Category: Crypto Flash News

All the latest from BlockShow Asia 2019, including mixed messages on crypto regulation and hard truths about token prices. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and…

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro announced that country’s retirees and pensioners will be paid their Christmas bonuses in Petro. Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro announced that the Christmas bonus of the country’s retirees and pensioners will be paid to them in the…

LocalBitcoins continues its path to full regulation with an official license from the Finnish Financial Services Authority. The Finnish Financial Services Authority (FIN-FSA) has officially registered LocalBitcoins as a virtual currency provider, starting at the beginning of November 2019. Finland…

The U.S. presidential hopeful claims that free handouts would be a benefit, but the value of the dollars they would receive was diluted long ago — unlike Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) proponents are criticizing United States presidential candidate Andrew Yang after…

Bitcoin’s bearish price action has led many traders to set their sights on altcoins and this week a handful of tokens added notable gains. The United States Federal Reserve believes that stablecoins “could complement existing payment systems and improve consumer…

Iranian protesters have set Behbahan branch of the Central Bank of Iran on fire as the cryptocurrency community follows the developments. Iranian protesters have set the building of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the city…

Encrypted email service, ProtonMail, is not cashing in Bitcoin payments made for its services, and apparently “hasn’t for years.” Swiss-based email service, ProtonMail, has revealed on Nov. 16 that it hasn’t cashed in any of the Bitcoin (BTC) it has…

Cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network announced that it reached $4.25 billion in total crypto loan origination. Cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network announced that it reached $4.25 billion in total crypto loan origination as of Nov. 12 in a press release shared with…

Two years on, the BTCC co-founder regrets supporting the failed SegWit2x Bitcoin hard fork proposal, having previously pushed for its adoption. Bitcoin’s (BTC) failed hard fork attempt from 2017, SegWit2x, was “extremely dangerous and irresponsible,” says a CEO who was…

The number of Bitcoin ATMs that allow people to buy BTC and often other cryptocurrencies has now surpassed 6,000 worldwide. The number of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs installed worldwide has now surpassed a new milestone surpassing 6,000. Online resource CoinATMRadar shows…