO of PayPal and Intuit, Bill Harris, has said that he feels bitcoin is simply a scam. “OK, I’ll say it: bitcoin is a scam,” Harris said in a recent guest post. Although he substantiated his comments by painting bitcoin as the biggest pump-and-dump scheme in...

Snoop Dogg to Get Blockchain High at Ripple Convention

April 26, 2018 by Kieran Smith at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News

Ripple announced on April 24, 2018, that they would be hosting a VIP gathering featuring Snoop Dogg, and will be giving away ten tickets on Twitter. Ripple's Party Giveaway: Meme's and XRP The company announced via their blog, which explained how the “XRP community night” has been devised to celebrate...

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