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Philippines sounds the alarm on ‘enticing’ Bitcoin investment scheme
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13 October, 2017

Philippines sounds the alarm on ‘enticing’ Bitcoin investment scheme

Regulators in the Philippines have warned against groups that have been soliciting Bitcoin investments from unsuspecting investors. On Thursday, the

SegWit2x down by 10% as F2Pool withdraws support
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13 October, 2017

SegWit2x down by 10% as F2Pool withdraws support

Yesterday, Chinese mining pool F2Pool, which mines 10% of Bitcoin blocks, stopped signalling for SegWit2x. Hard fork support is now

Ukraine announces new plans to regulate exchanges
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12 October, 2017

Ukraine announces new plans to regulate exchanges

Cryptocurrency exchanges in the Ukraine could be brought under the regulation of the central bank, according to new legislative proposals

Chile’s SurBTC bids farewell to New York Agreement, SegWit2X
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11 October, 2017

Chile’s SurBTC bids farewell to New York Agreement, SegWit2X

Sometimes, love isn’t a good enough reason to stay. Such was the case for Chilean cryptocurrency exchange SurBTC, which announced

State to ‘take control’ over cryptocurrency regulation, says Russian minister
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11 October, 2017

State to ‘take control’ over cryptocurrency regulation, says Russian minister

Authorities in Russia are finally on the same page regarding the issuance and circulation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in the

Another day, another tirade: Mastercard CEO calls cryptocurrencies ‘junk’
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11 October, 2017

Another day, another tirade: Mastercard CEO calls cryptocurrencies ‘junk’

This week’s edition of Bitcoin-is-bad rhetoric is brought to us by Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga, who has classified