Bitcoin
BTC-e Exchange Operator’s Trail for Bitcoin Fraud Begins in Paris
The four-day trial of Alexander Vinnik, 41, alleged to have used ransomware in a $157 million (135 million euros) bitcoin fraud that involved 200 victims,...
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Bitcoin Explodes Towards $12,000 as Altcoins Plunge; What Analysts are Saying
Bitcoin has been sucking the air out of altcoins for the past few hours, with its price rallying significantly as Ethereum and other altcoins all...
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Crushing Bitcoin Dominance Could Decimate Altcoins Through Q1 2021
The DeFi boom and an explosion of ROI across altcoins helped bring bullish sentiment back to crypto, and it helped push Bitcoin above $10,000 and...
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Ethereum
Analysts Think Ethereum’s Bull Trend is “Just Getting Started” Despite Selloff
Ethereum has plunged today despite the strength seen by Bitcoin ETH’s ongoing descent has sent shockwaves throughout the market, creating a tailwind that has adversely Read more…
Ethereum
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract to Launch in A Few Days, Beacon Chain in November
Ethereum’s 2.0 Deposit contract address feature will be announced this week, which puts the launch of Beacon Chain genesis at eight weeks maximum. Lead Product Read more…
Legal
Bitstamp Rolls Out New Crime Insurance Policy to Protect Cryptocurrencies Held on the Exchange
Bitstamp, one of the leading crypto exchanges based in Europe, has introduced a new insurance policy against online crypto thefts and other crimes for digital Read more…
Exchange
OKEx Head Taken Into Custody; All Withdrawals Are Suspended
OKEx – one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – has been trapped in some legal issues as of late. The Head of Read more…
Finance
Crypto More Popular Than Gold Among Russian Investors: Report
A survey among over 2,000 Russian investors has placed cryptocurrency next to gold in terms of popularity. Moreover, younger investors aged below 30 have displayed Read more…
Blockchain
Privacy Browser Brave Partners With Top Blockchain Trading Card Game, Splinterlands; Will Accept BAT
Brave, the privacy-centric browser, has partnered with one of the top crypto card games, Splinterlands. The partnership would see both the companies advertise for each Read more…
ICO
SEC Seeks $5 Million Fine Over Kik’s $100 Million ICO
The US Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed to a New York court that messaging app company Kik should pay a $5 million fine for Read more…
Bitcoin
Analyst: Bitcoin’s Dominance to Peak in December, Sparking Altcoin Buying Frenzy
Bitcoin has seen a massive upswing over the past couple of days that brought a firm end to its consolidation phase and is now allowing Read more…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price Breaches $12K for First Time Since August
Bitcoin prices had to overcome a large number of sell orders to break above $12,000. Source Author: Muyao Shen
Legal
Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021
The Bank of Russia (BOR) is studying the possibility of launching its digital ruble. BOR and the Ministry of Finance investigate the advantages and cons Read more…
Exchange
ChainLink (LINK) is Now a Borrowable Asset on Binance Loans
Quick take: The team at Binance has added ChainLink (LINK) as a borrowable asset on the Loans platform Uniswap (UNI) and Flamingo Finance (FLM) are Read more…
ICO
$5 million penalty proposed between SEC and Kik to end ICO lawsuit
Less than a month after a critical court decision in their ongoing legal fight, software firm Kik and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have Read more…
Bitcoin
Institutions Long and Hedge Funds Short: Bitcoin Options Traders Prep for ‘Big Moves’ Ahead
Trends in bitcoin options markets are making it difficult for financial analysts to pinpoint BTC’s next move. Data from CME’s recently published trader report shows Read more…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Decoupling from The Stock Market is Here as BTC Eats Up Altcoin and DeFi Market
Bitcoin 2, everything else 0. This is the tally after Bitcoin continues to move up following yesterday’s jump above $11,800. Today, the leading cryptocurrency actually Read more…
Bitcoin
The Trial of Alexander Vinnik, an Alleged BTC Thief, Has Begun
The trial of Alexander Vinnik – the man allegedly responsible for a ransomware system that stole more than $157 million – has begun in Paris. Read more…
Bitcoin
Prominent Crypto Strategist Says Parabolic Bitcoin Rally Imminent As BTC Shows Signs of Decoupling From S&P 500
A number of crypto traders are expressing their bullish sentiments on Bitcoin after BTC rallied amid an S&P 500 (SPX) sell-off, indicating the crypto king’s Read more…
Altcoins
Crypto.com Integrates PayID Offering 5M Users an Easy and Unique Way to Send & Receive Crypto
[PRESS RELEASE] HONG KONG, October 19, 2020 — Crypto.com today announced PayID, a universal payment identity developed by the Open Payments Coalition, is now available Read more…
Exchange
Coinbase Releases Mission Protocol to Help Other Companies Adopt Similar Approach
A San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange saw several of its employees taking the severance packages and leaving the company after Coinbase clamped down on talking politics Read more…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Dominance at 2-Month High: Disaster for Altcoins
August was a bullish month for altcoin traders as they ranked in profits, forcing Bitcoin dominance to drop below 60% for the first time since Read more…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Shoots Towards $12,000 as Capital Flows Back Into BTC
Bitcoin bulls are back after weeks of consolidation. The leading cryptocurrency thrust higher towards $12,000 on Tuesday morning. The coin now trades just shy of Read more…
Bitcoin
Luno Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Bitcoin Savings Wallet With a 4% Annual Interest Rate
Luno cryptocurrency exchange app is now offering a ‘savings wallet’ that will allow its users to earn up to 4% in annual interest on BTC Read more…
Bitcoin
FinCEN Penalizes ‘First’ Bitcoin Mixer, Helix, for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network charged Larry Dean Hamon, the founder, and CEO of bitcoin mixer Helix and Coin Ninja, for violations of the Bank Read more…
Bitcoin
Always On: Bitcoin To Surpass S&P 500 Trading Time Within Two Years
Recently, the discussion around Bitcoin “maturing” and becoming a respected mainstream asset, has prompted comparisons to the stock market, gold, currencies, commodities, and more. One Read more…
Altcoins
Prolonged DeFi Slump Impending? Uniswap Volume Drops 83% Since Peak
The decentralized finance (DeFi) market is slumping as large-cap tokens like Uniswap (UNI), Yearn.finance (YFI), and Maker (MKR) decline. Atop the lackluster performance of major Read more…
Altcoins
Fed Chairman Powell Updates Efforts to Create Digital Dollar, Says Risks and Trade-Offs Being Thoroughly Evaluated
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed is methodically exploring the creation of a digital version of the US dollar while evaluating the risks Read more…
Finance
Trader Lays Out “Worst Case” Technical Scenario For Yearn.finance (YFI)
Yearn.finance (YFI), the decentralized finance (DeFi) darling that led the DeFi market upsurge in the third quarter, is stagnating. Technical analysts are now considering the Read more…
Legal
Bundesbank official: Launching a central bank digital currency is a ‘political decision’
During a speech on Tuesday, a member of the German central bank’s executive board described the potential introduction of a Europe-centered digital currency as a Read more…