Bitcoin News Roundup for May 11, 2017


While Bitcoin has passed $30 billion in total value circulating, remember that Apple could buy all Bitcoins 8 times over with its cash! Even if you would own all Bitcoins, you could only buy one of these:

  • 2x twitter
  • 50% paypal
  • 6% facebook
  • 4% google
  • 0.4% of the world's gold.

So there's still much room for growth.

Below you can find my Bitcoin news roundup for today, May 11, 2017.

Ulmart, Russia's largest online retailer, plans to start accepting bitcoin

Ulmart, Russia's largest online retailer, plans to start accepting bitcoin as a form of payment from 1 September, 2017 as technology has continued to evolve and blockchain has arguably become even more important than the currency it created.
Read more: prnewswire.com

Regulations for Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Expected in June, Withdrawals Could Soon Follow

Following the inspections by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) which started in January, Chinese bitcoin exchanges halted bitcoin withdrawals. Now that the inspections are near completion, regulators are reportedly preparing to issue regulatory guidelines for all bitcoin trading platforms in China. These documents are expected to be released in June and withdrawals could soon follow.
Read more: bitcoin.com

Bitcoin's Volatile Trading In Asia Tells Us A Lot About Local Banking Systems

As Bitcoin gains significant traction in Japan and Korea and its price once again rallies to new highs, the currency is revealing some friction in Asia’s banking systems not easily visible to outsiders before.
Read more: forbes.com

Japan to Receive Its First Interest-Paying Bitcoin Deposit Accounts

A little over a month after Japan declared the digital currency bitcoin (BTC) to be an officially recognized legal payment method, the Japanese bitcoin exchange Coincheck has announced the first interest-paying bitcoin deposit accounts for the Japanese market.
Read more: bitcoinmagazine.com

Bitcoin To Become ‘Just Like Money’ In Australia July 1

Australia has officially confirmed it will treat Bitcoin “just like money” from this year and it will no longer be subject to double taxation.
Read more: cointelegraph.com

Don’t Buy Bitcoin! Says German Central Bank

Bitcoin community is rejoicing due to the recent market activities, especially yesterday’s surge in cryptocurrency’s price which broke all the previous records. However, Germany’s Central Bank or at least few of its board members don’t seem to be enjoying the price rally.
Read more: newsbtc.com

Japanese Internet Giant GMO is Launching a New Bitcoin Exchange

Japanese internet conglomerate GMO Internet Co., Ltd is launching a bitcoin trading platform on May 24th. The internet giant is one of many Japanese companies looking to capitalize on booming demand for digital currencies in the world’s biggest bitcoin trading market.
Read more: cryptocoinsnews.com

Bitcoin Q&A: What is the role of nodes?

An interesting video by Andreas Antonopoulos on the role that full nodes play in security of the network.

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