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BTC and Altcoin Pay is Growing Fast, Says Crypto Payment Firm BitPay
27.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Wit (edited by Cryptonews)
Atlanta-based crypto pay service provider BitPay says that bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin payments are on the rise – with the number of transactions on its platform growing by 4.6% in June.
Per data released by the firm, 107,000 crypto pay transactions were...
Wealthy Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff is soliciting BTC birthday gifts for his son
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Peter Schiff is back at it again
Bitcoin price to $500,000: Winklevoss lays out ultimate bullish case
27.8.2020
Tyler Winklevoss believes Bitcoin price is headed to $500,000 in the long term if it overtakes gold
African crypto exchange raises $1.5M from Andreessen Horowitz and others
27.8.2020
Crypto is truly a global asset class
A $1 million BTC bribe leads to conspiracy charges for Russian man
27.8.2020
The strange case of Egor Kriuchkov — who was he working for?
Bitcoin could help to obtain financial services, making them more accessible
27.8.2020
Blockchain tech-backed platforms are delivering the ability to access various markets in an easy and accessible way
Non event? Why Friday’s $272M CME Bitcoin futures expiry is irrelevant
27.8.2020
Historical data shows Bitcoin price drops by 2.3% ahead of CME futures expiry, should traders expect increased volatility?
‘Bitcoin Will Never Ditch You’ Ad Dominates Front Page of Major Hong Kong Newspaper
27.8.2020
The number of bitcoin ads appearing in major newspapers is growing. The front page of Apple Daily, a major newspaper in Hong Kong, featured a “Bitcoin will never ditch you” ad this week. Bitcoin ads also recently appeared in leading Indian newspaper The Economic Times, the Financial...
ShapeShift Accuses Former Employee of Stealing $900K in Bitcoin
27.8.2020
The exchange wants $5,000 in damages from Azamat Mukhiddinov, its now-fired senior engineer
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 27, 2020
27.8.2020
With bitcoin slightly bearish and cyber bandits pillaging New Zealand’s NZX exchange, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Blockchain Bites: What Rising Inflation Could Mean for Bitcoin and the US Dollar
27.8.2020
Bitcoin is a tool to avoid police extortion in Nigeria, centralized social media is being censored amid Thai protests and what Powell's address means for bitcoin
DEC777 Decentralized Exchange – The Last Resort for the People Who Lost Trust in Centralized Exchange
27.8.2020
Why do we have to store our digital assets with hesitation? We’ve lost trust in many scam exchanges such as Wex, BITPoint…Maybe this is the right time to look for an exchange that doesn’t need us to deposit to trade. DEC77 is an outstanding decentralized exchange built...
South Korean Court Sends Bogus Crypto Exchange Chiefs to Prison
27.8.2020
In what has been a torrid week for South Korean crypto exchanges, the CEO and the executive director of a legitimate-looking trading platform have been sent to jail for three and two years respectively – after a court found them guilty of duping investors with a bogus exchange.
A branch of...
Bitcoin Pops and Drops After Powell Introduces Average Inflation Targeting
27.8.2020
Bitcoin whipsawed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s chairman signaled tolerance for high inflation, as expected
DCG to Invest $100M in Bitcoin Mining Venture
27.8.2020
Blockchain investment firm Digital Currency Group has branched into the bitcoin mining industry though a subsidiary called Foundry
Bitcoin price hits $11.6K as Fed says it will let inflation pass 2%
27.8.2020
Loosening of inflation handling boosts Bitcoin in line with expectations that the Fed would inadvertently support safe havens with its decision
New SEC Filing Shows Fidelity Preparing to Launch Bitcoin Fund
27.8.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a new filing for a bitcoin fund, submitted by Fidelity Investments’ head of strategy and planning. Bitcoin Index Fund Filed With SEC The SEC published Wednesday a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities (Form D) filing for a...
Chainalysis Report Shows Healthy Crypto Usage in Venezuela
27.8.2020
The Venezuelan government's push to create a cryptocurrency-centric economy appears to be working, but perhaps not in the way officials had hoped
Russia Is Blocking Bitcoin-Related Websites Again
27.8.2020
Russian internet censorship agency Roskomnadzor has persuaded a court to block various crypto sites including a popular bitcoin OTC data provider
First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren’t Just Virtual as Fed’s Powell Returns to Jackson Hole
27.8.2020
Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda