The banks have sought additional collateral from promoters of these exchanges on borrowings and have capped cash withdrawals from the few operational a/cs.

Like many other mainstream economists, Paul Krugman has long-shown a complete disdain for Bitcoin. In late 2013, he went as far as to write a piece titled …

While many see the Lightning Network as the main hope for bitcoin’s scaling issues, it’s unclear whether many developers are actually working to make that a reality.

These record block sizes were made possible by transactions with numerous segwit inputs created on BitGo with super low fees.

The integrity of omni-based USDT has been questioned by the community along with its rising supply. On a recent weibo, Zhaodong, an early adopter of Bitcoin and a“whale”, claimed that the U…

If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you probably know I’ve grown highly disillusioned with the current state of affairs in crypto. I thought I would enjoy the moon, but like many of the…

Kyle’s note: I don’t agree with this whole piece, but the bit about off-grid communities that only use bitcoin developing is interesting.

Canada’s largest utility, Hydro Quebec, is reviewing its commercial energy strategy after being inundated with demand from global digital currency miners rushing to the province to benefit from political stability and low energy prices.

The biggest Nordic bank has told its employees not to trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, in a move that may lead the European Banking Federation to review its official stance on the products.

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Hi, I’m an European guy under 30 and today I’m very worried. I post from a new account for obvious reasons. I entered into the crypto-world as a…

Kyle’s note: This is an unconfirmed story, but it illustrates the need for better privacy in bitcoin.

Let us follow the logic of things from the beginning. Or, rather, from the end: modern times. We are, as I am writing these lines, witnessing a complete riot against some class of experts, in domains…

PonyDirect can be used to send transactions to the bitcoin network via SMS or act as a SMS relay for others.

The country’s embrace of the cryptocurrency has led to some old-school precautions against fraud.

Kyle’s note: This story was in the newsletter once or twice last week, but this is a more credible source to confirm it.

CNBC’s Bob Pisani speaks with Jan van Eck, Van Eck Associates CEO, about what he sees for the future for bitcoin ETFs and trading in the cryptocurrency.

Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley may think highly of blockchain technology, but he isn’t planning on investing in bitcoin anytime soon.

Goldman Sachs is warning its wealthiest clients that there’s no doubt that the rise in bitcoin’s price (BTC) has pushed it into bubble territory. The firm’s Private Wealth Management division touched upon the cryptocurrency craze in a 108-page note titled “(Un)Steady as She Goes,” an annual outlook

David Garrity, chief executive officer at GVA Research LLC, discusses the volatility in Bitcoin and his outlook for cryptocurrencies. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Kyle’s note: I agree with this guy’s assessment on regulatory risks, but the number of payments on the network is not a proper way to value bitcoin.

The pair join a growing roster of executives to quit mainstream financial services for the fledgling sector

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Taken on its own, Bitcoin’s eye-popping 1,400 percent rally last year would put most other investments to shame. But even such a monster gain might not be enough to put the cryptocurrency on the radar for institutional investors, according to Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd.

Correlation relates to the fact that a low volatility environment encourages investors to move into riskier assets to get decent returns on their investments.

Stapleton Capital is changing its name to Blockchain Worldwide.

CNBC’s Seema Mody reports results of a new survey which sheds light on who is buying the cryptocurrency.

Dealing with a congested network and increasingly higher transfer costs, Bitcoin has decided to drop its claims for fast transactions at low fees.

Chainalysis says the proportion of bitcoin transactions related to “dark web” sites has fallen from 30% to under 1%.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit has barred non-citizens from depositing local currency – the Korean won – on its platform.

Improving customer service continues to be our #1 priority at Coinbase. I’ve been providing regular updates over the past couple of quarters on our progress, but I realize that updates are no solace…

Creating a single token requires as much electricity as two years’ worth of consumption by an average American home. Some enthusiasts believe that’s a problem.

But the ex-Google and Coinbase engineer Charlie Lee still thinks bitcoin stands a chance.

The Lightning network is on every Bitcoiner’s mind these days. We’ve been expecting it for years now, and despite the software not being officially released yet, it’s very exciting to hear that it’s…

With Lightning’s payment channels, Bitcoin has a chance to prove it can scale. I eagerly anticipated the release of the v1.0 Lightning specification. I wasn’t motivated enough to run it, however…

A new information stealing Trojan called Evrial is being actively distributed in the wild. Like most infostealing Trojans, Evrial can steal browser cookies and stored credentials, but this Trojan also has the ability to monitor the Windows clipboard for certain text replace it with text received from the attackers.

A chilling letter is being sent to men across the country, claiming to know about secret infidelities — and demanding payment in bitcoin.

Despite shutting down its lending and exchange platform, BitConnect promoters are still looking for naive investors in Indonesia and other parts of Asia.

Hey guys, I took a break from things, but I’m back and fighting the good fight once again. There were a couple of markets that launched during my absence so I’ve been having a look into them, I’m currently running initial automated scans and will look further into each within the next few days.

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), a government initiative, is trialing the ethereum blockchain for recording government contracts.

Huobi, previously one of the major cryptocurrency exchanges in China, announced today that it will issue its own token based on the ethereum ERC-20 standard.

Per a new scoop from German site ComputerBase, popular graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA is reportedly pressuring European retailers to focus on selling graphics processing units (GPUs) to video gamers.

One of the top lawyers in the booming cryptocurrency industry says the legal structure he helped set up to raise funds for new virtual currencies is “old, inflexible and stupid” and may no longer be fit for purpose.

Australian Securities and Investment Commission says it needs more powers to combat financial crime

The government plans to require cryptocurrency exchanges to share users’ transaction data with banks, in a potential move to impose taxes on the transactions, an official at financial authorities said on Jan. 21. Currently, financial authorities ban banks from offering virtual accounts, which are needed to sell or buy cryptocurrencies, to individual customers, the latest measure to help prevent speculative investme…

China’s public security ministry said on Friday that it will take aim at pyramid schemes in the country, including those that purportedly involve cryptocurrencies.

A statement by the SEC and CFTC emphasized the agencies would crackdown on any entity in the digital coin space that isn’t compliant.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it would keep tabs on Bitcoin futures trading and other markets during a government shutdown, even though it would be forced to halt many other normal activities.

More than 1.4 million Brazilian tax IDs have been registered in the country’s largest BTC exchanges Mercado Bitcoin and Bitcoin To You.

So after missing work for a couple of days, I log back into my computer and see an email from our Risk and Compliance Department. The bank I work…

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