197 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

CIS Week: Siberians Running Auto Engine Mines, Belarus’ Crypto March

Catch up on essential blockchain and cryptocurrency news stories from CIS this week. Public Record Shows How Keen Ukrainian Government Officials Are on Bitcoin Opendatabot, a website that gathers data from Ukraine’s public and court records, has published the names of 57 government officials...

, by Tim Alper

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

Morning News: Giant’s OK to Crypto, Blockchain stars, Mining Fire Sale

Giant to Start Accept Crypto Payments Pension Service “Indirectly” Invests in Crypto “Blockchain Stars of 2018” List Robinhood to Start Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading Former Chinese Miners “Flooding” North American Market with Used HardwareCatch up on the most...

, by Tim Alper

The Builder of a Decentralized World Put its First Block in Chain

January 24th, 2018 (18:25 UTC) marks the day and time that the Genesis Block* of the ICON Mainnet**, or its main network for crypto transactions, was generated, the team announced on Medium.The ICON project is building one of the largest decentralized networks in the world, aiming to bring...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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

Cryptocurrencies Could Let You Sell Access to Your DNA Data

Caitlin Curtis, The University of Queensland and James Hereward, The University of QueenslandDid you know that when you take certain genetic tests, the company can make money by on-selling your data to other businesses?Now new blockchain-based marketplaces could give individuals control over access...

, by Caitlin Curtis

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

Polish Crypto Industry Fears Losing Friend in Government

Existing barriers make 'soft' education impossible Public institutions fail to check information before making decisionsThe Polish cryptocurrency industry could lose a partner in its drive towards self-regulation, should the government shut down the Ministry of Digital Affairs whose competencies...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

How People Are Using Bitcoin in Africa

People just want access to Bitcoin Remittance companies are main customers Bitcoin for businesses operating across AfricaOn a recent episode of Epicenter, BitPesa CEO Elizabeth Rossiello discussed how her company uses bitcoin to enable new payment flows in and around Africa.BitPesa is an online...

, by Kyle Torpey

Your Morning News Update

South Korea Asks to Report “Suspicious” Crypto Transactions Stripe to Phase out Bitcoin Payments Huobi Global Resurfaces with its Own Cryptocurrency South Korea’s New Crypto Guidelines Could Be Hard to Implement Paxful Completes Bitcoin-funded SchoolCatch up on the most...

, by Tim Alper

Nassim Taleb On Bitcoin: It’s an Excellent Idea

Bitcoin is an excellent idea that fulfills the needs of the complex system, not because it is a cryptocurrency, but precisely because it has no owner, no authority that can decide on its fate, writes the famous essayist, scholar, and risk analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his foreword to the book by...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Reserve Bank of India Now More Positive Towards Crypto – Source

The ban of cryptocurrency is not likely in India Possible regulations include taxes and regulatory authority for ICOs2018 could be the year cryptocurrency regulations are introduced in India, and although the authorities’ contradictory signals make it hard to foresee what shape the...

, by Saket Singh

South Korea Announces Crypto Tax Plans

The South Korean government announced it will collect up to 24.2% of corporate and local income taxes from the country's digital currency exchanges this year, according to Yonhap News. The local news agency also writes that, “under current laws, all corporations with income of over 20 billion...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Miners Blocked From Entering Opera Browser On Mobile

Opera Software, a web browser company, announced they will add an anti-crypto mining feature into their integrated ad-blocker on mobile browsers - something they have had on their desktop versions since December. Cryptojacking is a process by which your computer or phone is used to remotely mine...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Your Morning News Update

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. American Regulator to Clampdown on “Overnight” Blockchain Companies The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple Back in Red, Facing Negative Sentiment

Cryptocurrencies lost the bullish momentum today and were seen trading in the red. Bitcoin started a slow and steady decline below USD 12,000 and faced an increase in selling pressure.The largest digital currency was down roughly 7% to trade close to the USD 11,200 level. Similarly, other major...

, by Aayush Jindal

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