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Bitcoin bulls at risk? Tether growth rate flatlines despite market cap crossing $64B
18.8.2021
The market capitalization of the world's largest stablecoin received a boost despite facing regulatory threats in the United States
Crypto Sector World’s 3rd Industry in Phishing Attacks Growth - Report
18.8.2021
Phishing activities continue to intensify across the world, with their volume for the second quarter of 2021 outpacing the same period last year by 22%. Cryptocurrency increasingly finds itself in attackers’ sight, with a tenfold increase in attacks on exchanges, according to a recent report...
Bitpanda Raises $263 Million in Series C Finance Round, Firm Aims to ‘Double Down on Technology’
18.8.2021
Vienna-based crypto platform Bitpanda has announced the firm has secured $263 million in a Series C funding round. The financing was led by Valar Ventures and Leadblock Partners, Jump Capital, Alan Howard, and Redo Ventures joined the investment round. The latest financing gives Bitpanda an overall...
Robinhood shareholders want crypto wallets and a hat
18.8.2021
Currently, users of popular stock and digital currency trading app Robinhood users can't move their crypto off the platform
Ethereum 'liquidity crisis' could see new ETH all-time high before Bitcoin — analyst
18.8.2021
It's dog-eat-dog for the return to all-time highs between Bitcoin and Ethereum, the latest data suggests
Venezuelan Authorities Reconnect Affected Bitcoin Miners to Power Grid
18.8.2021
Venezuelan authorities have reconnected affected bitcoin miners to the power grid in Carabobo state, after having been disconnected for undisclosed causes. Sunacrip, the cryptocurrency watchdog in the country, mediated between the regional power utility authorities and the affected miners,...
Bitcoin 'will remind everyone who the king is' says trader as BTC dips to $44K
18.8.2021
New all-time highs are all but guaranteed when the time is right, the latest analysis claims, as both Bitcoin and altcoins take a breather
Kenyans Cautioned Against Investing in BTC Company Promising Returns of 400% in Six Hours
18.8.2021
A Kenyan regulator, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), has cautioned investors and Kenyan citizens against investing with Fxbitinvest, a bitcoin trading company. The warning was issued after the regulator noted Fxbitinvest’s use of exaggerated return-on-investment promises to lure...
Young South African Engineer Rues Deleting Computer File Containing Keys to 20 BTC
18.8.2021
A young South African electronics engineer has rued his decision to delete a text document containing the keys and password to a crypto wallet that held some 20 bitcoins. According to the engineer, the lost coins had been mined more than ten years ago using a modified personal computer that...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins Correct Lower
18.8.2021
Bitcoin price started a steady decline from the USD 48,000 resistance. BTC traded below the USD 46,500 and USD 45,500 support levels. It is currently (04:00 UTC) down over 3% and it might continue to trend down towards USD 44,200.
Likewise, most major altcoins are correcting gains. ETH traded below...
Charles Schwab Strategist Skeptical of Crypto — Puts Faith in Banking System, Federal Reserve
18.8.2021
Charles Schwab’s chief investment strategist says she puts faith in the entire U.S. financial system, the banking system, the power of the central bank, and the Federal Reserve more than bitcoin. Charles Schwab’s Strategist Skeptical of Cryptocurrency Charles Schwab Chief Investment...
Analysts say this key metric suggests an altcoin season is at hand
17.8.2021
A series of new all-time highs from altcoins and a drop in the Bitcoin dominance metric has many analysts convinced that an altseason has started
Fitch's Warning for El Salvador, 'Concerning Regulatory Roadmap' + More News
17.8.2021
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Ratings agency Fitch Ratings warned against the potential negative consequences of El Salvador adopting bitcoin (BTC) to...
Cryptocurrency derivatives market shows growth despite regulatory FUD
17.8.2021
The cryptocurrency derivatives market will continue to flourish in 2021 despite the regulatory crackdown on the sub-ecosystem
Big Three Credit Agency Fitch Warns El Salvador Adopting Bitcoin Will Negatively Affect Insurers
17.8.2021
Fitch Ratings, the American credit agency and member of the ‘Big Three’ credit agencies, has published a paper on El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin and making the crypto asset legal tender in the country. Fitch believes that after the country enforces the new tender law it will...
Green Shoots of Recovery Sprout for Bitcoin Miners – Report
17.8.2021
After one of the most turbulent periods in bitcoin (BTC) mining history, miners have been handed a timely boost – with reports of recovery in hash-rate and signs that some of the BTC miners forced out of Mainland China earlier this summer are resuming their activities elsewhere in...
Crypto miner Argo Blockchain goes ‘climate positive’ on greenhouse gas emissions
17.8.2021
Environmental sustainability continues to be top of mind for cryptocurrency miners after Elon Musk drew negative attention to the industry earlier this year
Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Support, Solana Moves Into Top 10
17.8.2021
Bitcoin price corrected lower, but it remained stable above the USD 45,000 support. BTC started a fresh increase and climbed above USD 46,000. It is currently (11:45 UTC) approaching the USD 47,000 resistance, above which the price might test USD 48,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins are slowly...
Bitcoin set to replace gold, says Bloomberg strategist on Bretton Woods 50th anniversary
17.8.2021
The statement appeared as a takeaway from Blockworks' Bretton Woods: The Realignment conference that gathered economists, macro analysts, and investors to discuss Bitcoin
Bitcoin can see $55K breakout if last major BTC price resistance is broken — analyst
17.8.2021
A short squeeze could send BTC/USD far beyond $50,000 if the $48,000 sell wall crumbles