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.
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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.
Australian banks freezing transactions with crypto exchanges, investors say
Cryptocurrency investors in Australia are reporting their accounts with some of the country’s leading banks are being frozen due to cryptocurrency exchanges.
Israel financial regulator wants to ban Bitcoin from Stock Exchange
Israel’s financial regulator has announced proposals seeking to effectively ban companies dealing in Bitcoin from listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
SegWit Bitcoin could be worthless, says Morgan Stanley
According to one analyst at Morgan Stanley, the true value of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency could be much closer to zero.
Criminal fallout: even the black market is having problems with BTC fees
Stolen credit card black marketplace Carder’s Paradise favours Litecoin now.
Belarus officially recognizes cryptocurrencies
Belarus has become one of the first countries in Europe to officially recognize cryptocurrencies into the mainstream.
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