Brendan Blumer, the CEO of Block.one – the publisher of EOS, has said that Bitcoin isn’t money and that it never will be. However, he believes that it’s the “next generation of gold.” His tweets came as a response to Peter Schiff, who once again bashed Bitcoin. Bitcoin Is The “Next Generation Of Gold” Brendan...Read More
Since the new decade had started, Bitcoin is showing bullishness. The cryptocurrency started 2020 below $6800 and skyrocketed to $10,500 just days ago. However, Bitcoin gave us another reminder of its cruel volatility. After reaching almost $10,300 as of yesterday’s high, just as Europeans went to sleep, Bitcoin started its show. In a little more...Read More
Interest rates across the globe are going to zero, and it’s bullish for Bitcoin, according to Morgan Creek Capital Management Founder and CEO, Mark Yusko. He also noted that the recent price drop should not bother investors, and they should focus on purchasing more. Zero Interest Rates Good For Bitcoin Yusko recently spoke in a...Read More
Following Bitcoin’s relative stability around the $10,200 price mark, the cryptocurrency had suddenly crashed to $9,200 in a matter of just 50 minutes. This sudden crash comes a day after Bitcoin was making an impressive increase of $700, ranging from $9600 to almost $10,300. Today, shortly before 22:00 UTC, Bitcoin had lost almost $1,000 of...Read More
Tether, the company behind the most widely-used stablecoin, has minted over $60 million worth of USDT. It’s interesting to see if this will have any positive impact on Bitcoin’s price, given the fact that the infusion comes right after BTC surged upwards of $700 in 24 hours. 60,000,000 New USDT Minted Earlier today, the popular...Read More
Today, a news report from Reuters has mentioned, once again, that the blockchain industry continues to develop at an unprecedented speed, and that regulators need to get themselves caught up to speed, or risk behind left behind in the dust. In fact, the report suggests that many of the world’s Central Banks are becoming increasingly...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance has suspended almost all of its services, including trading, withdrawal, and deposits, to conduct unscheduled system maintenance, according to an official announcement from the exchange. The message on Binance, as of writing these lines Binance Futures Not Affected As per the notice, the services that have been paused are “deposits, withdrawals,...Read More
The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, has been approved as the very first “pure-play” crypto-related company to become a Visa principal member. Supposedly, this would allow the exchange to further improve its customer experience. Coinbase Becomes Visa Principal Member According to an official release, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has managed to...Read More
The Irish High Court ordered an alleged drug dealer to forfeit $56 million worth of Bitcoin to the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB). The decision came after the Court ruled that Clifton Collins purchased the digital asset with his drug profits. Over 5,500 BTC Forfeited A local news outlet reported earlier today that Clifton Collins from...Read More
The space of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) took a serious hit in the past week as decentralized lending protocol went through two subsequent attacks. The compromised funds amount to a little less than $1 million. The First Attack On bZx – February 14th The first attack happened on block 9484588, timestamped February 15th, according to the...Read More
As of Monday, February 17th, 2020, U.S. presidential candidate, Micheal Bloomberg, and his campaign team have published a formal financial reform plan, aimed at strengthening the U.S. economy and helping it recover from the “the damage Trump has done” following the financial crisis of 2008. Amongst dozens of other financial recommendations, the formal proposal also...Read More
More than 4,000 BTC will be auctioned today by the United States Marshals Service (USMS). The procedure will happen with sealed bids where the highest bidder gets the bitcoins. All of the bitcoins included in the auction have been forfeited in different federal criminal, administrative, and civil cases. $40 Million Worth of BTC To Be...Read More
A rare bullish signal took place this week. The Golden Cross, as it’s commonly referred to, is a phenomenon that happened despite the price of Bitcoin dropping from $10,500 down to its current level at around $9,800. Historically, this has caused BTC to surge in value in the mid-term. Bitcoin’s Most Recent Golden Cross Bitcoin...Read More
Peter Schiff is a popular economist, financial broker, and a recognized author. He’s also a well-known nocoiner who has bashed Bitcoin for quite some time now. In one of his latest tweets, however, he conceded, saying that the cryptocurrency can, indeed, rise in value, despite failing to serve its purpose as money. Peter Schiff Concedes...Read More
The start of the new week came as a sad one for traders as the bears take over the cryptocurrency market, correcting Bitcoin price to below the $9600 region. At the time of writing, the coin is trading at $9,627. The current volatility in the market could be tied to the ongoing selling pressure and...Read More
