Cryptocurrency News
Bitcoin Is a Digital Asset Says Intermediate People's Court in China
Coin Telegraph - 6 May 2020 23:45
A court dispute between an international couple and four Bitcoin robbers has come to an end.
Bitcoin in Space: Blockstream's Satellite Network Now 25X Faster
Coin Telegraph - 6 May 2020 04:04
Blockstream's updated protocol for their satellite service makes it possible to download a full node without an internet connection.
Most of Cash App's $528M Revenue in Q1 Came From Bitcoin
Coin Telegraph - 6 May 2020 23:29
Square reports that Bitcoin composed the bulk of Cash App's revenue in the first quarter, though it added much less to profit.
Bitcoin Revenue in Square's Cash App Tops Fiat Revenue for First Time in Q1
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 23:01
Bitcoin profit through Square's Cash App was $7 million in the first quarter of 2020. It earned $8 million in bitcoin profit through the whole of 2019.
Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 22:37
The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving.
Surveying the Carnage: How Real Estate, Travel and Music Are Faring During the Crisis
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 21:00
One hundred million jobs lost and $2.7 trillion in GDP evaporates. NLW looks at the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on key industries.
Bitcoin Node Count Falls to 3-Year Low Despite Price Surge
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 20:56
The number of Bitcoin nodes fell to its lowest level in almost three years, according to data calculated by one prominent Bitcoin developer.
Price Analysis 5/6: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
Coin Telegraph - 6 May 2020 20:42
Most major cryptocurrencies are stuck in a tight range awaiting direction from Bitcoin.
'Black Thursday' Distortion Makes Bitcoin Options Look Cheaper
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 20:20
With a key metric declining to record lows, bitcoin's options market may be underpricing the cryptocurrency's future volatility.
'Very Near Launch': Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Details Network Rollout
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 19:47
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood outlined the "five or six" steps the network will be taking as it moves to a full launch, some four years after first being conceived, during his Ready Layer One presentation.
Bitcoin Pulls Away From Stock Market as Price Staying Above $8,000 Signals Strength - Bloomberg Analyst
Bitcoin.com - 6 May 2020 19:33
Bitcoin (BTC) staying above $8,000 is a sign of increasing momentum and detachment from the stock market beta-pull, according to Bloomberg senior analyst Mike McGlone. In a new bitcoin report published on May 5, McGlone ...
Ohio Lawmakers Propose Blockchain Voting in Elections Overhaul Bill
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 18:53
Ohio lawmakers have proposed the launch of a blockchain voting pilot in spite of security experts' repeated warnings against any internet-based elections system.
Libra Association Names HSBC Chief Legal Officer as First CEO
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 18:45
The Libra Association named HSBC Chief Legal Officer and former U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey as its new CEO. Levey will take the reins later this year.
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 6, 2020
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 18:00
BTC stays above $9K while some new startups wrestle for market share. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.
Italian Banks' App Shows Financial World is Not Sleeping on Blockchain
Crypto News - 6 May 2020 18:00
It seems that blockchain applications are getting more common in the financial world, connecting a number of companies and solving their long-standing issues. Another proof of that is an app that will be used by Italian ...
Maze Ransomware Group Hacks Two Plastic Surgeons
Coin Telegraph - 6 May 2020 17:57
Two plastic surgeon's studios were hacked by cybercrime group Maze and sensitive data of customers is already available online
ErisX Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Receive New York's BitLicense
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 17:02
Eris Clearing, the clearing and settlement arm of ErisX, has been awarded the hard-to-come-by Virtual Currency License from New York's Department of Financial Services.
Crypto-powered Plastic Surgery, Blockchain Industrial Parks + More News
Crypto News - 6 May 2020 16:56
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. Adoption news A South Korean company wants to offer ...
US Central Bank Blamed for 2020 Financial Crash: 'The Fed Is Lawless Economic Government Unto Itself'
Bitcoin.com - 6 May 2020 16:50
The last two months dealing with the coronavirus outbreak have been strange, to say the least, and as data rolls in more people are becoming aware that there was quite a bit of overreaction from politicians, the media, a...
TokenSoft Expands Security Token Services to Europe With New Swiss Entity
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 16:43
Security token platform TokenSoft is expanding its services to Europe using a new Swiss entity, licensing its software through a local partner.
Irish Crypto Firms Squeezed by Bank Account Closures, Regulatory Delays
Coin Desk - 6 May 2020 16:27
A delay in transposing the EU's 5AMLD into local law has given crypto companies no recourse after Irish banks closed their accounts.
Major Youtuber PewDiePie Leaves Decentralized Platform and 800K Followers
Crypto News - 6 May 2020 15:24
Felix Kjellberg, a.k.a. PewDiePie. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, PewDiePie After a year of livestreaming exclusively on DLive, a decentralized blockchain-based streaming platform, PewDiePie went back to YouTube. T...