John McAfee Weighs in on Maximalism, Epstein's Death, and 'the Greatest Gift Since Fire'
When it comes to causing sensation in the crypto space, there are few figures like 2020 Libertarian presidential candidate John McAfee. The controversial crypto champion took time out with news.Bitcoin.com to discuss his presidential campaign, the clampdown of regulators on ... read more.
Save the Children Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
Making donations is a great way for the cryptocurrency community to spread acceptance for peer-to-peer electronic money to new people and institutions. And options for giving with bitcoin cash to your supported causes are expanding all the time, with organizations ... read more.
The Many Facts Pointing to Shinichi Being Satoshi
A lesser known, yet uniquely compelling candidate for the real Satoshi Nakamoto is Japanese mathematician and number theorist Shinichi Mochizuki. With a long history of mathematical innovation, and purportedly proving conjectures thought to be near impossible to verify, he seems ... read more.
$4 Billion US Fintech Startup Sofi Receives New York Bitlicense
Sofi is a startup valued at over $4 billion which is focusing on providing millennials with student loan refinancing, personal loans, mortgages, and other wealth management and financial services. In September it has added crypto trading to its investing platform ... read more.
ECB Nominee Blames Resistance to Negative Rates on Financial Illiteracy
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board nominee and member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Isabel Schnabel, recently remarked at a European Parliament hearing that "This scapegoating [of the ECB] is extremely dangerous: it may damage the trust in ... read more.
Crypto Startups to Get up to $75,000 From the Government of Ukraine
Ukrainian crypto companies can now receive up to $75,000 each in the form of government sponsored grants. A special fund set up by the authorities in Kiev is already accepting applications from startups in various high tech sectors including the ... read more.
Bitcoin Cash 2019: Year in Review
2019 is coming to an end and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem has matured a great deal. BCH has successfully upgraded twice this year, adding Schnorr signatures capabilities and most transactions on the BCH network are now non-malleable. Moreover, BCH ... read more.
EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra
Libra's ongoing organizational snags and run-ins with regulators continue into December, as EU finance ministers agreed Thursday that Libra cannot be launched in the EU until concerns are adequately addressed. The finance ministers issued a joint statement citing regulatory "challenges ... read more.
Venture Capitalists Have Invested Over $200M in Stablecoins
Does the world need more stablecoins? Yes according to VCs, who have thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at projects developing stable or low volatility digital assets. The $45 million committed in 2019 takes the past two years of VC ... read more.
Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO
Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. following Canaan’s recent Nasdaq listing and Bitmain’s secret IPO filing. The world’s third-largest bitcoin mining hardware ... read more.
Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch
Dozens of crypto funds, almost 70, have closed this year, a mainstream media outlet reported. And while the startling number reveals the influx of institutional investors into the crypto space might not be happening at a fast pace, it’s also ... read more.
Tron and Poloniex Relationship Scrutinized After Digibyte Delisting
The crypto firm Circle recently revealed that it was spinning off the trading platform Poloniex and has since warned customers to withdraw assets or they may be sent to state governments. Following the announcement, the founder of the crypto network ... read more.
