Winklevoss Twins Sue Charlie Shrem for 5,000 Bitcoins
In the latest development of a long-standing feud between the Winklevoss twins and founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation Charlie Shrem, a newly-unsealed lawsuit reportedly has the former suing Shrem for funds of over BTC 5,000. Shrem got out of prison in 2016, after pleading guilty in 2014 to selling Bitcoin to people who intended […]
New Zealand Student Shows Bitcoin Definitely Cool as Ice Cream
In one of the “cooler” stories to surface this week, a 20-year-old New Zealander has opened up his own ice cream parlor in downtown Christchurch. Student and cryptocurrency fan, Charlie Kavanagh, seized the opportunity to take over his boss’s business after two years behind the counter serving up gelati to the overheated Christchurch public. Renamed […]
Russian Industrialist Union Launches Arbitration Body for Crypto Disputes
A Russian lobby group has run out of patience waiting for cryptocurrency regulation and has decided to formulate its own regulatory group to deal with disputes. The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) normally lobbies for the cryptocurrency sector regarding regulation and fintech infrastructure but has now taken another step further by forming an […]
Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 26th October to 1st November 2018
Asia and Australia Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Japan Government declares stablecoins are not crypto: The Japanese financial watchdog, Financial Services Agency (FSA), has declared that stablecoins like USD Tether, […]
Africa and the Middle East: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 26th October to 1st November 2018
Africa and the Middle East Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. South Africa South African Revenue Service changes crypto tax laws: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced a new amendment […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 26th October to 1st November 2018
South America Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Brazil Uber of Brazilian aviation accepts Bitcoin as payment: A local ride-hailing service for helicopters and planes in Brazil called Flapper is now […]
Tether Produces Banking Report Showing Total Funds
Controversy-ridden stablecoin Tether fought back on allegations that it did not have enough fiat holdings to back up its Tether tokens (USDT) in circulation as it claims, producing a banking report Thursday allegedly displaying the total balance. Tether Limited shared details of its banking relationship with Deltec in a blog post, claiming that the 72-year-old financial […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 2nd November 2018, Exclusive with Co-Founder of Streamr and DATAcoin
Listen to the 2 November 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1651869/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-10-1%2F5524803-44100-2-d2e461b20073e.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, listen to our exclusive interview with the co-founder and COO of Streamr and DATAcoin on the topic of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Follow the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castbox, and Breaker. We broadcast […]
Siemens Invests $681 Million in Blockchain and Fintech City
The largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe, AG Siemens, has announced that it will invest USD 681 million into a center for the study and development of blockchain, artificial intelligence, and other innovative technologies. The German giant has planned to use Berlin as the site for what it will call SiemensStadt (Siemens City) on a […]
HK Exchange Partners with Blockchain Firm to Accelerate Post-Trade Process
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced that it is partnering with a blockchain firm to improve its post-trade processes, according to financial news agency Finextra. The exchange has been working with Digital Asset for some time and the system is now being tested in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. The […]
