The Number Of Crypto Users In Ireland Has Grown 300% Over 4 Years
The Irish people seem to have developed quite a taste for cryptocurrencies. According to a report released by Red Flag and Amarach Research, roughly 120,000 Irish citizens are already crypto owners. That’s a far cry from the measly figure of 4 years ago when very few people even had an idea what cryptocurrencies stand for. […]
Japan’s Financial Regulator Wants Crypto Industry to ‘Grow Under Appropriate Regulation’
The commissioner of Japan’s financial regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) said that the agency wants the cryptocurrency industry to “grow under appropriate regulation,” in an interview with Reuters August 22. Toshihide Endo, commissioner of Japan’s FSA, told Reuters he sees the agency’s goal for developing the crypto industry as finding a “balance” between consumer […]
Crypto Self-Regulatory Organization, 100 BTC Whistleblower Reward
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a couple of stories that show how the cryptocurrency industry is trying to police itself. One group of companies has begun working on the formation of a self-regulatory organization and another has created a 100 BTC whistleblower reward pool. A number of companies have jointly formed […]
Threats Fly As Fight Over $200 Million Siacoin’s Crypto Code Intensifies
An effort to keep the $200 million siacoin blockchain free from corporate interests is devolving into chaos amid accusations against the companies at the center of the effort. At issue is the conduct of the protocol’s coders, and the motivations behind their push to alter the rules of the blockchain they maintain. With a proposal, […]
Bitcoin Cash Use in Commerce Sees Significant Decrease
A review of payments received by the world’s 17 largest crypto exchanges has shown that Bitcoin Cash (BCH) use in commerce has decreased, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainanalysis, Bloomberg reported August 20. A group of analysts from Chainanalysis found that BCH payments dropped to $3.7 million in May from $10.5 million in March, while […]
Binance LCX Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange
Binance LCX, a joint venture between Binance and Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX), has announced the launch of a fiat-to-crypto exchange, according to a press release published August 16. The new trading platform will be located in Liechtenstein and offer trading between Swiss Francs (CHF) and euros (EUR) against major digital currencies pairs, subsequently adding more […]
50% of Americans Willing to Try Out Bitcoin
A new poll conducted by analytics firm Harris Insights and cryptocurrency startup Gem revealed that 50 percent of the respondents are inclined to try out the asset class. The survey also revealed that those with lower incomes are more likely to buy Bitcoin. A new survey jointly held by a cryptocurrency startup and analytics company […]
Bitcoin Price Back Over $7,000
bitrix.fi reported yesterday that Goldman Sachs is moving to solve Bitcoin’ main obstacle for institutional investors: custody. This comes hot on the heels of other companies like the operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Starbucks looking to get into cryptocurrency with a new digital assets trading platform, dubbed Bakkt. But this week […]
CoinMarketCap Says Data Glitch Boosted Its Crypto Price Numbers
A CoinMarketCap “data issue” caused significant artificial inflation of several coins listed on the platform on Friday, with some prices inflated by nearly 1000 percent. While bitcoin’s price spiked 12 percent on the crypto data site, other coins saw more drastic increases. The price of aeternity, the eighth most valuable cryptocurrency, increased more than 951 […]
