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Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Will Support Lightning Network in Next Release
16.10.2019
The Bitcoin wallet Electrum tweeted on October 14 that it will support the Lightning Network (LN) in its upcoming release. The announcement revealed that the company is set to install a more efficient inbuilt Python-based system. Integration with the Lightning network will be done after the release...
Wilshire Phoenix Refiles Its Bitcoin ETF Proposal With SEC
16.10.2019
Wilshire Phoenix refiles the updated version of its Bitcoin ETF proposal
Street Artist Pascal Boyart Helps Venezuelan Creators Earn Crypto
16.10.2019
Crypto-passionate street artist Pascal Boyart, well known in the space for being the first artist in his style to affix Bitcoin QR codes to his work, is now helping Venezuelan muralists and creators earn crypto. The Paris-based “Pboy,” also famous for hiding BTC in...
Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale
16.10.2019
Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following an intervention by the U.S. securities regulator, a court hearing on the sale of the native gram tokens is scheduled to take place a week before the network...
eToro Launches Crypto Portfolio Weighted by Twitter Mentions
15.10.2019
With an AI system trawling through 850,000,000 tweets a day, the network portfolio calibrates an optimal status based on an evaluation of sentiments
Bitcoin’s Smallest Unit ‘Satoshi’ Added to Oxford English Dictionary
15.10.2019
Oxford University Press published its recent quarterly report which revealed the term ‘satoshi’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) database. The word represents the “smallest monetary unit in the Bitcoin digital payment system,” according to the definition....
SEC Restarts Clock on Proposed ‘Bitcoin and T-Bills’ ETF
15.10.2019
Members of the public have another 21 days to send the SEC comments on a proposed ETF backed by bitcoin and Treasury bonds
Crypto Markets Turn Red, While Bitcoin Price Takes a Hit Below $8,200
15.10.2019
Crypto markets are turning red, with Bitcoin taking a sudden dip below the $8,200 price mark
Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground
15.10.2019
Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming years? Europol predicts that international regulatory demands for identity verification on established venues will push privacy concerned traders into so-called...
‘Satoshi’ Enters the Oxford English Dictionary
15.10.2019
Satoshi, noun, “The smallest monetary unit in the bitcoin digital payment system, equal to one hundred millionth of a bitcoin," enters the OED
Bear Trap? Bitcoin Price Bullish Divergences Emerge Amid Market Fear
15.10.2019
Technical analysis shows signals of a potential beartrap forming in the crypto market while the overall sentiment shows signs of fear
Layer1 Secures $50M from Peter Thiel, Others to Mine Crypto in Texas
15.10.2019
Layer1 has raised $50 million from industry stakeholders including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and early stage investor Shasta Ventures
Bitcoin Buyers: 19th-Century UK Church for Sale at BTC 180
15.10.2019
Source: a screenshot, Rightmove
So you’ve amassed a small fortune in Bitcoin? If you’re now wondering what to do with all your tokens, a property owner in the United Kingdom would like a word.
Per a post on real estate portal Rightmove, the vendor in question is selling a decommissioned church...
UAE Financial Watchdog Asks for Public Feedback on Crypto Regulation
15.10.2019
Regulators in the UAE will be collecting public feedback on drafted crypto asset regulation until Oct. 29
Bitcoin Is a Weapon for Free Speech in the Face of Government and Corporate Censorship
15.10.2019
The latest skirmishes in the bruising trade war between the U.S. and China have led to the unlikely politicization of the NBA. But how did the views of a basketball executive become such a political football? And what does China’s ideological commitment to censorship say about the value...
US Congressman: Facebook Should Add Bitcoin, Not Create Libra
15.10.2019
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson says Bitcoin would be much better for Facebook than the introduction of a proprietary stablecoin like Libra
CoinShares, Blockchain and MKS Switzerland Collaborate to Launch Bitcoin Network Backed Token DGLD
15.10.2019
The DGLD, a digital asset token protected by the Bitcoin “Blockchain,” was recently launched by CoinShares, a European digital asset investment firm in collaboration with Blockchain, a major crypto wallet, and provider of some major crypto products along with MKS (Switzerland) SA part of MKS Pamp...
These Two Graphs Show How Big Money is Coming for Bitcoin
15.10.2019
While the crypto market was disappointed by the slow start of Bakkt, recently released data suggests that large investors are becoming more interested in the most popular cryptocurrency and are fueling "a new renaissance of Bitcoin."
U.S.-based financial derivatives giant CME Group said that...
Bitcoin (BTC) Reverses Yesterday’s Uptrend; BTC Remains Intact Around $8,300
15.10.2019
Bitcoin price moves around $8,300. The intraday price movement indicates a bearish ending. Bitcoin price is moving with a moderate speed as the price is seen to be stable at around $8,300 since the last week. Within the span of fifteen days, the price has touched the lowest point at $7,900....
Peter Thiel Backs $200 Million Valuation for Renewable Bitcoin Mining in the US
15.10.2019
A vertically integrated startup has raised $30 million to bring bitcoin mining back to the U.S