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You would be forgiven for thinking that you’re experiencing a case of déjà vu, after last week’s market movements proved to be almost a repetition of the previous week’s events. Yet again, Bitcoin scaled new heights, hitting an all-time...

The blockchain technology is starting to become “mainstream.” Not only it is being applied by financial institutions, educational organization at all levels, cargo shipping companies, payment protocols, e-commerce sites, medical and imaging centers, and other commercial ventures, but most recently, governments are...

In 2016, the Vyborgsky District Court of St. Petersburg granted a prosecutorial request to block bitcoininfo.ru, one of the biggest, Russian cryptocurrency websites, which is currently offline. According to RAPSI, the official court´s press service, The Supreme Court of Russia...

An enterprise deemed as the "Bitcoin Bank" is claiming that its year 2018 was extremely successful, despite a market downturn that saw the value of BTC fall from the $20,000 range to nearly $3,200 at the end of the year....

A week of sheer exhilaration in the cryptocurrency world has just been and gone, one which served up a veritable feast of opportunities for investors. The Bitcoin split took place as expected on August 1st; the new Bitcoin Cash...

South Korean Financial Supervision Services is working on using blockchain technology for stock transactions According to a recent report from the South Korean Financial Supervision Service (FSS), it is essential for regulatory agencies and local companies to consider starting the...

US prosecutors keep working hard to ensure that fraudulent activity related to cryptocurrencies is eradicated for the most part. The latest piece of news, coming from Romania, has shocked the world because it involves the largest crypto exchange platform in...

In a recent statement, the Director of the Bank of England (BOE), Mark Carney, announced his support for the creation of a cryptocurrency backed by the banking entity. This announcement was communicated during the RiksBank conference in Switzerland. Although this potential BOE...

     This week Quebec´s Chief Scientist, Rémi Quirion, published an article “Fact Check on Bitcoin”, examining the belief that Bitcoin is an “index of money laundering,” as BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink said in the last weeks. Investigations concluded that there...

The Lightning Network platform will allow micropayments safely and quickly from mobile devices This January 4th was the launch of a new Bitcoin payment platform called Wallet of Satoshi. This application aims to bring Lightning payments to...