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UN Believes North Korean Crypto Raiders Have Amassed USD 2Bn
5.8.2019
North Korea is reportedly continuing to intensify its attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges – and may have accrued a staggering USD 2 billion from its efforts so far.
In Japan, newspaper Asahi Shinbum says it has obtained access to an as-yet-unpublished, 142-page UN Security Council report that...
Bitcoin Accelerates Above USD 11.5K, Litecoin Hits USD 100 (UPDATED 2)
5.8.2019
The price of the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, is back above USD 11,500, or the level last seen in mid-July. Majority of other coins from the top 100 are also in green, however, bitcoin dominance keeps rising.
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Banks Stopped Walmart Bank – Now the Retail Giant Hits Back With Crypto
2.8.2019
On August 1, it was discovered that the giant retail corporation Walmart has patented plans for a stablecoin that’s backed by U.S. dollars. If released into the wild, the USD-based cryptocurrency would be issued to select Walmart retailers and partners while the patent’s description...
Litecoin Price Analysis: Litecoin (LTC) Nears 100 USD after Yesterday’s 6% Growth
1.8.2019
Litecoin (LTC) made an upward growth of 6% over the last 24 hours. By the end of 2019, the coin is expected to reach 200 USD. After days of anticipation, Litecoin has finally taken off to reach the moon. The last day’s almost 6% growth has put the coin near 97 USD and now it …
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This Airline Says Blockchain Ticketing Sales Hit USD 1m in July
1.8.2019
Source: Instagram, s7airlines
One of Russia’s biggest airlines, S7 Airlines, says that its blockchain-powered ticketing platform processed over USD 1 million worth of sales in July alone.
S7 said that it is also planning to expand the scope of its blockchain operations and sales network,...
Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on the Bitcoin Cash Chain
29.7.2019
Since last August, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has become a prevalent application within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. So far there’s been thousands of SLP tokens created, a number of which have been very popular and used regularly. Tokens have been issued by governments like Liberland...
Bitcoin Above USD 10K Again, Outperformed by Ether, EOS and Others
25.7.2019
The crypto market is in green today - bitcoin is back above the USD 10,000 level, while other major coins outperform the most popular cryptocurrency and only nine tokens from the top 100 are in red now.
At pixel time (04:36 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 10,105 and is up by almost 5% in the past...
Verge Price Analysis: Verge’s Continuous Fall May Place the Coin at 0.0054 USD Soon
24.7.2019
Verge has lost value over the last 24 hours after showing four huge price swings. It may soon find the support of 0.0054 USD. Verge has lost 6% over the last 24 hours after showing four price swings. The coin has been on a fall for the past 4 days. The medium-term outlook, however, is …
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BTC Plunges to USD 9.6K Despite Higher Interest and Restrained Supply
24.7.2019
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, once again dropped below USD 10,000, despite market players indicate higher interest in this coin and the amount of bitcoin untouched for at least 5 years is at an all-time high.
At pixel time (04:30 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 9,636 and is down...
The Myth of Authority: Mnuchin Denies USD Is Used Criminally
22.7.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has once again weighed in on bitcoin, claiming the U.S. dollar has not been used to finance “nefarious” activity on a recent episode of CNBC’s Squawk Box. Democratic House Representative Maxine Waters also dropped a tasty nugget of...
Global Crypto War Is Heating up – Iran Next in Line With Its Own Gold-Backed Coin
17.7.2019
Control of the U.S. dollar and the global financial system that depends on it gives the American government an incredibly powerful tool in shaping international affairs. As such, it is not surprising that its geopolitical rivals around the world will try to exploit the invention of cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Dives Under USD 10,000, Crypto Market Down 10%
16.7.2019
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, dropped by almost USD 1,000 on Tuesday, breaking the USD 10,000 level and almost reaching USD 9,600, while the whole market capitalization dropped by more than 10%.
At pixel time (17:49 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 9,641, and is down by almost 9% in...
Is the US Government Finally Accepting that Bitcoin is a Threat to the USD?
16.7.2019
No matter how much we deny it, Bitcoin is the future of global trade, and will most probably dethrone the current dominant currency, the US Dollar. While the world of crypto and quite a few economists believe this, the US never reacted to crypto until recently. However, in the past few weeks,...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Could Accelerate if BTC Breaks USD 11K
16.7.2019
There was a significant decline in bitcoin and altcoins in the past three days. BTC/USD even tested the USD 9,800 level and recently formed a support base near USD 10,000. As a result, the price started an upside correction and broke the USD 10,400 and USD 10,600 resistance levels. Similarly, there...
Crypto Markets See Double-Digit Crash, Bitcoin Dips Below USD 10,000
15.7.2019
Source: iStock/hocus-focus
After a short term recovery last week, when bitcoin price reached USD 13,000 again, it dropped over the weekend dipping even below the psychologically important level of USD 10,000 for c. 10 minutes on Monday morning (UTC time). Only a few coins from the top 100 are...
What Are Dollars Used for, President Trump? – The Gun Money Known as USD
12.7.2019
Donald Trump has taken to Twitter yet again, and this time he’s talking about bitcoin and the superiority of the United States dollar. Bashing lack of regulation and potential for criminal activity inherent to crypto, Trump claims the U.S. fiat will always be the strongest currency in...
Donald Trump Not A Fan Of Bitcoin; Is This The Reason For Bitcoin Price To Descend?
12.7.2019
Just when the crypto community and Bitcoin lovers thought that this would be a lingering Bull Run, Bitcoin started falling again. It is since yesterday i.e. 11th July that the price trend lost its surging momentum. While the community and the investors were gawking with high hopes about the price...
Hackers Steal USD 32M in Crypto from BITpoint Japan
12.7.2019
Source: iStock/Ali Kerem Yücel
On July 11, hackers stole JPY 3.5 billion (USD 32 million) from the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BITpoint, its parent company Remixpoint confirmed today, adding that victims of the hack will be compensated.
The exchange stopped all its services earlier today...
Binance: 10K Margin Traders Borrow USD 15M; BNB Jumps on Burn News
12.7.2019
More than 10,000 people signed up on “yesterday alone” for the Binance’s new margin trading account, which makes up more than USD 15 million borrowed for margin trading, CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao said during a livestream today. The company has also announced a major Binance coin (BNB) burn...
PR: Crypto Exchange Bithoven.com Enables Margin Trading
11.7.2019
Bithoven.com a progressive and high-tech cryptocurrency trading platform, has reported on the launch of advanced Margin Trading services on multifunctional MetaTrader 5, with maximum leverage 1:20 and BTC as margin nominal currency for more scalable and convenient buy and sell operations.
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