Search
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 21, 2020
21.5.2020
Spoooky! BTC saw a ghost Wednesday and scared the markets. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Wild Satoshi Theories: The Curious Case of Bitcoin Block 3654 from 2009
21.5.2020
On Wednesday, 50 bitcoin mined on February 9, 2009, was moved from the original address to a new address. The movement of coins caused a great commotion throughout the cryptocurrency community, as some individuals assumed it may have been the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. However, skeptics believe...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 20, 2020
20.5.2020
Bitcoin's halving busted a lot of miners while Samsung adds blockchain e-gaming. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Hyperblock Bitcoin Mining Servers and Datacenter Infrastructure to Be Auctioned off in Public Sale
20.5.2020
Thousands of mining servers and all the datacenter infrastructure needed to operate them will be auctioned off in an upcoming public sale of Hyperblock’s property. The company has announced on Thursday, May 14, 2020, that its 20MW Montana, USA datacenter went offline and that it has ceased...
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
Grayscale Buys 33% of All Bitcoin Mined in Last Three Months
19.5.2020
Grayscale Investments bought up to 33% of all newly minted bitcoin over the last three months, as the asset manager continues to stockpile major cryptocurrencies. The investment fund added 60,762 BTC to its Bitcoin Trust Fund between February 7 and May 17, a researcher posted on Reddit....
BlockFi’s Data Breach May Allow Criminals to Extort Rich Clients
19.5.2020
BlockFi disclosed a data breach that potentially leaked physical addresses and account activity of its customers, highlighting the risks of KYC finance platforms
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 19, 2020
19.5.2020
BTC hits a golden cross while hackers break into COVID-19 researching supercomputers. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Unfortunate May: BlockFi Suffers Breach, BitMEX Trading Engine Down
19.5.2020
Major crypto companies are still experiencing serious problems in May as BlockFi revealed that it suffered a data breach on May 14, while BitMEX Trading Engine went down today.
Crypto lender BlockFi said that the perpetrator attempted to make unauthorized withdrawals of client funds using...
Bitcoin’s Impending Golden Cross May Bolster Bulls: Analysts
19.5.2020
Bitcoin's price uptrend could gather pace following the confirmation of the golden crossover in the next few days
Bitcoin Still Leaving Exchanges, OTC Deals May Play Part in It
19.5.2020
Following crypto’s infamous Black Thursday on March 12, the amount of bitcoin (BTC) held on exchanges has continued to decrease rapidly, and has now reached levels not seen since June last year. Recent “large” over-the-counter (OTC) deals may have also played a part in the drawdown.
The current...
Bitcoin Price Stuck Sideways But Another $10K Retest May Trap Bears
19.5.2020
Bitcoin volatility and volumes are cooling off post-halving while a break in either direction could open the door to new market cycles
CZ May Have Pulled An Elon Musk-Style Gaffe On Twitter
18.5.2020
Did CZ inadvertently admit to being involved in the management of CoinMarketCap?
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 18, 2020
18.5.2020
BTC can't seem to break $10K while JK Rowling gets an earful. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Bitcoin Breakout Hopes, R.I.P. TON, Trump Threatened: Hodler’s Digest, May 11–17
17.5.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin on the verge of an exciting breakout, Telegram abandons TON, and ransomware group threatens to air Trump’s “dirty laundry”
Long Squeeze Incoming? 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Price May Correct Sharply
17.5.2020
Despite Bitcoin price repeatedly failing to push above $10,000, the majority of traders are long, increasing the possibility of a long squeeze
45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Are Unprofitable After the Reward Halving
17.5.2020
On May 11, the Bitcoin network experienced its third block reward halving, which had chopped the 12.5 BTC reward to 6.25 coins following the event. It’s been close to a week later, and data stemming from mining rig profitability websites show that more than 45 older generation devices are...
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: May 10 - May 16 in Review
16.5.2020
SBI Holdings started a joint venture fund with Redstone Digital, BitFlyer exchange aired a commercial, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 15, 2020
15.5.2020
BTC hovers at $9K while Australia knocks out Bitcoin sales. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 3 New Features Added to Consensus Rules
15.5.2020
Today, at precisely 9 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network completed another upgrade adding a few new features to the blockchain. The latest upgrade comes with new opcode support, a chain limit extension, and the improved counting of signature operations using the...