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BTCC Launches Mobi App, Enters Bitcoin Debit Card Market
BTCC, a major bitcoin exchange and trading platform operator in China, officially launched its first mobile application, “Mobi,” introducing various features and products including...
Blockchain and Coinify Partner to Offer Improved Bitcoin Wallet Funding Options
Blockchain, a prominent bitcoin wallet service provider with over 50 percent in market share and nearly 10 million wallet users, secured a strategic partnership...
Kyckr’s Rob Leslie on Blockchain and Regulatory Compliance
Compliance efforts are a tall task for many financial services and other organizations worldwide. New regulatory requirements are leading to greater demands to collect...
Does BIP 75 Really Threaten Bitcoin’s Fungibility?
On Wednesday, the Bitcoin community went into a tizzy over BIP 75 (BIP stands for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal) which is, in short, a layer-2 protocol...
The Real Story Behind the MIT ChainAnchor Project for Bitcoin
ChainAnchor is an MIT project that was brought to the attention of the Bitcoin community in late April by Bitcoin Core contributor Peter Todd. In...
Danish Exchange CCEDK launches Bitcoin Debit Card
Danish cryptocurrency exchange CCEDK has announced a Bitcoin debit card product, building a bridge between bitcoin users and merchants all over the world, while adhering...
Ripple Labs Fined $700,000 by FinCEN, Will Institute Transaction Monitoring Across Ripple Protocol
Earlier today, Ripple Labs Inc. was fined $700,000 for “willfully violating several requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).” The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...
Central Bank of Italy Declares Virtual Currency Exchanges Are Not Subject to AML Requirements
The Central Bank of Italy (Banca d’Italia) is that country’s first governmental authority to issue a statement on virtual currencies. It recently published three...
First Mexican Exchange Debuts
Bitso, the first Mexican exchange, opens for trading tomorrow.Currently this is the only local platform on which to exchange bitcoins for Mexican Pesos. Interested...
Know Your Exchange – Part One
This is the first part of the three-part investigative series that will take a closer look at those digital currency exchanges that sometimes operate...