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Japan's FSA Reportedly Pressuring Cryptocurrency Exchanges To Drop Monero, ZCash, Dash

In it, the agency stated that while bitcoin remained the preferred cryptocurrency of criminals, privacy coins like "Monero or Zcash certainly appear to have more to offer criminals wishing to operate with greater anonymity." The document went on to speculate that "successful law enforcement activity ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2HJ2Fc1 via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 16

At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year's resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. Last week was the fifteenth installment of my challenge. After a few slower weeks for my challenge, I'm ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2w2aMiF via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

UNICEF's “Hope Page” Mines Cryptocurrency Through Visitors' Computers

UNICEF Australia is using Coinhive — a crypto-mining service — to extract cryptocurrency through visitors' computers and fund its ongoing mission in Bangladesh. The UN branch has long worked to provide humanitarian relief for both children and their mothers in developing nations. The organization ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2I3TYfW via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Venezuela Offers India 30% Discount On Oil...If It Pays In Cryptocurrency

Venezuela has offered India a 30-percent discount on crude oil purchases, but only if India agrees to pay in El Petro, the cryptocurrency that Venezuela is touting as the first national digital currency backed by crude oil reserves, the Indian outlet Business Standard reports. Venezuelan blockchain ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2raYorL via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Oscar Mayer Trades Bacoin Cryptocurrency For Actual Bacon

... to hand-selecting the best cuts and then naturally sugar-curing and naturally hardwood-smoking our bacon,” brand manager Matt Riezman said in a statement. “Add to that our proven expertise in the bacon-tech space, [and] Bacoin is poised to deliciously revolutionize the cryptocurrency market.” ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2JGeCQo via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

3 cryptocurrency exchanges fall in Venezuela's 'Operation Paper Hands'

The government of Venezuela has shut down three cryptocurrency exchanges as part of its “Operation Paper Hands,” local media reported. Last week, the government's Operation Paper Hands started its clampdown on the so-called illegal activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and financial institutions, ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2rbYJdu via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

What Is Anonymous Bitcoin Cryptocurrency?

For those people who are fed up with cryptocurrency hard forks, ignoring Anonymous Bitcoin may be the best course of action. This yet-to-be created currency will take the best aspects of Bitcoin and ZClassic and combine them into a powerful currency. Creating a full-privacy alternative to Bitcoin is not ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2JI3KRR via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Cryptocurrency's Estimated Draw on World Resources Could Power Bangladesh

When it comes to mining cryptocurrency and how much power is consumed during mining operations globally, nobody knows for sure. However, based on varied utility costs alone, it's estimated at 53.99 TWh, or enough energy to power the country of Bangladesh annually, according to the Digiconomist ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2HC6SCt via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The artist who once sold a photo of a potato for $1 million just sold a cryptocurrency-inspired ...

In February, a group of 10 collectors purchased his virtual artwork "Forever Rose" for $1 million in cryptocurrency . And just last week, Abosch sold another digitally-inspired artwork called "YELLOW LAMBO" to former Skype COO Michael Jackson for $400,000 — more than the starting price of an actual ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2rc8S9t via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Could Cryptocurrency Investments Revolutionize Healthcare System?

The healthcare industry has naturally been one of the active areas of exploration as the world scrambles to find applications for cryptocurrency . The risk-averse nature of the medical industry combined with the enormous cost needed to initiate any change in healthcare has been a major barrier to change ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2HC6IuR via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Cash Back in Cryptocurrency: Revolut Releases New Platinum Card

... 1% cash back in cryptocurrencies might not be enough.For the more affluent spenders out there, this might be quite a bargain. The London startup expanded significantly over the last year, with travel insurance and cryptocurrency becoming parts of the company's core. With over 1.8 million customers, ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2r6ndUO via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

BRIEF-SEC's Robert Jackson Says On Cryptocurrency That Bitcoin Space Is Full Of "Troubling ...

April 30 (Reuters) -. * U.S. SEC COMMISSIONER ROBERT JACKSON SAYS ON CRYPTOCURRENCY THAT BITCOIN SPACE IS FULL OF “TROUBLING DEVELOPMENTS” - CNBC. * U.S. SEC COMMISSIONER ROBERT JACKSON ON CRYPTO CONCERNS SAYS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2HFDNGg via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Cryptocurrency is paving new avenues for content creators to explore

Until you take the plunge and start to produce regular content which is displayed on the web for the world to read, you struggle to comprehend how much work goes into the formatting aspect of your piece. The images used form an integral part of your story which aims paints a picture in the mind of the ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2JCUb6W via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Iran Is Moving Ahead With Local Cryptocurrency Development Despite Crypto Ban

Despite last weeks ban on the cryptocurrency market by central banking authorities, Iran is still moving ahead with plans to develop an experimental local coin, according to a government minister. Just last week Iran's central bank prohibited banks in the country from dealing in cryptocurrencies, citing ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2jiAqq7 via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

TradeStation Parent Monex to Offer Real-Time Cryptocurrency Spot Pricing

TradeStation, the unit of Japan's Monex Group, Inc. (MNXBF), is pushing further into the cryptocurrency trading market, with real-time spot data for digital coins coming soon to the platform. First spotted by CoinJournal, the website focused on cryptocurrency news, Monex Group said in a financial filing ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2HD4hIz via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Get Approval to Launch in Venezuela, List Petro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reportedly approved the registration of 16 cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, months after introducing regulations for the emerging space. . According to local publication Correo del Orinoco, the authorities granted approval to for the exchanges to list ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2rbkhX1 via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

FTC to Host Consumer Protection Workshop on Cryptocurrency Scams

The agency announced on Monday that its "Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams" workshop will feature stakeholders from law enforcement, consumer advocacy groups and private-sector businesses "to explore how scammers are exploiting public interest in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and litecoin ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2jj5hTv via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Oscar Mayer Launches a Bacon-Based Cryptocurrency, and Obviously It's Called Bacoin

The 2018 hotness of cryptocurrency meets the timeless sizzle of bacon in Oscar Mayer's newest ridiculous tech project: Bacoin. Bitcoin enthusiasts are sure to roll their eyes at the admittedly silly stunt, where the value of a Bacoin shifts by the hour and is measured in slices of bacon. Essentially a ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2HJNwYc via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

$1.6 billion cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has snagged a veteran trader from Barclays

A recent hire by Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading company, shows it is serious about building the crypto-version of the New York Stock Exchange. The firm has hired Hunter Merghart, a former director of equity trading at Barclays. Merghart, who previously worked at RBC Capital Markets and Credit ... from Google Alert - cryptocurrency https://ift.tt/2jg7kaG via IFTTT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J