Category: crypto
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Indian Government Official Resigns After Drafting ‘Flawed’ Crypto Bill
The Indian government official who headed the committee which drafted the bill to ban cryptocurrencies has applied for voluntary retirement after releasing the report and draft bill which the crypto community calls “flawed.” Meanwhile, the government has confirmed that cryptocurrency is currently not prohibited in the country and the recommendations are being examined by relevant…
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Indian Supreme Court Sets New Date to Hear Crypto Case
The Indian supreme court has set a new date to hear the crypto case that was originally scheduled to be heard on July 23. The court is expected to address the writ petitions against the RBI banking restriction as well as the government’s report and the recently released draft crypto bill. Also read: Indian Government…
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PR: Pbet Raises Storm in Casino Space With Blockchain Solution
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. Pbet has come up with a complete blockchain crypto-based gaming platform that will redefine the existing casino industry…
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Indian Government Unveils Draft Crypto Bill Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing
The Indian government has officially released the report by the interministerial committee tasked with proposing crypto measures. The announcement came one day before the country’s supreme court was scheduled to hear the writ petitions against the crypto banking restriction. The report contains the draft bill which proposes a ban on cryptocurrency. Also read: G20 Leaders…
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Sorry, I Don’t Want to Pay for More Bombs: Bitcoin as a Hedge Against Funding War
After nearly two decades of U.S.-led coalition bombs falling on the Middle East, peace in the region still has not been achieved. Now the United States is once again bolstering military forces, this time in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, taxpayers in multiple countries are being forced to pay for these ill-fated and unethical campaigns, with little…
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PR: Folgory Launches Mobile App and Regulated Crypto Exchange
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. Crypto market trading pioneers Folgory launch fully integrated app and regulated trading exchange Tallinn, Estonia, 22nd July 2019,…
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Crypto Bullishness Spreads on Capitol Hill
U.S. Congress has shown that it is starting to care about cryptocurrency as a number of lawmakers spoke up in favor of it this week. “The world Satoshi Nakamoto had envisioned is an unstoppable force” and “there’s no capacity to kill bitcoin” are some of the comments made by lawmakers. Meanwhile, the Fed chair said…
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G7 Agrees on Crypto Action Plan Spurred by Facebook’s Libra
G7 finance chiefs met this week and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was high on their agenda. They agreed on several crypto initiatives and fast regulatory responses to projects such as Libra, calling for them to meet the highest standards of financial regulation. Also read: G20 Leaders Issue Declaration on Crypto Assets – A Look at Their…
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Hayek’s 1984: Rediscovered Footage Shows Austrian Economist Predicting Bitcoin
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leqjwiQidlk&w=560&h=349] Born in 1899 in Vienna, Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek is a legend of sorts in voluntaryist, libertarian, and crypto-economic circles. Freshly rediscovered video footage of the Austrian School philosopher and social theorist from 1984 is now making the rounds on crypto Twitter. In a stunning soundbite of an already well-known quote, Hayek…
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Indian Government Breaks Silence on Crypto Regulation
The Indian government has finally spoken up about the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency it has been deliberating, providing answers to questions presented in the upper house of the Parliament of India. The government also confirmed that the report with the recommended crypto regulation has already been submitted by the interministerial committee tasked with drafting the…