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Quant, Arweave and Avalanche soar while Bitcoin searches for support
18.8.2021
Bitcoin's price is losing its bullish momentum, but this did little to stop QNT, AR and AVAX from notching double-digit gains today
Founder of the Bitcoin Mixer Helix Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
18.8.2021
Larry Dean Harmon, founder and operator of the bitcoin mixing service Helix has pleaded guilty on Wednesday to money laundering charges. Harmon’s guilty plea follows the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen) fining Harmon $60 million last year. Helix Operator...
UWM Crypto Payments, Binance in Netherlands, Bitstamp Won't List DOGE + More News
18.8.2021
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US mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), previously known as United Shore Financial, will start accepting cryptocurrency...
Financial Warfare: Afghan Central Bank’s $10B Confiscated by US, Biden Halts USD Shipments to Afghanistan
18.8.2021
The war in Afghanistan has been an extremely long conflict since the United States invaded the country in 2001, in order to drive the Taliban from power. After a messy exit, the U.S. occupation in Afghanistan has been compared to mistakes made during the Vietnam War. Now that U.S. forces have left...
Bitcoin mining metric that has predicted every big BTC rally since 2020 is flashing again
18.8.2021
The fractal setup appeared at the beginning of the Bitcoin price rallies in January 2019, January 2020, March 2020 and December 2020
90% of Questions by Fidelity’s 'Biggest Clients' Have Been About Bitcoin
18.8.2021
The thing that the “biggest clients” of US-based mutual fund giant Fidelity have been the most interested about has been bitcoin (BTC), and though interest in ether (ETH) has been rising, it's not even close to that of BTC, said Christine Sandler, head of sales and marketing for Fidelity Digital...
Bitcoin's weekly MACD just crossed bullish for the first time in 11 months
18.8.2021
MACD is green for the first time since Bitcoin's all-time highs, but a correction is the "most obvious" first step, one trader says
Government Watchdog Investigates Conflicts of Interest Involving SEC Officials, Crypto, XRP, Ripple Lawsuit
18.8.2021
Government watchdog Empower Oversight has requested internal documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on cryptocurrency that potentially show conflicts of interest at the commission involving former high-level officials. This affects the commission’s lawsuit against...
Bybit Becomes Esports Team NAVI's Official Crypto Platform for 3 Years
18.8.2021
Crypto exchange Bybit has entered a multi-year partnership with esports team NAVI, with the exchange saying that this "marks the beginning of its foray into esports collaborations."
The deal is a perfect match, say the new partners, as both industries showed "transformative...
Global Crypto Adoption Up 2,300% in Two Years - Chainalysis
18.8.2021
Crypto adoption as of the end of the second quarter 2021 has been up by more than 2,300% compared to Q3 2019 on a global basis, and over 881% in the last year, according to a report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The variations show adoption as a global phenomenon, but the report states...
Major Dutch Football Club PSV Hodls Bitcoin — Sponsorship to Be Paid Entirely in BTC
18.8.2021
Major Dutch football club PSV has signed a partnership deal with a crypto exchange and its sponsorship will be paid entirely in bitcoin. “PSV is the first club in the EU to receive the sponsorship amount in crypto,” said the football club. PSV Professional Football Club Will...
Quantum-Resistant Token, Crown Sovereign (CSOV) Will Be Listed on Bitcoin.com Exchange
18.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Crown Sterling’s Crown Sovereign token (CSOV), the world’s first quantum-resistant digital asset, will be listed on Bitcoin.com Exchange in late September. This represents a milestone for both parties, one where Crown Sterling’s (CSOV) token will be listed on one...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Struggle To Hold Key Supports, Altcoins Slide Lower
18.8.2021
Bitcoin price failed to stay in a positive territory above the USD 45,500 support. BTC is slowly inching lower and it is currently (11:45 UTC) struggling to stay above USD 45,000. If it extends its decline below USD 45,000 and USD 44,500, there could be a sharp decline towards...
Bitcoin bulls at risk? Tether growth rate flatlines despite market cap crossing $64B
18.8.2021
The market capitalization of the world's largest stablecoin received a boost despite facing regulatory threats in the United States
Ukraine’s Digital Ministry Plans to Pay Employees With Digital Hryvnia in Pilot Project
18.8.2021
Employees of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation may become the first in the country to get their salaries in digital currency. The National Bank of Ukraine is developing an electronic version of the Ukrainian hryvnia and the ministry is considering the option of using...
PSV Eindhoven soccer club to accept new sponsorship deal in Bitcoin
18.8.2021
Anycoin Direct is now an official partner of PSV for the next two seasons, helping grow awareness of crypto across Europe
Crypto Sector World’s 3rd Industry in Phishing Attacks Growth - Report
18.8.2021
Phishing activities continue to intensify across the world, with their volume for the second quarter of 2021 outpacing the same period last year by 22%. Cryptocurrency increasingly finds itself in attackers’ sight, with a tenfold increase in attacks on exchanges, according to a recent report...
Bitpanda Raises $263 Million in Series C Finance Round, Firm Aims to ‘Double Down on Technology’
18.8.2021
Vienna-based crypto platform Bitpanda has announced the firm has secured $263 million in a Series C funding round. The financing was led by Valar Ventures and Leadblock Partners, Jump Capital, Alan Howard, and Redo Ventures joined the investment round. The latest financing gives Bitpanda an overall...
Robinhood shareholders want crypto wallets and a hat
18.8.2021
Currently, users of popular stock and digital currency trading app Robinhood users can't move their crypto off the platform
Ethereum 'liquidity crisis' could see new ETH all-time high before Bitcoin — analyst
18.8.2021
It's dog-eat-dog for the return to all-time highs between Bitcoin and Ethereum, the latest data suggests