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Bitpay Shuns Lightning and Liquid, Says Actual Bitcoin Payments Still Dominate
29.5.2020
Bitpay won’t be using Lightning or Liquid any time soon, with actual Bitcoin payments still accounting for 95% of transactions
Analyst Who Helped Topple Crypto Child Exploitation Site Honored
28.5.2020
Kim Reece is now a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal
JPMorgan to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit for Overcharging Crypto Fees
28.5.2020
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a crypto class-action lawsuit. Originally filed in 2018, the suit alleges that the bank overcharged customers for buying cryptocurrencies using Chase credit cards, classifying the purchases as cash advances. JPMorgan Settles...
Bitcoin Will Replace Gold, Crypto Data Analytics Company CEO Says
28.5.2020
Could Bitcoin, the world's "digital gold," replace physical gold in the future?
Market Wrap: Short Seller Liquidations Help Push Bitcoin Beyond $9,500
28.5.2020
Bitcoin is riding high as short sellers in the crypto derivatives market get squeezed out, triggering automatic buy orders
Chinese Citizens Are Now Able to Inherit Cryptocurrency
28.5.2020
China’s new civil code will include cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin to be part of the legal inheritance
Bitcoin Volatility Expected as $328M in BTC Derivatives Expire Friday
28.5.2020
On May 29, CME BTC contracts expire, meaning Bitcoin price could experience volatility before and after the expiry
Will Easing Lockdown Lead to a Decrease in Bitcoin Trading in Russia?
28.5.2020
Financial experts and crypto exchanges say they are confident that as Russia comes out of lockdown, crypto trading and investment will continue to grow. But others warn that some locked-down crypto first-timers will exit the market – although they may not be missed.
As previously reported, Russian...
Twitter Evidence May Prove Hal Finney Is Not Satoshi
28.5.2020
Evidence from 10 years old tweets helps eliminate Hal Finney as a viable Satoshi Nakamoto candidate
The Many Facts Pointing to Adam Back Being Satoshi
28.5.2020
During the last year, news.Bitcoin.com created a series that shows the many facts that point to certain individuals who might just be Satoshi Nakamoto and it’s been a popular run so far. Our series has covered nearly everyone, but there are still a few individuals that haven’t been...
Telegram CEO Donates 10 BTC to Pandemic Relief Effort
28.5.2020
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov reportedly donated about $90,000 worth of bitcoin to help alleviate the financial burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Telegram CEO Donates 10 BTC to Charity Project in Russia
28.5.2020
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov donates 10 BTC to a Russian charity project backed by a local political activist
SEC Comm: A Bitcoin ETF Could Help Fairly Price Grayscale’s GBTC
28.5.2020
The SEC commissioner Hester Peirce believes that a Bitcoin ETF could help price more fairly Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)
Colombia Is The Ransomware Capital Of Latin America
28.5.2020
A Colombian National Police report revealed that the country is the preferred target for ransomware attacks in Latin America
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Credit Card Info, Using Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds
28.5.2020
Vitalii Antonenko, 28, has been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling reams of payment card data, the proceeds of which he laundered in bitcoin
Blockchain Bites: BlockTower Reports Returns After Goldman Sachs Denounces Bitcoin
28.5.2020
BlockTower Capital reported 73% returns over the hedge fund's lifetime, a day after Goldman Sachs said cryptos "are not an asset class."
What Goldman Gets Wrong About Bitcoin (From Someone Who Used to Work There)
28.5.2020
Goldman's bitcoin research is wrong in key respects. But, as with J.K Rowling, the fault may lie with bitcoiners for not communicating clearly, says an ex-GS staffer
Grayscale: Central Bank Digital Currencies Will ‘Neither Replace nor Harm Scarce, Uncompromising Bitcoin’
28.5.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose no threat to Bitcoin’s value proposition, instead, they will spur its growth toward mass adoption. In a new report, Grayscale Investments said CBDCs will never replace BTC because unlike the top cryptocurrency, they can be inflationary and are open...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 28, 2020
28.5.2020
Goldman talks down cryptocurrencies while Minecraft boots up tokenized assets. It's another episode of Markets Daily from CoinDesk!
Brace for Bitcoin Volatility as Large Number of Futures & Options Expire
28.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) holders may be in for a wild ride in the next few days, as an unusually large number of bitcoin futures & options contracts are set to expire this Friday on the institutionally-focused major derivatives exchange CME.
According to data from Skew, a firm that analyzes the crypto...