New data shows that United States traders are the most active across major crypto exchanges, according to a Feb. 4 tweet from data analytics firm DataLight. The U.S. has the highest distribution of traders…
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US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Bitcoin Support to Coinbase Wallet App
United States cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Coinbase has added Bitcoin (BTC) to its Coinbase Wallet app, according to an announcement published Tuesday, Feb. 5. In August 2018, Coinbase had announced that Toshi, the open source decentralized app browser…
Iran Soon to Unveil Cryptocurrency With Aim to Skirt US and SWIFT: Source
Iran could unveil its state-backed cryptocurrency at the Electronic Banking and Payment Systems conference in Tehran this week, local English-language news outlet Al Jazeera reported on Jan. 27. Iran, which has faced fresh sanctions…
US: New Hampshire Bill Aims to Legalize Bitcoin for State Payments in 2020
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are currently considering a bill to legalize payment of fees and taxes in Bitcoin (BTC), documents originally published on Jan. 3 reveal. NH HB470 is currently making its way…
Report: Reverse Merger Could Take Bithumb Crypto Exchange Public in the US
Singapore-based holding firm Blockchain Exchange Alliance, which has a controlling stake in major crypto exchange Bithumb, is looking to list in the United States by acquiring a publicly traded company in the…
Crypto Analyst Brian Kelly: ‘No Shot’ for Bitcoin ETF in 2019
Crypto entrepreneur and regular contributor to CNBC, Brian Kelly, claimed that there is no chance for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval in 2019. Kelly made his remarks…
GOV’T INDECISION ON CRYPTOCURRENCIES HELPS CHINA, SAYS FORMER CONGRESSMAN
Reporting in The Hill, Washington’s top political news source, former Republican George Nethercutt says it’s time for policymakers to allow cryptocurrencies and innovation to flourish. FIGHTING FOR U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY…
San Francisco’s “Bitcoin Mafia”: How Bitcoin Started in the City on the Bay
The early Bitcoin community in San Francisco was originally comprised of revolutionaries: Individuals who believed in the freedom and opportunity that a permissionless distributed system would bring the world….
US Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill Seeking ‘Safe Harbor’ for Some Crypto Startups
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer wants to boost crypto companies which may be impacted by state-level money transmission laws with a bill aimed at creating exceptions for firms which do…
Colorado Senators File Bill to Exempt Cryptos from Securities Laws
Two lawmakers from the U.S. state of Colorado have introduced legislation seeking to exempt cryptocurrencies and certain digital tokens from securities laws. On Friday, senators Stephen Fenberg (Democrat) and…
