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Embattled Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei, is rumored to be in serious talks with Sirin Labs to bring its handset into the cryptoverse, possibly incorporating the Swiss company’s cold storage wallet along with its system to instantly convert fiat to crypto. This comes at a time when, in the US, at least one regulator is insisting carriers drop Huawei out of security concerns.   Also read: Bitcoiners Demand More Crypto CFDs and Spread-Betting in the UK Huawei Said to be in Talks with Sirin Labs, Maker of The Finney What if the…

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UK-based social trading platform eToro has announced it has completed a $100 million series E investment round showing conspicuous support from Asia’s big money. SBI Group Among eToro Contributors In a press release from March 21st, eToro, which currently offers nine cryptocurrencies for investment along with a raft of traditional assets, unveiled China Minsheng Financial as the leader of the funding round. Other participants included Korea Investment Partners, World Wide Invest, and Japanese giant SBI Group, the latter itself already making inroads into the cryptocurrency industry. “This round of investment will…

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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. Whitelist & Members Area Guide The Essentia whitelist is now open on our official website. We invite you to join us on the exciting journey towards a new, decentralized world. One of privacy, security and ownership. To make your life a bit easier, we have…

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Vilnius-based Coingate, cryptocurrency payment gateway for European merchants, is teaming with Paris-based Prestashop, an open source ecommerce solution. The combination means more choices for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and might encourage an increase in adoption. Also read: Bitcoiners Demand More Crypto CFDs and Spread-Betting in the UK Coingate + Prestashop = 80,000 More Merchants Dmitrijus Borisenka, Coingate CEO, explained, “Encouraging adoption among people beyond the tech-savvy early-adopters is one of the biggest priorities for us. Prestashop has an ideal base of small to medium stores that may well utilise cryptocurrencies not only as…

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Vilnius-based Coingate, cryptocurrency payment gateway for European merchants, is teaming with Paris-based Prestashop, an open source ecommerce solution. The combination means more choices for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and might encourage an increase in adoption. Also read: Bitcoiners Demand More Crypto CFDs and Spread-Betting in the UK Coingate + Prestashop = 80,000 More Merchants Dmitrijus Borisenka, Coingate CEO, explained, “Encouraging adoption among people beyond the tech-savvy early-adopters is one of the biggest priorities for us. Prestashop has an ideal base of small to medium stores that may well utilise cryptocurrencies not only as…

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A draft law aiming to protect the rights of owners of cryptocurrencies, while regulating their use for payments, has been introduced in Russia’s parliament. The bill defines terms like “digital money” and “digital rights”. It also allows authorities to subject cryptos to taxation, inheritance rights, and bankruptcy claims. Also read: Bill “On Digital Assets” Filed in the Duma, Disagreements Resolved “Digital Money” to Be Legal Means of Payment The law amends Russia’s Civil Code to create a basis for “legal relations in the digital economy”. The draft is co-sponsored by…

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Israel Securities Authority (ISA) Committee for the Examination and Regulation of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) issued a series of “recommendations designed to dispel uncertainty and strike a balance between technological innovation and the protection of the investors.” Included in their findings were whether cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are considered securities – a decision carrying major implications for future regulation. Also read: Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Halts Major American City Israel’s ISA Declares Bitcoin Is Not a Security “As a general rule,” the ISA Committee revealed, “cryptocurrencies that are designed to be used…

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The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act just passed – almost in secret – tucked deep inside a voluminous spending package of well over a trillion dollars. No debate. No up or down vote on the merits of CLOUD. Instead, lawmakers would have had to reject the entire bill, thousands of pages, and risk government shutdown, in order to mount any kind of opposition. CLOUD is a broadening of international law enforcement power when it comes to online activity, and the crypto community is worried. Also read: Bitcoiners Demand…

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Are you an experienced news editor or a news reporter with a nose for crypto? We are on a roll – increasing our readership every day – serving millions of readers each month. Now we are expanding our operations, and we’re looking for several new hires for our central media production office in Stockholm, Sweden as well as for our offices in Tokyo, and for remote positions globally. Also read: Thanks to Mainstream Media the Public is Clueless About Cryptocurrency  Full-time News Editor, Bitcoin.com – Location: Stockholm, Sweden The news editor role…

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On March 22, BitMEX Research published a follow-up article to its September 2017 analysis on Segregated Witness (SegWit) transactions compared to Bitcoin Cash, and the results aren’t good for big block supporters. Transacting Users Prefer SegWit Bitcoin Cash was created as an alternative coin with bigger blocks unlike Bitcoin’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) block weight optimization upgrade in August 2017. While SegWit gave the option for Bitcoin users to upgrade their wallets and receive the benefits of approximately 41% more capacity, Bitcoin Cash required users to upgrade their wallets, adopt a…

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