Cointelegraph en Español presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world sees major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with Uruguay approving a new bill that could be applied positively to ICOs, Cuba using crypto to access the global economy and Venezuela finally installing its first Bitcoin (BTC) […]
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Square Crypto, the crypto-focused branch of mobile payment company Square, provides a $100,000 grant to BTCPay Server to support open-source BTC projects. Bitcoin (BTC)-supporting payments service Square Crypto is giving the first of what will be many grants to support open-source Bitcoin projects to BTCPay Foundation. BTCPay receives $100,000 grant On Sept. 14, Square Crypto, […]
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A hacker spent $1,000 in EOS to steal more than $110,000 in cryptocurrency by exploiting EOS game of chance EOSPlay. A hacker spent $1,000 in EOS to steal more than $110,000 in cryptocurrency through an exploit of EOS gambling game EOSPlay. Biggest DeFi service EOS REX used An alleged bug in EOSPlay allowed the attacker […]
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Chinese regulators are looking to heighten scrutiny on the cryptocurrency mining industry in Inner Mongolia. Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia have issued a notice demanding a clean-up of the province’s crypto mining enterprises. Terms of notice As local crypto outlet ChainNews reported on Sept. 14, five departments within Inner Mongolia have […]
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The IRS is using unreliable tax forms received from cryptocurrency exchanges to come after traders. Over the past month, we have seen the IRS, the tax collecting agency of the United States, send out more than 10,000 warning and action letters to suspected cryptocurrency holders and traders who may have misreported digital assets on their […]
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The top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting mixed movements on the day as Bitcoin’s price hovers over the $10,300 mark again. Saturday, Sept. 14 — The top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting mixed movements on the day while Bitcoin’s (BTC) price hovers over the $10,300 mark by press time. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 The price of […]
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United States Treasury undersecretary Sigal Mandelker says that cryptocurrencies could become the next frontier in the war on terror. United States Treasury undersecretary Sigal Mandelker stated that cryptocurrencies could become “the next frontier” in the war on terrorism. According to a press release published on the U.S. Treasury’s website on Sept. 11, Mandelker made her […]
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British Financial Conduct Authority granted a license under the European Benchmarks Regulation to CME Group’s Bitcoin index provider CF Benchmarks. CF Benchmarks, CME Group’s Bitcoin (BTC) index provider, received a benchmark license under the European Benchmarks Regulation (EU BMR). On Sept. 13, CF Benchmarks’ official Twitter account announced that the firm received its license from […]
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Coinme, a global leader in cryptocurrency ATMs, has announced $1.5 million in funding from Ripple’s Xpring and the Blockchain Finance Fund. Ripple’s Xpring and Blockchain Finance Fund have invested $1.5 million in Seattle-based crypto ATM startup Coinme. Coinme secures $1.5 million in funding On Sept. 12, Coinme, a global leader in cryptocurrency ATMs, announced that […]
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New York-based cryptocurrency lending company, BlockFi, announced that its clients will no longer need to meet a minimum deposit amount to earn interest on crypto. Clients of BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lending company, will now be able to start earning interest on any amount of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Gemini Dollar (GUSD). No minimum deposit […]
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