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Jinxed it? Indicator Bets Bitcoin Won’t Fall Below $10K After August
3.6.2020
Lowest price forward claims that after August this year, Bitcoin will never trade below five figures again
First Mover: ECB Stimulus May Offer Market Hope After Bitcoin Fails (Again) to Break $10K
3.6.2020
After another failure above the $10,000 mark, some bitcoin traders are now looking ahead to this week's European Central Bank meeting, where authorities could commit to an extra €500 billion in money injections – er, asset purchases
Coinbase Repeats Pattern of Shutting Down When Bitcoin Gets Volatile
3.6.2020
Members of Crypto Twitter are speculating the busiest exchange in the U.S. may be intentionally crashing its site during volatile times
Hackers Threaten to Use Stolen Data from Coinsquare for SIM Swapping
3.6.2020
More than 5,000 email addresses and other personal information obtained from Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare may be used in SIM swapping attacks.
Hackers got their hands on personal data on users from Coinsquare's database, and Vice's Motherboard cites one of the hackers saying that "the...
Chinese Police Find Secret Bitcoin Mining Operation in Suspected Tombs
3.6.2020
Chinese law enforcement discovered an illegal Bitcoin mining operation in what appeared to be multiple underground burial sites
Bitcoin Cash
3.6.2020
On August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin protocol underwent a hard fork which split the network in two and gave birth to Bitcoin Cash. Tired of the infighting and perceived lack of progress on Bitcoin’s scaling debate, and unhappy with the decision to go ahead with the Segregated Witness or SegWit...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Consolidating Losses, Upsides Could Be Capped
3.6.2020
Yesterday, we saw a strong increase in bitcoin price above the USD 9,950 and USD 10,000 resistance levels. BTC even climbed above the USD 10,200 level, but it struggled to continue above USD 10,400. Also yesterday, there was a sharp decline below USD 10,000 and the price tested the USD 9,300...
VanEck’s MVIS and CryptoCompare Launch Bitcoin Benchmark Rate
3.6.2020
VanEck company MVIS and crypto data provider CryptoCompare are launching a new hourly Bitcoin Benchmark Rate
Four Crypto Exchanges Rake In 90% of Bitcoin Trading Volume
3.6.2020
While bitcoin (BTC) is as a decentralized asset, trading in and out of the biggest cryptoasset remains a relatively centralized process, according to a new report from crypto data provider Coin Metrics.
Although bitcoin is traded against a range of fiat currencies, stablecoins, and other...
Be Short After $10.3K Bitcoin Price ‘Head Fake,’ Veteran Trader Warns
3.6.2020
A brief breakout into bullish territory for BTC/USD was a red herring, says John Bollinger, who is urging “caution” among traders
Generational Shift to Open $28 Trillion Retirement Market to Crypto
3.6.2020
The CEO of Kingdom Trust, a regulated custodian managing over $13 billion in assets, believes a generational shift will soon open the $28 trillion retirement industry to Bitcoin
Lightning Network Overhaul Could Strengthen Bitcoin Privacy – But Many ‘Ifs’ Remain
3.6.2020
Bitcoin developers are exploring Point Timelock Contracts (PTLCs) to improve the privacy of payments on the Lightning Network
Bitcoin ATMs Face Tighter Regulations Over Money Laundering
3.6.2020
The global regulatory landscape is tightening for crypto ATM operators
Volatility: $230M in BitMEX Liquidations Hit Bulls and Bears Alike
3.6.2020
The extreme volatility of the past 24 hours has seen $230 million in both longs and shorts liquidated on BitMEX
Vitalik Tells CZ to Think Bigger: Crypto is More Than Just ‘Protest’ Money
3.6.2020
The Ethereum co-founder says the crypto community needs to get with the times
Bitcoin Cash Vietnam-Based Fiat-to-Crypto Trading Support Added to Bvnex Exchange
3.6.2020
This week the trading platform Bvnex Exchange announced the support of bitcoin cash on the Vietnam-based fiat-crypto trading platform. The support gives the Vietnamese market and other regions in Asia, the ability to trade bitcoin cash for VNDT- Vietnam dong. On June 2, 2020, the crypto exchange...
Adam Back: Crisis Will Push BTC to $300K Even Without Institutions
3.6.2020
Crypto pioneer Adam Back thinks the current financial situation could propel Bitcoin to $300K — even without Goldman Sachs on board
50 Million-user Chat App KakaoTalk Launches Crypto Wallet Today
3.6.2020
South Korea’s Kakao Group, the operator of the KakaoTalk chat app, says that its long-awaited crypto wallet Klip debuts today – in theory providing most of the country with immediate access to cryptoassets.
KakaoTalk claims to have around 45 million monthly active users in South Korea (87% of...
Capitulation by Unknown Miner 'Caused the Dip,' Says CryptoQuant CEO
3.6.2020
The CEO of CryptoQuant believes that capitulation by an unknown miner caused the latest Bitcoin price dip
5 Ways to Reduce Risks for Customers in Case Bitcoin Exchange Fails
3.6.2020
Amending laws to accommodate the nature of cryptoassets, tracing on-chain transactions, and prohibiting the re-use of deposited bitcoin (BTC) are some of the ways to reduce risks in case a custodian sinks, according to researchers from the Netherlands' Leiden University.
Their recent paper looks...