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Travala Sees 205% Jump in Booking Revenue as Travel Demand Returns — 60% Paid With Cryptocurrencies
2.6.2020
Crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala has reported booking growth as demand for travel returns despite continued coronavirus crisis and extended lockdowns in many places. Its booking revenue in May soared 205% and 60% of all bookings were paid with cryptocurrencies. Travel Demand...
Cellphones, Bitcoin and the Citizen Tools of Anti-Authoritarianism, Feat. Alex Gladstein
2.6.2020
As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate
Russia Leads Global BTC Trading on LocalBitcoins for 2nd Month in a Row
2.6.2020
Russia tops global Bitcoin trading on P2P exchange LocalBitcoins amid local crypto regulation uncertainty
Crypto Could Save Millennials From the Economy That Failed Them
2.6.2020
The Millennial generation will lead humanity to an era of new financial technology as they drive Bitcoin adoption through the next decade
Ethereum's Layers, Mining moves, Swiss Bitcoin Banking + More News
2.6.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the initial deployment of Ethereum's layer 2 scaling strategy...
US Law Enforcement Promises $5M for the Capture of Venezuela’s Superintendent of Cryptocurrencies
2.6.2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has put out a bounty for $5 million for the arrest and conviction of Venezuela’s superintendent of cryptocurrency. Joselit de la Trinidad Ramirez Camacho is now added to America’s Most...
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 2, 2020
2.6.2020
With the price of bitcoin briefly breaking above $10,000, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back!
Bitcoin’s Price Drops by $800 in Less Than 5 Minutes
2.6.2020
Bitcoin's price fell more than $800 in under five minutes on Tuesday, pushing the broader cryptocurrency market into the red
3 Main Reasons Bitcoin Price Plummeted 14% in 15 Minutes to $8,600
2.6.2020
The price of Bitcoin dropped 14% to $8,600 in less than 15 minutes to $8,600 in an intense long squeeze
Blockchain Bites: Poolin Lending, Square Crypto’s Grant and a Senate Candidate Who Holds Bitcoin
2.6.2020
Square Crypto supports Bitcoin's lightning network development, crypto mining pool Poolin expands lending and ICE is going after the petro dollar's creator
Bitcoin Drops Below USD 10,000, Erases 24 Hour Gains in Minutes
2.6.2020
After staying above USD 10,000 for around half a day, bitcoin (BTC) dropped below this important level once again, in 10 minutes erasing all its gains in the past 24 hours.
At pixel time (15:07 UTC), BTC trades at USD 9,557 and is unchanged in a day. The price is still up by 8% in a week and 14%...
Capitalism’s Perestroika Moment: Bitcoin Rises as Economic Centralization Falls
2.6.2020
Since crony communism and unfettered capitalism lead to the same destination, it’s time to decentralize
Hackers Move Another $800K in BTC Stolen From the 2016 Bitfinex Breach
2.6.2020
Another $800,000 worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack of four years ago has been moved to an unknown wallet. Whale Alert reports that hackers transferred 77.64 bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday, which amounts to $797,000 at the time the alert was issued. The thieves last moved about $255,000 or 28.4...
A16z Expects More Libra-Like Projects While Money Goes Digital in 10 Years
2.6.2020
The future is digital and bank-free, said Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katie Haun in a recent interview
‘Exponential’ Volume Growth Can See Bitcoin Match Major Assets — Report
2.6.2020
Bitcoin is still far from the status of macro assets, but is catching up relentlessly, says Coin Metrics’ State of the Network
First Mover: BSV Doubles in 2020 as Bitcoin Offshoot Wins Devotees
2.6.2020
The controversial cryptocurrency is winning in the crypto markets this year as developers and investors see its blockchain's technical differences as a good thing
BitMEX Sees Biggest Short Squeeze in 8 Months After Bitcoin Surge
2.6.2020
A big short squeeze has taken bitcoin passed a major psychological hurdle – some think its the start of a breakout
Options Market Keeps Sending Bullish Signs to Bitcoin Investors
2.6.2020
After a day of strong price gains that sent bitcoin (BTC) up by nearly 6% over the past 24 hours to breach the important USD 10,000 level, the options market may have even more good news in store for hopeful investors.
According to data from Skew, a provider of crypto derivatives analytics,...
Bitcoin Hits above $10k and Appears Strongly Bullish in the intraday
2.6.2020
Bitcoin price hits above $10k yesterday, just at the onset of the month after an almost flattish trend in the previous month. Moreover, the currency in the previous month was trading on a mixed note and had breached above $10k briefly in the first week of the previous month. Just when the price...
Bitcoin Settles Above USD 10,000, Altcoins Could Extend Rally
2.6.2020
In the past two days, there was a steady rise in bitcoin price above the USD 9,500 resistance. The recent surge was such that BTC was able to clear the main USD 9,950 and USD 10,000 resistance levels. It tested the USD 10,350 resistance zone and currently (08:40 UTC) consolidating above...