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Crypto Lending Firm BlockFi Raising Interest Rates on BTC and ETH
18.3.2020
BTC’s and ETH’s interest rates at the crypto lending firm will be increased starting April 1, while some stablecoins’ will remain the same
Analysts Question Gold’s Safe Haven Status – 2008 Data Shows Central Banks Oversaturated Bullion Markets
17.3.2020
After bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark rate by 100 bps, but gold prices subsequently dropped below $1,500 per ounce hours later. The current sentiment...
BitMEX Explains the Attack to Doubting Customers; Refunds BTC 40
17.3.2020
Major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX said that the root cause of the DDoS attacks on March 13 has been identified, and more than BTC 40 (USD 211,000) refunded to the affected users.
BitMEX published a blog post authored by its Co-founder and CEO, Arthur Hayes, stating that the exchange...
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
4 Key Bitcoin Metrics Show Not All Hope Is Lost for BTC Price
16.3.2020
Key Bitcoin metrics show the network and digital asset are holding up well as equities markets turn bearish and COVID-19 halts economies across the globe
Price Analysis Mar 16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO
16.3.2020
Today’s recovery from the intraday lows is a positive sign as it confirms demand at lower levels
Italian Red Cross Raises BTC 2.84 to Fight Covid-19 + More News
16.3.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The Italian Red Cross and the Colli Albani Committee have launched a bitcoin fundraising, raising donations in...
No, Bitcoin Didn’t Uncouple From Stocks But $6K BTC Is Back in Play
16.3.2020
#Bitcoin bounces after worst opening ever for stocks
BitMEX Takes a Hit — Community Cries ‘Foul Play’ Following Market Crash
16.3.2020
Despite BitMEX claiming that its recent outage was caused by an aggressive DDoS attack, some think there is more to the story
Coinbase Launches BTC Transaction Batching, Saving Users 50% on Fees
16.3.2020
Batching BTC transactions will save users 50% on fees, according to a blog post released by Coinbase on March 13
Crypto Carnage, Fears of $1,000 BTC, MakerDAO Crisis: Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 9–15
15.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin’s dramatic decline, MakerDAO left with bad debt worth millions, and how a BTC miner ended up with an $8M windfall
Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond?
15.3.2020
In the end, the actual classification of BTC in the Nanterre court case may be less important than the mere fact that it is being classified
Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify
15.3.2020
Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are still arbitrarily declining to process crypto transactions. Banks say they are waiting for instructions to lift the ban from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....
With $1.5 Billion Under Management Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Slides 30%
14.3.2020
Prior to the market carnage on March 12, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) had acquired over 300,000 BTC. Grayscale’s trust has been one of the longest-running FINRA approved investment vehicles with bitcoin assets under management. On Feb. 5, GBTC shares climbed more than 10% that week...
BTC Plunge, YouTube Ban & Other Challenges: Bad Crypto News of the Week
14.3.2020
Check the bad crypto news of the past week
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin’s Wild Week
14.3.2020
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As onchain activity has ramped up in response to the market slump, fees have soared and the mempool filled on the BTC and ETH chains. Other crypto networks have...
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
14.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto...
Bitcoin Price Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fear but Will BTC Hit $2K?
14.3.2020
Bitcoin price drops to yearly lows on coronavirus but BTC isn’t out of the woods yet