Indian advocate asks court to either regulate or prohibit Bitcoin
The lawyer in India decides to get the public’s attention to the dark side of Bitcoin by filing a complaint to the Calcutta High Court. In this litigation, he emphasizes the importance of control over digital currencies which are often used by criminal groups
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Gibraltar legalized ICO exactly as intended
Gibraltar’s authorities fully implement their plans first heard of in September last year, and now ICO entrepreneurs have a place to open such offerings without many bureaucratic obstacles
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
2017 was revolutionary for cryptoeconomy
Bitnewstoday tallies up the year 2017 for the crypto sphere. Which events were the most significant, what experts expect from cryptocurrencies in 2018 – read in this article to find out
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Margareth Nail
Will blockchain kill banks? Or financial sector can use this technology to improve its efficiency?
Bitnewstoday asked the experts to make their forecasts of how blockchain and banks will coexist in the nearest future
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Hardware wallet with an unpleasant surprise
The man tells he lost his cryptocurrency investments after buying a hardware wallet on eBay, this means online marketplaces are not secure for such buyings
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Voatz raises $2.2 mln for its blockchain voting project
A startup mentioned in October last year has managed not only to survive, but also raised two million dollars for its blockchain vote mechanism that will increase cybersecurity of major elections in the United States of America
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Telegram might be planning an ICO and in-chat digital currency: rumors multiply
The popular messenger called Telegram, the author of which has earned some revenue on cryptocurrency investments, is surrounded with the rumors on its possible cryptocurrency or token built directly into the interface. Still no confirmation from the project leader — Pavel Durov
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Ripple dramatically falls after a huge growth of price and market cap
Ripple, the team of which is very focused on cross-border payments and cooperation with serious financial institutions all over the world, falls back to the third place on Coinmarketcap and becomes cheaper - even though those who invested on lowest prices still benefit from the increase
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin Atom planned to release this month
This new altcoin is focused on atomic swaps - very prospective technology that allows instant exchange of one cryptocurrency to another. Without any converters, exchanges or middlemen. However, messages on the project currently leave impression that the dev team does not really tell what revolution exactly is it going to bring
08 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Crypto Market Cap bounces back after reaching $800 bln
By the end the new year's first week, the total capitalization of the cryptocurrency market exceeded the $800 billion mark. The growth of this indicator took place as bitcoin dominance index kept decreasing. However on Monday market cap fell to $750 billion
07 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Mark Zuckerberg plans to introduce cryptocurrency to Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his expectations for 2018. On its page, the owner of the world's largest social network says he plans to study cryptocurrencies and other decentralizing technologies
05 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Venezuela to issue national cryptocurrency
President Nicolas Maduro ordered the government to launch national cryptocurrency called "Petro". Its maximum supply will amount to 100 units. The first national meeting of miners will be held on January 14
05 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Egypt's Grand Mufti banned bitcoin trading
Leading Egyptian cleric Shawki Allam issued a fatwa banning Muslims from trading bitcoin. Grand mufti considers use of cryptocurrencies as too risky
02 January 2018 21:00, UTC
China's central bank can limit power supply to miners
The Chinese authorities can introduce a limit on electricity used by miners. Restriction plan was submitted by the People's Bank of China. This may be another tough measure against cryptocurrency after PRC government banned ICO and closed several domestic cryptocurrency exchanges
02 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Ethereum starts 2018 with all-time high
At the start of 2018, the Ethereum token demonstrates strong growth in price. January 2 ETH reached a new all-time high, climbing as high as $915 dollars
01 January 2018 21:00, UTC
BTC dominance index dropped to an all-time low
Bitcoin started new year with a price drop first time since 2015. At the same time its dominance index reached a record low
01 January 2018 21:00, UTC
Bank of England may issue its own cryptocurrency
In 2018, a new cryptocurrency, tied to the pound sterling, may appear in the UK. The decision will be made within 12 months based on the report of the research team
31 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Lightning Network successfully tested
Bitrefill reported about the successful use of the Lightning network
29 December 2017 21:00, UTC
SegWit2x launched, nothing disastrous happened yet
The hard fork scheduled at the moment when block 501451 mined in the blockchain of Bitcoin has happened — but only at the first stage, as the team promises to launch main features only around 15 January 2018. The whole project seems strange, journalists tell. See why
28 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Moscow Stock Exchange head: Bitcoin akin to electronic gold
The head of the Moscow Stock Exchange tells it is still unclear how to classify Bitcoin, while himself thinking it works similarly to gold, only in the electronic form. Relatively progressive position for a traditional asset manager
28 December 2017 21:00, UTC