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A Russian Ministry of Finance representative has stated that they will consider allowing for cryptocurrency trading. The news came from Alexei Moiseyev, Deputy Minister of Finance, who spoke to local journalists in the country on Friday. While no definite decision is yet to be reached, it is a surprising u-turn on their stance on cryptocurrencies, […]
There is more bad news for the new stablecoin from Facebook, Project Libra, as a blockchain firm has stated that an element of the new currencies business model was stolen from them. Hedera is the company staking the accusations via an add in the Wall Street Journal. The ads picture the classic Facebook Like thumbs-up […]
Bitcoin has continued surging through Friday evening and Saturday to hit new 13-month highs, reaching $11,000 each. As we reported yesterday, after a solid week of trading for bitcoin, it was expected to break the $10,000 mark before the weekend was through. Well, today, it has not only done that but surpassed it with ease, […]
It is difficult to think of any industry where criminals do not operate in, especially one related to currency. Always on the lookout for the next vulnerable spot, pirate hackers are groups or individuals which specifically target crypto users and exchanges to try and steal their digital funds. They do this by hijacking user data […]
Bitcoin is edging ever closer to the $10,000 mark as the weekend begins. Bitcoin investors have many a reason to celebrate extra hard this weekend as the currency edges close to the $10,000 today. If the coin manages to gain the extra $200 it needs to reach that mark, it will be an important milestone. […]
Within days of revealing a full layout of its operations, Project Libra has met its first main rival, Russia. While anticipation is rife for the much-anticipated Facebook project across the world, Russian traders will not be allowed to access the stablecoin. This is according to Tass, a federal government-owned news agency within the nation. As […]
It is believed that the now deceased co-founder of QuadrigaCX used his clients account for his own trading purposes, according to a major accounting firm. Upon the death of Gerald Cotten earlier this year, his exchange platform was thrown into turmoil after hundreds of users account passwords were lost. This subsequently resulted in the loss […]
Exchange platform Coinbase are now allowing users to stay up to date with the latest prices of their favourite cryptocurrencies directly on their mobile with their new price alerts update. The new service will eliminate the need for users to manually check the app or log on to the website, with all cryptocurrencies value popping […]
With so much attention on the rising price of Bitcoin and the new, overnight millionaires in the industry, it could be easy to overlook the important topic of taxes. Although blockchain’s decentralisation and anonymity might make you feel as though you can evade paying taxes, the law in various countries is extremely clear on the […]
Cryptocurrency exchanges oversee the trading and sometimes valuing of cryptocurrencies, and form an integral part of the industry. There are various types of exchanges, with some being centralised and others decentralised, but their role is almost always the same. The difference lies in the way that transactions are carried out. In this article, we will […]