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The $282 Million Awakenings: 120 Bitcoin Block Rewards from 2010 and 2011 Woke Up This Year
On February 25, onchain analysts noticed two 2010 block rewards that were transferred after sitting dormant for over a decade. A lot of...
Arca to Join the Bitcoin Trust Race Competing Against Numerous Crypto Fund Rivals
Another firm is joining the bitcoin trust sector, as the California fund manager Arca has filed a registration with the U.S. Securities...
Investment Firm Launches the First ‘Crypto Hedge Fund’ in Spain- Plans to Expand Across Europe, Latin America
In Spain, an investment company has begun to promote what they called the “first crypto hedge fund.” The product has been...
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Contradicts Central Bank, Says Cryptocurrencies Must Regulated and Not Prohibited
In an apparent rebuke of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo says the country’s monetary...
Chinese Authorities Warn About ‘Sophisticated’ Digital Yuan Scam- Promotes Access to a ‘$186M Secret’ Government Fund
As China keeps paving the way to adopt its central bank digital currency (CBDC), scammers are also actively emerging on the scene. The...
China’s Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturers Pressed by Demand, Advance Orders, Devices Sold Out
A regional report from China indicates that bitcoin mining rig manufacturers have seen a massive surge in demand since the price of the...
177-Year-Old Swiss Bank Bordier to Offer Bitcoin and Other Crypto Trading Services
A 177-year-old bank in Switzerland has enabled cryptocurrency trading within its services, with expectations to expand. Bordier & Cie...
From Gold to Greenbacks: A Look at the US Dollar’s Devaluation, Manipulation and Militant Backing
228 years ago the U.S. dollar was created and ever since then, the national currency has been both powerful and controversial at the same...
Dubai Based Crypto Investment Fund to Convert $750 Million Worth of BTC Into ADA and DOT Tokens
A Dubai based crypto-based investment fund, FD7 Ventures says it will offload bitcoins worth $750 million and will use the proceeds to...
Fungram LTD Has Applied for Exempt Offering of Securities From the SEC
PRESS RELEASE. On January 26, 2021, Fungram LTD, as a comprehensive blockchain enterprise serving the world, has applied for an Exempt...
Cyber Criminals Are Now Hiding Their Stolen Cryptos 13x Faster, Says Report
A new report unveiled a growing trend of efforts from cybercriminals hiding their stolen cryptocurrencies through different transaction...
Bitcoin (BTC) price pivots off $50k once again to retest weekly lows
BTC price touched lows of $44,000 after yet another rejection above $50k Bitcoin price has traded at lows of $44,150 after it dropped...
IOTA price analysis: negative momentum pushes IOTA near $1.00
IOTA’s price could flip higher if bulls hold above $1.05 and fresh buying pressure surfaces short term IOTA is trading at $1.06 at...
Philippine Crypto Exchange Demands Users Return Bitcoin Bought at $6,000 Following System Error
Philippine crypto exchange Pdax recently suffered a costly technical failure – one that led to bitcoin trading at 300,000 Philippine...
Spanish Real Estate Agency Offers an Apartment in Barcelona for Sale in Bitcoin- Taxes Must Be Paid in Fiat
A Spanish real estate platform has listed its first-ever property for sale for cryptocurrency. The offer is entirely online, and whoever...
Hashbon Launches Its HASH Token and Gets Listed on Coinsbit
PRESS RELEASE. Established in 2016, Hashbon aims to provide payment services for both business and individual clients. One of the key...
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Defends Decision to Exclude Crypto Players, Says the Order Is ‘in the Best Interests of Nigerians’
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has defended the apex bank’s decision to exclude cryptocurrency...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger Advises Investors to Never Buy Bitcoin or Gold
Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman and Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner, Charlie Munger, has advised investors not...
Simplex and Skrill Broaden Cryptocurrency Convenience by Launching New Onramp Solutions
As enthusiasm for cryptocurrency mounts amid strong demand from retail and institutional investors, financial service providers Simplex...
Crypto Users Claim Popular Bitcoin Paper Wallet Generator Is Compromised, Millions Allegedly Stolen
A number of forum posts and tweets say that the website bitcoinpaperwallet.com is compromised and people have said they have lost bitcoin...
Oxygen Protocol to List OXY Tokens on BitMax
PRESS RELEASE. BitMax.io (BTMX.com), an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has...
Cryptocurrency Adoption Passes Another Milestone Surpassing 100 Million Users
According to a new study conducted by Crypto.com, the total number of global cryptocurrency users has surpassed 100 million for the first...
