Category: USA
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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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Global Crypto War Is Heating up – Iran Next in Line With Its Own Gold-Backed Coin
Control of the U.S. dollar and the global financial system that depends on it gives the American government an incredibly powerful tool in shaping international affairs. As such, it is not surprising that its geopolitical rivals around the world will try to exploit the invention of cryptocurrency to take the USD down a peg. The…
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The Best Responses to Donald Trump’s Claim That Bitcoin Is Backed by ‘Thin Air’
The cryptosphere was rubbing its hands with glee when U.S. president Donald Trump fired off a typically cantankerous tweetstorm on June 11 in which he took aim at Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and Libra. Bitcoiners relished the sudden attention directed towards their sphere from the president’s 62 million-strong Twitter account, but took issue with the veracity of…
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PR: My BitIRA Launches to Empower US Consumers With 24/7 Cryptocurrency Retirement Account Access
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. Burbank, Calif., July 10, 2019 – BitIRA — pioneer of the first insured cold storage solution for cryptocurrency…
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US City Plans SLP Token and Canadian Platform Adds BCH in the Bitcoin.com Weekly Video
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoe84xmfpw&w=560&h=349] An American city is planning to launch its own SLP token and a Canadian trading platform adds support for BCH pairs. Watch these and other developments discussed in this week’s video update on Bitcoin.com’s Youtube channel. Also Read: Bitcoin Cash ETP Lists on Leading Swiss Stock Exchange American City Plans to Create Local…
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PR: CoinDeal Celebrates Premier League Sponsorship Renewal With Token Launch
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF7Rq-tk3lI&w=560&h=349] 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. Coindeal’s popularity and number of new users are growing very fast. The exchange will soon be…
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Why Cryptocurrency Investors Are Renouncing Their US Citizenship
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9c3X1LsDE&w=560&h=349] Andrew Henderson is the founder of Nomad Capitalist, a company which helps people from around the world move to different countries while minimizing their tax obligations. In recent years the company has created plans for dozens of people who made their wealth from the cryptocurrency sector, including business owners, traders, investors and consultants.…
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Feds Seize News Site Deepdotweb as Darknet Crackdown Intensifies
The FBI, working in conjunction with its European partners, has struck another blow against darknet markets (DNMs). On this occasion, it’s a particularly low blow, as news website Deepdotweb has become the latest victim of its interminable war on drugs. On May 7, both its clearnet and darknet domains were seized, and the operators arrested…
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Bitcoin-Friendly US Bank Silvergate Now Serves Over 500 Crypto Companies
Silvergate Bank, headquartered in San Diego as a California state-chartered bank, started its cryptocurrency-related business in 2013. Now over 500 companies from the digital assets industry are using its services as one of the very few “bitcoin-friendly” banks based in the U.S. Also Read: American Electronics Giant Avnet Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Payments Silvergate Files…
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PR: Blockchain Day at RISK 2019
This is a 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. The international conference RISK 2019 to give host to Blockchain enthusiasts and experts on the second day of the…