Neer Varshney

Cointelegraph interviewed David Sonstebo, CEO of IOTA, to catch up with the recent events and the journey of IOTA.

The year 2017 saw growth for cryptocurrency and Blockchain in India in spite of government’s efforts at dissuasion.

The Blockchain Foundation of India has been launched by Coinsecure & Velix.ID with the aim to promote the growth of Blockchain technology in India, and aid budding startups.

The government of India has not come up with a definite answer but with multiple contradicting statements over the years.

IOTA that was in BETA testing is now being launched real time.

Fintech is the new cool as more investors choose apps over experts.

In its war against online gambling, Russian authorities are now targeting major online payment services.Qiwi and Skrill.

For too long it has been said that cryptocurrencies abet money laundering, corruption, terrorism, and what not due to virtual currencies’ transactions being anonymous.

Bitcoin is under threat as England’s Central Bank is planning to give it competition.

You cannot use Bitcoin to buy on Windows 10 Store anymore.

Bitcoin will soon be dead, claims David Yermack, chairman of Finance Department at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He blames the democratic process in the Bitcoin community.

New Hampshire State Treasury can’t accept Bitcoin for taxes because they are not familiar with the currency.

BitFury announced that it has invested in BitPesa, a universal payment and trading platform for the African continent, through its investment wing, BitFury Capital

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call himself a socialist.

Wirex Limited announced the release of Wirex. The new app will integrate all the features of E-Coin, the virtual Bitcoin Debit Card, while adding more features.

BitFury NABC says a contentious hard-fork right now would be extremely detrimental to the bitcoin ecosystem.

Bitcoin’s core contributors and CEOs from the Bitcoin industry propose a hard-fork, but Xapo and Coinbase CEOs disagree.

As business giants and governments are moving to explore Blockchain, Microsoft is to build a “Certified Blockchain Marketplace”.

The Flux Party of Australia suggests using a Bitcoin-based approach to save democracy from itself.

Martin Shkreli, dubbed by media as the “most hated man in the United States”, claims he lost $15 million set aside to buy Kanye West’s latest album, in a Bitcoin transaction.

Cointelegraph conducts a survey of experts on whether BTMs should offer altcoins to Bitcoins.

Cointelegraph talks to Pele Granel, the founder of Coin of View.

Interview with the founder of the first BTC exchange company in Azerbaijan.

IOTA token will be available for testing by a limited number of users outside the company starting early February, said its co-founder David Sønstebø.

EU says virtual currencies are too new and hyped, little is known to justify risks associated with them.

Cointelegraph enquires into the public hearing on virtual currencies by European Union.

China plans to launch its own digital currency. What do the world experts say?

Virtual Currencies fall short of the legal concept of money and the economic roles associated with money.

On the occasion of 2nd birthday of Dash, Cointelegraph talks to Evan Duffield about the journey.

China exploring digital currencies. Wants to reduce costs of production of money and achieve greater control over transactions