Showing posts from June, 2020
Tether, USD Coin, and Binance USD have posted triple-figure market cap growth this year.

Tether Crosses $10B, Leaving Competing Stablecoins in the Dust

Deutsche Boerse has listed an exchange-traded product (ETP) that tracks the value of bitcoin. 21Shares, a Swiss-based product provider...

Bitcoin ETP Listed on Europe’s Third-Largest Exchange

Nvidia has filed for the dismissal of a complaint alleging it fraudulently attributed over $1 billion in sales to gaming markets amid the 2...

Nvidia Files Motion to Dismiss $1B Class Action Over Crypto GPU Sales

The Washington DC Bar Association became the fourth to issue an opinion endorsing crypto as an acceptable form of payment.

DC Bar Association Gives Nod to Crypto Payments For Lawyers

As the crypto community’s anticipation for PayPal’s exploration into crypto grows, Pundi X has integrated the payments processor for its po...

American Pundi X Merchants Can Now Sell Crypto Via PayPal

The Ethereum/Bitcoin flippening is more than half complete, according to a new metric.

The ETH/BTC ‘Flippening’ Is 53% Complete According to New Index

After stakeholders raised concerns about the Australian Securities Exchange’s blockchain infrastructure plan, it has been postponed until 2...

Australian Securities Exchange Switch to Blockchain Delayed to 2022

Sub-saharan Africa now represents more than $15 million in combined weekly peer-to-peer trade following triple-digit growth over just a few...

Africa Posts Triple-Digit P2P Volume Gains in Three Months

Bitcoin price has stalled below $9,200 but on-chain data, investor sentiment, and BTC’s strong quarterly performance are bullish signals.

Bitcoin Price Stalls Below $9.2K but Data Shows Investors Are Bullish

It’s been an incredibly strong year for altcoins thus far. Versus Bitcoin, many have outperformed. As reported by Bitcoinist previously, th...

Analyst Who Predicted Bitcoin’s 2018 Bottom: Altcoins May Plunge in 2021

Not every U.S. lawmaker is on board with the idea of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar , but no one explicitly rej...

Senate Banking Committee Remains Open to Idea of Digital Dollar in Tuesday’s Hearing

China is looking into the use of blockchain technology to promote data sharing among medical institutions amid future pandemics.

China Highlights Blockchain in Pandemic Preparedness Strategy

Ethereum’s price is more than 80% below its all-time high above $1,400. Yet this bearish price performance on a macro scale has not stopped...

Ethereum Active Address Count Hits 2-Year High, Yet ETH Is Still Bearish

A former bank exec has said he will help “transform” BitMEX, just a week after the crypto derivatives exchange launched a new corporate s...

BitMEX Owner HDR Appoints Former Bank of China Exec to Board

Crypto.com and TenX’s crypto debit cards are usable again as U.K. regulators allow Wirecard to resume “regulated activity."

European Crypto Cards Reactivate as FCA Allows Wirecard to Resume Operation

A huge corruption scandal involving Chinese loans backed by fake gold is pressuring its supporters to defend it against unforgeable Bitcoin...

Gold Vs. Bitcoin: $2.8B Fake Bullion Scam Highlights BTC Benefits

The World Health Organization and U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention believe the worst is yet to come. Virus infections an...

WHO’s Chilling ‘Worst to Come’ Warning Will Sting This Stock Market

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has come under pressure to further postpone the launch of a blockchain replacement for its decad...

ASX Under Pressure to Further Delay Rollout of DLT Settlement System

The University of California at San Francisco has paid a million-dollar ransom following unsuccessful negotiations with a ransomware hacker...

California University Pays Million-Dollar Crypto Ransom

Bitcoin found itself competing with traditional safe-haven gold all over again as authorities in China uncovered a $2 billion fraud. Kingol...

A $2B Gold Fraud Portrays Bitcoin as “Less Vulnerable” Alternative

Eleven months ago, Alexey Andryunin was sure his business was not long for this world.  A 22-year-old math student from Moscow, Andry...

To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper’s Business Is Still Thriving

Beyond Meat stock reeled on Monday after a double analyst downgrade. Investors still aren’t talking about the biggest problem facing BY...

Barclays’ Deep-Fried Beyond Meat Downgrade is BYND Overdue

Bulls need to flip the $9,200-$9,500 resistance zone to support in order to clear a path back to $10,000.

