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‘Ferocious Rally’: Weiss Ratings Bullish on Bitcoin, Price to Hit $70K Next Year
Weiss Ratings has outlined key reasons why investors should be bullish about bitcoin, seeing a “ferocious rally” with the...
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure
Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were...
US Dept of Homeland Security Buys Analytics Software From Coinbase
Coinbase is selling its blockchain analytics software to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service. Following...
$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There’s Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent
For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin...
20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction
A group representing about 20,000 investors in Helbiz Inc has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary...
Zimbabwe’s Battle To Control Currency Inadvertently Boosts Bitcoin Profile
Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation is forcing authorities to sign off on some desperate and controversial decisions. Some...
Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money
As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s...
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In...
‘Fiat and Money Printing’ Street Mural Earns $500 in Bitcoin Donations in Five Days
A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat...
Bitcoin Script and Onchain Contracts: Two High-Level Programming Languages for Bitcoin Cash
Last May, the software developer and creator of revoke.cash, Rosco Kalis, released Cashscript version 0.4 that included a number of...
Bitcoin Prize For Winners Of South Africa Mountain Bike Race
About 150 mountain bikers will compete at this year’s edition of the Munga MTB race in South Africa. The race will commence in the...
Japanese Broker Monex Launches Crypto-Based CFDs With 2x Leverage
The Japanese online securities company Monex has revealed the launch of cryptocurrency-based contract-for-difference (CFD) services that...
Bitfinex Must Face New York’s Accusations Over the Loss of $850M in Co-Mingled Funds
The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged...
Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Says to Hold More Gold Than Bitcoin
The billionaire investor Michael Novogratz recently detailed in an interview that he thinks global investors should hold more gold in...
Stellar price analysis: 60% rally could be inbound
The price of Stellar has not peaked and will likely surge another 60% after its recent 50% spike that took it to within $0.10 Stellar...
Romanian Programmer Admits Conspiring to Create $722M Bitclub Ponzi Scheme
A Romanian man admitted Thursday to conspiring to engage in wire fraud and selling unregistered securities linked to Bitclub Network, a...
Bitcoin price: failed breakout puts bears on course for $8,000
Bitcoin bulls are now looking to defend $9,000 after a strong seller rejection at $9,500 saw prices drop to lows of $9,100 Friday morning...
Malaysian Shariah Council Permits Cryptocurrency Investing and Trading
The Shariah Advisory Council of Malaysia’s securities commission has advised that it is permissible to invest and trade...
Fueling the Cannabis Industry: US Crypto Lending Service Files for Regulated Token Sale
Chicago-based lending firm Ceres recently filed for a request to conduct a Reg. A sale in order to get approval from the U.S. Securities...
Coinbase Eyeing US Stock Market Listing as Early as This Year
Coinbase Inc is planning a U.S. stock market listing for later this year or early 2021, Reuters reported on Thursday. The plan is subject...
Venezuela Seizes 315 Bitcoin Mining Rigs: Miners Discuss Illegal Confiscation, Police Extortion
The Venezuelan military has seized 315 Bitmain Antminer S9 bitcoin mining rigs it claims are not properly registered to operate in the...
US Dollar Slump Incoming: Bank of America Sees ‘Death Cross’ as Confidence in Gold Rises
The US dollar is increasingly being viewed in a negative light by investors. Bank of America analysts are seeing a “Death...
Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed Token Sale’
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order...
Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000 USDC
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a...
China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of...
Stellar jumps 16%: could altcoin season finally be here?
XLM/USD price is approaching psychological $0.1 as analyst points to potential rally in the altcoin Several digital assets have seen their...
XRP price drop looms despite surge to $0.205
XRP rallies above $0.20, but isn’t out of the woods yet unless it clears resistance at a key technical level The cryptocurrency...
South African Crypto Investment Company Issued Cease And Desist Order In Texas
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) issued a cease and desist order Wednesday against on Mirror Trading International (MTI),...
