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The Coinbase Debit Card Is Coming to Europe

June 12, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Adoption, News

After having debuted the card in April 2019 in England, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is ready to launch its debit card in Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands according to a CNBC report released on June 11. Crypto Convenience One of the critiques that cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin suffer...

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Maker DAO Votes to Raise Fees to 16.5% per Year

April 29, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Adoption, Blockchain, News, Stablecoins

After DAI has been persistently trading below its par value of one dollar, Maker has called for another vote to increase the stability fee by an additional two percent in an official blog post, April 26, 2019. This marks the sixth fee increase in the last two months, as a...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Fork: Poloniex Announces Pre-fork Trading Support

November 9, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, News

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex announced on November 7, 2018, the trading support for two competing cryptocurrency tokens, Bitcoin Cash ABC and Bitcoin Cash SV. The scheduled Bitcoin Cash hard-fork goes live on November 15, 2018. Poloniex Takes a Neutral Stand The upcoming Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fork is due on November 15,...

Opera Goes after Crypto Users with Crypto Wallet-Enabled Desktop Browser

August 11, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News

Opera is planning to expand its popularity among blockchain and crypto savvy users by embedding a cryptocurrency wallet into its desktop browser. With the move announced on August 8, 2018, it is expected to handle cryptocurrencies easier, as no other significant browser currently offers a similar service. If successful, Opera...

BitStarz Player Grabs a 19.995 BTC Win on Greedy Goblin!

April 11, 2018 by Guest Post at Press Releases

Thursday, April 4, 2018 – BitStarz player grabs a 19.995 BTC win on Greedy Goblin! It’s common knowledge that BitStarz plays host to some of the biggest slot games around, but that’s certainly not all that’s helping this casino make huge waves. The big wins just keep falling, as the...

U.S. Federal Governor Calls Out Cryptocurrencies, Terms it ‘Extremely Volatile!’

April 5, 2018 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

With all the talk that surrounds crypto’s nature on a daily basis, the most recent term to be associated with it is “extremely volatile.” On Tuesday, the digital currency got called out for their extreme volatility by one of the members of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. Owing to...

Low-Cost Carrier Air Asia to Launch Own Cryptocurrency

April 3, 2018 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

To expand its airline service and tap into more markets, AirAsia is setting foot into the digital realm. In a recent interview, CEO Tony Fernandes mentioned that being the region's largest budget airline, its launching forays into fintech services and cryptocurrencies using mountains of its operational data. The currency will...

Thailand to Regulate the ICO Industry in Near Future

Thailand Scares off Crypto-related Startups after Unveiling Taxation Measures

April 2, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

Thailand’s Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong announced on March 27, 2018, that the country’s military regime is planning to tax cryptocurrency. The move is creating uncertainty in a region which is promoting Singapore to stay ahead and take control of the leadership in the sector. Cutting out a Slice of the...

U.S. Congress Cuts Funding for Crypto Futures Monitoring Agency

March 26, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

The fate of the United States’ top cryptocurrency watchdog appears to have fallen victim of the quintessential internal Washington politics that is, government funding. With both Democrats and Republicans scrambling to reach an accord over a new spending plan to prevent another government shutdown, some compromises were surely going to...

Facebook Investigates Bitcoin Advertisements Dodging Platform’s Ban on Cryptocurrency Ads

February 8, 2018 by Akshay Makadiya at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, News, Regulation

The social media giant is investigating bitcoin advertisements that have been bypassing the recent ban on crypto ads on the platform. Last week, it banned all publicity that promoted financial products like Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and digital currencies. According to experts, the ban was not employed with perfection, as...

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