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Bitpanda came out with a bunch of noteworthy news recently. It looks like the platform is growing nicely and aims at becoming a one-stop Bitcoin transaction spot for European users. Some of the things Bitpanda have implemented brings it closer to some sort of a "Bitcoin address book" or a…

Almost all the services promoted with comment spam are service affiliates dropping their referral links to get commissions when webmasters and comment readers sign up through their links. Normally, we don't pay attention to spammy automated comments that contain referral links. However, when the…

This is a guest post by Bonpay, a cryptocurrency payments processor and a Bitcoin debit card provider (cards currently on hold). All views expressed belong to the author of the post. Crypto enthusiasts continue to persuade the world that cryptocurrency is accepted in more and more places and will…

Looking for the next cryptocurrency to explode? You're on the right page. We'll give you an answer that is simple, universal, and evergreen, but you might dislike it if you are greedy. The next cryptocurrency to explode is Bitcoin, BTC. There are just so many reasons to stick to Bitcoin rather…

Bitcoin dot com, a website controlled by Roger Ver who is a proponent of the Bitcoin Cash fork (we reviewed bitcoin dot com site here) has been in the center of weird news lately. First, screenshots of the site started circulating where it was clearly visible that visitors were urged to buy BCH…

A reddit user has reported that he was asked for an ID by the P2P Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins. The message says that the user has a "high transaction volume" and therefore has to provide an ID. The company blog has no announcements related to LocalBitcoins going full KYC/AML. It's hard to…

Altcoin.io came out with some interesting news, and once again proved it's definitely a service exchange worth following. Make sure you sign up with them to get alerted when they go live. Here's what they are preparing and what it potentially means (original post here): 1) A sidechain solution…

Revolut is a banking app that lets you buy Bitcoin, transfer money, operate a prepaid debit card, buy insurance products and a lot more. It's been pretty popular, having onboarded 1.7 million users and processed $10B worth of transactions since their launch in 2015. If you are interested in…

Updated September 20th 2018 This week in Canada has been marked by another blow delivered to Bitcoin from the traditional banking system. Several large banks have disallowed purchases of Bitcoin using the cards they've issued. In particular, these two large banks have pulled the plug on plastic…

Many have been following the growth of this service by now, but it's just gone live in the USA which is great news. HodlHodl is pretty much a LocalBitcoins alternative that does the same but in a more decentralized way. That is, HodlHodl is a peer to peer Bitcoin (and Litecoin) trading system.…

Mark Karpeles, the ex-CEO of MtGox (the infamously hacked pioneer cryptocurrency exchange) did an AMA on Reddit recently. While the whole thread is interesting for those that either follow the story or want to recover their lost coin (hopefully everyone will at some point!), we're particularly…

We wrote in our 2018 forecast for Bitcoin that decentralized exchanges (also abbreviated "DEX") would be one of the factors shaping the future. First quarter into the year 2018 we still stand on that, and it seems that Q2 will be bringing some exciting updates DEX-wise. In fact, the current…