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Samsung Producing Chips For Bitcoin Mining

Electronics giant Samsung has begun manufacturing ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) chips designed for Bitcoin mining for a Chinese client, according to the local media reports.The publication states that the process for the development of semiconductor ASIC was completed last year,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin Nosedive amid Market Fear

Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies declined heavily during the past three sessions. The main market moving event was Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency and ICO Ads.In a surprise move, Facebook banned ads for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). In a statement, the...

, by Aayush Jindal

What the Coincheck Hack Tells Us About Australian Regulators

Philippa Ryan, University of Technology SydneyNew risk rules for cryptocurrency exchanges will be put to the test with the latest hack on Japanese exchange Coincheck. Hackers stole US$660 million worth of NEM (its native cryptocurrency).In the past eight years, more than a third of all...

, by Philippa Ryan

Bitcoin and Altcoins Slide Further in Red

Bitcoin faced an increased selling pressure below USD 11,200 and it moved below the USD 11,000 level. Similarly, altcoins extended declines, including Ethereum’s Ether, trading lower by 3.5% to USD 1,165.The main driving force was again regulation since Federal judges in Brooklyn, New York,...

, by Aayush Jindal

Morning News: Robinhood’s Merry Million; Central Ethereum Hub

Robinhood App Gains a Million Crypto Signups Canadian Group’s Bid to Become “Central Ethereum Hub” Man Admits to Bitcoin-financed LSD Drug Sumggling All Quiet on First Day of S Korean Real-name TradingCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin Robbery at Gunpoint in England

Two Bitcoin traders were robbed at gunpoint at their home in rural England when armed criminals forced them to carry out cryptocurrency transfers, the Telegraph reported.Danny Aston and his girlfriend Amy Jay, who jointly run a cryptocurrency trading company called Aston Digital Currencies Ltd,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Video Game Becomes Latest to Capitalize on Bitcoin Mania

Coming as perhaps the most blatant sign that the world is currently in the grip of a cryptocurrency mania, the sci-fi action-role-playing-game Imperatum gave itself a "Bitcoin Mode" as part of its latest update. Made by indie developers Pro Social Games, the title now provides its players with the...

, by Simon Chandler

Bitcoin Corrects Lower, Trouble to Tether Mounts

Bitcoin and altcoins rose during the past 2-3 days and moved into a positive zone. However, cryptocurrencies faced sellers on the topside and started a downside correction.On the fundamental front, it seems like trouble is mounting on Tether. The company recently confirmed that their relationship...

, by Aayush Jindal

Why Bitcoin Is Taken More Seriously than Dogecoin

Dimaz Wijaya, Monash UniversityAs Bitcoin loses value, it may seem like it’s just as useful as the cryptocurrency invented for a joke - Dogecoin. But there are genuine differences between these cryptocurrencies, and it’s not just because one is “much currency, such...

, by Dimaz Wijaya

Bitcoin Reverses Gains, Trump official Warns against Illicit Activities

Cryptocurrencies were under pressure during the past few hours and bitcoin price traded below the USD 11,000 support. Ethereum also faced selling pressure and traded below the USD 1,050 support.Commenting on regulation issues, one of the most senior financial policymakers in the US raised concerns...

, by Aayush Jindal

3,000 Metric Tons of Wheat Traded for Bitcoin

Last month, Bitcoin was used in a freight deal sent from Rostov, Russia to Samsun, Turkey, according to a firm called Prime Shipping Foundation (PSF). Possibly, this is the first freight deal done in a cryptocurrency, per Bloomberg.PSF is trying to develop “a cross-border payment system...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Seems to be Limited

Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies traded with a positive bias during the past three sessions. Bitcoin price broke the USD 11,000 level to set the pace for more gains, whereas ETH traded above the USD 1,050 level.There were a few threats from regulators around the world, igniting...

, by Aayush Jindal

Internet Fury: Don’t Claim Bitcoin is Not the Best

After an American independent financial ratings agency Weiss published their long-awaited ratings of cryptocurrencies, many people were disappointed and thus taken to various forums to vent their frustration.The reviews online are overwhelmingly negative; however, it must not be forgotten that the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How Will Bitcoin Futures Affect the Price of Bitcoin?

On December 10, 2017, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) was the first U.S.-based derivatives exchange to launch the trading of bitcoin futures contracts. A week later, on December 17, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) followed suit and launched its own bitcoin futures contracts after...

, by Alex Lielacher

Morning news: crackdown, ratings, rage, and 70-year-old investors

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep.Standard Chartered Chief: More China-style Cryptocurrency Crackdowns to Follow Bill Winters, CEO of financial giant Standard Chartered, says he thinks...

, by Tim Alper

Imagine: Bill Gates Forbids Use of the Internet

Imagine that Microsoft’s employees are forbidden by Bill Gates to use the Internet. This is a suggestion by Christoffer De Geer, Vice President at BTCX, the first Swedish bitcoin company, reacting to Nordea Bitcoin ban. “Year after year banks like Nordea have been seated comfortably in...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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