Several exchanges, including Binance, Bitfinex and Bittrex, have closed registrations for new users.
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India’s Ministry of Finance Compares Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies to ‘Ponzi Schemes’ India’s Ministry of Finance has claimed that Bitcoin and the other digital currencies are like Ponzi schemes and issued a warning for investors.
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Bitcoin Policies Should Protect Investors, Not ‘Feed the Frenzy,’ Ex-FDIC Chair Bair Former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair also thinks that governments should not “make their own value judgments about Bitcoin.”
Mining Bitcoin in the US? Best Do It In Louisiana, Study Says Study reveals that Louisiana is currently the most economical state for cryptocurrency mining.
Crypto Exchange EtherDelta Warns Users of “Malicious Attacks” EtherDelta warns its users of “malicious attacks” last night, telling them not to use the site for now.
Wall Street Expert Says BTC Growth Is Bringing Investors To Stock Market Bitcoin’s explosive performance this year is piquing investors interest in the stock market in general, according to stock market expert Laszlo Birinyi.
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“Not a Credible Currency”: Japan’s Finance Minister Questions Bitcoin Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso claims that there is still no proof that Bitcoin is a “credible currency”, and that Japanese citizens rarely use crypto.
South Korea FSS: Cryptocurrency Not ‘Actual Currency’, Should Not Be Regulated South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has no plans to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country.
SEC Freezes Trading For Former Crypto Penny Stock SEC suspends trading of The Crypto Co. until Jan. 3, 2018 due to alleged insider trading and potential manipulation.
False Start: Coinbase’s GDAX Halts BCH Trading Hours After Starting Coinbase’s exchange GDAX halts BCH trading just after starting, citing “significant volatility”.
Blockchain Startups are “Craving” Regulation, says Gibraltar Official The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) introduces a financial services license for Blockchain startups.
Bill Miller Believes in Bitcoin: ‘Legendary’ CIO Invests 50% of Hedge Fund Bill Miller’s hedge fund has around 50% of its money invested in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin.com CTO Denounces Bitcoin: “I’ve Switched to Bitcoin Cash” Bitcoin.com co-founder and CTO Emil Oldenburg critiques Bitcoin’s performance and makes a case for Bitcoin Cash.
Harnessing Energy from Bitcoin Mining to Sequence Genetic Data Intel has invented a “multipurpose” POW protocol that uses energy from crypto mining to sequence genetic data.
Adoption of Bitcoin Picking Up Speed in Venezuela, Called “Lifesaving” Currency Venezuelans continue to turn to Bitcoin for survival, not speculation, as their national currency continues to die.
Overstock CEO Considers Selling Company to Fund Blockchain Venture Patrick Byrne, Overstock CEO, may end up selling his e-commerce firm to fund a new Blockchain land registry venture.
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Is ‘A Millennial Story’ Tom Lee believes millennials will help propel Bitcoin price even further just as baby boomers fueled stock market rally in 1980s.
Venezuela to Regulate Bitcoin Mining The government of Venezuela plans to regulate Bitcoin mining, launching an online registry by Dec. 22.
Israeli PM: Bitcoin Could Replace Banks Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims banks will disappear -- Bitcoin could replace them.
Former NZ PM Angrily Denies BTC Investment Rumors Former New Zealand prime minister calls BTC investment rumors on ‘fake news,’ Facebook refuses to remove them.
IOTA Drops 15% Following Clarification of Microsoft Misunderstanding The price of IOTA (MIOTA) drops 15% to below $4.20 as of press time, after reaching an intraday high of $5.03 yesterday
CFTC Chairman: Cryptocurrencies Are 'Unlike Any Commodity' We’ve Seen The chairman of the CFTC remarks on the risks posed by cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
Investors Not Leaving Gold For Bitcoin, Says Goldman Sachs’ Jeffrey Currie Goldman Sachs’ Jeffrey Currie claims that Bitcoin and gold have different investor pools
IOTA Clarifies Misleading Microsoft Quote: No Official Partnership IOTA team clarifies: no official partnership with Microsoft, despite ambiguous announcement in late November.
Bitcoin.com to Launch Bitcoin Cash Visa Debit Card Bitcoin Cash will be available in Visa debit card soon.
Starbucks Buenos Aires Accused of Cryptocurrency Mining Using Customer's Laptop Starbucks WiFi provider secretly mining cryptocurrencies via customers’ computers
Report Shows Cryptocurrency Exchanges Most Common DDoS Victims Worldwide 3 out of 4 Bitcoin sites gets attacked, based on industry report.
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright: 2018 Will Be BCH’s Year Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed Satoshi, has projected that 2018 will be a very good year for Bitcoin Cash.
Bitcoin Mining Operations Increase Sharply Resulting in Blackouts By February 2020, Bitcoin mining will require as much energy as we spend today across all sources, according to meteorologist Eric Holthaus.
Litecoin Set to Approach $200 in Monster Rally Due to the recent hype of Bitcoin earlier this week, Litecoin (LTC) has reacted with a massive run of its own.