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The US regulator has issued a warning to all cryptocurrency investors by stating that the industry is fraught with risks and offers no investor protection.

After hearing the stark statements against bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by Vladmir Putin, one might think that Russia will never accept bitcoin. It is believed that the country will impose regulations against cryptocurrencies and exchanges. However, a positive development has been made in Russia...

American consumers have been resorting to increasingly dangerous methods to be able to invest in Bitcoin, including taking out mortgages, equity loans, and using credit cards.

The cryptocurrency exchange platform Bittrex has been subject to increasing scrutiny following several accusations ranging from pump and dump scams to withholding user funds.

Following the successful launch of their bitcoin futures contract, CBOE executive Ed Tilly, recently hinted that the platform could soon introduce additional cryptocurrency-related services and products.

One of the world’s largest banks announced that they will be using the Ethereum network to simplify its compliance system.

Bitcoin has entered the Wall Street world with a fanfare and has since CBOE’s Futures launch grown with 16% in the last 24 hours.

Scammers filled the vacuum that was formed after the crackdown by Chinese authorities of Bitcoin and Ethereum exchanges. More than 107 fake, ponzi-cryptocurrencies have formed in China. These cryptocurrencies, widely known as altcoins, promise investors with high percentage of guaranteed returns.

Despite the fact that CBOE’s Bitcoin Futures crashed an hour after launching, Twitter was abuzz with excitement regarding Bitcoin’s latest move in the financial mainstream.

Problems related to transactions are not new for the Bitcoin network. A fix for the problem is still not in sight and many are complaining that Bitcoin is deviating from its original purpose, which was to become a globalized yet decentralized currency. Some have suggested that it is becoming more like...