Cryptocurrency News and Updates

Cryptocurrency is a hidden, secure form of token that carries a monetary value. Bitcoins, Ethereum, Litecoins and various other similar terms that you hear, fall under the broad umbrella of Cryptocurrencies. Most of the cryptocurrency trades are recorded on a blockchain that forms a decentralized system. This is one of the reasons why it has become so popular in recent times.

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PayPal's Rising Rates Likely To Drive People Towards Cryptocurrency Transfers

Using Paypal for international payments may now get more expensive than ever before - motivating people to use cryptocurrency transactions for international payments.

Ankita Awasthi
Apr 20, 2018

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Chinese Cops Arrest 4 Over $13 Million Cryptocurrency Scam

Cops in China busted a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme of 86 million yuan which amounts to approximately $13 million which affected over 13,000 people.

Aditya Worah
Apr 20, 2018

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Iceland: “Big Bitcoin Heist” Suspect Flees to Sweden After Escaping Prison

Suspect in the "Big Bitcoin Heist", Sindri Thor Stefansson broke out of the low-security prison in Iceland and reportedly escaped to Sweden on Wednesday.

Ankita Awasthi
Apr 20, 2018

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British People not keen on Crypto Backed Currency, 60% say No

In a general poll by D-CYFOR, 93 percent of the Brits had heard of bitcoin, a majority 60 percent were against purchasing it or any another cryptocurrency as a means of exchange of value

Ankita Awasthi
Apr 18, 2018

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Data Streaming Marketplace – New Business for Amazon, Patent Granted

Amazon Technologies, Inc has filed a patent for launching an application of real-time cryptocurrency data for the increasing need of organizations and people in cryptocurrency to have access and stream large amounts of data with l...

Ankita Awasthi
Apr 18, 2018

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Bermuda Plans to Embrace ICOs and Reveals Draft Crypto Regulations

Bermuda is one the fewer countries who intend to welcome Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)and takes courageous steps in regulating it in the state.

Khushboo Shah
Apr 16, 2018

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Cryptocurrency Mining Company Firing up Old Power Plant

Australian innovation firm, The IOT Group, in collaboration with Hunter Energy plans to rekindle the Redbank control plant.

Ankita Awasthi
Apr 16, 2018

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Islamic Scholar Claims Cryptocurrencies Can Be ‘Halal’ Under Some Conditions

As per a paper published by an Islamic scholar, there's a possibility that cryptocurrencies can be considered as 'Halal' (permissible) under the Islamic law.