Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 10th to 16 June, 2019
Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. Asia and Australia India Indian Crypto Community Petitions Government for Regulation: In anticipation of the upcoming “Banning of Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2019” and […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 10th to 16 June, 2019
Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. South America Brazil Brazilian Deputy David Miranda Receives Death and Ransom Threats: According to reports, Brazil’s Socialism and Liberty Party’s Deputy, David Miranda, has received significant threats after […]
Scientists Track Reddit Crypto Threads to Understand Disinformation
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have published a fresh study that looks at the frequency of Reddit crypto discussions to try and see if online chatter can help predict market behavior as well as to understand the spread of disinformation online. PNNL data scientist Svitlana Volkova said that crypto was a “very good […]
Indian Community Petitions for Faster Crypto Regulation
Bitcoin.com reports that a gathering of crypto communities in India are now petitioning their government for faster clarification of crypto regulation. This comes after widespread reports and rumors about an upcoming Indian bill to ban crypto. The Upper House of the Indian Parliament has also reportedly used its television network to broadcast a discussion of […]
Over 1 Million Active Bitcoin Addresses as Bitcoin Hits 2019 High
As Bitcoin valuation marks yet another record for the year, achieving a price not seen since 13 months ago in May 2018, the number of active Bitcoin addresses has also crossed the 1 million threshold – a number not seen since 27 November 2017. Analytics website CoinMetrics.io provides this statistic, defining it as the number of unique […]
Financial Action Task Force’s Next Step Towards Crypto Regulation Due 21st June
Some further clarity for regulation in the cryptocurrency could be the result of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) next publication scheduled for 21 June. The regulations, targeting cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, wallets and cryptocurrency-related businesses, are continually being monitored by the FATF, but this next publication has some virtual asset service providers wondering what to […]
Bitcoin Shatters New 2019 High at $9,381
Just a couple of weeks after bears threatened to break Bitcoin’s rally, Bitcoin price has now hit a new record for the year, trading at USD 9,381 just an hour ago. Now, it is trading at around USD 9,340 at 9:00 am UTC (CoinDesk), and an uptrend looks imminent with the opening of the European […]
Research: Banks Holding Back on DLT Due to Collective Bitcoin Distrust Psyche
Retail banking continues to tread with caution before adopting blockchain, and it is Bitcoin’s 2017 rise and fall scenario which drives the distrust according to a recent report. The potential of blockchain is being missed according to an earlier report which claims that Bitcoin lost its credibility with banks after its rise and fall in […]
