High-Earning Millennials, the Newest Wave of Crypto Buyers
A new Clovr survey of investment potential has put high-earning millennials at the center stage when it comes to owning cryptocurrency. These latest figures confirm with the results of other surveys conducted this year, showing that it’s millennials with money who appear to be taking on cryptocurrency in ever-increasing numbers. This is partly due to the […]
Japan Gets New Pro-Crypto Minister to Promote Tech and IT
Japan’s prime minister has appointed the country’s new Science Minister with a proven pro-blockchain history. Japan’s latest cabinet appointment Takuya Hirai will also take on the important post of Minister of Technology and IT at a time when Japan is ramping up its focus on all things blockchain across the sectors. The cryptocurrency community will […]
Famous Rapper Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em Drops Bitcoin Song
The famous American rapper Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, who has previously hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, has dropped a track called Bitcoin in his new album Young Draco. It is possibly the best Bitcoin rap song in history, and could certainly motivate people to adopt Bitcoin. The song includes awesome lyrics […]
Crypto Conversions Are Traceable According to US Customs Official
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official has said that it is possible to trace fiat to crypto and vice versa conversions, making financial transactions traceable down to the individual or organization involved. During an October 3 hearing in the US Senate on International Narcotics Control, Matthew Allen, Assistant Director of Domestic Operations with the […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, 5th October 2018
Listen to the 5 October 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1476136/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-9-5%2F4978729-44100-2-1cd1bb4a71ddb.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss the Bitcoin Choppiness Index, and SPV and SPY mining which are producing empty blocks on Bitcoin and Ethereum. Learn about how Yale has invested some of their USD 30 billion endowment into crypto […]
Satoshi Nakamoto Was as Fair as Possible With the Initial Distribution of Bitcoin
According to research conducted by Dan Held, the Co-Founder of Interchange, Satoshi Nakamoto ensured that the initial distribution of Bitcoin was as fair as possible, with the minimum possible pre-mine. This is in stark contrast to numerous cryptocurrency projects today, where developers pre-mine large amounts of coins. First off, Satoshi gave a heads up to […]
North America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 28 September-4 October 2018
North America Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest news from the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, continent by continent and country by country. USA Congress Requests SEC to Clarify Crypto Security Laws: The US Congress has sent a letter to the Securities and […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, 4th October 2018
Listen to the 4 October 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1471638/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-9-5%2F4963019-44100-2-e85d254a9efdf.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how the US District Court has ruled that the CFTC has jurisdiction over all cryptocurrencies, and how a Manhattan apartment has been tokenized on the Ethereum blockchain. Hear about how Coinbase will have […]
SEC ETF Review Deadline Set for 26th October
The much-anticipated launch of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has a new deadline for approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): 26 October. 9 ETFs still in the works In the time leading up to 26 October, the SEC says it is reviewing proposed changes to the rules that would reflect on nine separate ETF proposals from […]
Chilean MPs Bring Blockchain Resolution to Parliament
Two members of the Chilean government put forth a blockchain adoption resolution Thursday. It is currently being reviewed by the lower house of the country’s parliament, Camara de Diputados. The members of parliament (MPs) Miguel Angel Calisto and Giorgio Jackson presented the drafted resolution to the government with the hopes of implementing a ”blockchain ecosystem” for Chile […]
