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⁠Smart Contracts For Bitcoin? New Language Ivy Claims to Make it Easier Smart contracts on Bitcoin? Chain announces Ivy, a programming language that makes it easier to code on Bitcoin’s network. #NEWS

⁠“Not a Credible Currency”: Japan’s Finance Minister Questions Bitcoin Japan Finance Minister questions Bitcoin’s status as an “actual currency”. He also claims crypto is rarely used in Japan. #NEWS

⁠Fearing Ransomware Attacks, Companies Preemptively Buying Bitcoin Ransomware has been on a rampage this year, and companies are responding by preemptively buying Bitcoin so they can unlock their data quickly if attacked…

⁠NK ‘Absolutely Amassing’ Bitcoin, South Korean Exchange Bankrupted By Hack North Korea is “absolutely” creating stockpiles of Bitcoin according to one cybersecurity CEO. #NEWS

⁠Crypto-Mania in Full Swing: Daily Highs and Lows In one day Bitcoin has seen a significant drop, Bitcoin Cash has spiked, the SEC has stepped in and a company has cashed in on a crypto company name. #ANALYSIS

⁠Step Towards Legalization of Crypto in India - New Blockchain Foundation The launch of Blockchain Foundation of India is particularly interesting given the legal ambiguity of Bitcoin and Blockchain in India. #ADOPTION

⁠No More Hard Forks in Next-Generation Blockchain? Google ranks websites in their search engine results with PageRank, while Nebulas will provide Blockchain users a way to find the most relevant information in the Blockc…

⁠Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, IOTA, Litecoin, Dash: Price Analysis, December 20 #Hodl. Or do not. There is no try. #PRICE ANALYSIS

⁠Litecoin Founder Sells All His Litecoin But Promises Not To Leave Litecoin (LTC) Founder Charlie Lee has sold and donated all his LTC in order to free himself from conflict of interest. He promises not to abandon the ne…

⁠South Korea FSS: Cryptocurrency Not ‘Actual Currency’, Should Not Be Regulated The South Korean Financial Supervisory Service does not plan to regulate cryptocurrencies, citing the fact that virtual currencies are not “…

Bitcoin price surges in the past month, doubling from the time we caught up with Simon Dixon to talk about Bitcoin, Banks and how cryptocurrencies are going to change the world. Check out the video:

⁠SEC Freezes Trading For Former Crypto Penny Stock The US SEC suspends the trading of The Crypto Co. stocks until Jan. 3, 2018 due to concerns over sale of shares by ‘insiders’ and potential manipulation.

⁠Blockchain For Hospitals: Document Distribution Platform Announces Key Partnerships Aston, a Blockchain platform for document distribution, announces two key partnerships at this year’s BlockShow Asia

⁠False Start: Coinbase’s GDAX Halts BCH Trading Hours After Starting Just hours after it first opened order books for BCH, Coinbase’s exchange GDAX halts trading, citing “significant volatility”

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⁠Bitcoin Drops Following CME Futures, Investors Still Buy In At 100% Premium 100% premiums are still attractive to Bitcoin investors, despite price drop following the launch of CME Bitcoin futures.

⁠Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Domain Names Hotter Than Ever While many new investors entering into the industry for the first time are focusing on their initial cryptocurrency purchases, there is a digital gold rush taking…

⁠Market Mania? Small Cap Stock Explodes on Blockchain Announcement Shares of small-cap stock Longfin surged more than 1,300 percent on the news that the company had purchased a cryptocurrency company, Ziddu, fueling mark…

⁠Julian Assange Urges Donors to Use Cryptocurrencies, Thwart Government Julian Assange has urged donors to make contributions to Wikileaks by using cryptocurrencies in order to skirt the financial ‘blockade’ by national…

⁠Coinbase Adds Bitcoin Cash as Price Soars, Bitcoin Dips Coinbase has launched support for Bitcoin Cash and credited its customers who held Bitcoin on the exchange when the hard fork occurred on August 1. #NEWS