Lebanon to Issue Its Own Digital Currency
In a recent statement addressing attendees at the 7th CSR Lebanon Forum, the governor of the Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, stated that the central bank plans to introduce its very own digital …
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South Korean Government to Ban Domestic ICOs and Bitcoin Margin Trading
According to local sources including JoongAng, South Korea’s largest business and financial news publication, the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) and other financial regulators will ban “any forms” …
Bitcoin Price Endures Minor Correction, Drops to $3,850 as China Mining Ban Rumors Circulate
Bitcoin’s price recorded a minor correction yesterday, dropping from US$4,010 to US$3,850 after showing early signs of recovery this past week. Upon the finalization of the closure of Chinese …
JPMorgan Clients Purchase Bitcoin on Stock Market Despite CEO’s Warnings
Earlier this week, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made a controversial statement at a banking industry conference organized by Barclays, condemning bitcoin and threatening to fire portfolio managers within JPMorgan …
Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Will Likely Not Be Banned After All
Over the past week, inaccurate news regarding the supposed ban on Chinese bitcoin exchanges in mainstream media outlets in China and the US including Caixin, the WSJ and Bloomberg have …
China Bans Pokemon Go
January 14, 2017
News, Technology
China says goodbye to Pokémon GO: the game will be prohibited in the most populated country in the world The title, developed by Niantic, wasn’t having a very good …
Bitcoin Companies Need To Be Proactive To Avoid ISPs Making Platforms Inaccessible
The story of LocalBitcoins getting blacklisted by all Russian ISPs has created a rather strange ecosystem. Although it is very easy to bypass this blockade through a VPN or …
Bitstamp Blocks Access from Russian IPs
January 18, 2016
News
While the Russian legislative assembly reviews the Bitcoin draft bill that will criminalize the use of digital currencies within Russia, Bitstamp has preemptively blocked traffic from IP address based …
Countries where Bitcoin and other digital currencies have been banned
While Bitcoin has often been referred to as ‘the currency of the world’, there are a couple of countries where governments weren’t too excited about this new payment platform, …