New Data Gives Unprecedented Insight Into How Iranians Use Bitcoin

Iranian bitcoin users are earning a significant portion of their income in crypto, and hodling for the long haul.

Korea’s SFC Chair Nominee Intends to Maintain Go-Slow Approach to Crypto

Eun Sung-soo made reformist comments but he was still cautious about crypto and offered no boost to the sector.

Crypto Entrepreneur Jeremy Gardner Pitches Reality Show to TV Networks

Blockchain investor Jeremy Gardner is shopping around a reality show about his life to television networks.

Crypto Companies May Lose Access to ‘Service Provider’ Domain Names

Amid a surge in applications, a DNS registrar may ban crypto firms from using .bank and .insurance domain names.

Exchange QuickBit Confirms Data Breach May Impact 300K Users

The crypto exchange left a database open on the internet and leaked data for up to 300,000 users.

Altcoins Back on the Rise With Litecoin Leading the Charge

The crypto markets are once again back on the rise with litecoin (LTC) leading the way in the top 10 cryptocurrencies at CoinMarketCap.

Crypto Miners’ Electricity Shouldn’t Be Subsidized: Iranian Energy Minister

Low electricity costs make Iran a popular mining destination. That could change.

Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto

For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested.

Venezuela Tries to Avoid US Sanctions By Trading In Rubles and Crypto

Caracas and Russia are in talks to disconnect from USD and exchange rubles and crypto.