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Have a Cryptocurrency Company? Bermuda, Malta or Gibraltar Wants You
August 2nd, 2018
Hedge funds go to the Cayman Islands to incorporate. Big companies are generally domiciled in Delaware. And online poker companies often set up their bases in Gibraltar and Malta. Now the race is on to become the go-to destination ...
Virtual currencies spark real concern about national security threat
July 31st, 2018
U.S. government officials are increasingly worried about the potential national security threat posed by the rise of cryptocurrencies. In the past week, the Department of Justice, congressional lawmakers and even Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have voiced concern about ...
5 Things you should know about trading cryptocurrency in 2018
July 16th, 2018
Almost a decade has already passed since the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto. This new form of a digital asset has remained out of the mainstream until 2013 when Bitcoin became actively traded across a number ...
Most notable and costly cryptocurrency hacks and scams
July 16th, 2018
Crypto Aware, a community-focused initiative reporting crypto-related scams, has published a curated list of the most notable Bitcoin and altcoins hacks ever reported. According the report: “Since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009, the development of cryptocurrencies and blockchain ...
Hotmail founder: cryptocurrencies are fraudulent
June 11th, 2018
The founder of Hotmail, Sabeer Bhatia, has issued a stark warning for cryptocurrency investors. Speaking to Arabian Business, the 49-year-old from Chandigarh in north-west India, who founded and then sold dotcom success story Hotmail in the late 1990s, said ...
At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with an attack
June 8th, 2018
Monacoin, bitcoin gold, zencash, verge and now, litecoin cash. At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with an attack that used to be more theoretical than actual, all in the last month. In each case, attackers have been ...
Australian tourist town has declared itself the first “digital currency town”
June 7th, 2018
Agnes Water, a tourist town located in central Queensland, Austrailia has become one of the first locations to accept digital currency. In a collaboration with TravelByBit (a start-up company native to Queensland) one town hopes to increase the flow ...
Bloomberg and Galaxy Digital Capital Management launch Cryptocurrency Benchmark Index
May 14th, 2018
Bloomberg, together with Galaxy Digital Capital Management LP, a leading digital asset management firm founded by Michael Novogratz, launched the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI). The index is designed to track the performance of the largest, most liquid portion ...
India pulls the plug on Cryptos
April 11th, 2018
As bitcoin and its thousand or so cousins evolve from novelty to threat, the existing monetary system is reacting pretty much as evil empires tend to, with coercion and co-optation. This week it’s India: India cracks down on bitcoin ...
Cryptocurrency Prices Begin to Sink Once Again
March 29th, 2018
Cryptocurrency prices have dropped considerably over the past 48 hours. Currently, the entire digital asset ecosystem has lost more than $32 billion, compared to our last markets update. BTC/USD values have once again dipped under the $8K range. BTC ...
