Cointelligence Blog
Bitcoin jobs fastest growing sector in employment industry
In addition to price surges, Bitcoin proved to be the world’s leading creator of jobs.
Bitcoin value breaks records at US $6,400
China’s cryptocurrency crackdown and US Securities and Exchange Commission’s declaration of digital tokens as 'securities’, has not slowed down the rate at which Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are appreciating in value, as the Bitcoin price has just reached its new record-breaking high of $6,400...
Cryptocurrency trading platform Nova Exchange is closing down
On October 30th, one of the oldest and most popular cryptocurrency trading platforms, Nova Exchange, announced that they were shutting down for a period of time. The Sweden-based cryptocurrency exchange claims that it will be making major upgrades to improve its operations, enabling it to better handle...
Vietnamese State Bank plans on banning the use of bitcoin as a payment
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced the legal framework for digital currencies, as reported by local publications, and payments in the form of bitcoin and other digital currencies have been banned completely within the country.
Gold-i launches “Crypto Switch” – a bridge for MetaTrader 4/5 brokers
In the beginning of the year, MetaTrader technologies provider, Gold-i, launched Gold-i MAM Pro and Gold-i Visual Edge. The firm continued the expansion of its portfolio of solutions for brokers that are using MetaTrader 4/5 with the launch of another cryptocurrency solution, called Crypto Switch.
UK Treasury declared cryptocurrencies as low risk for funding terrorism
In the recent HM treasury paper, digital currencies were declared to pose a “low risk” when it comes to concerns about the financing strategies of terrorist groups. According to the report, the UK's economic and finance ministry believes that cryptocurrencies do not play a substantial role in funding...
Catalonia to launch digital currency and e-residency program
According to Spain’s leading newspaper El Pais, Catalonia is using Estonia’s e-residency as a model for its own launch. Catalonia has the largest number of entrepreneurs working with digital currencies. The e-residency program is useful to Catalonia as the program has no borders.
Samsung C-Lab redesigned old phones into a Bitcoin mining rig
During a recent developer's conference in San Francisco, the Samsung C-Lab presented various new ideas for upcycling old devices. They introduced a variety of creative utilities, including a Bitcoin mining device.
Buterin proposes ICO changes to quell market volatility
On September 26th, a 15-page white paper was published that outlined the proposal put forward by Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, and Jason Teutsch, the founder of TrueBit. Their idea is to make ICOs a bit more regulated by instilling basic principles of market values into ICOs.
Segwit2x developer reveals new altcoin
One of the main developers behind the Segwit2x fork, Jeff Garzik, recently revealed another altcoin he developed called Metronome.
