BRICS ‘Getting Applications to Join Every Day,’ Attracts 19 Requests Before Summit

Over two dozen nations have applied for BRICS membership ahead of its upcoming annual summit, the representative of the hosting nation revealed in an interview. The organization which unites leading emerging economies will discuss its enlargement in early June. BRICS to Talk Expansion as Number of Candidates Continues to Grow The BRICS group of nations … Read more

Ministries Queried About Missing 200,000 Bitcoins as Bulgaria Explores Crypto Payments

The recently elected government of Bulgaria has found itself in the position of answering questions about the fate of billions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency reportedly confiscated by the country’s law enforcement five years ago. Meanwhile, the new finance minister has revealed that authorities in Sofia are now exploring options to implement a crypto payment … Read more

Greek Court Suspends Decision to Extradite Alexander Vinnik

The Supreme Administrative Court of Greece has suspended a decision to extradite the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The temporary measure has been imposed to allow the review of an appeal against the extradition. The Russian national, accused of laundering billions of dollars through the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange, started a new hunger strike last … Read more

Lots of Building on BCH as Bitcoin.com’s REST Layer Sees Millions of Requests

Over the last year, Bitcoin.com has released a robust Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developer platform loaded with programming tools like Bitbox as well as the newly launched Badger and SLP tool kits. In addition to these services, Bitcoin.com provides programmers with guides, a GUI BIP44 development wallet, a BCH testnet faucet, and REST layer for the … Read more