Ethereum Alternative Lisk Announces ICO With ShapeShift – New Open Source Dapp & Sidechain Platform

Bitcoin Press Release: Decentralized applications and sidechain platform Lisk is pleased to announce a partnership with the well-established crypto-currency exchange ShapeShift. Set to launch at the end of March 2016, decentralized applications and sidechain platform ‘Lisk’, is the next logical step in the evolution of blockchain technology. Lisk will allow rapid development of decentralized applications […]

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Bitcoin Price Hovering At $400

Bitcoin price declined below 1hr chart support in early trade, today, after which price has been drawing sideways. At the time of writing it appears likely that another wave of decline is on the cards. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now […]

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China Central Bank Chief Speaks Digital Currency & Blockchain Tech

The head of China’s central bank, the People’s bank of China (PBOC) has provided more details about the bank’s significant recent revelation. Less than a month ago, the PBOC announced that it will try to launch its own digital currency “as soon as possible.” In a wide-ranging interview with Caixin Weekly, PBOC governor Zhou XIaochuan provided more […]

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Martin Shkreli Tries To Buy “The Life Of Pablo” for $15 Million in Bitcoin

Martin Shkreli claims to have been swindled of the $15 million he intended to send to Kanye West to own the exclusive rights to the rapper’s new album, “The Life Of Pablo.” The beleaguered American entrepreneur also claims to have spoken with Satoshi Nakamoto. There’s been no link given to the sizeable Bitcoin transaction, which […]

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EU Targeting End of 2016 For Virtual Currency Controls To Fight Terrorism Threats

The European Council of the EU has set forth guidelines in which it will seek to regulate virtual currencies and curb terrorist funding opportunities. In light of several high terror attacks within the EU in  2015, many regulators and citizens called for tighter surveillance and anti-terrorism operations. Calls for tighter control over virtual currencies after […]

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Australian Banks Cleared of Colluding Against Bitcoin Companies

Following an investigation, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cleared Australian banks of colluding to deny banking services to local bitcoin companies in the country. An investigation requested by Senator Matthew Canavan suggesting the ACCC should look into the possibility of banks colluding together to close the bank accounts of bitcoin companies has […]

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Bitcoin – Commodity Or Currency; California Bankruptcy Judge To Decide

Bitcoin’s status as either a currency or a commodity is at the center of a California lawsuit between a bitcoin mining computer company and a person the company paid to promote it, according to The Recorder, a California legal and technology newspaper. Marc Lowe, a California doctor, received payment in bitcoin to promote HashFast Technologies’ […]

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