CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Bitcoin exchange Bitfineix is up and running again after last week suffering a security breach that saw 19,756 bitcoins stolen from users’ accounts.

There was a time when cross-border remittance was expected to be bitcoin’s killer app. And yet, years later, the giants of the remittance market are far from slain. Read more: www.coindesk.com

Japan’s plan to drop an 8% sales tax on bitcoin purchases could take effect as early as July 2017, according to documents obtained by CoinDesk. Read more: www.coindesk.com

Announcing the first one-stop-shop-style live trading app for the Indian market, Unocoin unsurprisingly highlighted the need for consumer convenience. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com

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

The vast majority of all Bitcoin trades are done by people just for the sake of making a trade, to drive down a price of exchange, or to “beat the street.” Read more: www.bitcoinist.com

The bullish bitcoin price trend continues in a strong start to April as price breaches $1,200 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI). Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Blockchain will prove to have the same impact on the future of financial services as the internet has had on travel, media and entertainment. Read more: www.siliconrepublic.com

Why is the price of BTC on the rise? Blame bullish market sentiment and low liquidity. Read more: www.coindesk.com

The SEC's decision on the bitcoin ETF is expected by Friday. Read more: www.coindesk.com