ModiHost’s Token Is Live on HitBTC, the Leading European Bitcoin Exchange
Switzerland, July 9th 2020 – ModiHost, a hotel management system that uses artificial intelligence to deliver personalised...
$1.4M in Bitcoin Transactions: New High for Argentina as Confidence in the Peso Tanks
Crisis laden Argentina saw bitcoin transactions worth $1.4 million (101 million pesos) being recorded in the past week, a new high for the...
Famous Malaysian Actor Fined for Stealing $50,000 Worth of Crypto From His Producer
A Malaysian court has fined famous local actor Mas Khan $4,000, or 26 months in jail, for stealing around $50,000 worth of cryptocurrency...
‘Bitcoin Is Not a Privacy Coin’ Says Crypto Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos
Andreas Antonopoulos discussed how he desired to see Bitcoin have more “privacy features” in a recent live stream Q&A...
John McAfee Launches Ghost Phone Service
Two-time U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee has launched a privacy-centric cell phone data service. McAfee said that his Ghost cell...
Jeffrey Epstein Confidant Ghislaine Maxwell’s Last Reddit Post Was About Bitcoin
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the infamous Ghislaine Maxwell, the associate of the financier and convicted sex offender...
Permissionless Software Foundation Aims to Foster Open-Source Software With Bitcoin Cash
Just recently, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new foundation called the “Permissionless Software Foundation”...
About 90% of Bitcoin Investors Worried About Fate of Their Assets After Death: Study
Nearly 90% of cryptocurrency investors worry about what will happen to their assets after they die, but few plan appropriately. Younger...
Market Update: Crypto Assets Slowly Gather Gains, Bitcoin Needs Capital Inflow, ADA Jumps 85%
Cryptocurrency market prices have improved a great deal since our last market update, as the overall market capitalization of all 5,700+...
Dogecoin price skyrockets 54% in 24 hours after viral Tik Tok video
The price of Dogecoin has spiked 54% as trading volumes soar amid a buying frenzy sparked by a viral Tik Tok video Doge has hit levels not...
Chainlink price shoots for the moon as a 25% boost takes it to $6.17
LINK/USD jumps to $6.15 to register its highest trading price ever Chainlink’s price jumped to a new all-time high after surging...
Major Indian Company TCS Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Solution for Banks’ Customers
Leading Indian IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is launching a cryptocurrency trading solution for banks to allow their...
Crypto Facilities Gets FCA Nod to Set up Crypto Futures Venue
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the...
Renters Threaten US Real Estate Market, 20 Million Americans Face Eviction
The aftermath of the coronavirus-provoked business shutdowns in the United States caused a number of market observers to focus on the U.S....
Bitcoin Price Poised for ‘Imminent’ Breakout As Network Hashrate Hits Record Highs
The price of bitcoin could see an ‘imminent’ breakout, according to the latest Glassnode data. The data firm says bitcoin...
The Popular Stablecoin Tether Is Now Circulating on the Bitcoin Cash Network
The most popular stablecoin tether (USDT) has officially been minted on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain via the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP)....
Escalating Bank Runs Spur Chinese Government to Require Approval for Large Cash Transactions
A series of bank runs has prompted the Chinese government to begin requiring approval for large cash deposits and withdrawals at...
Tiktok Ban: US May Join India in Banning Chinese Social Media Apps
The Trump administration is looking at banning Tiktok and other Chinese social media apps, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo....
Bitcoin.com Wallet Launches New Portfolio Breakdown and Stablecoin Swap Features
With over 11 Million Bitcoin.com Wallets created, we’re building new features our users need most in order to enjoy the best...
Crypto market analysis: Bitcoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin SV
Most of the top cryptocurrencies are trading with low highs and higher lows as traders assess next steps Bitcoin Bitcoin has broken above...
These two indicators suggest Bitcoin is seriously bullish
Bitcoin’s price continues to hover just above $9,200, but two key signals suggest the top cryptocurrency is super bullish for a nice...
