Cryptocurrency News
Robinhood Outages During Historic Price Action Sparks Heated Community Reaction
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 15:34
While the market is experiencing high trading volumes, millions of traders are left hanging as Robinhood experiences multiple outages
Court Backs County for Electricity Price Hike Targeting Crypto Mining
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 18:31
A Washington court has sided against six crypto mining entities who sued Grant County for upping the electricity prices it charged to "emerging industries" in 2018
Bitcoin & Gold 'Are Doing the Same Thing' in Coronavirus Crisis: Pomp
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 11:24
The Morgan Creek Digital co-founder predicts that monetary stimulus measures in the U.S. will coincide with the Bitcoin halving to spark the next bull run
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin's Wild Week
Bitcoin.com - 14 Mar 2020 21:40
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As onchain activity has ramped up in response to the market slump, fees have soared and the m...
Italian Red Cross Launches Bitcoin Fundraiser to Combat Coronavirus
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 20:33
Organizations will work together by raising funds via cryptocurrencies to combat the coronavirus emergency in Italy
BitMex Insurance Fund Tags ATH, Binance and Deribit Inject Millions
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 20:23
Despite the insurance funds of Deribit and Binance falling by more than 50% in the crash, BitMex's insurance fund is posting record highs
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
Bitcoin.com - 14 Mar 2020 18:31
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been mean...
'CovidLock' Exploits Coronavirus Fears With Bitcoin Ransomware
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 17:26
The CovidLock ransomware changes a device's screen lock password, demanding $100 worth of BTC in exchange for as password that restores access to the phone
Bitcoin Price Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fear but Will BTC Hit $2K?
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 16:44
Bitcoin price drops to yearly lows on coronavirus but BTC isn't out of the woods yet
Attempts to Increase Bitcoin's Supply Would End Up With Another "Bitcoin"
Crypto News - 14 Mar 2020 14:00
A famous painting by a Belgian Surrealist artist, René Magritte. It says: This is not a pipe. Bitcoin's supply cap is one of its biggest selling points. Limiting the network to almost 21 million BTC, the cap makes Bitco...
Bitcoin Miner Stumbles Upon $8M Stash From 2010, Sells Before Crash
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 13:35
A lucky former miner appears to have cashed out an old stash of 1,000 Bitcoin just days before Thursday's brutal crash
Crash! Boom! Bang! and 20 Crypto Jokes
Crypto News - 14 Mar 2020 13:00
What an eventful, volatile week this has been. After Bitcoin mining difficulty and hashrate hit new highs, Bitcoin dropped suddenly to January lows, with altcoins suffering major losses, and then it crashed to USD 5,000 ...
Bitcoin Price Bounces Above $5K as Analyst Forecasts a 'Squeeze Up'
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 12:13
Bitcoin is trading above $5,000 after avoiding a retest of Thursday's apocalyptic lows overnight
Bitcoin Price Correlates With Traditional Assets, but Not Entirely
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 05:00
With Bitcoin losing nearly 40% of value, many question whether the flagship crypto asset is truly an independent class
$100M+ in Margin Calls: Crypto Lenders Demand Collateral as Market Buckles
Coin Desk - 14 Mar 2020 01:15
"As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has," Genesis CEO Michael Moro said Friday afternoon.
ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as 'Black Swan' Event Strikes Makerdao
Bitcoin.com - 14 Mar 2020 00:30
The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community. Makerdao’s single collateral DAI has been struggling and the low price of ETH has left millio...
US Woman Funding ISIS With Bitcoin Gets 13-Year Jail Sentence
Coin Telegraph - 14 Mar 2020 00:06
U.S. citizen gets 13-year sentence for funding ISIS using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies