Bitcoin Websites Blocked by Venezuelan Government

CANTV, Venezuela’s state-owned and largest Internet service provider, has blocked, as of this morning, many Bitcoin-related domain names, websites and mining pools, according to Redditor rdymac. Among those confirmed to be blocked by the redditor are: coindesk.com blockchain.info blinktrade.com surbitcoin.com miningrigrentals.com nicehash.com btc-e.com coinapult.com coinbase.com Venezuela’s two local exchanges have also been blocked by CANTV, according to the redditor. The ISP is CANTV, managed by the institution CONATEL, and is very well known by their blockades to any website that doesn't follow the Government's endless rules or are suspected to be supporting any kind of opposition against the Socialist government, […]

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How the Block Chain Can Digitize Regulation

What is government sovereignty without control over currency? Thanks to bitcoin, some countries are confronting this reality. Long-term, it could change the relationship between government and currency. And if government responds to the disruption of government-backed currency in a sensible manner, the end result could be more stable and efficient currencies. That’s why Ajit Tripath, director of PWC’s advanced risk and compliance analytics practice, calls the block chain a megatrend in a blog recently posted on finextra.com. He says the only way out of the digital disruption of government that is presently occurring is the “digitization of government.” He predicts […]

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Frontier and the Evolution of Ethereum

Readers of CCN may be wondering what's been going on with Ethereum, the much-hyped project of Vitalik Buterin which aims to take smart contracts, block chains, and cryptocurrency to the next level. The project has recently received multiple endorsements by Nick Szabo, a long-time cipherpunk who many consider to be the most likely candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto. Szabo spoke highly of Ethereum on Let's Talk Bitcoin and then again in an interview with the International Business Times. Szabo told the publication that he believed Ethereum could post more of a challenge to traditional legal and financial institutions than even Bitcoin, […]

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Crypto Coins to Check Out for CPU Mining

Even though most people are either GPU mining or using specialized ASIC miners for most crypto coins, there are still some that are only CPU mineable or at least are worth CPU mining even if they do come with a GPU miner as well. Since we are getting questions what crypto coin to mine if you have some spare CPU power available, we have compiled a short list of coins that you might want to check out. Do note that with a single CPU you will most likely not earn much mining any CPU coin, but if you have multiple CPUs available along with free electricity the outcome might be better…

Crypto coins to check for CPU mining:
– Boolberry (BBR)
– Coin Magi (XMG)
– Cryptonite (XCN)
– DigitalNote (XDN)
– Monero (XMR)

The list is alphabetically ordered are there are a few other CPU coins available as well besides the ones listed above, many of these based on the CryptoNight algorithm used by XMR and some others as well, so if you are interested you can dig a bit more into the alternatives. Alternatively you can look for new coin launches that only come with CPU mining, these can be profitable to mine initially as well.

CCN is Looking for a New Strategic Owner

CryptoCoinsNews, also known as CCN.LA, was launched in June 2013. After half a year with regular news updates, the site began to grow and started to employ talented journalists. After more than 2 years with 4 million unique visitors, 8 million sessions, and 18 000 000 pageviews, it is time to find a new strategic owner that can develop and push CCN.LA even further. CCN has been focusing on sharing news of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies like Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Dash. Including blockchain technology, FinTech, and more global economic news. We post daily bitcoin analysis, have our own unique and […]

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Uber Drivers are Planning the Biggest Strike in Uber History

You might be familiar with strikes by taxi drivers in protest of Uber. Now, in various rideshare forums on the Internet, a growing and determined group of Uber drivers are trying to schedule an Uber driver strike October 16-18. One particularly vocal forum on the web, the Facebook group Uber Freedom, has more than 20,500 Likes and has posted a flyer for the strike as its cover photo on the popular social networking website.

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We Visited Those New Bitcoin ATMs in the Ukraine and Here’s What We Found

CCN conducted an exclusive investigation into BTCU.biz's new Bitcoin ATMs in the Ukraine and discovered a less than perfect picture.

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