Bitcoin Price Bulls Pin Hopes on Descending Channel Breakout to $10K

The announcement from LCX and LunarCRUSH states the partnership will provide data for better crypto trading and investment decisions.

LCX and LunarCRUSH Partner to Provide Crypto Market Insights

Bitcoin kicked off this week with a modest move higher, rising 0.78 percent as of Monday’s close. The gains followed a sharp sell-off last ...

A U.S. Stimulus-Backed Rebound Could Fuel a Bitcoin Bull Rally: Here’s Why

Analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says Bitcoin’s return on investment from 2015 to 2020 puts the digital asset ahead of many traditional market...

Bitcoin’s ROI Since 2015 Outperforms Five Major Indices by 70X

Miner Hut 8 said last week it had raised a total of $8.3 million from selling a 6% equity stake to investors, approximately $800,000 mor...

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Closes Better-Than-Expected Equity Round at $8.3M

The idea of a “digital dollar” will once again rear its head before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking...

Witnesses Will Vouch for Stablecoins, Digital Dollars in US Senate Hearing Tuesday

A Nikkei article states that Soramitsu will start testing its ‘White Tiger’ digital currency for retailers at a university in Fukushima.

Soramitsu Starts Testing ‘White Tiger’ Digital Currency in Japan

It’s been a tough past few days for Bitcoin traders. After holding ~$9,400, the cryptocurrency temporarily slipped under $9,000 on the week...

Bitcoin May Hit $10,500 “Sooner or Later,” Boosting Case for Upside

Ethereum-based predictions platform Augur announced it would be launching the second version of its platform starting on July 28.

Blockchain Prediction Platform Augur Launches V2 on July 28

A new leak reveals that Ubisoft may be making a battle royale game to try to fight against the hugely popular Fortnite. Ubisoft Steals Fort...

Ubisoft Steals Fortnite’s Thunder With New Battle Royale Game

The PlayStation 2 finally has an easily-replicated exploit that anyone with a CD burner can do. Here's why that's great news for eve...

Sony’s PlayStation 2 Just Got Hacked After 20 Years – And It’s Excellent

While Hollywood has been a bust so far for Meghan Markle, a source has revealed to CCN that she may have a plan to change all of that! Mave...

Maverick Meghan Markle? This Could Be Her Election Year!

The stock market rally has stalled in recent weeks. One key indicator suggests that money printing may have reached its limits. This Is the...

This Is the Stock Market Headwind Stalling the Rally

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures point higher on Monday after last week’s bloodbath. Large hedge funds are getting out of th...

Dow Futures Climb as Stock Market Bears Wave the White Flag

“We were not aware this specific type of attack was possible.” Decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity provider Balancer Pool admitted ...

Hacker Drains $500K from DeFi Liquidity Provider Balancer

A spat between the Balancer and STA team following the $500,000 hack suggests that the DeFi protocol was aware of the weakness.

DeFi Protocol Balancer Hacked Through Exploit It Seemingly Knew About

Wall Street may sell off stocks in November if Joe Biden gets elected as President. Wells Fargo executive Christopher Harvey said poten...

Wall Street Faces Brutal Stock Market Reckoning with a Joe Biden Victory

Shareholders in German fintech Wirecard are taking legal action against Big Four auditor EY in the fallout from the scandal now engulfing t...

Shareholders File Criminal Complaint Against EY for Alleged Role in Wirecard Scandal

Mining conglomerate BHP has completed its first trial trade of iron ore using blockchain technology. As reported by Reuters on Monday...

World’s Biggest Mining Firm Makes First Ore Trade on a Blockchain

Couter-Strike superstars with two million fans will participate in a crypto-powered tournament, while fans will be able to bet on the outco...

Counter-Strike Superstars to Play in Crypto-Powered Tournament

Eminem apologized for “dissing” Revolt TV. He agreed that he was an unnecessary distraction. Though Revolt hasn’t commented on working...

Eminem Doesn’t Need Diddy’s Revolt TV – And That Makes His Apology Sincere

A mixed bag of metrics and influences is testing Bitcoin’s resolve this week, with trajectory undecided as $9,000 wavers.

Bitcoin Miners Done Selling? 5 Things to Know for BTC Price This Week

“Here lies the huge irony in this discussion. Persistent pseudonyms aren’t ways to hide who you are. They provide a way to be who you a...

Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason