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Even if Bitcoin Fell 50%, Chinese Miners Would Still Profit

January 10, 2018

Despite the crypto-related troubles that China has had with cryptocurrency in recent months, some Chinese citizens are still managing to profit off of crypto. According to a report from Bloomberg, the practic...

Bitcoin-Backed ETF Proposals Facing Regulatory Hurdles

January 10, 2018

After the successful launch of Bitcoin futures in the US market, many firms started to push for the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. But now it seems that these exchange-traded-funds will not see the light of day an...

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange to Launch Public Token Sale in February

January 10, 2018

The tiny British overseas territory of Gibraltar is set to dominate the blockchain space around the world. After the authorities in Gibraltar put into effect the new regulatory framework for the blockchain fi...

Chat App Line is Exploring Options for Cryptocurrency Integration

January 10, 2018

The growing hype of the blockchain is now luring established tech firms. Following the messaging mammoth Telegram, Japan-based messaging app Line is next in line to integrate cryptocurrencies on its platform,...

XTB Relaunches Bitcoin CFDs After Suspending Trading in December

January 10, 2018

XTB has decided to re-launch its offerings on cryptocurrency CFDs, starting with Bitcoin, which will be incorporated back into the trading platform on Monday, January 15. XTB initially introduced CFDs on cry...

Microsoft Ends Three-Year Adoption of Bitcoin, No Longer ‎Accepted At Stores

January 9, 2018

Software giant Microsoft has silently removed support for Bitcoin in the ‎Microsoft Store – a platform that offers all of its flagship software ‎including Windows and Office‎. The move, which took effect on D...

Telegram’s Whitepaper: Behind the Scenes of the Largest Ever ICO Pre-Sale

January 9, 2018

Encrypted messenger app Telegram is geared up to launch an initial coin offering this year. According to the leaked whitepaper, the firm will be launching its own blockchain called Telegram Open Network or TO...

SEC Temporarily Suspends Trading of a Blockchain Firm’s Stock

January 9, 2018

On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) temporarily suspended the trading of the shares of UBI Blockchain Internet, a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm. Trading will be frozen until January 22. ...

ViaBTC Announces Closing of Mining Business

January 9, 2018

On Monday, the Chinese cloud cryptocurrency mining pool ViaBTC announced the shutdown of its mining business. The company will close all of its mining contracts by Wednesday. Though the firm did not explain ...

Telegram Messenger to Launch ICO, Cryptocurrency

January 8, 2018

Popular messaging application Telegram is planning to launch an ICO and its own cryptocurrency, according to a report in Techcrunch, which cites a whitepaper that it has reviewed portions of. The tokens will...