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Russian bank helps Venezuela defy US sanctions on cryptocurrency
According to Associated Press, Russia’s Evrofinance Mosnarbank has become the first international financial institution so far willing to back the petro after US authorities warned potential investors over related risks. Investors who registered with Venezuela’s government and downloaded the petro’s wallet software were invited to buy the cryptocurrency by wiring a minimum of […]
Venezuela starts bi-national bank with Palestine using cryptocurrency
Newly re-elected Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas landed in Caracas last night for a two-day diplomatic stay in Venezuela and already he and President Nicolas Maduro have signed an accord to create the binational bank to fund technological and industrial initiatives between the two countries. During the same meeting Venezuelan minister of tourism Marlenys Contreras and Palestinian director […]
Entire New Hampshire Town Accepts and Uses Cryptocurrency Just Like Cash And Credit Cards
The sparsely populated state of New Hampshire may seem like an unlikely place to be on the cutting edge of a technology like this, but the area is actually filled with just as many early Bitcoin adopters as you would find in silicon valley, thanks to a group of activists known as The […]
How Cryptocurrency Has Revolutionized Payment Methods
The digital landscape has wrought big changes on almost every area of our lives. From instant communications to online shopping, the Internet has transformed life in the new millennium, and the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency is symptomatic of those changes. If you haven’t been paying attention to the growing number […]
Venezuela Tries To Pay Russian Debt With Cryptocurrency
If crisis-hit Venezuela was hoping to pay off its US$3.15-billion debt to Russia with its new cryptocurrency, those hopes have been shattered as the Russian Finance Ministry announces that it won’t be accepting digital coin. Venezuela will not be paying any part of its debt to Russia with its […]
Venezuela’s oil-backed cryptocurrency will be convertible to yuan, rubles, liras and euros
The so-called ‘petro’ digital currency, which was successfully launched by Venezuela last month, will be traded for several global currencies, including the Russian ruble. “Starting March 23, all legal and physical entities will be able to purchase the petro directly… within the next 15 days for convertible currencies: yuan, rubles, Turkish liras and euro,” […]
US bans use of Venezuela’s oil-backed cryptocurrency as a ‘scam supporting dictatorship’
Trump signed an executive order late on Monday prohibiting trade in the Venezuelan government’s newly-launched Petro cryptocurrency in the US. The order bans “all transactions related to, provision of financing for, and other dealings in, by a United States person or within the United States, any digital currency, digital coin, or digital token,” issued by Venezuela’s […]
Marshall Islands 1st country to launch own cryptocurrency as legal tender
The small Pacific Island nation passed the Sovereign Currency Act to create the ‘sovereign’, or SOV on Monday, following days of debate. The cryptocurrency will have equal status with the US dollar and, unlike many cryptocurrencies, users will have to reveal their identity in order to use SOV. “This is a historic moment […]
Does Cryptocurrency Signal the Shift from 3D to 5D Consciousness?
March 2nd, 2018 By Open Contributing writer for Wake Up World Hey spiritual folk! Have you got your head around “cryptocurrency” yet? I wouldn’t blame you for a minute if you hadn’t — all that techno jargon could be enough to put any sensitive soul off. But hang in there just a minute, if you can, because […]
Game Maker Atari Is Planning to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
The company behind iconic video games such as Pac-Man and Pong is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency, dubbed “Atari Token,” according to an announcement last week. As part of the effort, Atari acquired a 15% stake in a Gibraltar-based company, Infinity Networks, Ltd and has licensed its brand to the firm. The partnership – […]
Facebook Just Banned All Cryptocurrency Advertising
Facebook, the largest social media network on the planet, is banning all advertising having to do with cryptocurrencies, according to a blog post the company shared on Tuesday. More specifically, the blog post states, Facebook is implementing a new policy that bans advertising having to do with “financial products and services that are frequently […]
Critical analysis reveals that cryptocurrency ICO "white papers" are mostly complete crap written by clueless noobs who all thought they were the next Steve Jobs
(Natural News) The year 2017 was a big year for cryptocurrency – not only for crypto-king Bitcoin, but also for the hundreds (or even thousands) of new initial coin offerings, or ICOs, that popped up, promising big returns for little investment. But a new analysis by accounting giant Ernst and Young reveals […]
Brig. Gen. Jalali: Telegram’s cryptocurrency to affect Iranian jobs, banks
MNA – Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization said Tue. that messaging startup Telegram’s cryptocurrency known as ‘Gram’ will affect Iranian jobs and banks. Brig. Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, while noting that the encrypted messaging startup Telegram holds 95 percent share of social media in Iran, criticized the chat app for its adverse impact, adding “Telegram’s […]
Journalist Ben Swann Is Returning Thanks To DASH Cryptocurrency
January 18, 2018 By Derrick Broze After nearly a year of silence on social media, journalist Ben Swann is preparing to make his triumphant return using the popular DASH cryptocurrency. On February 1, 2017, award-winning journalist Ben Swann “went dark” as his social media accounts on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere were suddenly […]
Cryptocurrency Meltdown Continues as Overheated Market Cools Down
Top cryptocurrencies slipped by 13 to 25 percent on Tuesday, as investors appeared to abandon digital assets. Leading cryptocurrency bitcoin has fallen to just under $12,000, representing a 40-percent drop from its record highs. Bitcoin was trading at more than 13 percent down at $11,957 per token. Ethereum plunged 18 percent, ripple crashed 24 percent, […]
It Begins: Gov’t Agents Raid Exchanges As South Korea Prepares To Ban Cryptocurrency Trading
South Korea’s justice minister has announced legislation is in the works to ban cryptocurrency trading after police and tax authorities reportedly raided the country’s biggest exchanges in a tax evasion probe. “There are great concerns regarding virtual currencies and the justice ministry is basically preparing a bill to ban cryptocurrency trading through exchanges,” Park Sang-ki told […]
Is Cryptocurrency the Future or the Future New World Order Currency?
Ryan Cristián, GuestWaking Times There is a lot of debate around the intentions behind cryptocurrency, and in particular, Bitcoin itself. Some say that it is the answer we have been waiting for; the very thing that will allow us the freedom to finally side-step the centralized control of the State. While others feel that this is just […]
SOUTH KOREA PREPARING TO BAN ALL CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING IN THE COUNTRY
SOUTH KOREA PREPARING TO BAN ALL CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING IN THE COUNTRY January 10th, 2018 Disclosure: I hold cryptocurrencies. — Via: CNBC: South Korea’s justice minister said on Thursday that a bill is being prepared to ban all cryptocurrency trading in the country. That news […]