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A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe
New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe
November 25, 2019  |  Regulation

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Singapore Blockchain Firm To Boost Philippine Startups With $300K Fund; OKEx Crypto Exchange Lands New Partners For OKB Coin
Bitcoin Daily: Singapore Blockchain Firm To Boost Philippine Startups With $300K Fund; OKEx Crypto Exchange...
November 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Singapore-based BCB Blockchain announced that it has launched a $300,000 fund to support incubators and startup accelerators in the Philippines under the Department of Science...

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Bitcoin Daily: RBC Won’t Launch Crypto Exchange; Grayscale First Bitcoin Fund To File With SEC
Bitcoin Daily: RBC Won’t Launch Crypto Exchange; Grayscale First Bitcoin Fund To File With SEC
November 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Despite previous reports, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is not planning on launching its own digital currency trading platform. Last week it was reported...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK’s Cashaa To Offer Banking For US Crypto Firms; Hyperledger Blockchain Alliance Brings On Firm That Serves Chinese Army
Bitcoin Daily: UK’s Cashaa To Offer Banking For US Crypto Firms; Hyperledger Blockchain Alliance Brings...
November 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

U.K.-based banking service platform Cashaa is launching U.S. dollar bank accounts for crypto businesses in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Starting on November 25, cryptocurrencies...

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Bitcoin Daily: Shanghai Gov’t Ordered To Launch Crypto Investigation; RippleNet Enables Vietnam-Japan Money Transfers
Bitcoin Daily: Shanghai Gov’t Ordered To Launch Crypto Investigation; RippleNet Enables Vietnam-Japan Money Transfers
November 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Shanghai Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau have announced that they will be inspecting companies that conduct cryptocurrency trading,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Telegram Refutes Claims That Its Crypto Is A Security; HSBC Leads Trial To Explore DLT Benefits In Bond Markets
Bitcoin Daily: Telegram Refutes Claims That Its Crypto Is A Security; HSBC Leads Trial To...
November 14, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Telegram has submitted a new legal filing requesting that the New York Southern District Court dismiss accusations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fold Crypto App Offers Bitcoin Rewards On Airbnb Stays; JPMorgan, Temasek, MAS Team On Blockchain Prototype
Bitcoin Daily: Fold Crypto App Offers Bitcoin Rewards On Airbnb Stays; JPMorgan, Temasek, MAS Team...
November 12, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin payments app Fold has announced that its users can now get 3 percent back in bitcoin when they book a stay and experience on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tencent Plans To Launch Digital Blockchain Bank; HMRC Does Not Consider Crypto As Currency
Bitcoin Daily: Tencent Plans To Launch Digital Blockchain Bank; HMRC Does Not Consider Crypto As...
November 11, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Tencent has announced that it will launch a blockchain-based virtual bank. The company’s blockchain chief Yige Cai revealed last week that the Hong Kong Securities...

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Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
November 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Trading platform eToro has acquired crypto portfolio management app Delta in a deal reportedly worth $5 million. “We are excited to announce that Delta will...

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