Craig Wright Plans to Take Legal Action Against BTC Developers, Hopes to Recover Over $3B in ‘Stolen Bitcoin’
Craig Wright, the individual that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, seems to be planning to initiate legal action against a number of...
Coinbase Files for IPO via Direct Listing on Nasdaq — Valuation Soars Above $100 Billion
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The...
Indian Central Bank Informs Government of Major Crypto Concerns — Digital Rupee ‘Receiving Our Full Attention’
India’s central bank governor Shaktikanta Das has revealed that the bank has “major concerns” about cryptocurrencies,...
Price analysis: ChainLink (LINK), Stellar (XLM) Dash (DASH)
The technical outlook for LINK/USD, XLM/USD and DASH/USD suggests bears could eye fresh moves ChainLink, Stellar and Dash are all...
Animoca Brands Brings “MotoGP™ Ignition” to Flow Blockchain, Announces First Collectibles NFT Sale
PRESS RELEASE. 25 February 2021 – Animoca Brands, the developer and publisher of the successful blockchain games F1® DeltaTime...
DEX trading volumes on the path to eclipse January’s high
February’s DEX volume figures are looking likely to surpass January’s $3 billion high Decentralised exchanges are set to record higher...
Ethereum price recovery stalls near $1,650: What’s Next?
ETH/USD has climbed above $1,600 but the bearish outlook means bulls are battling for control Ethereum’s break above $1,600 support...
The US SEC Revokes Registration of Long Blockchain Corp’s Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has revoked the registered securities of Long Blockchain Corp (LBCC) after the...
South Korean PC Gaming Rooms Rely on Crypto Mining to Profit During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly hit several entertainment routines of the people worldwide, and South Korea is not an...
New Crypto Rules in Thailand Could Require Traders to Show Income Before Opening Trading Accounts
Thailand seeks to introduce a new set of rules for retail crypto investors, specifically targeting those who want to open accounts. The...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits $19 Billion, Harsh Intraday Swings, Analyst Says ‘Fresh Rally’ Expected
The start of the week saw digital currency markets drop significantly in value, as billions of dollars were shaved off the entire crypto...
Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, Asset Is Too Volatile, Says Bank of Korea Governor
Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol has said that crypto assets like bitcoin have no intrinsic value – put simply, a measure of what...
US Judge Dismisses Motion Against Bancor After Finding Allegations Inadequate to Give It Jurisdiction
A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud class action against Bancor after ruling that the plaintiff’s allegations...
Hathor Network, $HTR Live on KuCoin, Has Just Released Exciting News: The Detailed 2021 Roadmap
PRESS RELEASE. Hathor Network ($HTR, live on KuCoin) has just released exciting news: The detailed 2021 Roadmap. Community projects are a...
Bitcoin Dump Saw Exchange Inflow Jump Over 1,000%, Whale Address Sells 2,700 Coins, F2pool Hawks 3,633 BTC
On Sunday, February 21, the price of bitcoin touched a new all-time high (ATH) at $58,354 and at the time, inflow into exchanges spiked as...
Square Adds $170 Million More in Bitcoin to Balance Sheet — Company Now Holds 5% of Total Cash Reserves in BTC
Square has bought more bitcoin, adding $170 million worth of the cryptocurrency to its balance sheet. The company now holds 5% of its cash...
The Fed Is Carefully Examining Digital Dollar — Chairman Jerome Powell Says ‘Very High Priority Project for Us’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update on the progress of a digital dollar. He confirmed that it is a “very...
Microstrategy Buys $1 Billion More Bitcoin — Company Now Holds Over 90,000 BTC
Microstrategy has purchased an additional $1.026 billion worth of bitcoin, raising the total number of bitcoins it has accumulated to...
xSigma Passes Security Audit and Prepares to Launch Stablecoin DEX With LP Rewards
PRESS RELEASE. February 24, 2021 – xSigma, a decentralized exchange for stablecoin swaps, has announced details of its launch...
India’s Warren Buffett Wants Regulators to Ban Bitcoin and Focus on Digital Rupee
Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, sometimes referred to as the Warren Buffett of India, says that the government should ban bitcoin....
EOS price remains bearish despite Bitcoin rebounding above $50K
EOS (EOS) traded at lows of $3.17 after plummeting 26% as a declining BTC dragged altcoins with it EOS plunged to lows of $3.17, retesting...
Tezos price analysis: XTZ looks to rebound above $3.50 after 30% nosedive
XTZ nosedived nearly 30% on Tuesday, retracing sharply from highs of $4.29 to $2.93 as crypto bloodbath wiped off recent gains Tezos (XTZ)...
