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Trademark Lawsuit Filed by Alibaba over Dubai Firm’s ‘Alibabacoin’

April 6, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

You’d be forgiven if you came across “Alibaba Coins” and considered it to be another of Jack Ma’s brainchild. Truth be told, the actual Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA.N) sued the Dubai-based firm who were profiting from their name. The profits are no joke either, as the fraudulent company used...

Bad Actor’s Illegally Acquired Bitcoin Wealth Seized by UK Authorities

April 6, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

Even with the slump in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, digital assets remain a hotcake for cybercriminals and bad actors. Gabriele Pearson is the latest bad guy in the British crypto space. PayPal for Bitcoin According to V3, UK resident Gabriele Pearson has succeeded in adding his name...

Australian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Get ‘Softly’ Regulated

April 6, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

The Australian financial authorities have informed all virtual currency exchanges operating in the region that with effect from today April 3, 2018, they must all start making efforts to fulfill their regulatory obligations. AUSTRAC Regulation Australia is one of the countries with a vibrant cryptocurrency ecosystem. In a prime example...

Longfin Shares Plunge as SEC Watchlists the Firm

April 6, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, Finance, News, Regulation

FinTech firm Longfin Corp. has just suffered a severe setback. On April 2, 2018, the Reg A+ company released its annual report confirming that the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating its trading practices. As you can probably guess, a backlash was inevitable. Picking...

Markets Unfazed By Abra’s Litecoin Announcement, Users Find Flaws

April 6, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation, Tech

In the past week, AmEx-backed Abra announced using the Litecoin smart contract system for use in its cryptocurrency payment application. The market reacted positively towards this news, but only for a few hours, following which Litecoin (LTC) prices went into a nosedive. BTCManager tells you why. “Partnership” with an Open-Source...

HouseHodl World's First Blockchain-Based Platform For Real Estate Bitcoin Payments

HouseHodl: World’s First Platform for Purchasing Real Estate with Bitcoin Payments

April 5, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Business, News

Bitcoin has already reached the mainstream adoption and every day more, and more industries are starting to accept it. Since the recent surge in the bitcoin price, many companies began to understand the real potential of digital currencies. The real estate industry was one of the first industries to see...

Trezor Confirms Upcoming Cashaddr Support for Bitcoin Cash

April 5, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Finance, News, Tech

Hardware wallet Trezor recently announced via Twitter on April 1, 2018, that Cashaddr support for Bitcoin Cash is currently in development. The recent confirmation is a big step forward for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), considering Trezor is one of the most popular hardware wallets in the cryptocurrency industry. Bitcoin Cash is...

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

April 5, 2018 by contributor 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...

Menlo Ventures Going in With BitPay’s $40 Million Financing Round

April 5, 2018 by Gil Davis at Business, Finance, News

We’re still in the early days of actually using cryptocurrencies for anything besides investment assets. The continued expansion of the crypto-scene will require more mainstream use of the currency in ways outside of the standard buying and selling on the dips and peaks of the volatile new market. One of...

What is Numeraire and is it a Good Investment?

April 5, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Cryptocyclopedia

The blockchain is poised to disrupt a wide range of industries. One industry that not many are aware of is also experiencing blockchain is the hedge fund space. While there are a number of hedge funds that have recently been launched in order to invest specifically in crypto assets, they...

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