Lawyer fights for cryptocurrency regulation in India
A lawyer has petitioned courts in India demanding action on introducing regulation for cryptocurrencies in the country.
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Microsoft pulls the plug on ‘unstable’ BTC transactions
Yet another company has stopped accepting SegWit1x (BTC) as a method of payment for its products, according to reports.
Meltdown & Spectre: What you need to know as a crypto user
The highlighted threats reveal possible ways in which hackers may access privileged data in any device running processors from these manufacturers.
Blockchain-based healthcare startup Akiri Switch receives $10 million in funding
The platform takes up the challenge of secure real-time distribution of sensitive data.
Moving to 2 decimal places is both logical and necessary
Now that Bitcoin’s price has exploded, bringing the decimal place to ‘Bits’ (allowing 2 decimal places), is not only practical, but also necessary for further adoption.
Electrum to the public: “if you are running Electrum, shut it down right this second”
Electrum wallet just deployed an emergency patch to fix critical security risk.
Exchanges call for time-out on new account registrations as demand overflows
Coinbase reported a staggering 100,000 signups within 24 hours in November last year.
VISA Europe cuts off BTC debit card services over issuer’s ‘non-compliance’
VISA Europe suspends dealings with WaveCrest Holdings, rendering cryptocurrency prepaid Visa debit cards unusable.
Lightning Network can’t scale, needs another layer
Devs propose yet another layer to save the legacy chain.
Suitability concerns spur Merrill Lynch to ban BTC fund, futures trading
Merrill Lynch has barred its roughly 17,000 financial advisers from buying SegWit1x (BTC)-related investments on behalf of their clients.
Russia hastens ‘CryptoRuble’ creation to evade US-led sanctions
The Kremlin-backed CryptoRuble could become Russia’s useful tool for carrying out “sensitive activity on behalf of the state."
South Korea to ban anonymous crypto accounts from January 20
The South Korean government is all set to put its ban on anonymous cryptocurrency accounts into effect by as early as January 20.