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This Polish Crypto Miner Grows During Lockdown, Looks To Raise USD 3M
4.5.2020
A Polish blockchain company says that its user numbers are up despite the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, and says that investors are flocking to a gaming sector that is booming – in spite of the health crisis pandemic.
GamerHash says that building on improved results it is now eying...
Hackers Plant Crypto Miners By Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt
4.5.2020
Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software
Major Polish Insurance Company Taps Blockchain for Its Paperwork
4.5.2020
Polish insurance company Link4 teams up with blockchain startup Coinfirm to use a DLT-powered tool for document management
Bitcoin Price Retraces to $8.5K Going Into Last Week Before Halving
4.5.2020
Bitcoin price is consolidating below the recent $9.5K high, but which way will it go with less than eight days before the BTC halving?
Zcash Fully Shielded Transactions Jump 70% to New Record in April
4.5.2020
The Zcash network has recorded a 70% jump in fully shielded transactions, marking a new record for April of over 8,700. This compounds gains of 100% made in March
Options Market Shows Bearish Outlook on Ethereum Price
4.5.2020
Despite the recent strong sentiment seen in the spot market, options traders appear to be skeptical about current ethereum (ETH) price, with contracts expiring in May, June, September, and December all showing higher than 50% probability that the price will fall.
Currently trading around the...
Litecoin Mimblewimble Integration Sees Test Build and Codebase Progress
4.5.2020
Litecoin and Grin++ developer, David Burkett, has posted an April progress update on Litecoin’s Mimblewimble integration, claiming that a testing framework has been built and codebase integration has started
First Mover: Capitalism’s Biggest Crisis Isn’t Driving People to Bitcoin – It’s the Volatility
4.5.2020
The post-Bretton Woods system is on the ropes, but what's driving interest into bitcoin is price volatility and the upcoming halving event
We Can Do Better: Building Resilience Into the Crypto Markets
4.5.2020
It’s time for the crypto industry to mature as the world desperately needs a brand new “global digital asset economy.”
Bitcoin Goes Mainstream (Again) in Billions Season 5 Premiere
4.5.2020
A fragment of the official poster for the fifth season of Billions.
This weekend’s big TV show event had a bitcoin (BTC) bent – with series five of Showtime’s Billions drama series focusing largely on the world’s most popular cryptocurency.
The first episode of the series aired over the weekend...
Paxful Launches Bitcoin Fundraising Campaign to Combat COVID-19 in Africa
4.5.2020
Peer-to-peer crypto marketplace Paxul is expanding its charitable program to Africa amid the COVID-19 crisis
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay Join Australia-China Supply Chain Consortium
4.5.2020
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay are among the heavy hitters backing the new APAC Provenance Council, focused on Australia’s $76 billion of exports to China
Family Offices Likely to Invest in Bitcoin; Don't Count on Banks - Coinbase Analyst
4.5.2020
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Institutional investors are far from homogenous and while some have already invested in cryptoassets others may never do this, Nick Prince, Financial Strategy Analyst at major crypto exchange Coinbase, said. Family offices are the most likely to invest in crypto,...
Devs at Blogging Platform Ghost Take Down Crypto-Mining Malware Attack
4.5.2020
Developers at blogging platform Ghost have spent the past 24 hours fighting a crypto mining malware attack
Indian Crypto Exchanges Seek Tax Clarity From Central Bank
4.5.2020
India’s crypto exchanges are demanding that the country’s central bank provide clear guidelines regarding taxation
Bitcoin And Altcoins In Corrective Decrease: Key Supports To Watch
4.5.2020
This past week, we saw a strong upward move in bitcoin price above the USD 8,850 resistance area. BTC/USD even surpassed the USD 9,200 resistance and traded close to USD 9,500. Recently, it started a downside correction below USD 9,000 and it could correct further towards USD 8,550 or...
Halving, Stocks, Fundamentals: 3 Things to Watch in Bitcoin This Week
4.5.2020
Bitcoin is approaching the most eagerly anticipated moment in its history, and markets are feeding the excitement after weeks of gains
Sell the News? Why the Post-Halving Bitcoin Price Drop Isn’t Guaranteed
4.5.2020
Bitcoin price faces strong resistance at $9,000 but if the upsurge continues post-halving, BTC could reach new range highs
90 Million More People Can Now Spend Crypto With TenX
4.5.2020
TenX’s popular Visa debit card—which lets you spend cryptocurrency without having to manually top up—has launched in Germany and Austria. It supports Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Litecoin (LTC), all of which can be spent anywhere that accepts Visa thanks to the card’s unique auto-convert...
BitMEX Restricts Access to Japanese Residents, Citing Changes to Local Law
4.5.2020
New BitMEX users in Japan will be unable to open positions after the exchange restricted some accounts in accordance with new regulations