Indian police crack down on OneCoin with seizures & arrests
Indian authorities are engaging in a sweeping crackdown on OneCoin, a digital investment scheme that is commonly seen as a scam. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Ripio bags additional funding to take Series A to $2.25m
Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio (formerly Bitpagos) has bumped up its Series A round with an additional $428,000. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Bitcoin firm partners new bank, improves services to customers
Bitwage has announced that it has launched unique IBAN numbers for all of its users who receive their wages in the European Union. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
AT&T explores cryptocurrency car payments in new patent filing
Digital currency payments in vehicles may not be far off, if the ideas in a new patent application from telecom giant AT&T enter real-world use. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Bitcoin is outperforming every fiat currency so far in 2017
Who needs an ETF when you can buy BTC? Bitcoin price is up almost 30% since the start of 2017 when the latest bull-run was just warming up. Read more: bitcoinist.com
Is a lack of regulation stifling bitcoin growth?
Co-director of Imperial College London’s Centre for Cryptocurrency believes a dearth of regulation is undermining new financial technologies. Read more : www.cryptocoinsnews.com
88% of companies ‘support’ or ‘ready’ for SegWit
New statistics compiled by monitoring site Coin Dance tracked 146 well-known businesses in the space, finding 46% “explicitly supporting” SegWit. Read more: bitcoinist.com
Bitcoin MSB exemption goes to New Hampshire for approval
Senators in New Hampshire have passed a bill that would exempt digital currency traders from money transmission regulations. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Bullish bitcoin price nears $1,250 at 30-day high
Bitcoin price is pushing higher in a continuing rally that began in the last days of March leading into April. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Spreads widen at bitcoin exchanges amid Bitfinex banking issues
The world's largest bitcoin exchange by USD volume traded nearly $100 above some of its exchange counterparts earlier today. Read more: www.coindesk.com