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. The central bank of Cuba’s restrictions stems from the “obstacles that the U.S. embargo creates for the national bank system.” Cuba Bans USD Deposits, BCC Tells Tourists to ‘Arrive With a Currency Other Than the … Read more

Viabtc Founder Reveals BCH Fork Idea Called Bitcoin Cat

During the last few days, discussions concerning the Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm (DAA) has become a polarizing debate. In the midst of all the quarreling, Viabtc’s founder Haipo Yang has announced a new fork of BCH called Bitcoin Cat. News.Bitcoin.com recently reported on the arguments concerning the Bitcoin Cash DAA. Following the report, the … Read more

Bitconnect Faces Consolidated Class Action Complaint

More than a dozen lawsuits targeting Bitconnect have been merged into a single case, following the submission of an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint on Thursday. The newly combined complaint has been filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Also Read: Venezuela Authorizes 6 Exchanges to Sell National Cryptocurrency Petro Amendment … Read more

Youtube Dragged Into Bitconnect Class Action Lawsuit for Failure to Protect Victims

Youtube has been dragged into a class action lawsuit against Bitconnect for failure to protect its users from being exposed to the scam’s videos. This case might be used by Google and others to justify their bans on crypto ads, arguing that their algorithms can not distinguish between legitimate projects and frauds.   Also Read: No … Read more

TradeSatoshi Finally Removes BitConnect Trading Months After Ponzi Scheme Collapsed

It has been a while since people last heard about Bitconnect. The infamous Ponzi scheme collapsed a while ago, even though it was never completely ‘gone’. With TradeSatoshi now finally ending BCC trading, the final nail has been put in BitConnect’s coffin. Finally Ending the BitConnect Scam Over the past twelve months, the cryptocurrency ecosystem … Read more

Canadian Regulator Warns Investors of Five Cryptocurrency Firms

The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a warning against five unlicensed crypto companies involved in schemes to encourage investors to trade or invest in cryptocurrencies. The regulator started gathering information about these platforms after receiving complaints about them. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Warning to Investors The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues: Crypto Cafebar, Gold Vendor, Concealed-Carry Clothing

An increasing number of stores have started accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) and a few other cryptocurrencies. This bitcoin cash adoption roundup features five vendors that recently started accepting the digital currency including a brand new cafebar dedicated to 15 cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Coins Crypto Cafebar Japan is a … Read more

Token Overload Is Causing Confusion

With thousands of cryptocurrency tokens tradable on exchanges, and thousands more registered as ERC20s, confusion is inevitable. Many share extremely similar names and some have identical abbreviations. On Wednesday, one token pumped by 300% after a group of traders mistakenly bought it, thinking they were purchasing a different asset entirely. Also read: Canadian Multinational Bank BMO … Read more