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Bitcoin Loophole: Wanna Make $13K in 24 Hours? This Crypto Trading App Is a Scam
16.5.2020
A bitcoin investment scheme claiming to help people make over $13,000 within 24 hours has recently gained more attention. Bitcoin Loophole claims to be an algorithmic crypto trading app that enables its members to make daily profits and become millionaires within 61 days. However, it is a scam...
20 Blockchain Surveillance Firms Monitor Crypto Networks, But Some Apps Show Inaccuracies
16.5.2020
During the last few years, blockchain surveillance has increased a great deal and in the early days around 2013-14, there were only a handful of firms. Now there are more than 20 blockchain analysis companies that monitor addresses, transactions, and making sure addresses are AML/CFT compliant...
How Investors Are Presented With Bitcoin: ‘A New Decentralized Monetary Asset, Akin to Gold’
16.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is a compelling investment case “for patient, long-term investors” willing to spend the time to understand the top cryptocurrency, a new paper by Paradigm co-founder managing partner Matt Huang notes. The crypto entrepreneur places BTC besides gold, as a go-to store...
Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures
15.5.2020
On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network....
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...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Users Complain About Rising 'Ridiculous' Fees
15.5.2020
While Bitcoin (BTC) fees keep rising, Ethereum (ETH) fees are also getting more expensive.
Bitcoin fees have been rising following the third halving. On May 12, the average transaction fee reached USD 2.79, the highest in ten months, jumping further to USD 5.16 on May 14. Bitinfocharts.com shows...
FTX Launches Futures Contracts on Bitcoin Hashrate
15.5.2020
In what is likely to be the first such offering in the world, a crypto derivatives exchange has announced the launch of a new futures market that represents hashrate, or the computational power, of the Bitcoin (BTC) network.
Announced today by Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange...
Bitcoin Facing Uphill Task Near USD 10,000, Altcoins Stable
15.5.2020
Bitcoin price followed a bullish path after it settled above the USD 9,500 resistance. BTC/USD broke a couple of major hurdles near USD 9,800, but it faced an uphill task near the USD 10,000 resistance zone. As a result, there was a downside correction and the price is currently (08:30 UTC)...
Europe Heats Up Competition in Bitcoin Mining, Layer1 Plans Bold Move in US
15.5.2020
As China’s dominance in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has already decreased this year, Europeans are taking even more steps to become more attractive to crypto miners. At the same time, BTC miners in the US also have ambitious plans.
While Ukraine plans to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus...
Visa Files Patent for Cryptocurrency System to Replace Cash
15.5.2020
Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Visa’s Cryptocurrency Patent Filing The United...
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate
15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...
Bitcoin Network Sees a Massive Mining Pool Shift Following the Halving
14.5.2020
Following the third bitcoin halving on May 11, 2020, there’s been a big shift in mining pool distribution, as far as hashrate is concerned. At the time of publication, there’s around 100-115 exahash per second (EH/s) in search of bitcoin blocks and spectators have seen two relatively...
Digifinex Live AMA Hosts Bitcoin.com Chairman – Roger Ver Talks Stimulus, Useful Cryptocurrencies, Coronavirus
14.5.2020
On May 14, Bitcoin.com Executive Chairman Roger Ver sat down with Digifinex cofounder, Kiana Shek, for an ask-me-anything (AMA) session about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Ver explained what he thinks about the central banks printing unlimited money, the government-induced lockdowns, and...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 14, 2020
14.5.2020
Ether whales are headed to bitcoin while Reddit rolls out Community Points. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Brace For Impact! How Would Another Stock Market Crash Affect Bitcoin?
14.5.2020
Major names in finance are raising the alarm that stocks are vastly overvalued – more so than ever. Should the traditional market crash again, how would this affect bitcoin (BTC)? Analysts believe that BTC would feel the impact, but, this time, there is a chance it might be different.
Legendary...
Monex Group CEO to First-Time Investors: Buy Bitcoin, Gold & US Stocks
14.5.2020
Oki Matsumoto. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, JapanSocietyNYC
The CEO of the Monex Group, a major Japanese securities company has advised investors to buy bitcoin (BTC), gold and American stocks.
In a blog post, Monex chief Oki Matsumoto stated that first-time investors would be advised...
Bitcoin Miners Revenue Plunge 48% as Halving Impact Kicks In
14.5.2020
Revenue for Bitcoin (BTC) miners plunged 48% a day following the third halving, as the full impact of the periodic supply cut event began to take effect. According to data from crypto company Blockchain, the total value of block subsidies and transaction fees paid to miners crashed to $8.95 million...
Interest in Buying Bitcoin Is Highest In More Than Two Years
14.5.2020
Source: Adobe/AA+W
People have shown more interest in Bitcoin (BTC) - in what it is, as well as in buying the most popular cryptocurrency - in the period leading to the May halving than in more than two years before it, including the 2019 rally.
To get a better understanding of how popular BTC...
Bitcoin Options Market Sends Mixed Signals
14.5.2020
With the halving in Bitcoin (BTC) block subsidy now behind us, all eyes are on the BTC market, searching for signs that the reduced supply will lead to rising prices. However, there is a continued interest in bearish bets on the bitcoin options market.
As reported last week, open interest...