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Monday, October 26, 2015

Russia’s MinFin Wants to Jail Bitcoin Users for 4 Years

Russia’s Ministry of Finance (MinFin) has proposed jail sentences for the use of cryptocurrency, strengthening its opposition to the technology.

Bitcoin Price Charges towards $300 as China Cracks Down on Underground Banks

Bitcoin price and market value have been less than volatile for the majority of 2015, but a Bitcoin bull market run has been started in China recently.

Governments Seize the Opportunity to Control Bitcoin

CoinTelegraph highlights some recent events overlooked by the Bitcoin industry that immediately precipitated the announcement including an FBI “playbook” and European seizure survey.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

The Weekly Decrypt: Cryptsy Insolvent?; First Trustless Physical Bitcoin Released

What happened in cryptocurrency innovation this week? You asked, and The Daily Decrypt has answered. Here's a recap of the top headlines we reported on this week.

BitRuble’s QIWI & Moscow High School of Economics Launch Blockchain Master Classes

Payment service provider and future BitRuble issuer Qiwi are launching a series of blockchain focused master classes called “Promising Distribution”

Friday, October 23, 2015

‘Chinese Policy Makers are Starting to Study and Rediscover the Bitcoin Industry’ - Huobi

Following the exciting news out of China that points to a possible change in attitude by the government towards Bitcoin, CoinTelegraph caught up with one of China’s biggest bitcoin exchanges Huobi

Counting Pennies: The Best Ways to Buy & Sell Bitcoin in the UK

Bitcoin buying and selling in the UK has always been something of a paradox. For a major world economy forming such a large potential market, bitcoin purchasing remains more expensive than in neighbou

World Wide Web Consortium Launches Work Group to Boost Bitcoin Adoption

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) launched new Web Payments Working Group to examine ways for easier adoption of payment instrument improvements or new payment instruments.

W3C to Raise Payment Standards for Better Adoption of Distributed Ledger Technologies such as Bitcoin and Ripple

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) launched new Web Payments Working Group to examine ways for easier adoption of payment instrument improvements or new payment instruments.

Top 10 Benefits Bitcoin Provides New Users

This list of 10 reasons for someone to get started with Bitcoin should help the new-to-intermediate user of Bitcoin get a better understanding of how Bitcoin and its ecosystem will work in the real wo

Thursday, October 22, 2015

World's First School to Issue Academic Certificates via Bitcoin Blockchain

Holberton Software Engineering School announced it will become the first school to deliver academic certificates that are secured and accessible via Bitcoin’s blockchain.

Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

A study by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm shows that Sweden is on track to become the world’s first cashless country.