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BitMEX to List Futures for New Crypto Coins for First Time in Over 2 Years
4.9.2020
BitMEX is adding chainlink and tezos futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange said
Bitcoin Miners Sold 63% More Coins Than Generated In a Day
3.9.2020
With yesterday’s correction in ethereum (ETH) and many DeFi tokens also spilling over into bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin miners sold BTC 844 (USD 9.5m) in a day, or 63% more coins than they generated in the same period of time.
Also, according to data from ByteTree, miners have continued to offload more...
Another Electrum user is claiming that their coins were stolen
1.9.2020
More details emerge concerning the ongoing Electrum hacks
Revolut Adds Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Support for US Customers
1.9.2020
Following the launch of Revolut’s new crypto exchange in the U.S. the company has added bitcoin cash and litecoin support. Alongside bitcoin and ethereum support, the trading platform’s added coins provide Revolut users with the ability to buy, store, and sell four different digital...
Australian exchanges delist privacy coins amid Chainalysis integration
25.8.2020
Privacy coins are quietly being relegated to the fringes of the Blockchain space
Crypto Crimes Rated: From the Twitter Hackers to Not Your Keyser, Not Your Coins
17.8.2020
“You don’t have to be Dr Evil to scam someone via cryptocurrency. You can be a Mini Me.”
Bitcoin Hits New Yearly High, Other Top Coins Shoot Upwards, Too
17.8.2020
The world's number one cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), rallied to a new yearly high today, though it was outperformed by four other coins in the top 10 in the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin is currently (14:25 UTC) trading at 12,157. It's up by nearly 3% in the last 24 hours and nearly 2% in the last week....
Lockdown Life & Darknets: BTC Still the DNM King, Cashaa’s Stolen Coins Sent to Hydra, Cannabis Sales Surge
17.8.2020
During the last six months, the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a lot of disarray in the world and one thing is for sure, the use of darknet markets has surged. While the citizens of the globe have been locked down, cannabis sales have skyrocketed and the dollar value of bitcoin transactions done...
US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case
16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...
Market Update: BTC Inches Toward $12K, ETH Jumps 12%, Report Says LINK May See ‘Rough Waters’
14.8.2020
Digital currency markets have increased significantly in value during the last 24 hours as the market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins is up over 2.4% on Friday. Bitcoin has been inching toward the $12k region again and ethereum touched a high over $442 a coin during the afternoon trading...
Fusing With Whales: Cashfusion Privacy Mixing Expands Allowing 10x Bigger Coins
12.8.2020
On August 11, 2020, the Electron Cash developer Jonald Fyookball announced that Cashfusion tiers have been expanded to allow 10x bigger coins to be fused. The announcement got the Bitcoin Cash community excited to “fuse with whales,” as the increase has been upped from 0.82 BCH to...
Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File
12.8.2020
This year due to the coronavirus outbreak the world-famous hackers’ convention Defcon held it’s 28th annual event with virtual presentations in “safe mode.” One of the presentations was from an executive from Pyrofex, Michael Stay, who discussed how he broke into...
New York Regulator Fast-Tracks 10 Cryptocurrencies
8.8.2020
The New York State Department of Financial Services has created a Greenlist of pre-approved cryptocurrencies for custody service and listing. Meanwhile, crypto-friendly SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, also known as Crypto Mom, has been confirmed for another term at the commission....
Lobbyist Asks US Regulator to Let Banks Deal In Privacy Coins
5.8.2020
One of America’s biggest pro-crypto lobby groups has launched a bid to persuade regulators to help adoption – opening the door for banks to get involved in crypto-powered finance and accept privacy coins too.
The call came in an open letter from Coin Center to the American Office of the Comptroller...
As Gold Touches New Highs Investors Face Storage Issues, Market Dilution, Threat of Seizures
31.7.2020
During the last few weeks, gold has skyrocketed in value over the concerns fueled by the faltering global economy. Despite the fact that gold has always been a safe-haven, many investors are looking to bitcoin because they fear central banks will dilute the market or even confiscate the gold. Prior...
This Coin’s Supply Goes Down as the Price Rises
30.7.2020
This crypto exhibits no correlation with Bitcoin; it was designed to behave differently from every other currency — crypto or fiat, with a money supply that expands or contracts depending on demand
Tether Prints $300 Million, While XRP Reclaims Third Spot
30.7.2020
Tether Ltd printed a total of USDT 300 million Wednesday and this brought the total coins created to 540 million in the last three days alone. The latest USDT printing will see the top stablecoin’s market capitalization significantly passing the $10 billion mark. Responding to a whale alert...
Verge is One of the Best Privacy Coins; Trades at $0.0060
30.7.2020
Verge is one of the best privacy coins to invest in now amongst the other two renowned viz., DAPS, and XMR specifically for privacy. Why XVG? The question has a simple answer as we emphasize on the price dynamics and recent partnerships of the Verge, we see that it joined hands with MobiePay...
Messari: DeFi Can Continue to Grow as ‘Useless’ Top 30 Coins Wither
29.7.2020
With the value of funds locked in DeFi almost quadrupling in less than two months, the community is debating whether DeFi is in a bubble
Hackers Transfer $28 Million Worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Breach
28.7.2020
Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday. The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved around $5 million worth of coins on June 24. This time around, the top crypto...