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NAGA has released a riddling e-mail at the end of last week - all it had was an image of a plastic card, the date Sept 18th and #PaidWithNAGA hashtag. Benjamin Bilski, the founder of NAGA has given more details on Twitter in a video:…

Bitcoin.com web wallet was known for its's controversy in promoting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) over the actual Bitcoin (BTC). The user that downloads this Bitcoin wallet is advised to buy BCH above any other crypto, and only a separate action is necessary to buy BTC, the actual Bitcoin. We've touched it in…

Ever since Charlie Lee dumped his batch of Litecoin at an all time high price, people wanted to spend and cash out their excess LTC. Spending Litecoin and withdrawing it as fiat cash at ATMs is best done by using a Litecoin debit card. Here's a list of options you have for withdrawing Litecoin to…

Bitpanda is often called "the European Coinbase", because it offers a legitimate and functional platform for buying, selling, and exchanging cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Pantos, Ethereum, IOTA, Ripple, BitcoinCash, Litecoin, Komodo, EOS, DASH, OmiseGo, Augur, Stellar, 0x, and NEM). Bitpanda is a…

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the famous Bitcoin millionaires and co-founders of the regulated exchange Gemini.com have announced the release of Gemini Dollar: a crypto token that is strictly pegged to the US dollar. The new ticker will be GUSD. The new "coin" will be fully regulated and audited,…

If you have a large amount of Dash coins that you'd like to spend or cash out directly, going for a prepaid debit card is the simplest solution. Right now there are several working Bitcoin debit cards, but with most of them your DASH would need to be converted to BTC. There is a direct DASH debit…

Shapeshift used to be a very popular cryptocurrency exchange service that worked fast and easy - you could convert one cryptocurrency into another without creating any accounts. Right now Shapeshift has introduced changes to their platform that involve a new account-based model, KYC (documents…

Uquid is one of the crypto debit card providers that we've reviewed. However, Uquid has still not recovered from the crypto Visa & MasterCard ban and their prepaid card is not functional. Right now Uquid consists of a UQC coin and a corresponding mini-ecosystem - wallets, exchange services…

A bull run generally means that the stockmarket is going up, the value of assets is increasing and there is a lot of interest from the general public. A bull run is an opposite to the bear market, when the asset prices are going down without reversion. Bitcoin bull market definitely took place in…

If you wish to get Bitcoin with debit card in the UK you can of course register at a large centralized exchange and run your purchases through their platform. In this case you will pay fees for both buying and selling Bitcoin. However, there is an option that lets you more do the same cheaper AND…

We're starting a monthly feature - Google search trends analysis. The methodology is imposing certain limits on the data but it's still fun to do. These are the algorithmic search trends - just Google's data on web searches related to "Bitcoin" that gained popularity rapidly lately. Bitcoin to…

Many Bitcoin users noticed recently that Bitcoin payments gateway BitPay have changed the way their invoices work. Previously, BitPay used to present the customer with a Bitcoin address to deposit funds to, and the payment could've been done manually using absolutely any Bitcoin wallet. As of…