US Defense Expert Slams Crypto For Jihads Rhetoric
In the US, a senior member of the Foundation for Defence of Democracies Centre on Sanctions and Illicit Finance has spoken out against anti-crypto rhetoric, particularly those aimed at the financing of Jihads. A senior member of the center, Yaya Fanusie maintains that despite continual references by governments around the world that cryptocurrency finances terrorist activity, terrorist […]
Submarine Swaps Make It Possible for All Cryptocurrencies to Use Lightning Network
Lightning Labs developer Alex Bosworth was investigating atomic swaps, a way to transfer cryptocurrencies between different blockchains without middlemen, and then came up with the groundbreaking idea of submarine swaps. The Lightning Network was originally developed to be a scalability solution for Bitcoin. This would require an on-chain Bitcoin transaction to lock up coins in a […]
Goldman Sachs Not Abandoning Crypto Trading Desk, Plans to Launch Bitcoin Derivative
A story circulated through the mainstream crypto media that Goldman Sachs was abandoning its crypto trading desk ended up being a fake news. Not only is Goldman Sachs not abandoning its crypto trading desk, according to its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Martin Chavez, Goldman Sachs is looking to expand its operation by launching a Bitcoin […]
Bitcoin News Radio Show, 9th September 2018
Listen to the 9 September 2018 Bitcoin News Radio Show below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1293543/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-8-9%2F4475727-44100-2-60a699a11e4db.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com daily radio show we discuss how Iceland now has its first officially licensed crypto exchange, and how crypto adoption has nearly tripled in Australia despite the bear market. Learn about how the number of active users […]
Iceland Comes out of the Cold With First Bitcoin Trading Pair
Iceland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) has announced the first registration of a cryptocurrency exchange in the country, allowing users to trade Bitcoin. The exchange Skiptimynt, will feature two trading pairs, the Icelandic Krona (ISK)/Aurora Coin(AUR) and Bitcoin (BTC)/ISK. Aurora coin is Iceland’s alternative to Bitcoin created in 2014. In reality, Skiptimynt isn’t the country’s first […]
Stock and Crypto Exchange Robinhood Aiming For IPO
Popular stock and crypto trading app Robinhood is planning on going public on the stock exchange with an initial public offering (IPO). Robinhood has been offering zero fee crypto trading since its crypto services launch, causing it to amass users quickly, and now it has over 5 million crypto traders using the platform. If Robinhood […]
Bitcoin News Radio Show, 8th September 2018
Listen to the 8 September 2018 Bitcoin News Radio Show below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1293432/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-8-9%2F4475402-44100-2-28aabc7c7869a.mp3″] On this episode of the BitcoinNews.com daily radio show, we discuss the tragic story of the flight attendant who got a USD 100,000 loan to invest in crypto right before crypto crashed. Learn about Robinhood’s upcoming IPO, and the USD 3 million […]
Australian Securities Watchdog Prepares to Mitigate Potential Harm of Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), as the nation’s chief securities regulator, has recently released its corporate plan 2018-2022 to focus on monitoring the potential dangers from emerging technologies and services such as cryptocurrencies and ICOs. Future Plans The ASIC will be launching a project to examine and study the usage and popularity of […]
Bitcoin News Radio Show, 7th September 2018
Listen to the 7 September 2018 Bitcoin News Radio Show below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1293254/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-8-9%2F4474819-44100-2-d3a124ad6ecd1.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com radio show, we discuss how Uzbekistan has legalized cryptocurrency, and Bittrex’ partnership with Cryptofacil to launch a crypto exchange in the Caribbean and Latin America. Learn about a new crypto algorithm called Supernode Proof of Stake (SPoS). […]
South Korean Financial Regulator Calls for “International Discipline System” for Crypto and ICOs
The governor of the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has made calls for an “international discipline system” for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). International Discussion The 20th annual Integrated Financial Supervisors Conference (IFSC) was held from September 6th to 7th in Seoul. In attendance were officials and regulators from fourteen other countries including Japan, Canada, Australia, […]