As IOTA continues to investigate and examine the flaws in its native desktop wallet, which led to multiple thefts of users’ funds, the Foundation behind the project said today that they had released a “safe version” of the Trinity Wallet. Trinity Mobile Wallet Not Safe For Now While the attack only affected the Trinity Desktop...Read More
The Central Bank of Russia announced in late December that it would be testing out its state-backed cryptocurrency within a regulatory sandbox. It appears that the tests are now over and have been completed. Russia’s Central Bank And Blockchain According to a local report, Russia’s Central Bank has completed a pilot project for the issuance...Read More
The Central Bank of Russia announced in late December that it would be testing out its state-backed cryptocurrency within a regulatory sandbox. It appears that the tests are now over and have been completed. Russia’s Central Bank And Blockchain According to a local report, Russia’s Central Bank has completed a pilot project for the issuance...Read More
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, has confirmed that his company applied for an operating license in Singapore. This comes less than a month since the Asian country introduced a comprehensive regulation for businesses dealing with digital assets. Binance Applies For License in Singapore The largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume has applied for an...Read More
This week alone, gamers, virtual reality enthusiasts, and the cryptocurrency community have invested nearly a million dollars worth of real world currencies into virtual real estate generated and maintained by blockchains. The three largest blockchain generated virtual world games, The Sandbox, Decentraland, and Cryptovoxels, all saw the total trading volume of their digital tokens surge...Read More
“It was the intelligence coup of the century.” That’s the assessment of the CIA in a classified report obtained earlier this month by an investigation of the Washington Post. The Post made stunning revelations in a report headlined, “How the CIA used Crypto AG encryption devices to spy on countries for decades.” Crypto AG was...Read More
The spread of the coronavirus continues, and more countries appear to take serious measures for its containment. Amid the tragic effect on people’s health, the cryptocurrency space recently saw the birth of the CoronaCoin – a coronavirus-backed token. The Creation of CoronaCoin Earlier today, the discussion of the new coronavirus-backed coin was published in a...Read More
Tesla stocks (TSLA) saw a tremendous price surge in the last few months, and the firm is looking to monetize the increase. Tesla plans a $2 billion common stock offering to strengthen its financial position. While similar scenarios could play out in the traditional financial market, Bitcoin stands on the opposite shore. Its finite pre-programmed...Read More
When your completely non-computer savvy, totally apolitical friends or family members come up to you asking, “Hey, you think I should buy this Bitcoin thing?” you’re in bubble territory. The coin is very possibly overheated, and it might be time to sell. We need a healthy pull back. Too much hype about #bitcoin halving and...Read More
The cryptocurrency index and beta fund provider, BitWise, recently published a report regarding how financial advisors look at digital assets. Partnering with numerous information sources on the matter, the company concludes that cryptocurrencies are becoming more attractive to advisors and their clients. Increased Interest For Cryptocurrencies BitWise and ETF Trends conducted the report by questioning...Read More
Bitcoin’s price made yet another positive week of continuous gains. In the past seven days, BTC is up more than 4%, finally breaking above the essential technical and psychological resistance of $10,000. The price shot up to as much as $10,500 but failed to claim this level and retraced to where it currently trades at...Read More
The world’s largest decentralized and blockchain-based social media, as well as a blogging platform, Steemit, announced a strategic partnership with the TRON foundation. Steemit Joining TRON Ecosystem The largest decentralized blockchain-based social media and popular blogging platform, Steemit, announced in a shared press release with Cryptopotato, a strategic partnership with the TRON foundation. The development...Read More
The largest standalone investment bank in Latin America, Banco BTG Pactual SA, recorded an impressive 42% net income growth during last year’s fourth quarter. The bank is regarded as one of the cryptocurrency-friendly traditional banking establishments. Last year, BTG started utilizing the Ethereum and Tezos blockchain networks for security token offerings. BTG’s Net Income On...Read More
Cryptocurrencies are popping in 2020. The entire market’s capitalization has once again touched $300 billion – something that was last seen six months ago. The interesting part is that it’s not just Bitcoin’s price that’s increasing this time – altcoins are exploding as well. Naturally, as it has always been the case, this drives more...Read More
One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Huobi, is adding a new service for its Argentinian branch. Dubbed Huobi Argentina, it now allows customers to directly exchange Argentine Peso (ARS) for Bitcoin and Tether (USDT) and vice versa. Huobi Argentina Fiat Gateway In September 2019, the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the opening of Huobi Argentina....Read More
