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Get Your Popcorn: Kraken Trolls Coinbase

In the crypto world, sometimes it’s hard to tell whether people are at war or just poking fun at the others’ expense. The situation with two exchanges Kraken and Coinbase is similar: following Coinbase’s announcement of adding five new coins - which caused their prices to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Japan Unveils “Simplified” Crypto Tax System

Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) has unveiled plans to change the way cryptocurrency investors pay tax on their earnings – and claims “simplification” is the guiding principle behind its reforms.The changes had been mooted for some time, and the country’s finance...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Markets Are Almost Deaf to News From the Outside World

Traditional markets respond to the news all the time, so much so that news analytics companies have now become significant drivers (and distorters) of stock values and commodity prices. However, to what extent can the same be said for the crypto market? Is it influenced by world events, political...

, by Simon Chandler

Doomsaying About New Technology Helps Make It Better

That new technologies could actually be bad for us, by sapping our attention or ruining our memories, is an argument that goes back to Socrates. It’s tempting to summarily dismiss these concerns, but such tech-doomsaying is actually an important part of economic discovery.Our societies are...

, by Brendan Markey-Towler

Vitalik Buterin Wouldn’t Be Happy About the New Trend Among Exchanges

Exchanges are starting to implement matching engines in their platforms. Often centralized matching engines threatens to undermine the decentralization.In a recent interview, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum platform, said: “I definitely hope centralized exchanges go burn in hell...

, by Simon Chandler

Your Weekly Digest of 20 “Millennial” Jokes

Millennial humor can be weird, we know. Washington Post did a piece on it, titled “Why Is Millennial Humor So Weird?” and picked out the most surreal and deep fried memes they could find. As our previous collections of memes proved, not every meme has to be understandable - it just has...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Why Regulators Will Give Crypto a Green Light

Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings. _____The naysayers keep telling us that cryptocurrencies can't possibly work...

, by Juan M. Villaverde

New York State Changes Stance on Crypto Miners

The State of New York has opened its door for negotiations with power-thirsty crypto mining operators, Bloomberg reported. The move marks a departure from the traditional stance where power suppliers would not necessarily agree to negotiate contracts on an individual basis.It also comes only four...

, by Fredrik Vold

Billionaire Investor Steven Cohen Betting on Crypto

Steven Cohen, an American philanthropist and hedge fund manager, is investing in Autonomous Partners, a hedge fund focused on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, founded last year by long-time crypto advocate Arianna Simpson. Simpson has confirmed the news on her Twitter.The investment by...

, by Fredrik Vold

S Korea To “Foster The Market” and “Stimulate Jobs” In Blockchain

The South Korean government is set to make broad changes to its blockchain regulations, paving the way for a shake-up of the country’s cryptocurrency policies.Ko Hyung-gwan, the vice minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, has told reporters that the government’s plans will...

, by Tim Alper

Binance and Malta Have Some News to Share, Again

Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange with fees by 24-hour trading volume, has announced their plan to lay the groundwork for a new bank whose owners will be crypto investors. The home to this bank, called Founders Bank, is set to be the crypto-friendly European island of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

3 Ways Your Cryptocurrency Exchange Account Can Be Hacked

Cryptocurrency exchanges are a premier target for cybercriminals who are looking to acquire cryptocurrency through illegitimate means. USD 731 million have been stolen during exchange hacks in the first half of 2018, according to blockchain security experts CipherTrace. While the majority of these...

, by Alex Lielacher

Meet the Man Who Bought Bitcoin in 2009

Jeffrey Wernick is an independent investor whose portfolio includes early holdings in Uber and Airbnb. He also invested in Bitcoin in 2009 - the year when it came out. In an interview with Business Insider, the investor said he believes Bitcoin's value comes from its ability to solve the biggest...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Blanket Ban on Crypto is Unlikely in India: Official

India will not introduce a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies as neighboring China has done, Quartz India reported, citing an anonymous Indian official. Crypto trading may be allowed if it is regulated “as a commodity,” according to the report.“I don’t think anyone is really...

, by Fredrik Vold

Opera Browser Introduces Built-In Crypto Wallet

Opera, an internet browser, today announced their intent to release a new version that boasts a built-in crypto wallet. The version, currently available in a private beta on Android, will also support Ethereum dapps (decentralized apps).According to the blog post detailing this new version of the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

These 26 Merchants Already Accept Lightning Network Payments

CoinGate, the payment gateway for over 50 cryptocurrencies, has announced that their Lightning Network pilot launch is underway. More than 100 merchants are already accepting Lightning Network payments during this pilot phase, the company said.However, their blog post features a list of only 26...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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