Cryptocurrency News
US Real Estate Market Shudders: Experts Predict 40% Lower Sales, March Contracts Dip by 21%
Bitcoin.com - 4 May 2020 16:29
According to the National Association of Realtors, pending contracts for property sales dropped by 20.8% in March. Further, the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dropped to 3.43%, but a great majority of people are st...
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin's Big Rally Is a Sign of Its Economic Resilience
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 04:00
Bitcoin's underlying technology and monetary system make it one of the few investable assets that is immune to the economic fluctuations we have ahead.
Onecoin Lawsuit Continues: Judge Lifts Stay Order, Investigators Search for 'Crypto Queen'
Bitcoin.com - 4 May 2020 02:12
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the unsealed indictment tied to the Onecoin cofounder Sebastian Greenwood. At the same time, U.S. Judge Valerie Caproni had placed a stay order on the case against Greenwood, Ko...
Craig Wright's Satoshi Case Goes To Trial July 6
Coin Telegraph - 4 May 2020 22:53
Craig Wright's Satoshi case will finally go to trial, both sides confirmed to Cointelegraph.
IBM, Merck Declare FDA-Backed Drug Tracing Blockchain a Success
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 22:49
IBM, Merck, Walmart and KPMG's drug-tracing blockchain pilot exceeded the interoperability benchmarks set by the Food and Drug Administration, the group said.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $8.8K but Optimism Seen Continuing Ahead of Halving
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 22:18
After a flurry of trading late last week, bitcoin dipped on lower volume.
Why Warren Buffett's Bearishness Should End V-Shaped Recovery Talk
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 21:00
NLW unpacks a meaningful shift as the famously optimistic Warren Buffett struck a more sober note at Berkshire Hathaway's first virtual annual meeting.
Price Analysis 5/4: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
Coin Telegraph - 4 May 2020 20:52
Several major cryptocurrencies are facing selling at higher levels but the fact that traders are buying on the dips suggests further range-bound action is likely.
Original Blockchain & Bitcoin: Different Paths to Decentralization
Coin Telegraph - 4 May 2020 20:33
Blockchain co-inventor on why block creation decentralization is not essential to blockchain decentralization.
Lebanese Currency Collapse: Failed Policies Led to Economic Meltdown
Bitcoin.com - 4 May 2020 19:30
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crisis and the local currency has already lost about 60% of its value. The central bank’s policies have come under fire while citizens are protesting how the government handl...
Blockchain Bites: Bitfinex Sues, Miners Prepare, Congress Considers
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 19:15
The U.S. Senate is considering blockchain voting during the COVID-19 crisis, while crypto becomes a mainstay in the Middle East.
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 18
Crypto News - 4 May 2020 19:00
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information ab...
Anycoin Direct launches innovative new platform
Crypto News - 4 May 2020 18:53
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com. Veghel, NL, Release: 28 April 2020. Cryptocurrency exchange service Anycoin Direct rolls out a new website for the European market. Wi...
These Miners Might Suffer The Most After Bitcoin Halving
Crypto News - 4 May 2020 18:49
Bitcoin (BTC) miners responsible for up to 30% of the network's hashrate, or the computational power, are the most vulnerable and might be forced to turn the majority of their machines off after Bitcoin mining reward hal...
Bitcoin Price Defies Stock Market Link -- Post-Halving World Uncertain
Coin Telegraph - 4 May 2020 18:39
Has the upcoming halving already been factored into Bitcoin's price, and can another pump be in the cards in the short term?
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 4, 2020
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 18:00
May the BTC be with you. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
Kraken CEO Underwent Surgery, Bitcoin Fees Skyrocket + More News
Crypto News - 4 May 2020 17:33
Source: Adobe/nimon_t 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 Jesse Powell, C...
NEAR Protocol Launches Following $21M Token Sale Led by Andreessen Horowitz
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 17:00
NEAR announced Monday the closing of a $21.6 million token sale involving a16z, Pantera and others. It also revealed the stealth-mode launch of the NEAR mainnet on April 22.
Marketing Ethereum 2.0 and Herding Cats With Hudson Jameson
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 17:00
CoinDesk's Nolan Baurle speaks with the Ethereum Foundation's Hudson Jameson about private transactions, client improvements, dealing with FUD on Ethereum and more.
Crypto Market Sentiment Takes Another Step Up
Crypto News - 4 May 2020 16:48
The crypto market sentiment has made another, relatively large step upwards over the course of the past week. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins continued its rise...
This Polish Crypto Miner Grows During Lockdown, Looks To Raise USD 3M
Crypto News - 4 May 2020 16:14
A Polish blockchain company says that its user numbers are up despite the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, and says that investors are flocking to a gaming sector that is booming - in spite of the health crisis pan...
Hackers Plant Crypto Miners by Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt
Coin Desk - 4 May 2020 16:10
Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software.