The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is entering the cryptocurrency market, albeit cautiously, after it sold its trading technology to Hong Kong exchange AAX. LSE Conscious Of Crypto Exchange Boom As the Financial Times reported January 22, LSE has offer
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Spain – a country with no clear regulation regarding cryptocurrencies – is singling out an FX broker known as FX Trading Corporation. Spain is warning traders to watch out for this company after it was allegedly discovered facilitating trading assets
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Bitcoin figures have dismissed the latest report on cryptocurrencies by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) after it claimed Bitcoin must stop using its Proof-of-Work algorithm. BIS: Bitcoin Must Drop Proof-of-Work The report, ‘Beyond the do
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In the past, Blockonomi has reported on the significance of malware in the cryptocurrency space, and unfortunately, the threat still exists. A new form of malware is now targeting cryptocurrency transactions, but the process is a little strange to sa
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The prolonged bear market hasn’t yet managed to throw one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Huobi, in the negative. However, despite still being profitable, the company is letting people go in an attempt to “spend money carefully.” Huobi Tigh
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Latin America (LatAm) has a complex monetary history. Today it represents one of the biggest potential markets for cryptos. Venezuela made headlines when it became the first major nation to introduce a sovereign crypto, though the Venezuelan Petro pr
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering licensing cryptocurrency in Ghana. Granted the SEC can do so within the coming months, all forms of crypto will be considered legal tender – in other words, legit money – for use within the
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Live from a snow-covered World Economic Forum in Davos, the IMF cuts the global economic growth outlook by 3.5%, the lowest in three years. Senior adviser to the Bank of England Huw van Steenis is leading their review of the future of finance, which
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The proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm used by bitcoin and some other cryptocurrencies is not viable in the long-term and needs to be replaced, argues a new study from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). BIS, considered to be the central bank of
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Last year, Sindri Stefansson was arrested for his part in what has been described as the biggest heist Iceland has seen – over $2 million worth of Bitcoin mining equipment stolen in an operation that left police baffled. He has now been jailed for fo
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