South African Investors to Lose $13 Million as Bitcoin Scammer Declared Bankrupt
A South African high court has declared an alleged bitcoin scam mastermind, Willie Breedt, bankrupt. The court decision follows an...
Crypto Derivatives Volumes Crash 36% to $393 Billion in June, a Low for 2020
Crypto derivatives trading volumes plunged 36% to $393 billion in June, the lowest they have reached in 2020, according to a new report by...
Developer Reveals Layer-Two Private Messaging and Payment System on Bitcoin Cash
On July 4, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash proponent Cain published an interview with the blockchain developer, Shammah Chancellor, about a new...
European Blockchain Ecosystem Needs €350 Million for the Next 18 Months
A study report by Leadblock Partners, an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, finds an accelerating growth of the European...
Bitcoin Volatility Hits Three-Year Low, Sparking Fears of Massive Sell-Off
The cryptocurrency data analytics and research company, Skew has warned that bitcoin could see a massive sell-off due to declining...
The Tokenized Metaverse: Non-Fungible Token Sales to Surpass $100 Million
On July 1, 2020, the partner of Polynexus Capital, Andrew Steinwold, detailed that the sales of blockchain-powered non-fungible tokens...
700,000 Expedia Hotels Can Now Be Paid With Cryptocurrencies via Travala
More than 700,000 Expedia Group hotels and accommodations are now available via crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala. Bookings...
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock Pierce Joins the 2020 US Presidential Election
Blockchain entrepreneur and former Disney child actor, Brock Pierce, is running for President of the United States this election. Pierce...
Tron analysis: price jumps 5.6% to hit new weekly high
Tron price is up more than 5% on the day to see buyers take charge above a support area that marks the lower boundary of the June 8 highs...
A New Price Valuation Model Says $10,670 Fair Value For Bitcoin
Seba, a Switzerland based bank, is proposing a Bitcoin valuation model that places its fair value at $10,670. At this price, the model...
Bitcoin Cash analysis: price moves towards key trendline
Price is on the verge of a breakout at the upper limit of a key trendline Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin Cash has been trending towards...
Encryption Crackdown: Private Phone Network With 60,000 Users Dismantled by Law Enforcement
An international law enforcement team has brought down an encrypted phone network with 60,000 users worldwide. The platform was one of the...
Cryptocurrency-Focused Docuseries Airs to Millions of Viewers via the Discovery Science Channel
A new docuseries called “Open Source Money” recently aired on July 4 and premiered on the Discovery Science channel. The new...
Food and Cash Shortages Push Cubans Toward Permissionless Cryptocurrencies
The Nation of Cuba is dealing with a national food crisis, as Venezuela has stopped offering aid to the small island nation. Moreover, the...
Bitcoin-Friendly Kanye West Running for US President 2020, Taking on Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Kanye West announced on Independence Day that he is running for president of the United States in 2020, taking on Donald Trump and former...
4th Amendment Does Not Protect Bitcoin Data, US Fifth Circuit Court Rules
A Fifth Circuit panel of judges recently ruled that Fourth Amendment rights do not apply to cryptocurrency transaction data that stems...
Personal Data of 250,000 People From 20 Countries Leaked by Bitcoin Scam
A global bitcoin scam has reportedly leaked personal data of about 250,000 people from more than 20 countries. The majority of the...
Germany Takes Over FATF Presidency With New Guidance to Help Countries Apply Crypto Standards
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has a new president as Germany took over the presidency from China. The intergovernmental...
Over 2,500 Austrian Merchants Can Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
More than 2,500 merchants in Austria can accept three types of cryptocurrencies via the payment processor Salamantex. The company...
John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the...
The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies
The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that...
Despite Covid-19 Negativity, Crypto Prediction Markets Say Trump Wins the 2020 Election
According to a number of crypto prediction markets and futures, Trump will still win the election in 123 days, but his chances have...
