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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) said that it will soon introduce changes and upgrade its virtual currency license famously known as BitLicense. In the cryptocurrency community, NYDFS is well-known for already having a strict set of rules setting the highest regulatory benchmark standards.On Wednesday, December 11, Superintendent Linda Lacewell announced that the regulator will modify rules for the approval process of new digital currencies. Under the existing set of...

Jack Dorsey starts with the memories of the early days of Twitter. When it was decentralized and some people were saying they should continue that way. Yet, the dangers of the modern Internet influenced the development and Twitter was intensively centralized to solve several troubles.However, now Twitter CEO is seeing some new challenges and he claims that centralized social media cannot solve them. For instance, centralized enforcement of global policies cannot address abuse and misleading...

One of the most popular Bitcoin margin trading exchanges, BitMEX, and its founder, Arthur Hayes, are being sued as per a recent report. The case is for $300 million, and it has been brought up by an early investor, who says he has been stiffed by the company.Law Case Against BitMEX For $300 MillionAccording to a recent report, one of the leading Bitcoin margin trading exchanges, BitMEX, has been taken to court by an early investor. Frank Amato and RGB Coin LTD have filed the suit on December...

Privacy coin attacked for "dumping on investors". Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin - also an advisor for Zcash (ZEC) - says coin is exploring uncharted terrain. Market cap - but not coin price - up 40,000% since launch. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin leapt to the defence of privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) after a prominent crypto influencer branded it a “failure.” Zcash wields a market cap of over $250 million, and is the second highest capped privacy coin at time of writing, behind Monero...

The number of bitcoin traders going long on BTC is approaching an all-time high. That sounds bullish, but it’s actually an extremely bearish signal. Is the bitcoin price on the verge of another plunge? Bitcoin longs are nearing record highs on margin trading platforms like Bitfinex. The last time the number of long positions to reached this high, a fourth-month bear market followed, suggesting that another price crash may be on the horizon. The number of bitcoin long positions is growing at...

Last week, Live Bitcoin News reported on a story involving a cryptocurrency exchange known as Dunamis Coins Resources Limited, based in Uganda. The exchange was under fire from users who say they were duped into providing money to the business as part of a shady job application process.Case of Uganda Exchange Grows LargerThe exchange was requiring all those interested in seeking consideration for its crypto and blockchain-based jobs to donate $5. The trouble was that about a month later, the...

Mit Kraken bietet erstmals eine der ganz grossen Bitcoin-Börsen das "Staking" an. Früher konnte man mit Bitcoin Mining Geld verdienen. Man brauchte dazu lediglich eine gute Grafikkarte. Heute ist das Mining kaum mehr profitabel. Man braucht spezielle Hardware und vor allem eine extrem günstige Stromquelle. Als Privatanwender ist Mining daher uninteressant geworden. Es gibt aber eine neue Methode, die immer populärer wird: Das sogenannte...

New cryptocurrency “Designed for 10,000x Returns” draws crypto community ire. Critics say the coin’s creator will hold 45% of the entire coin supply after the first year. Not a Ponzi, not a pyramid – a new breed of scam coin. A new cryptocurrency is attempting to pick up where BitConnect and OneCoin left off – enter HEX (formerly BitcoinHEX). According to the HEX.win website, HEX has been “designed for 10,000x returns”. While you ponder why your own favorite cryptocurrency wasn’t designed...

According to crypto analyst “Dave the Wave,” bitcoin’s price could reach $170,000 by the year 2028.Dave the Wave: The Big Numbers Are ComingAt first glance, the news is a little disappointing. For one thing, many people – including venture capitalist Tim Draper – are predicting larger prices for bitcoin within shorter timeframes. In the past, Draper has gone so far as to say that BTC would reach $250,000 by the year 2022. This was later switched to the year 2023, but even still – that’s a...

It’s no secret that billionaire Mark Cuban is not a huge fan of bitcoin or cryptocurrencies. Now, however, he appears to be taking his criticism to an even higher level.Mark Cuban Still Isn’t Cool with BTCCuban recently commented that bitcoin could never be “used as a reliable currency.” Among his main points is that bitcoin, at the time of writing, is considered more of a “collectible” that actual money. People collect units of BTC as a means of expanding their wealth. It’s more of a...