Report: Bitcoin Mining Firm Northern Data AG Plans for a $500 Million IPO
While the public prepares for the upcoming Coinbase public offering, the mining firm Northern Data AG is reportedly planning to go public...
Bitfinex and Tether Fined $18.5M in Settlement With NY Attorney General, Both Firms Barred From Trading in the City
Bitfinex and Tether have been banned from operating in New York and must pay a fine of $18.5 million as part of a settlement with the New...
Jigstack DAO Acquires Icorating.com Platform to Strengthen Its Token Launch Pad Lemonade
A decentralized finance (defi) protocol announced that it officially acquired an initial coin offering (ICO) listing platform. Jigstack,...
Topps Garbage Pail Kids Blockchain Collectibles Can Be Found at Target and Walmart
The popular trading card company Topps has just launched the “2021 Garbage Pail Kids Food Fight” series today, and the trading...
CoinEx Burns All 1.08 Billion Locked CET Allocated to the Team
PRESS RELEASE. Hong Kong, February 23, 2021 – CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, announced...
Federal Reserve Appoints Pro-Bitcoin Chief Innovation Officer
A pro-bitcoin head of digital assets from TD Ameritrade has been appointed as the Federal Reserve System’s chief innovation officer....
Japanese Authorities Say the Majority of People Involved in Coincheck’s 2018 Hack Are Individuals With ‘High Social Status’
More details keep appearing from the police investigation into the 2018 Coincheck hack that stole $530 million from the crypto exchange....
Bitcoin Price Drops 18%, Fed Discusses ‘Soft’ Inflation, Analyst Says BTC Sell-Off Attracts More Investors
Digital asset markets are seeing some turbulence on Tuesday as the entire crypto market capitalization has lost 11% in value during the...
Moneygram Halts Using Ripple Due to SEC Lawsuit Over XRP Cryptocurrency
Moneygram has announced that it has suspended using Ripple’s platform due to the lawsuit against Ripple Labs and its executives by...
Flow NFTs Are Coming to OpenSea
PRESS RELEASE. February 23, 2021 – OpenSea, the largest marketplace for blockchain-enabled non-fungible tokens (NFTs), is in the...
There are now over 100,000 Bitcoin whale addresses
Bitcoin continues drawing the interest of many, including millionaires who are heavily investing in the asset The epic Bitcoin rally at...
Janet Yellen Warns Bitcoin Is ‘Extremely Inefficient’ and ‘Highly Speculative’ as BTC Price Plunges
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned about the dangers of bitcoin as the price of the cryptocurrency took a nosedive. She sees...
Bitcoin (BTC) price dip drags rest of crypto market down
Bitcoin has dipped below $48,000, Ethereum is retesting $1,500 and Binance Coin is at risk of diving below $200 While BTC is fighting to...
Ripple price analysis: Failure to bounce off $0.50 risks sending XRP to $0.34
If Ripple’s price slips below $0.50, losses could extend to $0.34 XRP price continues to hold within the $0.50—$0.65 range, a...
Thailand Authorities Are Targeting Japanese Crypto Holders to Boost Tourism
Thailand seems to be interested in catching Japanese crypto holders’ attention via tourism. The country wants to establish a...
Speechwriter for Former US President George Bush Says BTC Rally Driven by ‘Historically Low Interest Rates’
A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has claimed that the low-interest rates are...
PTERIA to Mars Celebrates a New All Time High
PRESS RELEASE. While Bitcoin and the greatest part of altcoins are going down, Pteria DAO’s token PTERIA could not be outdone and is...
Cape Cod’s Largest Hospital Gets Bitcoin Donations Worth $800K
One of Cape Cod’s largest hospitals received two bitcoin donations this year totaling $800,000 in value. The Massachusetts-based...
Binance Suspends Ethereum and ERC-20 Token Withdrawals Before Quickly Reversing Course
The rollercoaster-ride in cryptocurrency prices on Monday was accompanied by Binance’s fresh restrictions for ethereum and ERC-20...
South Korean Financial Regulator Confirms Privacy Coin Delistings- Adds New Guidelines to Report Unusual Transactions
South Korean financial watchdogs are about to start overseeing crypto-related activities in the nation, and additional barriers for...
Researcher Finds an Old Twitter Profile May Have Been Satoshi Nakamoto’s Account
On February 22, 2021, an author published a post on substack.com about an anonymous Twitter account that may have belonged to the...
‘Bitcoin Is the Biggest Jailbreak in Human History,’ Says Philosopher Stefan Molyneux
On February 19, the Canadian podcaster and Freedomain Radio host, Stefan Molyneux, discussed his thoughts about bitcoin following the...
