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Bitcoin Daily: Scammers Fake KodakCoins, Coinbase’s Credit Card Woes
Bitcoin // February 07, 2018

As the price of bitcoin plummets, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is teaming up with other agencies to regulate cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. “The Treasury secretary has been out in front on this. He’s formed a virtual currency working group of ourselves, the SEC, the Fed” and the Financial...

Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
Blockchain // January 29, 2018

Following the theft of $530 million in NEM tokens from Coincheck last week, governments will likely call for more cryptocurrency regulation and investors may turn to peer-to-peer (P2P) methods of trading instead of centralized exchanges, Bloomberg reported. “The latest theft will have two immediate effects:...

Bitcoin Miner NiceHash Reports Hack Of “Tens Of Millions”
Bitcoin // December 07, 2017

NiceHash — a Slovenian-based bitcoin miner — says that it has been the victim of the theft of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin. According to NiceHash, it has stopped mining operations for the next 24 hours as it tries to piece together just...

Estonia Gearing Up To Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
Payment Methods // August 24, 2017

Estonia is gearing up to launch its own virtual currency and turning to Vitalik Buterin, the founder of cryptocurrency Ethereum. According to a news report in CNBC, the digital currency will be dubbed estcoin and could be launched via an initial coin offering (ICO). With an...

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Bitcoin Miner NiceHash Reports Hack Of “Tens Of Millions”

December 07, 2017
NiceHash — a Slovenian-based bitcoin miner — says that it has been the victim of the theft of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin. According to NiceHash, it has stopped mining operations for the next 24 hours as it tries to piece together just how it was hacked and how much bitcoin went missing. […]

Estonia Gearing Up To Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency

August 24, 2017
Estonia is gearing up to launch its own virtual currency and turning to Vitalik Buterin, the founder of cryptocurrency Ethereum. According to a news report in CNBC, the digital currency will...

Ethereum Price Jumps After Mastercard Joins Alliance

July 20, 2017
Cryptocurrency Ethereum price has jumped more than 50 percent, recovering from losses over the last several days. According to a report, not only did the cryptocurrency that competes against bitcoin...