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In Canada, on June 1, amendments to the law on financial services that control the activities of crypto firms in the country entered into force. “Financial services now include Canadian and foreign companies that conduct operations with virtual currencies. These operations include services for...

Well-known American music video director Joseph Kahn talked about his passion for crypto trading. On his Twitter, he shared how much he managed to earn on a new hobby. Kahn created clips for celebrities such as Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem, and many others. Now the famous...

The balance of the largest exchanges has 3.1 million BTC ($29.3 billion), or about 16.5% of the market supply of the first cryptocurrency. It is reported by The Block. Since February 9, when this volume was 3.43 million BTC (or almost every fifth bitcoin), today the figure has decreased by 10%....

In the expert environment, the number of supporters of such a point of view is growing that further depreciation of the Chinese currency will force traders to massively switch to bitcoin. Among such analysts, FXCoin strategist Yasuo Matsuda stands out. In his opinion, a surge in cryptocurrency...

JPMorgan agreed to pay $ 2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit about irrational fees that the bank charged for transactions when purchasing cryptocurrencies. The lawsuit was filed in April 2018 against Chase Bank, a subsidiary of commercial holding JP Morgan Chase, which specializes in...

Bitmain, a leading manufacturer of mining equipment, has launched the new Antminer T19 device. It is suitable for mining BTC and other crypto coins on the SHA256 algorithm. Key features of the model:...

Almost three weeks after the halving, the commissions on the bitcoin network dropped to the indicators recorded immediately before this event. According to Bitinfocharts, on May 27, the average commission size fell to $2.40, although seven days earlier it exceeded $6.6. Over the past two days, this...

The Brave cryptocurrency confidential browser implemented the video call option adopting end-to-end encryption. This new service called Brave Together can be applied to make an infinite number of encrypted video conferences for two members. Brave users do not need to register to use this tool. The...

The Calibra wallet has been renamed Novi and transferred to the management of its subsidiary Facebook - Novi Financial. A Novi Financial's statement said that the name Novi was coined as a fusion of the Latin words “Novus” (“new”) and “via” (“path”), and the visual design of the...

Vitalii Antonenko, a New Yorker, faces 20 years in prison and a large fine for a number of crimes using bitcoin. This was reported on the website of the US Attorney's Office. Antonenko is accused of a series of cybercrimes with the aim of stealing information about bank cards. According to...

Samsung’s South Korean technology conglomerate integrates the custodial and trading service of the Gemini BTC exchange into a blockchain wallet. Users through the application will be able to buy, sell, exchange, and store digital assets. Tyler Winklevoss, one of the co-founders of Gemini, said...

Over the past 5 days, the average commission for transactions in the Bitcoin network has decreased by 54%, however, some observers believe that network congestion may push investors to altcoins. A week ago, the average transaction fee made a jump to the level of February 2018, but since then, it...

Bitfury has announced the launch of an investment program for large investors, which offers them alternative access to bitcoin through the company's mining data centers. The company offers to invest in data centers settled in Canada, Norway, Iceland, and Central Asia. The program is touted as...

American developer Laszlo Hanyecz, who went down in the history of bitcoin as the person who made the first documented purchase using cryptocurrency, said he actually spent significantly more than 10,000 BTC on pizzas. On May 22, 2010, Hanyecz purchased two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Traditionally, on...

Chinese Internet giant Tencent is going to allocate 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) for about five years to develop IT infrastructure. It is reported by Reuters. The funds will go towards the implementation of cybersecurity, AI, and cloud computing. Other spheres include blockchain, data centers,...

Amid the acute financial crisis in Argentina, investments in cryptocurrencies are growing. Argentina is currently on the list of Latin American countries leading in terms of Bitcoin purchases through the LocalBitcoins platform. The local peso currency is rapidly losing market position, and people...

A bill on the inheritance of Internet property, including cryptocurrency, has recently been submitted to the Chinese government. Proponents of the adoption of such a document emphasize that the conditions for amending civil law on inheritance are already ripe. That was reported by local media,...

The hacker group Blue Mockingbird hacked at least a thousand corporate servers to install a hidden miner for the Monero cryptocurrency on them, ZDNet reports. According to cybersecurity experts from Red Canary, hackers exploited vulnerability CVE-2019-18935 in the platform of client interface...