During the last few years, governments from around the world have become concerned about regulating digital currencies. While some countries choose to be open-minded toward Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, there are also countries who are simply against them or remain undecided on their position. In the case of Malaysia, which has recently been publicized by the…

During the last couple of years, numerous Bitcoin exchanges and user accounts have been targeted by hackers, looking for some free cash. While the market has been hit by several attacks over the years, many of which left deep wounds in the digital currency community, the case of a few recent OKCoin hacks have been…

During the last couple of years, the popularity of the blockchain technology has increased considerably, given the rising popularity of Bitcoin, which first introduced it to the mass-market. With time, companies, public institutions, banks and governments were quick to find the application of blockchain going beyond digital currencies, and being able to revolutionize the way…

When it comes to talking about North Korea and digital currencies, most of the times, there isn’t much to say. Considering that a high percentage of the population does not have access to the World Wide Web, it is therefore unlikely for them to own any Bitcoin. However, recent reports indicate that the regime is swiftly…

During the last couple of years, Russia’s attitude towards Bitcoin and other digital currencies has been quite difficult to understand, given the fact that both positive and negative measures have been taken at times. However, recent reports indicate that the Russian finance ministry is hard at work on a bill that would fully legalize all…

During the last couple of weeks, the Bitcoin price continued its bullish run, with its value shortly exceeding the threshold of USD 5,000 per unit. Yet, it seems like regulatory issues in countries with massive trading volumes can have a strong impact on the value of Bitcoin. One of such for example is China, as the…

The last couple of months have encouraged several countries to find ways of regulating Bitcoin and other digital currencies, in order to lower the number of abuses, such as money laundering, or illegal financing. With this in mind, according to recent reports, it seems like Australia is planning to not only strengthen their anti-money laundering laws,…

Back in the second week of August 2017, an interesting event took place in Ukraine, as several individuals were reportedly arrested for being involved in illegal bitcoin mining activities. To put things better into perspective, during a raid carried out at the Paton Electric Welding Institute, which happens to be state-owned, the Ukrainian police found…

In just a couple of days, the bitcoin network might face one of its biggest challenges so far. Will it stay united through consensus, by adopting the same strategy throughout the entire network, or will there be an user activated soft fork (UASF), possibly even a chain split? As we’ve entered the final countdown before the…

During the last couple of months, the Internal Revenue Service has been in media attention, after deciding to check on users conducting transactions through the Coinbase exchange. Recent reports now indicate that the IRS is now taking a narrower path after being scrutinized by both the press and bitcoin users, hence deciding to only obtain records…