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Eastern Europe Sees More Fiat Options for Trading Crypto
12.1.2020
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe, a diverse region sometimes referred to as the ‘Second World,’ are at different stages of their economic development and political integration with the EU or other supranational organizations. Having less established traditional sectors...
Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District
12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...
Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance
11.1.2020
During the first month of the new year, the research firm Tokeninsight published its “Mining Industry Annual Research Report,” which covers the competitive bitcoin mining sector. Tokeninsight’s study highlights the fact that BTC’s hashrate increased by 80% in 2019, even...
Independent Report Declares News.Bitcoin.com the Top Crypto News Site
11.1.2020
A new research report from BTC Peers has ranked 145 crypto news websites for quality. It analyzes scores of benchmarks including average visit duration, bounce rate, and number of backlinks. The report features the usual suspects in its top 10, including Coindesk at number three and Cointelegraph...
Court Gives Craig Wright More Time to Await the Mysterious Bonded Courier
11.1.2020
10 days after the Tulip Trust expired, new court filings have appeared in the billion-dollar Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit. One document describes the professed existence of a Tulip Trust III, which was shown to the plaintiffs on January 6, 2020. Another filing shows that Judge Beth Bloom has affirmed...
Tagomi Systems is Ready to Set a Revolutionary New Standard in Crypto Trading
11.1.2020
Tagomi is the leading digital asset brokerage firm offering trading, margin, custody, shorting, lending, financing and staking all from one account. Tagomi consolidates top-class trade execution technology, designed and built by previous HFT technologists, with custody and settlement services...
EU Countries Commence Crypto Regulations as Mandated by New Directive
11.1.2020
The European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive mandates that member states start regulating crypto assets by Jan. 10. Crypto exchanges and custodial wallet providers are now covered by the same regulatory requirements as banks and other financial institutions. Also read: Regs...
New CME Bitcoin Options Spark ‘Unusually Strong Activity’ — JPMorgan
11.1.2020
JPMorgan believes “high anticipation” is building ahead of the launch of CME’s Bitcoin options next week
Hacker Group Lazarus Uses Fake Exchanges, Telegram Groups in Latest Malware Attacks
11.1.2020
A new report shows that North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has adapted and evolved new techniques since initial attacks, and are using phony trading platforms linking to Telegram channels which distribute malware, as well as making their malware more stealthy by “adding an authentication...
New Data Suggests Bitcoin and Gold Aren’t as Correlated as You Think
11.1.2020
Recent analysis from Cointelegraph Markets shows correlation between gold and Bitcoin prices are not conclusive
Experienced Traders Prefer to Trade on Desktop Computers, New Study Reveals
11.1.2020
Smartphones, laptops or desktop computers: Which devices do experienced crypto traders prefer to trade on?
Bitfinex Market Manipulation Lawsuit Refiled in New York and Joined by Second Case
10.1.2020
Bitfinex is now being hit by two class-action lawsuits simultaneously, alleging it manipulated the BTC market in 2017
LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO
10.1.2020
Former LedgerX CTO and Zach Dexter has been named as the company's CEO just hours after a director alleged the company's interim management was failing its investors and employees
Authors of New York’s P2P ‘Public Venmo’ Bill Hope for Greater Decentralization
10.1.2020
Authors of New York’s new digital payments system Inclusive Value Ledger claim that the initiative is still open for implementing blockchain technology
Mining Giant Canaan Faces Stiff Competition After IPO Shares Slump
10.1.2020
On November 21, the Chinese mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. launched its initial public offering (IPO) sale of $90 million worth of U.S. shares. Canaan shares initially sold for $8.99, but plummeted over 48% on December 16 to $4.65 per share. Since then, Canaan has launched a series of five...
Video Games Giant Ubisoft Is Looking for Blockchain Startups to Support
10.1.2020
Are you developing a blockchain game that could be the next Cryptokitties or even take blockchain games mainstream, if only you had some help from a major company in the field? You’re in luck, because French video games giant Ubisoft is now looking for new blockchain startups it can support....
Binance Adds Three New Fiat Currency Gateways For Customers
10.1.2020
Binance has announced the addition of Czech Crowns (CZK), Bulgarian Leva (BGN), and Romanian Lei (RON) fiat gateways. Having established itself as one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance keeps strengthening its ecosystem by providing the best features and user-friendly...
Low Interest Rates Provide Precarious Protection Against Crisis, World Bank Warns
10.1.2020
The latest global debt wave is the largest in the past five decades, the World Bank has acknowledged in a new report. The international institution notes that previous waves of broad-based debt accumulation lead to widespread financial crises. Historically low interest rates this time might not...
How Dropgangs and Dead Drops Are Transforming Darknet Practices
10.1.2020
Since the creation of the Silk Road, authorities have waged a war against the online drug trade with a wave of surveillance and enforcement. However, crypto-anarchists are developing new ways to evade the state’s tentacles as the next technological phase started to emerge in late 2017....
Ethereum, Tron and EOS Control 98% of All Dapp Volume
9.1.2020
2019 was a good year for dapps and a particularly good one for Tron and Ethereum. That’s the upshot of Dapp Review’s new report into crypto-powered decentralized applications. The sprawling research document inspects the major dapp networks in forensic detail and provides key takeaways....