Category : Blockchain/DLT Technology News

Bitcoin’s 2020 Rally More Sustainable Than 2019 Surge

In the first half of 2019, bitcoin tallied significant price gains, only to fall dramatically during the latter portion of the year. So far in 2020, bitcoin has posted similar gains, although this year’s price run looks different, according to crypto...

Bitcoin 2020? Michael Bloomberg Is The New Crypto Candidate

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor-turned-U.S. presidential hopeful, has barely got his 2020 campaign off the ground but is already talking about bitcoin and cryptocurrency...

Is Michael Bloomberg The New Bitcoin And Crypto Candidate?

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor-turned-U.S. presidential hopeful, has barely got his 2020 campaign off the ground but is already talking about bitcoin and cryptocurrency...

The Unlikely Answer To U.S. Bitcoin And Crypto Problems?

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor-turned-U.S. presidential hopeful, has barely got his 2020 campaign off the ground but is already talking about bitcoin and cryptocurrency...

A Look at Australia’s New 5-Year National Blockchain Roadmap

On February 7, the Australian government released its national blockchain roadmap in which it said it was exploring the potential benefits of blockchain to create new economic growth and improve productivity. The Australia National Blockchain Roadmap...

A Tax Loophole Every Crypto Trader Should Know

This post discusses how crypto traders can benefit by not having to follow wash sale rules. Trading cryptocurrencies which act just like “stocks”, but under the tax treatment of “property” opens up a major tax loophole.

A "Crypto Trifecta" Is Coming In 2020

As cryptocurrency continues to mature and attract more retail and institutional investors, it’s poised to experience significant growth in 2020.

Beyond the Taboo: Why Davos' Leaders Changed Their Minds on Digital Currencies

With plans to launch digital currencies in China and Europe to support economic stability, financial inclusion, and productivity, their transformative potential is no longer in question, but the focus now is to ensure the potential is realised for go...

What Changed? Enterprise Blockchain Startups Are All Of A Sudden Cool

This year is starting on the positive side for a number of enterprise blockchain companies that saw new funding rounds and new partnerships from established institutions. Google, Samsung, Salesforce and Wells Fargo are all making strides in the enter...

Visa Grants Coinbase Power To Issue Bitcoin Debit Cards

Perhaps even more importantly though, Coinbase is the first cryptocurrency company with the power to issue debit cards for others, including other cryptocurrency companies.

Blockchain 50

Bitcoin may have brought the world blockchain, but the billion-dollar companies on this year’s Blockchain 50 are bringing it into a wide range of industries.

Bitcoin’s Guardian Angel: Inside Coinbase Billionaire Brian Armstrong’s Plan To Make Crypto Safe For All

For now, Coinbase looks like a casino, but founder Brian Armstrong sees it as just the beginning of a financial liberation of the planet.

Digital Asset Steps Up A Gear In Enterprise Blockchain

The company completed a series C financing round of $35 million last December and announced earlier in February that Salesforce Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment Corp (Samsung) participated in the second closing of the company’s Series C financ...

Mike Bloomberg Places Spotlight On Crypto And Blockchain In 2020 Presidential Race

Bloomberg’s plan discussed how this new cryptocurrency asset class has grown to hundreds of billions of dollars - and yet calls out regulatory oversight as ‘fragmented and undeveloped’.

The U.S. Is Very Worried About Bitcoin—And It’s Finally Doing Something About It

The U.S. has admitted bitcoin and cryptocurrency could undermine the dollar's status as the world’s reserve currency—and it wants to find out exactly how bad for the country, its economy, and security that could be...