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Microsoft Has Stopped Accepting Bitcoin Deposits

Microsoft Has Stopped Accepting Bitcoin DepositsCryptocurrency users are used to seeing more and more adoption of the instruments by companies. From time to time there are setbacks however, like Microsoft now reversing its previous bitcoin position. Also Read: Is Bitpay Bullying Other Bitcoin Wallets and Hurting Users’ Privacy? Microsoft’s About-Face on Bitcoin Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has canceled a previous […]

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January 9, 2018 0

The Bitcoin Price Equivalence Shows What “Cheap” Cryptocurrencies Are Really Worth

The Bitcoin Price Equivalence Shows What “Cheap” Cryptocurrencies Are Really WorthThere’s been a lot of talk lately about market capitalization and circulating supply. As sub-$1 altcoins have shot up in price, some new investors have been making noises about their anointed coin being worth more than bitcoin one day. What these new entrants fail to take into account is digital scarcity: the notion that assets […]

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January 9, 2018 0

Cut Off? Here Are 7 Different Bitcoin Debit Card Services and Fees

Cut Off? Here Are 7 Different Bitcoin Debit Card Services and FeesJust recently we reported on European bitcoin users having issues with their loadable bitcoin debit cards. Even though some of these businesses are having a few issues, there are many cryptocurrency debit cards available all around the world. Also read: Visa Veto Leaves Several European Cryptocurrency Cards Locked Out Since 2015 Bitcoin-Based Debit Cards Have Grown […]

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January 8, 2018 0

Crypto Card Issuers Seek Solutions in the Wake of a European Ban

Crypto Card Issuers Seek Solutions in the Wake of a European BanIntervention by Visa spelled an end to European crypto debit cards for the majority of customers on Thursday. Around a dozen crypto companies were affected by the shutdown, which instantly wiped out their services across Europe. Issuers such as Bitwala, Tenx, Bitpay, and Xapo were left high and dry after a Visa subsidiary stopped processing […]

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January 8, 2018 0

Maduro Orders the Issue of 100M Petros, Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

Maduro Orders the Issue of 100M Petros, Venezuela’s Oil-Backed CryptocurrencyThe first issue of Venezuela’s national cryptocurrency has been ordered by President Nicolás Maduro. He has also called for the first national meeting of the petro’s miners where he will release the whitepaper for the new currency. Also read: Venezuela Unveils Mining, Trading, and Launch Details of National Cryptocurrency 100 Million Petros Incoming On Friday Venezuela’s […]

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January 6, 2018 0

Dogecoin Developers Lament Billion Dollar Market Cap Milestone

Dogecoin Developers Lament Billion Dollar Market Cap MilestoneFollowing last month’s boom in price, Dogecoin now boasts a total market capitalization of over $1 billion USD. Curiously, the price milestone appears to have garnered criticism from the projects developers and creator – who have criticized the preponderance of speculative considerations within the cryptocurrency markets. Also Read: Stellar Rockets into the Cryptocurrency Top 10 After […]

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January 5, 2018 0

Visa Veto Leaves Several European Cryptocurrency Cards Locked Out

Visa Veto Leaves Several European Cryptocurrency Cards Locked OutEuropean cryptocurrency card holders are awakening to discover that their plastic is now worthless. A Visa-led crackdown has seen several crypto card issuers forced to call an end to their services across Europe. Visa subsidiary Wavecrest is being blamed for the withdrawal of service, which affects scores of crypto card issuers including Bitwala, Tenx, Bitpay, […]

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January 5, 2018 0

Ripple Gateways Can Freeze Users’ Funds at Any Time

Ripple Gateways Can Freeze Users’ Funds at Any TimeRipple has been the talk of the town lately thanks to its rocketing value and growing market capitalization that’s making eyes at bitcoin. $1,000 of XRP bought a year ago would be worth half a million dollars today. But away from the price action, there’s an issue bugging ripple that just won’t go away. It’s […]

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January 4, 2018 1

These Dutch Researchers Are Mining Cryptocurrencies With Body Heat

These Dutch Researchers Are Mining Cryptocurrencies With Body HeatCryptocurrencies may be bringing us closer to a world of singularity and the Matrix more than we can imagine. One experiment designed by Manuel Beltrán aims to bring humans closer to this world by using human-powered energy to mine digital assets. The Dutch-based research and development team called the Institute of Human Obsolescence led by […]

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January 4, 2018 0