Investment Firm Arcane Crypto to Go Public via $33 Million Reverse Merger
Arcane Crypto, a Norway-based investment company, said Thursday that it is planning to go public through a reverse takeover by Vertical...
Trouble in Defi Paradise: Compound-Issued DAI Surpasses DAI in Circulation
A number of cryptocurrency proponents have been discussing the stablecoin DAI this week, as the DAI allegedly held on the Compound...
UK Court Denies Maduro Access to $1 Billion of Venezuela’s Gold
The UK is denying Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuela’s gold worth about $1 billion, stored at the Bank of England. The UK High Court...
Bears look to pull Bitcoin down to $8,600 as Bollinger Bands tighten their squeeze
Bitcoin dropped to lows of $8,980 again as price remains trapped in a range Bitcoin price is likely to break down if indicators remain...
Stellar price analysis: lower correction inbound before a bullish push to June highs
XLM/USD price is trending lower as buyers fail to hold gains racked up in four straight sessions of upward momentum XLM/USD is slightly...
Crypto Use-Cases in Africa on the Rise, According to Luno
Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey recently said “Africa will define the future (especially the Bitcoin one!)” But was he...
Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal...
Mining Company Ebang’s Stock Listed on Nasdaq Down 11%, Firm Plans to Launch Offshore Exchange
The bitcoin ASIC mining rig manufacturer, Ebang International Holdings, was recently listed on Nasdaq last Friday on June 26. Ebang is now...
Demand for Bitcoin Will See a Dramatic Shift in 8 Years – Retail Addresses to Eat up Entire New Supply
A recent report from ZUBR Research explains that by 2028, retail demand for bitcoin will exceed the supply. The report highlights that in...
‘Running Drivenet:’ Bitcoin Proponent Discusses the Benefits of Drivechain Versus Lightning Network
During the last few days, a number of cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing Paul Sztorc’s Drivechain project, also referred...
Localbitcoins 2019 Revenue Rises 10% to $29.6 Million Amid Increased Paxful Competition
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Localbitcoins has reported that 2019 revenue rose 10% to $29.6 million from $27 million a year ago. For...
$11 Trillion Offshore Assets Uncovered After 100 Countries Share Information on 84 Million Bank Accounts
Governments in nearly 100 countries have been sharing offshore bank account information in an effort to crack down on tax evasion. Their...
Altcoin market analysis: SNX/USD has surged 120% over the past two weeks
SNX/USD hit a new all-time high on Thursday after a 23% jump on the day brought its gains over the past two weeks up by 120% While BTC/USD...
Altcoin market analysis: Cardano sees 14% price surge
Cardano has surged over 14% in the past 24 hours to hit levels last seen in June 2019, and on-chain signals are mostly bullish to suggest...
A ‘Significant Increase’: UK Regulator Says 2.6 Million Residents Have Bought Cryptocurrencies
The UK’s top financial regulator has conducted a survey and found a “significant increase” in the number of crypto...
Alt-Right Activist Stefan Molyneux Banned from Youtube, Raises $100K in Crypto Donations
The founder of Freedomain, philosopher and alt-right activist, Stefan Molyneux, received more than $100,000 in cryptocurrency donations...
Tether’s Market Valuation Grows 144% in 2020, USDT Market Cap Worth $10 Billion
The most popular stablecoin, Tether, has propelled its way into the third-largest position by cryptocurrency market capitalization. At the...
Bitcoin Investors Pocketed 42% in Gains During the Second Quarter of 2020
The second quarter of 2020 was very profitable for bitcoin investors, according to data analytics firm Skew. During the period, the top...
Brewdog Tokyo Accepts Bitcoin Cash Payments: Local BCH Meetup Gathers to Celebrate
On July 1, 2020, the popular eatery and bar in Japan, Brewdog Tokyo, started accepting bitcoin cash payments for products and services....