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Turkey’s Deputy PM Calls Bitcoin the ‘Biggest Bubble in Finance History’

Turkey’s deputy prime minister has said that speculation surrounding bitcoin has turned it into the ‘biggest bubble in finance history.’Speaking Wednesday, Mehmet Simsek, the...

Sars Wants to Track Cryptocurrency Trades for Taxation Purposes

Cryptocurrency is a very popular topic among governments and regulators these days. More specifically, the concept of taxing cryptocurrency is of great interests. Sars,...

BarterDEX Disables Bitcoin-Based Atomic Swaps due to Network Congestion

It is evident the Bitcoin network issues cause severe problems. This is not just applicable to users, but also all service providers. BarterDEX, for...

Australia’s Central Bank Governor: Bitcoin ‘Feels Like a Speculative Mania’

Australia's central bank governor has said that the current fascination with digital currencies like bitcoin 'feels more like a speculative mania.'At a time when...

Cboe CEO Says Bitcoin Futures Objections Raised by the FIA Are ‘Uncalled For’

The chairman and CEO of Cboe Global Markets has said that objections raised by the Futures Industry Association are 'uncalled for,' regarding the bitcoin...

Trader Belives Bitcoin Will Hit $100,000 by the End of 2018

A trader claims that the price of bitcoin may continue to accelerate next year as it gains widespread adoption.Speaking yesterday to CNBC's 'Squawk Box', Dave...

Deutsche Bank Economist Lists Bitcoin Crash As a Factor that will Impact Global Markets in 2018

A Deutsche Bank economist has said that a bitcoin price crash will be one factor that will impact global markets next year.Torsten Slok, Deutsche’s...

Cboe Begins Bitcoin Trading On Its Futures Exchange

Bitcoin began trading on Sunday on the Cboe futures exchange, making its debut on a U.S. exchange and permitting investors to bet on whether...

First Lightning Network Transaction on Bitcoin’s Mainnet is a Success

Bitcoin is in dire need of a proper scaling solution. While SegWit is already live, the adoption rate is incredibly poor so far. The...

Reddit User Claims to Recover Private Keys Holding Thousands of BTC

We often hear horror stories of people losing bitcoins due to unfortunate mishaps. Broken or missing hard drives are a very common denominator in...

Transaction Fees Continue to Cripple the Bitcoin Network

It is evident the Bitcoin network as a whole is struggling right now. Despite plenty of hashpower, the mempool is growing beyond proportion, so...

Bitcoin Frenzy Puts Digital Currency Exchange Under Pressure

The bitcoin price surged to over $18,000 yesterday with frenzied demand slowing trading at one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges.Yesterday saw the number one...
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