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Coinbase CEO Suggests Dodging ‘Mean, Snarky’ Media
22.5.2020
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of many crypto executives who prefers writing a blog to answering questions from mainstream journalists
Bitcoin.com’s New CEO is Third So Far in 2020 Amid ‘Lagging Morale’
22.5.2020
Bitcoin.com is being led by its third CEO in three months, with the promotion of Chief Product Officer Dennis Jarvis
Gox Rising Offers $800 per Bitcoin Claim to Buy out Mt Gox Creditors
22.5.2020
Gox Rising has offered to buy out creditor claims from the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. The Brock Pierce-led outfit will pay $800 per bitcoin claim, either in BTC or cash, to creditors who are unwilling to wait for the finalization of the ongoing civil litigation. “Our payment...
Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
Blockchain.com to Support Russian Ruble Despite Local Crypto Uncertainty
21.5.2020
Blockchain.com follows Binance in listing the Russian ruble, while local government considers strict regulations for the industry
CoinMarketCap Gets Ready to Play Cat and Mouse Games With Exchanges
21.5.2020
CoinMarketCap decided to run an iterative approach to try to find the best exchange ranking metrics, but some say it’s a cat and mouse game
Brazil to Investigate Banks Denying Service for Crypto Companies
21.5.2020
Major Brazilian banks might get punished for excluding crypto companies from the local financial system
Cryptocurrency and COVID-19: Bitcoin’s Path to a Safe Haven
21.5.2020
In the time of a global crisis caused by the coronavirus, Bitcoin has the potential to be the best option for a trusted financial instrument
Why Have Cryptocurrency Payments Failed to Take Off So Far?
21.5.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed merchants and executives from Crypto.com and Pundi X to learn about the current state of crypto payments for retail customers
Wild Satoshi Theories: The Curious Case of Bitcoin Block 3654 from 2009
21.5.2020
On Wednesday, 50 bitcoin mined on February 9, 2009, was moved from the original address to a new address. The movement of coins caused a great commotion throughout the cryptocurrency community, as some individuals assumed it may have been the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. However, skeptics believe...
Coinbase Will Allow Employees to Work Remotely After Lockdown
21.5.2020
Coinbase will transition to a permanent “remote-first” future after the quarantine is over
Mystery Account ‘Rescues’ $6M of STEEM From Hard Fork Seizure
21.5.2020
Steem’s latest hard fork has been completed but almost $6 million of STEEM due for seizure was ‘rescued’ in a mysterious transaction to Bittrex exchange
Generations of Debt: US Taxpayers Held Liable for Federal Reserve’s $6.9 Trillion Balance
20.5.2020
The central banking system in the U.S. and the country’s megabanks have manipulated the economy for quite some time and these days, the coronavirus has been a great excuse to create trillions for stimulus. A recent report from the analysts at Wall Street on Parade indicates that American...
Exposure to -1x the Daily Performance: Bitcoin.com Exchange Adds Inverse Token BTCSHORT
20.5.2020
During the last few months, Bitcoin.com’s cryptocurrency exchange has added a number of new coins and features. Today, Bitcoin.com Exchange has added an Ethereum-based inverse token called “BTCSHORT,” a token that gives users exposure to the inverse or -1x the daily performance...
Binance-Backed Crypto Travel Firms Travala.com and TravelByBit Merge
20.5.2020
Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced the merger of their platforms
Report: Africa Is Bullish on Crypto Despite Infrastructure and Regulatory Hurdles
20.5.2020
According to a new report, African nations have the highest rates of cryptocurrency adoption throughout the world
Hyperblock Bitcoin Mining Servers and Datacenter Infrastructure to Be Auctioned off in Public Sale
20.5.2020
Thousands of mining servers and all the datacenter infrastructure needed to operate them will be auctioned off in an upcoming public sale of Hyperblock’s property. The company has announced on Thursday, May 14, 2020, that its 20MW Montana, USA datacenter went offline and that it has ceased...
Bitcoin Sentiment on Twitter Reaches Its Highest Level in 3 Years, Says Data Firm The Tie
20.5.2020
Positive investor sentiment about bitcoin (BTC) on Twitter has reached record levels – its highest in three years – triggered by the cryptocurrency’s supply cut earlier this month, data shows. According to crypto data company The Tie, the 30-day average daily sentiment score is...
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
Covid-19 Economy Fuels Faith in Crypto: Trust In Bitcoin Over Banks Increased 3X Since 2017
19.5.2020
The market research organization, The Tokenist, recently published a report called “Comparing Public Bitcoin Adoption Rates in 2020 vs 2017.” The study’s findings give a comprehensive look at the cryptocurrency ecosystem between 2017 and now. The researchers’ survey shows...