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Altseason Imminent: ‘Most Altcoins Should Gain on Bitcoin Soon,’ Says Veteran Analyst
13.7.2020
During the last 30 and 90-day intervals, a number of altcoins have done much better than bitcoin, as far as price percentage increases are concerned. Last Thursday, the popular analyst Peter Brandt told his 360,000 followers that the price of ethereum saw a “significant breakout”...
20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction
12.7.2020
A group representing about 20,000 investors in Helbiz Inc has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the company. Investors want a motion granted to stop the company from destroying smart contracts that supports Helbiz Inc.’s ERC20, a token...
‘Fiat and Money Printing’ Street Mural Earns $500 in Bitcoin Donations in Five Days
11.7.2020
A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat and money printing.” Pascal Boyart’s latest mural, “Confessions of a Red Jester”, is a modern interpretation of the 1862 painting...
South African Crypto Investment Company Issued Cease And Desist Order In Texas
9.7.2020
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) issued a cease and desist order Wednesday against on Mirror Trading International (MTI), Forexandbitcoin.com and four individuals involved in a multi-level marketing scam. Out of the four individuals, Cornelius Johannes Steynberg is a resident of South...
Kraken Discovers Supply Chain Attacks Against Ledger Wallets
8.7.2020
Hardware wallet Ledger is allegedly vulnerable to two new attacks, Kraken exchange warned
Philippine SEC Warns Against Crypto Schemes
5.7.2020
Philippine SEC warns against investment schemes including one based on the Ethreum blockchain it says is a Ponzi scheme
4th Amendment Does Not Protect Bitcoin Data, US Fifth Circuit Court Rules
5.7.2020
A Fifth Circuit panel of judges recently ruled that Fourth Amendment rights do not apply to cryptocurrency transaction data that stems from an exchange. The U.S. court ruled against the defendant, Richard Gratkowski, who attempted to leverage the Fourth Amendment in an appeal. According to...
Tech Entrepreneur Offers Bitcoin Bounty in Campaign Against Vox
3.7.2020
Balaji Srinivasan has promised a $1000 BTC bounty to anyone who can get Recode’s Kara Swisher to retract a story on COVID-19
Shareholders File Criminal Complaint Against EY for Alleged Role in Wirecard Scandal
29.6.2020
Shareholders in German fintech Wirecard are taking legal action against Big Four auditor EY in the fallout from the scandal now engulfing the company
Ransomware Gang Failed to Deploy an Attack Against 30 US Firms
28.6.2020
Symantec revealed that a WastedLocker ransomware attack was blocked on time after an early alert by the cybersecurity firm
Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Claims He’s Autistic, Judge Tosses Out Sanctions Against Craig Wright
26.6.2020
The Kleiman v. Wright case is seemingly headed to trial on July 6, 2020, after Judge Beth Bloom ruled against the Kleiman’s attempt to levy sanctions against Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. It seems Wright has claimed that a licensed clinical psychologist diagnosed...
Kleiman Bitcoin Case Heads to Trial as Motion for Sanctions Against Craig Wright Is Denied
25.6.2020
A Florida judge threw out a motion for sanctions against Wright saying the lawsuit over 1.1 million BTC would be better decided by a jury
Why CoinDesk Respects Pseudonymity: A Stand Against Doxxing
23.6.2020
If you’re going to reveal someone’s personal information without their consent, you better have a damn good reason to do it, writes our executive editor
Algorand Founder’s Chess Match Against A Grandmaster Recorded on Blockchain
18.6.2020
A chess game between grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and Algorand founder Silivio Micali was recorded on the blockchain
Dollar Crash Imminent, Former Morgan Stanley Chief Economist Stephen Roach Predicts
18.6.2020
Stephen Roach, former chief economist at Morgan Stanley, has predicted that a dollar crash is coming, forecasting a 35% drop in the dollar’s value against other major currencies. He expects the U.S. national savings rate to sink deeper into negative territory than it has ever done before....
Trump Told Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to ‘Go After Bitcoin’ – Former National Security Advisor John Bolton Says
18.6.2020
Former national security advisor John Bolton has reportedly revealed in his upcoming book an instruction about bitcoin that President Donald Trump gave to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Bolton to stop the book’s release, claiming...
Fireblocks Adds Crypto-Tracing Tool to Guard Against Money Laundering
16.6.2020
Fireblocks has teamed up with Chainalysis to help flag high-risk transactions passing through its platform
Bitcoin Defenders Debunk Six Arguments Against BTC
16.6.2020
Not surprisingly, the latest newsletter by Bloomberg editor Joe Weisenthal sparked a vivid discussion in the Cryptoverse, with community members coming to bitcoin (BTC)'s defense in droves.
In the piece, Weisenthal outlined six reasons for what he sees at bitcoin’s lackluster performance this...
CFTC Chairman Cautions Against ‘Overly Prescriptive Rules’ for Crypto
15.6.2020
Chairman of the CFTC Heath Tarbert calls for principles rather than rules to dictate the government’s handling of digital assets
4 Reasons Why Bitcoin is The Best Hedge Against Uncertainty
12.6.2020
Bitcoin Strategist at Kraken, Pierre Rochard, explains why Bitcoin is the perfect asset against uncertainty despite its high volatility