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Bitmain Terminates Executive Director Micree Ketuan Zhan; Employees Threatened Not to Maintain Contact With Him
30.10.2019
Leading Chinese Bitcoin mining firm, Bitmain Technologies Limited has dismissed its co-founder and executive director, Micree Ketuan Zhan, from his position in a sudden turn of events. The critical news got viral in the crypto niche when Jihan Wu, the fellow co-founder and Board Chairman of Bitmain...
China’s Central Bank Introduces Certification System for Fintech Products
30.10.2019
The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, has introduced a new system for certifying 11 types of fintech hardware and software
Russian Aluminum Plant Pivots to Bitcoin Mining Following US Sanctions
30.10.2019
Metal giant Rusal is renting its facilities to the Russian Mining Corporation following 2018 U.S. sanctions
Satoshi’s Final Messages Leave Tantalizing Clues to His Disappearance
30.10.2019
As Jameson Lopp once quipped, the smartest thing Satoshi did after creating Bitcoin was to disappear. The question isn’t ‘why did Satoshi disappear?’ but rather ‘why then?’ Was Satoshi’s departure in early 2011 scheduled long in advance, or did unforeseen events...
CME Head Tim McCourt Explains How Bitcoin Options Work
30.10.2019
Today the CME released the specs for its upcoming Bitcoin options trading product, which begs the question: How does options trading work?
Leaked Transcript Details Power Struggle Inside Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain
30.10.2019
A transcript of a Bitmain staff meeting reveals an ugly power struggle inside the world's biggest bitcoin miner maker that led to the abrupt ousting of co-founder Micree Ketuan Zhan
Argentina’s Example Shows That You Don’t Own Your Money
30.10.2019
Cash shortages, bank closures and ATMs running out of funds seems to be the new norm for many countries, and recently increased capital controls in Argentina are further testament to this unsettling trend. Sunday’s election of president Alberto Fernández has resulted in Argentine account...
Cryptophyl Exchange Reveals Fiat On-Ramp to SLP Token Ecosystem
30.10.2019
The London-based exchange Cryptophyl is a trading platform focused on the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) and bitcoin cash (BCH) ecosystem. On October 29, the exchange announced the launch of the first fiat on-ramp to obtain well-known SLP tokens. Also read: Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files...
Bitcoin Eyes First Monthly Price Gain Since June
30.10.2019
Bitcoin is on track to end its three-month losing streak, having recovered from recent lows around $7,400 seen a week ago
Bitcoin Price Tests $9K as Analyst Eyes ‘Significant’ Indicator Cross
30.10.2019
Bitcoin price retracement fails to worry analysts
Will Bitcoin Ever Touch the Million Dollar Mark, Or Is It Just to Lure Investors?
30.10.2019
Bitcoin is a polarizing issue where people believe that it will do wonders till the sky, or they believe that it is just a gimmick. While it is safe to say that Bitcoin will do better in the future as it has done in the past, some people make an overoptimistic claim that the apex …
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Kim Dotcom Donates K.im Bitcoin Fees to Julian Assange Ahead of $8M IEO
30.10.2019
Kim Dotcom tells Assange to “stay strong” with Bitcoin funding
Bitcoin and Altcoins In Corrective Decrease, Key Supports Nearby
30.10.2019
After starting a downside correction, bitcoin price declined below the USD 9,500 and USD 9,350 support levels. BTC/USD is currently (09:00 UTC) trading below USD 9,250 and it seems like it could correct further in the near term. However, the bulls are likely to appear near USD 9,000 or...
UK Bitcoin Miner Eyes 240% Capacity Boost With New $10M Hardware Order
30.10.2019
U.K.-based Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain has doubled its order of new cryptocurrency miners to secure a 240% hash power increase
Binance CEO: ‘Russia Is Our Key Market’
30.10.2019
Fans mobbed Binance's CEO like a rock star on his recent visit to Moscow. The warm feelings are mutual, with a big Russian expansion in the works
Johannesburg Authorities Refuse to Pay Hackers’ Bitcoin Ransom
30.10.2019
Johannesburg authorities have said they will not concede to hackers’ demand of 4 Bitcoin in the aftermath of a major municipal systems breach last week
Peter Schiff Blames ‘Whales’ After Bitcoin Gains 30% Against Gold
30.10.2019
Whales are flouncing Bitcoin HODlers, goads Peter Schiff
Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files for $400M IPO on Nasdaq
30.10.2019
Mining rig manufacturer Canaan has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Market. Prior to this filing, the company had also attempted to go public in Hong Kong and China. Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among its underwriters....
More Filthy Fiat: Two Dozen Central Banks Ramp up the Printing Presses
29.10.2019
The global economy seems to be heading toward a financial crisis fueled by central planners that could devastate markets worldwide. This year onlookers are witnessing the largest synchronization of central banks printing massive amounts of fiat or participating in other forms of stimulus....
Startup Aims to List Bitcoin Product on Frankfurt, Luxembourg Exchanges
29.10.2019
German startup Iconic has reportedly filed a prospectus to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Luxembourg and Frankfurt stock exchanges