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UBS’ blockchain chief is leaving
August 18th, 2016
The man leading UBS’ exploration of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies is leaving the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Alex Batlin is leaving “to pursue an opportunity outside of UBS” the memo written by UBS’ ...
Bitcoin Exchange Counter Launched in Russia
August 18th, 2016
Russia recently took a far more liberal approach towards Bitcoin than expected. Last week, the Russian government decided not to introduce criminal liability towards mining and usage of the digital currency. Following the government’s move, the cryptocurrency community in ...
Bitcoin Volume in Venezuela Surging Amid Hyperinflation
August 11th, 2016
So far, three Bitcoin exchanges have established themselves in Venezuela. SurBitcoin is by far the biggest, whereas Yabit and Cryptobuyer are relatively new on the scene. Bitcoin remains one of the most popular commodities in all of Venezuela. The ...
Bitcoin Sinks After Hackers Steal $65 Million From Exchange
August 3rd, 2016
Hong Kong-based Bitfinex halts trading, deposits, withdrawals Digital currency is down almost 20 percent this week Bitcoin plunged after one of the largest exchanges halted trading because hackers stole about $65 million of the digital currency. Bitcoin slumped 5.5 ...
Is this the end of Bitcoin anonymity? EU plans database of Bitcoin Users
July 28th, 2016
The European Commission is proposing the creation of a database that will hold information on those using virtual currencies and that will record data on the users’ real-world identity, along with all associated wallet addresses. This is the first proposal ...
A Miami judge rules that bitcoin isn’t money
July 26th, 2016
Sorry bitcoiners, the US court system doesn’t think your digital currency is real money. At least, Miami-Dade circuit court judge Teresa Mary Pooler doesn’t. Yesterday (July 25), Pooler handed down a verdict in the first money-laundering case in the ...
Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI
July 26th, 2016
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI (ticker: BTCETI), an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument that is invested exclusively in bitcoin, making it the first European regulated product for the leading digital currency. The Bitcoin Exchange Traded Instrument (ETI) was approved for ...
Coinbase is adding support for Ethereum
July 22nd, 2016
Since Coinbase was founded in 2012, hundreds if not thousands of Bitcoin competitors (typically referred to as alt-coins) were created. But Coinbase ignored the noise and remained focused on supporting just one currency – Bitcoin. But today that changes, as Coinbase ...
Bitcoin Trading is Exceeding Gold Trading in Brazil
July 14th, 2016
A report has revealed that the total value of bitcoin trading among digital currency exchanges in Brazil has now surpassed that of gold spot trading on the Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange – the country’s securities market authority ...
Evaluating the EU’s New Definition for Virtual Currencies
July 11th, 2016
The European Commission this week adopted a legislative proposal meant to bring virtual currency exchanges and custodian wallet providers under the scope of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Directive. This step should have been expected, as it has been clear that ...
