Category: Crypto Trends

Operator of the world’s top bitcoin mining pool, Bitmain, has filed lawsuits against three former employees and current co-founders of the rival mining pool, Poolin, for breach of contract. Bitmain is suing the founders of Poolin, the seventh largest bitcoin…

“Major darknet markets come and go in eras,” I wrote back in April 2019, as several of the biggest online drug bazaars were shuttering. A wave of law enforcement actions followed shortly after. Wall Street Market and Valhalla, as well…

Several South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have updated their terms of service in line with regulatory demands, The Korea Herald reports. The country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Trade Commission (FTC), has announced that five exchanges updated their terms of service following…

Summary: The slow grind that the bitcoin market saw last week finally resulted in a breakout that caused the market to rally to $9,400.   We are currently seeing a round of supply hitting the market, but the overall market…

Working with bitcoin is easy enough, given the wide array of bitcoin wallets and other payment processing tools available today. However, determining whether incoming bitcoin are tainted by or connected to illicit activity is increasingly challenging. It’s also increasingly important…

In this episode, Dave and Grahm talk with Leo Weese, president of the Hong Kong Bitcoin Association, about the anti-extradition bill protests that have been escalating there over the past week. Weese explains why Hong Kong isn’t already under mainland…

Asia-based crypto lender BabelBank has announced a record-high number of crypto-collateralized loans issued amid new rebranding efforts. The crypto firm will now be called BabelFinance, a name change which, the company says, signifies its efforts to offer broader services for…

For the first time in more than five years, the IRS plans to release further cryptocurrency tax guidelines, according to Commissioner Charles P. Rettig. This guidance comes at the urging of tax professionals and consumers as the crypto and blockchain…

Binance has announced that it will deny all cryptocurrency exchange services to users in the United States in the near future. On June 14, 2019, Binance’s official website posted an announcement claiming that “some users may be required to furnish…

In this episode, Dave and Grahm cover the recent news and developments happening around peer-to-peer (p2p) bitcoin exchanges. They talk with Hodl Hodl’s Max Keidun about LocalBitcoins, regulatory uncertainty, predictions and different kinds of p2p exchanges. Resources News: Paxful and…