Cryptocurrency News
Here's How the Crypto Sector Is Navigating the Pandemic's Challenges
Coin Telegraph - 8 Apr 2020 17:55
As a digital industry, crypto is in a more fortunate position than many other sectors facing the coronavirus pandemic's fallout. How are providers in the crypto space responding to the crisis?
Bitcoin Price Holds $7.1K Amid More Warnings a $5K Retest Is Coming
Coin Telegraph - 8 Apr 2020 17:15
Bitcoin may be riding high but momentum will likely run dry past $7,500, says one Cointelegraph analyst
Virgin Galactic's Chamath Palihapitiya: Bitcoin Could Go to $1 Million, Everybody Should Own Some
Bitcoin.com - 8 Apr 2020 04:30
Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya has shared his bitcoin investment strategy, predicting that bitcoin’s price could reach a million dollars. He further suggested that everybody should have 1% of their asset...
Texas Regulator Spots Crypto Firm at Fraudulent COVID-19 Charity Claims
Coin Telegraph - 8 Apr 2020 23:19
The Texas State Securities Board issues an emergency action against an alleged crypto mining scam making fraudulent COVID-19 charity claims
Top Cryptos Edge Up as Derivatives Data Suggests Newfound Risk Aversion Among Traders
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 23:16
Bitcoin and ether climbed modestly late Wednesday as lighter crypto derivatives volumes signaled uncharacteristic caution among the market's traders.
Bitcoin Forks Flounder Despite Imminent Halvings
Coin Telegraph - 8 Apr 2020 22:51
Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, and Bitcoin Gold, have all failed to generate bullish momentum despite their upcoming halvings
How Imposters Scam Entrepreneurs Out of Their Crypto
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 22:45
It's a new twist on an old scam: Someone pretending to represent a major media company will approach a small business offering to write about them... for a price, this time in crypto.
US Prosecutors Ask to Pause SEC Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammer
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 21:45
U.S. prosecutors are seeking to pause the SEC's civil action against Blockchain Terminal founder and alleged $30 million ICO fraudster Boaz Manor to complete their own criminal prosecution.
New Wrapped Bitcoin Platform Allows You to Transact in BTC Using Tezos
Bitcoin.com - 8 Apr 2020 21:35
On April 8, the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) announced the launch of a new wrapped bitcoin project called Tzbtc. The token will be used on the Tezos network and each token will be backed 1:1 with BTC. The projec...
The Questions We're Not Allowed to Ask, Feat. Hidden Forces' Demetri Kofinas
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 21:00
A candid conversation with Hidden Forces host Demetri Kofinas about Covid-19 response, media incentives, and the getting the economy back in action.
Huobi Exchange Plots Return to US Crypto Market as Soon as This Month, Exec Says
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 20:40
Global crypto exchange Huobi could resume business in the U.S. as early as this month, five months after ceasing operations there, an executive said.
Bitcoin Cash 'Halved,' DeFi Gets a Boost and Bisq Halts Trading
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 20:09
Miners are exiting the Bitcoin Cash blockchain while Tezos looks to add a bridge to bitcoin's liquidity. Here's the story.
How DeFi Dinner Bonds Can Help Restaurants During Crisis
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 20:02
Travis Blane (aka DeFi Dad) explains how digital gift certificates ("Dinner Bonds") can help get money to restaurants.
Novogratz: We Have Money-Printing Orgy Going on, Amazing Environment to Buy Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 8 Apr 2020 18:35
Galaxy Digital chairman Michael Novogratz said that bitcoin is his pick under the current financial situation, describing it as an “amazing environment” to buy bitcoin. With “global money printing orgy,” a possib...
Coronavirus Forces Mexican Fintech Firms to Wait Longer for Licenses
Crypto News - 8 Apr 2020 18:01
Almost 100 Mexican fintech companies will likely face a longer wait than expected after the nation's top financial regulator announced a coronavirus pandemic-related slowdown in its operations. Per media outlet El CEO, T...
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 8, 2020
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 18:00
Tesla uses blockchain for supply chains and hackers can whisper to your phone. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
Wuhan Days: What I Learned About Blockchain From Two Months Under Lockdown
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 18:00
A DeFi professional describes life under quarantine in COVID-19's epicenter. When the next crisis comes, he says, blockchain tech will be ready to help.
Bisq Attacked, BUX Crypto Launched, Bithumb Got a Black Mark + More News
Crypto News - 8 Apr 2020 17:52
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Exchanges news Bisq, an open-source, peer-to-peer cr...
Bityard Has Now Officially Launched - Register now and earn 258 USDT for Free
Bitcoin.com - 8 Apr 2020 17:35
Bityard, the world's leading digital contract trading platform, has officially launched. According to industry authoritative sources, Bityard has received a strategic investment from a US hedge fund worth 10 million doll...
The Smallest of the Biggest Bitcoins, Bitcoin SV, Rallies Ahead of Halving
Crypto News - 8 Apr 2020 16:29
In preparation for its first mining reward halving in less than two days, the smallest of the three biggest bitcoins, bitcoin SV (BSV), has outperformed all the top 10 cryptos today and in the past week. Currently (13:56...
Bitcoin Cash Miners Just Lost Half of Their Reward (UPDATED)
Crypto News - 8 Apr 2020 15:46
Source: Adobe/igor_kell The fifth-largest cryptoasset by market capitalization and a Bitcoin (BTC) hard fork, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), just went through its first halving, seeing the mining reward cut by half, to BTC 6.25 (US...
Hacker Exploits Flaw in Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bisq to Steal $250K
Coin Desk - 8 Apr 2020 15:12
The DEX revealed the hack 18 hours after it suspended trading.