CoinClaim.io has just completed the successful launch of their new automated, 100% crypto bounty system and has opened the platform for companies and public users. CoinClaim is a fully automated SaaS marketing tool that allows companies, to build marketing campaigns and pay users their own company tokens to promote their brand or products. Companies create […]

Earlier this week, we reported on rumors that Samsung appeared to be entering into the cryptocurrency mining market, creating a new line of dedicated ASICs. While unnamed sources within Samsung confirmed the move to South Korean news agency The Bell, many details were still unclear.

Last week, while most people in D.C. were focused on the looming government shutdown, Senators Marco Rubio (R.-Fl) and Robert Menendez (D.-NJ) published an open letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressing serious concern about Venezuela’s plans to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency. The proposed token, known as the “Petro,” was announced by Venezuelan President […]

Earlier today, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) released a draft version of their plans to tax proceeds generated by initial coin offerings (ICOs). Under the plan, the ITA would impose a value-added tax (VAT) on profits generated from ICOs, although the tokens themselves would not be taxed. The plan also creates two distinct categories for […]

In a surprising turn of events, long-struggling photography brand Eastman Kodak has announced plans to move into the cryptocurrency space with a pair of new initiatives. Yesterday, Kodak revealed that it will be launching a new, blockchain-powered platform, called KODAKOne, which is intended to “empower photographers and agencies to take greater control in image rights […]

Since late November 2017, South Korea has looked to regulate cryptocurrency trading in domestic exchanges. South Korea’s primary financial regulator is in discussions with counterparts in China and Japan toward the regulation of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. South Korea is the world’s third largest market in bitcoin trading, after Japan and the U.S., and the largest […]

There’s no getting around the fact that Bitcoin Cash (BCH) — the controversial bitcoin hard fork promoted by equally controversial personalities Roger Ver and Jihan Wu — made a name for itself in 2017. Leaving aside the technical discussion around Bitcoin Cash, and its long-term viability as a rival to Bitcoin Core, the BCH fork […]

Last week, attorneys representing ATB Coin investors filed a class-action suit in the Southern District of New York, seeking damages from ATB Coin founders Edward Ng and Herbert W. Hoover. The plaintiffs claim that ATB Coin intentionally misled investors about the technological capabilities of the ATB Coin project, the potential for investment losses, and the […]

As 2017 winds to a close, the major financial news outlets have begun to publish their year-in-review coverage. Given the utter dominance of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies during the second half of the year, it’s hardly a shock that many of these articles focus heavily on the future of digital currencies and other blockchain-related topics. […]

Last week, a new fork of the bitcoin blockchain was brought to our attention here at BitcoinX.com. Under normal circumstances, we likely wouldn’t report on a relatively unknown hard fork like this — one of many to come, given the relative success of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fork — but in this case we really […]