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19th Aug 2018 14.40 GMT China’s upcoming “Social Credit System” – designed as a national reputation scoring system for Chinese citizens on a broad range of criteria – will “boost decentralised cryptocurrencies and other technologies.”That’s according to one Chinese crypto-advocate we spoke to – Dan (not his real name) – who has otherwise asked to remain …

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Cryptocurrency wallet Blockchain is adding up 50,000 users a day amidst the ongoing crypto market downturn. Posting on his Twitter account, Blockchain CEO and Cofounder Peter Smith made the claim in a tweet that also appeared to take a shot at Coinbase. Defying the Downturn Responding to a Bloomberg interview with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong where he stated …

Coinbase Says It’s Adding 50k Users Per Day Read More »

Iran is doing what every respectable state sponsor of terrorism does when their economy is going down the drain. They turn to bitcoin. Just like North Korea did (and still does). As bitcoin outpaces the Rial (Iran’s currency), the next wave of ransomware attacks will be coming soon, courtesy of Iranian hackers. And the payment will, …

As Iran turns to Bitcoin and its own cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions, maybe it’s time to build another Stuxnet Read More »

On Friday (17 August 2018), the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California, announced via a press release that Jacob Burrell-Campos, a 21-year-old Bitcoin dealer, was “ordered held without bail today in connection with a 31-count indictment charging him with operating an illegal money transmitting business, failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program, international money laundering and conspiracy to …

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At the Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX), Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao told TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that 90 percent of the exchange’s employees receive their salaries in BNB. “Just one of the interesting things @cz_binance told me this week at LCX event: 90% of binance employees choose to receive their salary in BNB tokens. Smart people,” …

90% of Employees at Major Crypto Exchange Binance Receive Salary in BNB Read More »

  As Tuesday rolled around, many traders thought that the worst was yet to come for the market, with critics expecting Bitcoin to chip away at the $5,800 support as the week continued. For those who are unaware, the $5,800 level has been continually cited as a strong line of support, with analysts highlighting previous …

Crypto Market Sees 3% Pullback After A Short-Term Recovery Read More »