Category: Crypto Flash News

The developers of Samourai Wallet have published the public beta version of Whirlpool, a Chaumian CoinJoin implementation that consists of a framework supported by various privacy-enhancing software tools.  What Is Chaumian CoinJoin? CoinJoin is an anonymization technique first proposed by…

Price Analysis Summary: The bitcoin market blasted straight through the $10,000 price range in a rally that had bitcoin price testing the lower $11,000s before any meaningful selling took place. This rally was fueled by deeply underwater short positions that…

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review brings you the most critical, interesting and popular news affecting Bitcoin this week. Adoption & Community Crypto Point-of-Sale Service Provides Relief to Venezuelan Refugees Good news this week for crypto users migrating from Venezuela to…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental regulatory organization, has finalized its recommendations for combating cryptocurrency money laundering and terrorism financing. In short, it wants to blow back the veil on user privacy. What Are the FATF Crypto Guidelines?…

The crypto market is pumping, and mining monolith Bitmain is riding the wave. According to Bloomberg, the company is eyeing another initial public offering (IPO), this time in the United States. Its first attempt to go public on the Hong…

Earlier today, June 21, 2019, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a business improvement order to crypto exchange operator Fisco. The regulator issued the order with a report citing various rule violations on the part of Fisco’s management. Fisco is…

Chicago-based cryptocurrency provider DigitalMint has announced a partnership with multinational convenience store Circle K to install Bitcoin ATMs in 20 participating stores. The bitcoin kiosks will be added to locations in Arizona and Nevada as part of an exclusive pilot…

Bitcoin’s unique characteristics, continued adoption and overall industry growth make the cryptocurrency a viable instrument for hedging against global liquidity crises, according to Grayscale Investments. In a new report titled “Hedging Global Liquidity Risk with Bitcoin,” the digital currency asset…

Facebook released the white paper for its Libra “cryptocurrency” on Tuesday, and it received mixed reactions from individuals involved in the tech and finance industries. For the most part, Bitcoiners view the upcoming launch of Libra as a nonevent —…

2019 has been an electric year for the Lightning Network, and San Francisco–based Lightning Labs has delivered another striking development. The development company has already launched the alpha for its desktop Lightning wallet in April, announced Lightning Loop/Hyperloop to allow…