South Korea’s government has confirmed it has “no intention” of banning or “suppressing” cryptocurrency trading in fresh comments on the industry. ‘No Intention To Ban’ In comments Wednesday quoted by Reuters, finance minister Kim Dong-yeon, who earlier in January said that a shutdown was still a possibility, finally ended apprehension surrounding the future of cryptocurrency trading in the country. Kim had faced a 200,000-strong petition demanding he be fired from his position after the comments, which along with those by justice minister Park Sang-ki, sent shock waves through cryptocurrency markets…
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Japan’s Popular Line Chat App to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange
Japan’s popular chat app, Line, has announced that they have filed to launch a cryptocurrency exchange within the app. While some countries are clamping down on cryptocurrency and exchanges, Japan has opened their doors. This had led to a marked rise in crypto-related businesses seeking to do business within the country. Of course, there are home-grown businesses looking to hop on board the crypto train as well. The latest to do so is Line, the popular chat app, who has filed an application to open up an cryptocurrency exchange within…
Read MoreHere’s What The South Korean Regulations Mean For The Cryptocurrency Market
After much “will they or won’t they”, the South Korean government has finally implemented cryptocurrency trading regulations. What will that mean for the crypto market? Let’s find out. The big news in the cryptocurrency space today is that the long-awaited South Korean regulations have come into effect. This is a topic that made headlines earlier this month when rumors that the South Korean government would implement an outright ban on cryptocurrency hit the press. These rumors subsequently turned out to be false, but not before kicking off a strongly bearish…
Read MoreFacebook Bans Cryptocurrency Ads
Following persistent complaints about spammy and fraudulent cryptocurrency ads, Facebook has issued an outright ban. As of a new ruling issued on January 30, “ads must not promote financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings, or cryptocurrency”. The move is sure to be welcomed by Facebook users and bitcoin enthusiasts alike, who recognize that these adverts to little to promote the benefits of cryptocurrency. Also read: Scammy Ads and News Factories Are Having a Field Day…
Read MoreDeep Web Roundup: Dream Adds Monero and Bitcoin Tumbler “Chip Mixer” Launches
The darknet has been quiet of late, which is the way it’s meant to be. No news means no mega busts, honeypots, or mass market shutdowns. Even when it’s out of the spotlight though, the deep web is quietly making news, whether trialling the latest privacy coins or the newest coin mixers that promise to restore a little of the privacy that’s being stripped away from bitcoin users on a daily basis. Also read: U.S. Agency ICE Conducts Investigations That Exploit Blockchain Activity The Battle for Privacy Heats Up Privacy…
Read MoreeCharge Takes the Hard Work out of Charging Your Electric Vehicle
As the popularity of both electric vehicles and cryptocurrencies is only set to increase, eCharge has a plan to stay ahead of the race. “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.” This is probably one of the most infamous quotes in technology, proudly declared by the President of the Michigan Savings Bank in 1903, who at the time was attempting to dissuade investor interest in Henry Ford’s automobile venture. There are many other well-known quotes made by sometimes well-known people about the…
Read MoreU.S. Regulators Send Tether and Bitfinex Subpoenas
There’s been a lot of discussion and controversy surrounding Tether (USDT) a digital asset that claims to be backed by the U.S. dollar. Now according to reports, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has subpoenaed the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the company Tether for unknown reasons. Also Read: Analyst: IOTA Sharply Overvalued Due to “Overwhelming Evidence of Serious Flaws” The CFTC Sends Bitfinex and Tether a Subpoena A lot of skeptics believe that the digital currency Tether USDT is not backed by the U.S. dollar and may have pumped the…
Read MoreNassim Nicholas Taleb vs David Birch on The Bitcoin Standard
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, by bitcoin maximalist Saifedean Ammous, is set for a spring release, having managed to make news ahead by snagging philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb to write its foreword. Mr. Taleb is his usual profound self, offering a full-throated defense of its essential idea, in contrast to many contemporary intellectuals who often dismiss bitcoin out of hand. Also read: Tezos Swiss Foundation Concept is “Old, Inflexible and Stupid” Nassim Nicholas Taleb Forwards Bitcoin “Which is why Bitcoin is an excellent idea,” continues a…
Read MorePR: ETicket4 Launch Its Pre ICO and Offers Qualitatively New Dimensions in the Ticket Industry
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. Today, January 30, the international p2p-platform Eticket4, with which you can buy tickets in the secondary market for any event, announces the launch of Pre ICO. During crowd sale, which will last till February 21st, utilities-tokens ET4 will be on sale. ET4 tokens will allow…
Read MoreThe Decent.Bet Blockchain Casino Is Delivering Technology Fast!
Doesn’t it seem to take forever for a new ICO to deliver on their promises? Decent.bet, the community-owned gaming platform, recently completed their ICO and has already delivered their DBET token wallet, three testnets and a new wallet update is right around the corner. Is there any other cryptocurrency platform that has delivered faster? Decent.bet is a community-owned, online casino and sportsbook platform that is built on the Ethereum blockchain. Their ICO ended less than three months ago, and since that date, the site has launched three testnets to their…
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