A Look at How Second Life’s Linden Dollars Helped Kickstart Bitcoin’s Value
When people think about bitcoin’s past they sometimes refer to subjects like Mt Gox, the Silk Road, or the famous...
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange Rejects Bitcoin ETF Application, Cites Lack of Regulatory Framework
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rejected a request by the asset management firm, Sygnia, to list a new...
Lebanese Economy Crashes to New Lows – In Less Than Two Years Nation’s Currency Lost 90% Against the US Dollar
The Lebanese pound dropped to a new low on Sunday against the greenback trading in the low 1,500s range to...
RNS Solutions & Trustedchain Are Developing Blockchain FinLit Platform for Islamic Development Bank
PRESS RELEASE. Pakistan: RNS Solutions Pte Ltd., the leading blockchain software development company from Pakistan, Korea, and Singapore this week...
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to...
Dutch Official Predicts Crypto Market Crash, Says ‘the Netherlands Must Ban Bitcoin Now’
The director of the Netherlands’ Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, a part of the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and...
Christine Lagarde Reaffirms ECB’s Crypto Policy as Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has shared her view on El Salvador making bitcoin legal...
JPMorgan Warns of Incoming Bitcoin Bear Market Citing ‘Unusual Development’ in Futures
Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has warned of a further bitcoin price decline, expecting an incoming bear market. The bank’s analysts...
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Resume Accepting Bitcoin When Miners Confirm 50% Clean Energy Usage
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that when there is “confirmation of reasonable (about 50%) clean energy usage by miners...
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Speaks Publicly for the First Time Since 2013
At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, attendees listened to the first phone interview with the Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht...
Cuba’s Central Bank Suspends US Dollar Deposits Nationwide – Officials Cite Embargo ‘Obstacles’
The Republic of Cuba is suspending the use of U.S. dollars due to embargo restrictions with U.S. and foreign banks....
US Senator Urges Treasury Secretary to ‘Make Significant Revisions’ to FinCEN’s Crypto Proposal
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey has urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to “make significant revisions” to the proposed crypto regulation by...
UK Police Lobbying for New Laws Allowing Them to Freeze Cryptocurrencies
UK police are lobbying the government to change the laws to allow them to freeze cryptocurrencies. Scotland Yard detectives say...
Pensioners Pay Scottish Roofing Company in Cryptocurrency
With bitcoin’s popularity rising, a growing number of businesses in Scotland have been introducing cryptocurrency payments. A roofing company from...
Jack Dorsey Hints at Lightning Network Integration on Twitter
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, hinted at the possibility of integrating Lightning Network into Twitter yesterday. Dorsey answered a Tweet...
