First Home Sold for Bitcoin In Northeast United States
A home in Delaware sold for USD 1.35 million of Bitcoin on 6 July 2018, which would be approximately BTC 208 at the time of sale. This is not only the first time a house has been sold for Bitcoin in Delaware, but also the first time in the entire Northeast United States. This is […]
UK Testing New Platform in Preparation for a Crypto Future of Tokenized Assets
In the United Kingdom (UK), exciting advances for the blockchain industry are about to take place. It is one of the first demonstrations in a live deal that equity in a UK company can be tokenized and issued within a compliant custody, clearing and settlement system. FCA regulatory sandbox This is a result of the […]
100 Merchants Able to Trial Lightning Network Thanks to CoinGate
CoinGate has announced a new pilot program, allowing 100 merchants to test a Lightning Network-enabled version of their service, making Bitcoin transactions faster and cheaper. Since the Lightning Network is only now becoming a reality and is still very untested, CoinGate will cover any funds that are lost due to glitches or bugs in the […]
ACTAI Global’s 4th Annual Blockchain Summit: Saving the Planet (A Bit at a Time)
As reported by Bitcoin News this week, Sir Richard Branston is hosting this year’s ACTAI Global’s Fourth Annual Blockchain Summit in Marrakesh, with sustainability on the agenda. Reputedly some of the brightest minds in the blockchain space are assembled at the Kasbah Tamadot in Marrakesh to discuss how to use blockchain to impact issues that […]
LSE Begins ‘Cryptocurrency Investment and Disruption’ Course in August
A fascinating development has emerged from the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) as it has unveiled a brand new online certificate course titled ‘Cryptocurrency Investment and Disruption’. Prestigious institution LSE is a leading British research university. Historically, the alumni and faculty have been awarded 18 Nobel Prizes in economics and literature, with some 34 past […]
Local Experts Claim China Has Lost 90% Control over Bitcoin Market
According to the UK’s Daily Express, the Chinese government has seen its control on the global cryptocurrency market drop from 90% to 1% since 2017. However, it appears that the original claim by local experts that China had control of 90% of the Bitcoin market has been refuted. Reports in 2017 revealed that the trading […]
Coinbase Maintains Optimism Despite Recent Popularity Slide
Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is reported to have recorded a decline in popularity over the past month, according to Ethereum World News. The downturn in business correlates to a decline in app downloads since the recent fall in the global cryptocurrency market, where prices have suffered a 70% drop over the past six months. The […]
Bitcoin Still Best Bet, Says Wall St Crypto King
Bart Smith, Wall Street’s very own ‘Crypto King’, has said in an interview on CNBC’s Fast Money that Bitcoin is still the best option for crypto traders. Smith, who launched a crypto desk which buys and sells millions of dollars in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, maintains this is primarily because people are out there using it. […]
Malta Double Dips with World’s First “Convertible” ICO and New Blockchain Degree
Malta-based company Palladium is to launch the world’s first “initial convertible coin offering” (ICCO) with two partners including Bittrex, writes Cointelegraph. An ICCO is a different concept to an ICO as in this case investors will have the option to convert their assets into company shares in the future. Palladium has stipulated a three-year wait […]
YouTube Being Sued for BitConnect Negligence
BitConnect was a high-yield cryptocurrency investment ponzi scheme that collapsed in January 2018, and now YouTube is being sued for alleged negligence in propagating BitConnect content. Apparently, YouTube published over 70,000 hours of unedited BitConnect connect, generating 58 million views, possibly resulting in hundreds of thousands of victims. The founder of the Silver Miller law […]
