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A New York University student paid his four-year tuition with bitcoin profits

Guided by an algorithm that is supposed to be able to predict the performance of cryptocurrencies, some New York University…

Biotech equipment maker-turned crypto company buys 3,800 bitcoin miners, expects to break 60 PH/s

A former biotech company shifted its focus to become a strategic investor in the blockchain sector and is now diving…

Canadian oil and gas company burns its natural gas to power a bitcoin mining facility, instead of ‘selling it for next to nothing’

Canadian oil and gas company Iron Bridge Resources Inc. has come up with an unconventional workaround for the natural gas…

Russian crypto-fund launches free psychological support hotline for depressed bitcoin investors

Blockchain Fund, reportedly one of the largest cryptocurrency funds in Russia, has recently launched an emergency psychological support service. The…

Canadian bank to offer blockchain-based safety deposit boxes for cryptocurrencies

VersaBank, a small-scale Canadian chartered bank which operates using an electronic branchless model, is building a blockchain-based safety deposit box…

Ethereum guide: What is Ethereum and how is it different from Bitcoin?

With the second largest market cap in the cryptocurrency world, Ethereum has drawn a lot of attention from investors and…

South Korea’s largest online retailer to integrate bitcoin, ether and 10 others

South Korea's largest e-commerce platform, Wemakeprice, has reportedly partnered with Bithumb to integrate 12 cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ether, ripple, and…

Ethereum deemed better than bitcoin in much disputed Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings

Securities rating agency Weiss issued the first ratings on cryptocurrencies on Wednesday, judging ethereum (ETH) to be better than bitcoin…

Nasdaq looking into bitcoin futures “different from what’s already out there”, CEO says

Nasdaq bitcoin futures appear to be in the making. The stock exchange is currently exploring ways of offering clients bitcoin…

A look back at “bitcoin bans” and how they don’t matter unless we make them matter

A look back at China's "bitcoin ban" attempts proves one very important point: countries can and will try to regulate…