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Russian govt wants to protect public from bitcoin trading as it resembles ‘financial pyramid’
August 30th, 2017
The Moscow Exchange is working on a mechanism to regulate trading in bitcoin and other digital currencies. At the same time, the Russian Finance Ministry says bitcoin resembles a pyramid scheme, and trading should be limited. “We are already ...
How Bitcoin is making waves in the luxury market
August 28th, 2017
When Bitcoin and a subsequent raft of cryptocurrencies first landed in the early part of the decade, many people — including noted economists and finance experts — dismissed them as a fad. These new forms of digital money were ...
Australia regulates digital currencies
August 21st, 2017
The Australian government has announced plans to strengthen its anti-money laundering rules with new reforms that will include digital currencies for the first time. The plan follows the recent scandal involving its biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...
Swiss private bank to add Ether, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash to its customers
August 17th, 2017
Falcon Private Bank, a Swiss private banking boutique, has issued an announcement to inform that is the first Swiss private bank to add Ether, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash to its current Bitcoin blockchain asset management services. According the announcement, effective ...
Bitcoin cash may be a house of cards that comes crashing down
August 8th, 2017
Bitcoin cash came onto the scene on Tuesday following a much-anticipated fork in the bitcoin blockchain, and is the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap. But its price and high market cap might be the result of some technical ...
WannaCry: hackers withdraw £108,000 of bitcoin ransom
August 7th, 2017
Digital wallets linked to ransomware attack that crippled NHS hospitals are cleaned out, as law enforcement tries to track owners More than £108,000 in bitcoin paid by victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, which crippled parts of the NHS ...
Bitcoin’s New Currency Trades Above $200 on First Day
August 2nd, 2017
Bitcoin, the world’s most famous digital currency, split in two on Tuesday. So now there are two versions: The original one and a new type of online money called Bitcoin Cash, which is now being bought and sold at ...
Bitcoin Cash a pivotal moment for Bitcoin
August 1st, 2017
A new digital currency is about to be created as the bitcoin blockchain is forced to split in two Members of the bitcoin community unhappy with its direction are forcing the blockchain to split. This will create a new, ...
How Bitcoin is infiltrating the $60bn global art market
July 26th, 2017
Why is the art world getting excited about digital currency Bitcoin and its underlying technology blockchain? Eleesa Dadiani owns and runs an art gallery in London’s famous Cork Street. She was born in Georgia in the Caucasus and was ...
Swiss bank becomes first to offer bitcoin to its richest clients
July 14th, 2017
A Swiss bank is now offering to buy bitcoins for its clients. As of Wednesday, investors can ask their asset manager at Falcon Private Bank, a boutique investment firm headquartered in Zurich, to purchase and store bitcoin on their ...
