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Despite, the record-breaking highs bitcoin experienced last week, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal cautioned over-optimistic investors.

Jordan Belfort, whose memoir was the basis for the “Wolf of the Wall Street” film, warned that promoters of ICOs were "perpetuating a massive scam of the highest order on everyone.”

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will issue digital diplomas to 111 graduates using Bitcoin’s blockchain as part of a pilot project. The certificates will be issued via “Blockcerts Wallet”, which is an app that can facilitate the issuance of a verifiable and tamper-proof version of the...

Kazakhstan plans to enter the digital currency ecosystem with its own fiat-backed cryptocurrency. This past Tuesday, the Maltese firm, Exante, and the Astana International Finance Center (AIFC) reportedly signed an agreement. The AIFC is supported by the Kazakhstan government. Extante, the “Next Generation...

The Tim Draper-backed ICO has been wroght with major problems. The futures price of the coin has fallen roughly 75% before it has even officially launched.

Following the Bitcoin Cash Split, in less than 24 hours, we’ll have Bitcoin Gold.

IRS agent David Utzke declared that the number of individuals who bother to report the capital gains from cryptocurrencies have been decreasing. Whatever the case may be, government ambiguity has made one-for-one forks and splits excessively complicated. It has become crucial for Bitcoiners to seek out...

Minister of Communications Nikolay Nikiforov broke the news and stated: “I confidently declare that we will run CryptoRuble just for one simple reason: if we don’t, our neighbors in the Eurasian Economic Community will do it in a couple of months.”

Cryptocurrencies, and especially ICOs, have been under increased scrutiny as of late. The ICO business model allows for users to raise millions within hours, without needing to go through official channels. While this is great for startups, it has encouraged an environment of distrust and fraud.

The company currently responsible for settling the majority of US securities is planning to move their flagship blockchain project out of its testing phase.