Cryptocurrency News
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin's Quiet Progress Is Pointing Toward a Better Future
Coin Desk - 7 Jun 2020 23:51
Noelle Acheson compares the soaring rhetoric of JP Barlow's Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace with the quiet innovation of Satoshi's bitcoin.
Bloomberg BTC Bombshell, Coinbase Fury, Ether vs. Tether: Hodler's Digest, June 1-7
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 23:00
Bloomberg thinks Bitcoin could return to record highs of $20,000 this year, but warns Ether may not be the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency for much longer.
Trump Predicts US Economy to Recover by 2021 -- Fed Chair, Economists Disagree
Bitcoin.com - 7 Jun 2020 22:05
President Donald Trump has predicted that the US economy will recover by 2021, citing new jobs data released by the Labor Department which contains a “misclassification error.” Officials say the numbers are artificia...
Justin Sun Buys Your Company… What Do You Do?
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 19:54
In case you were wondering how much we pull our punches in Cointelegraph Magazine, consider this assessment of Justin Sun, from the article directly below: “Derided by some as a lightweight showman, the P.T. Barnum of ...
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, LINK, ADA, ETC
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 19:43
If Bitcoin can break above the overhead resistance, a few altcoins are likely to pick up momentum and provide short-term trading opportunities.
Bitcoin Hashrate Spikes to 120 Exahash: Difficulty Drops Allowing Miners to Rejoin the Competition
Bitcoin.com - 7 Jun 2020 16:55
The Bitcoin hashrate is up this weekend after the network experienced it’s fourth negative difficulty adjustment this year. The Bitcoin (BTC) protocol’s difficulty adjustment dropped over 9% on June 4, giving miners ...
'Be Your Own Bank' and the 'Luxury of Apathy'
Coin Desk - 7 Jun 2020 16:15
The powerful idea and meme at the core of Bitcoin self-sovereignty is incredibly empowering but has an unspoken element that requires persistent competence and at least for some makes it more trouble than it's worth.
Safety Check: If Crypto Custodian Fails, Clients May Not Get a Full Payout
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 14:17
Crypto exchanges -- not segregating blockchain addresses -- could lead to ownership disputes in the event of insolvency, research says.
Seedless Wallets Want to Make Bitcoin More User Friendly
Crypto News - 7 Jun 2020 13:00
Source: Adobe/Сергей Шиманович Bitcoin (BTC) has been around for more than 11 years, but it's still rather difficult for the average person to use the network in a secure manner. One of the reasons for thi...
Regulating & Enabling Innovation: A Policymaker's Perspective
Crypto News - 7 Jun 2020 12:00
Greg Medcraft. Greg Medcraft is the Director of the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). ______ The past twelve months have served to illu...
Crypto Crime on the Rise -- Good Odds of 2020 Becoming a Record-Breaker
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 10:00
Experts believe that a more holistic crypto ecosystem, especially one that is more AML-centric, is needed to help prevent the spread of crypto scams in 2020.
How Bitcoin Can Help the African American Community
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 07:00
According to author Isaiah Jackson, establishing economic strength could help the black community in ways protesting on the street can't.
6M Bitcoin Are Secured By Shared Custody
Coin Telegraph - 7 Jun 2020 05:00
Almost one-third of the entire Bitcoin supply is secured with a feature that gained adoption after the Mt. Gox heist.