Another country joins China and Japan in cracking down on bitcoin exchanges
Following moves by China and Japan to regulate digital currencies, Australia is attempting to crackdown on money laundering and terrorism financing with plans to regulate bitcoin exchanges. Hon Hai Precision…
Lightning Bank Ledgers? Bitfury and Ripple Demo New Twist on Bitcoin Tech
Bitcoin’s much-anticipated Lightning Network is now compatible with seven different payment networks. Today, blockchain infrastructure firm Bitfury and payments network provider Ripple are releasing new code that makes it possible to conduct Lightning-style…
Coinbase Awarded Patent for Bitcoin Security Concept
Cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase has been awarded a new patent related to private key security, public records show. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the patent yesterday, entitled…
Bitcoin Prices Reach New All-Time High of Over $4,500
[Updated] Following two days of near sideways trading, bitcoin prices have once again reached record levels. Since setting its most recent all-time high of $4,483 on August 15, prices have fluctuated in…
Australia Takes Aim at Cryptocurrencies With New Money Laundering Bill
Australia is moving to introduce a new bill that would extend the country’s anti-money laundering rules to cover domestic cryptocurrency exchanges. In a statement this morning, the Ministry of Justice announced that the…
Bitcoin Prices Reach New All-Time High of $4,491
Following two days of near sideways trading, bitcoin prices have once again reached record levels. Since setting its most recent all-time high of $4,483 on August 15, prices have fluctuated in the…
Anonymous Email Service ProtonMail Adds Bitcoin Payment Option
ProtonMail has revealed it is adding bitcoin as an official payment option and that other cryptocurrencies may soon follow. The service, founded by a group of CERN scientists, has unofficially…
$80,000 Up for Grabs: Zcash Foundation to Launch Grant Initiative
The non-profit overseeing development of the zcash blockchain is offering $80,000 in new grants to innovators and technologists who can help advance the platform. In a blog post to be issued…
ASX Calls for Review of Distributed Ledger Settlement Platform
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will soon have to decide if it’s going to become the first global stock exchange with a distributed ledger settlement system, or if it will…
Investor Naval Ravikant Wants to Disrupt Twitter With Blockchain 'XPRIZE'
An early investor in Twitter wants to see a blockchain alternative to the microblogging service. Naval Ravikant, the co-founder of AngelList, would like to see a Twitter-look-alike with no central…
