Cryptocurrency News
Billionaire Says an Exponential BTC Price Increase Would be a Disaster
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 05:45
Chamath Palihapitiya says Bitcoin is uncorrelated to financial markets, which is one reason people should invest 1% of their wealth in it.
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum's Role as BTC's Main Sidechain
Bitcoin.com - 26 Jun 2020 23:45
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain s...
Vanguard's Blockchain Platform for Foreign Exchange Will Go Live in Q3 2020
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 22:45
Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions.
Thai Authorities Go After Crypto in Search for Drug Money
Crypto News - 26 Jun 2020 22:30
Authorities in Thailand are determined to hunt down the country's well-hidden drug lords by going after everything from gold shops to oil, construction firms - and cryptocurrency, a new report by news agency AFP claims. ...
DeFi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 22:03
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP's fortunes take a turn for the worse.
Bloomberg: 'Bitcoin a Caged Bull Set for Breakout, Eying $13,000 Resistance'
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 21:45
According to Bloomberg, the narrowest ever bollinger bands suggest that Bitcoin is consolidating for a major breakout.
How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 21:00
The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin.
Final Judgment: Telegram to Pay Crypto Investors Back $1.2 Billion, US Court Orders
Bitcoin.com - 26 Jun 2020 20:45
The dispute between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is coming to a close as the final judgment has been filed. Telegram has been ordered to pay back $1.2 billion. The company must also pay ...
Price Analysis 6/26: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, ADA, CRO
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 20:36
Bitcoin price continues to lose momentum, signaling the possible start of a deeper correction below $8,200.
Colombian Regulators Urged To Ditch 'Obsolete' Draft Crypto Law + More News
Crypto News - 26 Jun 2020 20:00
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. Regulation news Colombian regulators have been urged...
AML Bitcoin Founder Claims DC Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, US Government Are 'Extorting' Him
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 19:47
AML Bitcoin's Marcus Andrade claims he is being extorted by the U.S. government in a response to Thursday's charges by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ebang Hits Nasdaq IPO Running With Ambitious Expansion Plan
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 19:15
Chinese mining company Ebang has yet to see a positive net income in 2020, but an IPO might give it a jumpstart.
Money Reimagined: Crypto's Diversity Problem
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 18:49
Technology on its own doesn't ensure inclusion. People do. There's nothing intrinsically fair about a blockchain.
Anomaly on Bitcoin Sidechain Results in Brief Security Lapse
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 18:11
Blockstream's Liquid sidechain suffered a security incident where 870 BTC were briefly available to the company's emergency recovery multisig contract.
Blockstream's Liquid Network Sent $8M in BTC Unsafely, Says Bitcoin Developer
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 18:09
Bitcoins stored on the Liquid Network were temporarily able to be seized by network moderators Thursday night.
Blockchain Bites: Crypto.com Refunds, Sovrin's Layoffs and AML Bitcoin's AML Issues
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 18:05
New York officials have instituted a three-strike rule for crypto firms applying for the BitLicense, the Sovrin Foundation is now volunteer run and Aussies can now buy BTC at their post office.
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 26, 2020
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 18:00
With new data from the Federal Reserve suggesting that the cryptocurrency might not be the answer to dire economic times, Markets Daily is back with your latest Bitcoin news roundup!
Hedera Brings HBAR to 5M BRD Wallet Users, Announces Hackathon Winners
Crypto News - 26 Jun 2020 18:00
Hedera Hashgraph, a public distributed ledger platform and a blockchain alternative for corporations, has announced a partnership deal with the BRD consumer wallet, which it says will bring its HBAR token to 5 million wa...
Gen Z and the NFT: Redefining Ownership for Digital Natives
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 17:53
“Perhaps our children's generation won't own the roof over their heads, but they'll own a wealth of digital assets instead.”
Bitcoin.com Is Giving BCH Users a Way to Send Crypto Via Email
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jun 2020 17:45
New service from Bitcoin.com lets users send Bitcoin Cash to anyone with an email -- something Roger Ver believes this is no longer feasible with Bitcoin.
Coinbase Lists Compound's COMP Token for Retail Crypto Traders
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 17:35
The Compound token almost fell back below $200 earlier this week, before Coinbase rode to the rescue. It listed the token for retail users, and gave COMP a nice price bump.
How the Crypto Community Helped Us Raise $110,000 for Charity
Coin Desk - 26 Jun 2020 17:27
The campaign, by CoinDesk, Gitcoin, Ethereal and the Giving Block, raised money for COVID-19 relief using "quadratic funding" to make donations.