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The Venezuelan parliament has declared the oil-backed cryptocurrency created by President Nicolas Maduro illegal and in violation of the country’s Constitution. Maduro’s decree to create the national cryptocurrency, the petro, has been declared null and void. Also read: South Korea Urges 23 Countries, EU, and IMF to Collaborate on Curbing Crypto Trading Venezuelan Parliament Declared … Read more
On January 9, Adam White, the general manager of the GDAX exchange, a subsidiary of Coinbase, gave his “retrospective” on the recent and controversial bitcoin cash (BCH) launch on the platform. White details that despite the company’s best efforts things didn’t go as planned, and the executive gives a transparent timeline of events. Also read: … Read more
A suspect in a case involving hacking, blackmailing and Bitcoin has been arrested in Hong Kong. A 30-year-old computer technician has been taken in custody in connection with cyberattacks against two travel agencies. The man risks years of imprisonment. Personal data of customers was held for ransom. Tour operators were asked to pay 1 Bitcoin … Read more
Particl, billed as a decentralized marketplace, has announced that they will be adding known Bitcoin evangelist and early investor, Charlie Shrem, to their advisory team. The addition provides credibility to the start up as Shrem is a prominent figure within the Bitcoin community, having co-founded one the the first and largest Bitcoin companies, BitInstant, in … Read more
Ripple’s XRP asset has been of great interest to financial institutions, traders, and speculators all over the world. Although it is pretty volatile due to the fact that it is traded against cryptocurrencies, things are still looking pretty solid for the time being. A new petition on Change.org aims to make XRP the base currency for … Read more
ZoZo Coin, a Moldova-based startup focusing on a blockchain tech, is announcing a partnership with the Digital Distributed Technology Moldova Association (DTMA). This news emerges as the project tries to support blockchain efforts in the country and innovate the real estate using the tech. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Currently, ZoZo Coin is attempting … Read more
Over the past few years, we’ve seen cybercriminals pay more attention to cryptocurrencies than ever before. This is anything but surprising, especially given the significant appreciation of most currencies in the year 2017. It now seems someone is running a malicious Google Adwords campaign disguised as Kucoin. Given the current appeal this exchange has, it is … Read more
The DTMA (Digital & Distributed Technology Moldova Association) was founded and supported by both local and international advisories. These advisories run additional workshops and presentations, which bring several international representatives to Moldova to present variable use cases around blockchain technology. The DTMA community portal is now live and open to registrations. Disclosure: This is a … Read more
The concept of initial coin offerings has been put through the wringer several times over. More specifically, the SEC is cracking down on any company or project potentially violating securities laws. It is evident there is still a great future ahead for this business model, but only when teams take the necessary precautions. One particular … Read more
With the recent introduction of CBOE and CME Bitcoin futures to allow institutional traders some exposure to Bitcoin, Quedex looks to be the cryptocurrency counterpart, offering Bitcoin futures and options on a Bitcoin-centric platform. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Quedex is different because traditional Bitcoin derivatives are products for those that want to be … Read more
