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Stablecoins are almost completely banned in developed countries and zones like China or the EU. But BitPay claims that they’re launching a worldwide stablecoin payment solution. BP is one of the world’s largest providers of the BTC and BCH merchant API’s. Ever tried to pay for a DDoS service, a cloud server, or a private VPN? They do accept credit card payments, yes. But if they don’t, they will surely take your precious crypto using BitPay.Now BitPay is allowing the merchants and consumers...

Bitcoin price is under a lot of selling pressure below $7,500 and $7,600 against the US Dollar.The price is likely to tumble if it breaks the $7,200 and $7,030 support levels.There is a crucial contracting triangle forming with resistance near $7,430 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is currently struggling to stay above $7,200 and the contracting triangle support area.Bitcoin price is trading with a bearish bias below $7,500 against the US Dollar....

The experts found an easy way of extracting the SEED mnemonic keyphrase. They require physical access to the wallet, for no more than 15 minutes. The attack uses voltage glitching to record a SEED phrase, using special hardware. This can be successful if performed by a well-prepared person. Some estimations even claim anyone can create such a glitching recording device for $75.Using such machines, hackers can not only intercept your encrypted SEED from a KeepKey. They can also decrypt it,...

Danish regulators are targeting crypto traders in a tax avoider crackdown. Skattestyrelsen, or Skat, Denmark’s tax agency, has issued warning letters to “20,000 cryptocurrency tax avoiders,” according to European crypto tracking and tax reporting startup Koinly. The move comes months after regulators were sniffing around at a trio of local exchanges for information on crypto investors, placing trading activity from the years 2016-2018 in their sights. Koinly Founder Robin Singh told CCN:...

Die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht beaufsichtigt und kontrolliert als schweizerische Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde alle Bereiche des Finanzwesens, insbesondere Banken, Versicherungen, Börsen, Effektenhändler sowie kollektive Kapitalanlagen und Prüfgesellschaften. Die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht FINMA veröffentlicht zum ersten Mal einen Risikomonitor. Dieser Bericht...

Another gold-backed cryptocurrency is making its way onto the trading market. This time, the issuing company is Aurus, a digital currency startup that says it’s looking to “bridge the gap” between gold and crypto owners.Aurus: The Latest Gold Stablecoin MasterGold is widely considered a stable asset. Much like USD or other forms of fiat, gold is not known to go down in price or value during times of financial or economic strife. Thus, this new token – being that it’s backed by gold – would be...

Place/Date: Istanbul, Turkey - December 10th, 2019 at 9:27 pm UTC · 2 min read Contact: Blockchain Economy, Source: Blockchain Economy Photo: Blockchain EconomyFebruary 20-21th, 2020: The most comprehensive cryptocurrency conference in MENA and the Eurasia region, “Blockchain Economy” which takes place already the second time in Istanbul, will include the topics on Dual Citizenship, Citizenship through Investment and Global Citizenship as well. Moreover, the Conference will be hosting the...

Mark Cuban has made a fortune by investing in innovative technologies, but this doesn’t mean he loves everything new that comes along. Case in point is cryptocurrency as the billionaire has made his disdain of virtual currencies clear. In an interview with Forbes, he said there is “no chance” that Bitcoin will ever be used as a reliable form of money.Not a FanForbes asked the Shark Tank star if he ever envisioned a future scenario where BTC would be used in a standard, everyday manner. He...

India is once again talking about banning crypto.Hey, India: Make Up Your Mind!It’s a situation India has been in before. Prior to this big argument, the country initiated a ban on banks doing business with cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures. Thus, these companies did not have any financial authorities to oversee their transactions.While the ban was relatively limited in scope, many news and media outlets misreported this as India was implementing a full ban, and likely bitcoin and crypto...

Im Juli berichtete Reuters, dass Lufax, eine der grössten Online-Vermögensverwaltungsplattformen Chinas, plant, das Peer-to-Peer (P2P)-Kreditgeschäft zu beenden. Dies ist Teil des massiven Vorgehens Chinas gegen mehrere Unternehmen, um breitere finanzielle Risiken einzudämmen. Ursprünglich führte ein Mangel an Regulierung zu einem Anstieg solcher Plattformen und erreichte 2015 sogar einen Höchststand von 4’000 mit einem geschätzten Wert von 131 Milliarden Dollar. Als damaliger...