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Popular bitcoin exchange Local Bitcoin has been suspending users’ accounts.Local Bitcoin Is Acting UpMany have taken to social media to express their frustrations, while news outlets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia have also reported on the situation. It appears that these accounts belong to longtime users; people who have been serviced by the exchange for many years, and the closures are happening without any prior warnings.Have these customers violated the rules somehow? What could be...

Many of the people who are not related to cryptocurrencies are lurking on the web in a search for free Bitcoins. Numerous casinos, betting clubs, cryptocurrency hedge funds, and other websites lure people in. How do you know that the casino is working well? Where will you gather precise information about a faucet or a lottery website that promises to send you a ton of coins?Do Not Waste Your TimeDo you know one precious asset that is not gold, not fiat money, not cryptocurrency, and not a...

Alexander Vinnik has been charged with money laundering and extortion by French authorities.Vinnik Will Spend More Time Behind BarsVinnik is believed to have laundered as much as $4 billion worth of bitcoin through a now defunct cryptocurrency exchange known as e-BTC. He was later arrested in 2017 while vacationing in Greece with his family per the requests of legislators in the United States. At that time, Vinnik was facing charges in both the U.S. and Russia.At 39 years of age, Vinnik has...

The World Economic Forum has announced it’s assembling a firm of experts from both the public and the private sectors to assist in developing cryptocurrency guidance and regulation.Cryptocurrency Is Getting Global SupportThe organization will be made up of central bankers, entrepreneurs, blockchain analysts and others who will seek to utilize their knowledge of cryptocurrency trading to establish lasting legislation.Interestingly, reactions to the news have been divided, with some claiming...

Analysts are warning bitcoin traders that volatility may strike this coming week.Is Bitcoin About to Drop Further?The weekend marks the Lunar New Year in China, and celebrations are likely to occur amongst the nation’s people. Typically, this marks a period of heavy bitcoin and cryptocurrency use amongst people returning home for the holiday, but this year is a little different.China has been marred by a coronavirus outbreak for the past several days. Allegedly passed on from snakes, the...

The Blockchain Association which represents some of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry announced the launch of a new Market Integrity Working Group. The group is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring fairness, equity and accountability in the crypto space. It will be co-chaired by senior executives of both the well-known blockchain firm Ripple and the Coinbase crypto exchange.The new group will be headed by Rachel Nelson, the senior director and associate general at...

In its bid to create a seamless, effective and transparent ticketing experience for its fans this season, professional UK-based cricket team Lancashire cricket team, has joined forces with blockchain ticketing service provider, TIXnGO on a new ticketing experience.Tapping Blockchain Technology for Transparency and EfficiencyAccording to a report by industry magazine TheTicketingBusiness, the tickets would be unique in so many ways.Apart from being traceable to the owner, a ticket is also...

A new kind of bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) is available for enthusiasts and hardcore traders to enjoy. Switzerland-based venture Amun AG has unveiled its new 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP set to be traded on the Swiss SIX Stock Exchange.Amun Has Set Its Sights on Predicting Bitcoin’s Next MoveThe Short Bitcoin ETP is a tracker that claims to monitor the “opposite performance” of bitcoin. In other words, wherever bitcoin is going at press time – either up or down – the product will...

Elon Musk is weighing in on cryptocurrency and bitcoin, and while he sees promise in the space, he doesn’t think it’s all it’s cracked up to be.Musk Is Split Down the MiddleThis is an attitude most enthusiasts and Twitter followers could likely expect from someone like Musk. While the man has played a role in the community, that role hasn’t been particularly significant, and his contributions have been more speculative than straight-up valuable at best.In a recent interview, he states that...

It looks like bitcoin is beginning to lose some of the momentum it first gathered at the beginning of the month.Bitcoin Is Traveling SouthThe world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is currently trading for just over $8,300. This marks a nasty fall from yesterday’s high $8,600 range, which it had managed to sustain for several days. To be fair, however, most of the cryptocurrency space is trading at dismal numbers, with entities like Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin all having fallen by...