BTC and ETH prices hit new highs in week three of February
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices surged higher than ever in the third week of February Bitcoin price hits a new all-time high of $56,579...
Bitcoin Slides Over 13%, Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Suggests BTC Will Peak at $200k but Hints of Possible Deep Corrections
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has implied in a tweet that bitcoin will go through deep price corrections before it gets to the $200,000...
Binance Blamed for Purposely Choking Ethereum’s Network
The recent ramp higher in cryptocurrency prices has assuredly attracted its fair share of cheerleaders and detractors alike, but the...
Nvidia Limits the Efficiency of Mining Ether Using Its GPUs by 50%
Nvidia announced that it will start limiting the efficiency of mining ethereum or any other crypto using its new range of upcoming...
Ethereum (ETH) price retreats after hitting $2,000: What next?
ETH price perched above $1,850 after retreating from its recent peak of $2,036 Ethereum rallied to a new all-time high of $2,036 on 20...
Price Analysis: Bitcoin continues phenomenal 2021 with upside target of $60k
Bitcoin climbed to $58,330 this past week and could target a new high of $60k Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $58,330...
Russian Bill to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as Property Advances in Parliament
Russia’s parliament has advanced the bill that proposes to recognize cryptocurrencies as property. The proposed law will provide...
CyberFi – An Intelligent Trading and Automation Platform for DeFi
While the decentralized finance (DeFi) space is not new, it has experienced massive growth to surpass $37 billion. Consequently, the...
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits 180 Exahash, Mining Difficulty Climbs Higher, Pools Jump by 35%
The price of bitcoin has climbed to phenomenal heights during the last few weeks and this has fueled the crypto asset’s mining...
Skybridge Capital Founder Predicts $100K Bitcoin Price This Year Due to ‘Heavy Demand’ and Diminishing Supply
The founder of asset management firm Skybridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will reach $100,000...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns Governments Could ‘Squash’ Bitcoin
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that governments could “squash”...
Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard Confident Bitcoin Not a Threat to US Dollar
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, has shared his view on the future of bitcoin. He is confident that...
Gold Bull Jeffrey Gundlach Says ‘BTC Maybe the Stimulus Asset’ Ahead of the Precious Metal
Renowned gold bull and CEO of investment management firm Doubleline, Jeffrey Gundlach says bitcoin may be the “stimulus asset”...
Pricing Gold, Food, and Altcoins With the BTC Denominator: How to Measure an Asset’s Worth in Bitcoin
On February 21, bitcoin touched a lifetime price high at $57,844 per unit after the crypto asset’s market valuation crossed the $1...
Chinese Tea Retailer Joins the Crypto Mining Industry After Hiring Two Roles to Lead Its ‘Bitcoin Business Plan’
A Chinese tea retailer is looking to make its inception into the bitcoin mining business. Publicly-listed Urban Tea announced the...
Elon Musk Says Holding Bitcoin Is Less Dumb Than Cash, Disputes Peter Schiff’s Claims About Money and BTC
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has clarified his position on bitcoin. Emphasizing that he is an engineer, not an investor, Musk says that...
Day Trader Dave Portnoy Disturbed by Bitcoin Price — Vows to Never Buy BTC Again
Day trader Dave Portnoy has admitted that he is an idiot when it comes to bitcoin after the price of the cryptocurrency continually hit...
Bill Gates Neutral on Bitcoin but Says Cryptocurrency Is an Innovation the World Can Do Without
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is no longer a bitcoin bear. He has now taken a neutral stance on bitcoin as an investment. However, as an...
Crypto Earning vs. Savings Accounts: How You Can Get Up to 17% Annually Holding Digital Assets
The mainstream has caught a whiff of the gains cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum have seen, but many people are not aware of the...
Russian Crypto Mining Companies Are Expanding Capacity as the Country Becomes a ‘Preferred Hotspot’
Crypto mining operations have been witnessing some changes within the industry in terms of locations. A recent interview with the CEO of...
Troubled NZ Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Suffers Another Hack in the Midst of Liquidation Process
Controversy still surrounds a liquidated New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, which allegedly got hacked again. Adding to the $30 million...
Malaysian Police Bust Gang That Stole $2.15 Million Worth of Electricity to Mine Bitcoin
Police in Malaysia’s Jahor state have busted a seven-men gang that stole 8.6 million Malaysian ringgits ($2.15 million) worth of...
Study: Top-Tier Cryptocurrency Exchanges Increased Their Market Share by 13% Since October 2020
A recent study unveiled that top-tier cryptocurrency exchanges increased their market share since October 2020, in the context of...
IMF Representative of Nigeria Calls for Caution Over the Use of Cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen recently discussed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...