The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has arrested more than 40 individuals suspected for selling illicit goods on dark web marketplaces. Following the arrests, a total of $23.6 million worth of weapons, drugs and digital currencies have been seized. The operation has been based on what the DoJ has referred to as "the first nationwide…

On the 26th of June Crypto Briefing, Bitcoininst, CryptoVest, Smartereum, LiveBitcoinNews and CryptoCoinNews all reported on the Bitmain-owned pools Antpool & BTC.com reaching close to 51% of Bitcoin's total hashpower together. What they failed to consider is the fact that the company does not own the majority of the miners participating in the pools, but rather just supports them with infrastructure…

Tether has released a report that proves that its claim that every USDT token is backed by a dollar in reserves is genuine. In its transparency report, the company revealed that an audit had been carried out by a renowned Washington-based law firm and that it had proven that the company had an approximately equal…

Bitcoin continues to experience a bearish price trend, at one point falling below $5,800 over the weekend, which is a new low for the year. Although there is no single reason for the price correction, a number of significant factors are no-doubt playing a role. These include regulatory and hostile actions by governments as well…

Satoshi Nakamoto is set to receive a "digital statue" in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. The creator of the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency Bitcoin will replace what used to be a statue of Vladimir Lenin. During the Ukraine civil unrest in 2013/14, Lenin's statue was toppled and has remained this way since, but this is soon…

On June 6 and 7, leading global blockchain specialists arrived in the capital of the United Kingdom to discuss trends of the crypto world and share the best practices. The reason was Blockchain International Show, the international event dedicated to cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and ICO. Guests of Blockchain International Show were entrepreneurs, investors, developers, lawyers, executives of…

In a note by Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Investors, the firm's head of research, there is a mysterious reason why Bitcoin has been falling for the last few months. According to Lee, Bitcoin sees dramatic price changes in correlation with the expiration of CBOE futures contracts. The leading digital currency has dropped by more…

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not applicable on a national level. To process the same number of digital transactions currently handled by the national retail systems, the distributed ledger would swell beyond the capacity of servers. With millions of users exchanging hundreds of millions of files, the sheer volume would bring the internet to a…

The user-interface is extremely simple and clean, anyone who has never before used any such service too can navigate around and tumble Bitcoins easily. No registration is required to mix Bitcoins on Blender.io Its “delay” feature lets you set delays from 1-24 hours which increases your anonymity by providing a gap between the deposited coins and…

For several years banks have eyed the crypto movement with fear and distrust. Crypto’s ability to undermine much of their business model should no doubt be concerning to them, but at the same time cryptocurrency opens doors to new possibilities. The simple fact that decentralized blockchain assets are now a permanent part of the financial…