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DIGIT Vietnamese authorities have announced that they are investigating establishments that accept bitcoin for payments. This follows reports that restaurants and cafes are still accepting the digital currency despite the government warning that bitcoin is not a legal means of payment in Vietnam. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on All Crypto … Read more
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies’ recent meteoric rise (and subsequent retracement) has gotten the attention of many. People who had never heard of Bitcoin before or had previously disregarded it are interested and asking questions. Unfortunately for you, some of those people are likely going to be your family members at holiday gatherings, and most of them probably … Read more
It comes with little surprise that promoters of new altcoins and ICO tokens use every tool at their disposal to gain an advantage in the ever-crowded cryptocurrency market. While the positive marketing approaches are well known and widely talked about, like sponsorship deals with rappers, sport stars and other celebrities, the negative side of the … Read more
A Netherlands-based company has pioneered a way to harvest energy from body heat to power cryptocurrency-mining computers – but is it really worth it? #MINING Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
In order for a commodity, bill or any other type of financial instrument to be considered a true currency it must be accepted as such by all members of society. A recent indication that this is the state bitcoin is entering comes from the UK where a local garbageman is now welcoming payments in the … Read more
In the network appeared news that one of the offline casinos has placed a test model of the world’s first slot machine, fully working on blockchain technology. The futuristic style terminal developed by SmartPlay.tech represents the hardware realization of classical European roulette table. The post PR: SmartPlay.Tech – Blockchain Gambling Machine Placed in the Land-based … Read more
Online German news site, €uro am Sonntag, interviewed Bundesbank board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele who revealed the European Union has no plans to issue a state-backed cryptocurrency. He also goes on to agree with the idea that bitcoin was a direct reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, and how “our currency, the euro, is essentially based … Read more
As BitPay implements and retracts an update to the minimum payment size on its platform over the span of just two days, users are frustrated over the lack of SegWit support. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Cryptocurrency miners from 15 countries have confirmed that they will be showing Russian parliamentarians how cryptocurrencies are mined and discussing their countries’ specific approaches to mining regulation. After the meeting, the Russian government plans to draw up recommendations and proposals for crypto legislation, which will be submitted on December 28. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position … Read more
December 2017 will go down as a Bitcoin Christmas, with price surging from $9,000 to $20,000 in just three weeks, then dropping by nearly 50% in a few days. #ANALYSIS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
