Tag: Bitcoin
‘Britcoin’ Will Boost UK Economy Says Bank Of England
The UK’s digital currency project will have real world benefits for the country’s businesses.
That’s according to Ben Broadbent, deputy governor for monetary policy at the...
Watchdog Criticizes El Salvador’s Bitcoin Spending Secrecy
El Salvador’s development bank has refused to reveal any details about the country’s purchase of bitcoins for an estimated $107 million.
According to a Sunday...
Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin As Legal Tender
When the Central African Republic (CAR) adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in April, mayhem initially ensued, sparked by confusion, advanced by disagreements, and then...
Bitmain, Kraken Dodge Bitcoin Antitrust Suit
China-based Bitmain Technologies, the world’s largest Bitcoin miner, and Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, escaped antitrust claims in a Miami federal court over their...
Bitcoin Miner Cipher Going Public Via Merger
Cipher Mining, a newly-formed bitcoin mining company, is filing to go public via a merger with Good Works Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company...
US Judge Dismisses Bitcoin Cash Antitrust Suit
A US court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing bitcoin cash proponents including Bitmain, Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu, Kraken, Kraken founder Jesse Powell, and Roger...
US: DOJ investigates Bitcoin market manipulation
The US Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating whether Bitcoin’s record-breaking performance last year was caused by market manipulation.
Late last year, the value of a...
Brazil: CADE continues probe in cryptocurrency complaint
CADE, Brazil’s antitrust regulator, has sent questionnaires to cryptocurrency exchanges which had their bank accounts closed, an action that prompted the crypto-exchanges to sue...
US: Much of bitcoin’s 2017 boom was market manipulation?
Bitcoin's epic rise last year may have been more than investor fervor. A study published Wednesday says at least half of the jump in...
US: DOJ investigates cryptocurrency market manipulation
Traders may be manipulating the price of digital currencies, including bitcoin. Bloomberg reported that the Justice Department has launched a criminal probe to determine whether...