Cryptocurrency News
Max Keiser: US Hash Rate War With Iran Can Send Bitcoin Price to $500K
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jun 2020 15:20
The "Mona Lisa of the 21st century" will come of age as Trump competes with Maduro and Ayatollah Khomeini for Bitcoin hash rate, Keiser says.
IOTA Takes Step Towards Decentralized Network
Crypto News - 30 Jun 2020 16:04
IOTA (MIOTA) has announced the release of Pollen, the first phase towards IOTA 2.0, its decentralized network that is expected to arrive in the first half of the next year. IOTA is continuing its path towards the so-call...
Coin Metrics Offers More Rigorous Measure of Crypto Market Supply
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 14:10
Coin Metrics offers a standardized way of measuring the size and depth of digital asset markets with free float supply methodology.
US Contract Miner Core Scientific Buys 17,600 Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jun 2020 04:15
U.S. contract mining firm Core Scientific has agreed on a deal to buy 17,600 mining rigs from Chinese bitcoin hardware maker Bitmain Technologies Inc. The company is buying Bitmain’s next-generation bitcoin (BTC) miner...
Bamboozled: Gavin Andresen Says He Could Have Been Fooled by Craig Wright, BSV Supporters Speak Out
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jun 2020 23:30
This week a number of Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit depositions have recently published and are now available for public viewing. One specific deposition with the former Bitcoin Core lead maintainer, Gavin Andresen, casts do...
Spanish Police Accuse Illegal Drug Vendor of Laundering $3.3M Haul in Crypto
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 23:30
The National Police of Spain said vendors' "purchase of virtual currency stands out." They arrested 33 suspects across two parallel raids.
The Man Who Tokenized Himself Gives Holders Power Over His Life
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 23:21
Alex Masmej, the founder of Rocket and creator his own token ($ALEX) wants holders to vote on his life choices. The idea might become a startup, he says.
Zimbabwe Halts Mobile Transactions as Hyperinflation Spurs Currency Flight
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 23:17
Zimbabwe's central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country's hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by "mobile money agents" this week.
Survey Shows 42% of Investors Expect a $15K Bitcoin Price in 2020
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jun 2020 23:03
A staggering 57% of respondents said that they buy and hold cryptocurrency as a long-term investment.
UCSF Hospital Paid $1.14M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 22:12
Ransomware group Netwalker is believed to be behind the attack on UCSF, which temporarily restricted access to the medical school's data.
'Real' Bitcoin Free Float Supply Figures May Be off by 22% - Report
Crypto News - 30 Jun 2020 22:00
Conventional market caps and supply estimates may be inaccurate in that they do not give a "real" picture of the amount of bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoins that are currently in circulation, according to a new report. Cr...
Cardano's 'Shelley' Mainnet to Launch Soon
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jun 2020 21:23
Cardano launches Shelly mainnet two days before Virtual Summit.
Compound Changes COMP Distribution Rules Following 'Yield Farming' Frenzy
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 21:22
Following a Tuesday governance vote, daily COMP token distributions will change dramatically, starting Thursday.
'It Sure Doesn't Feel Like the Greatest Economy of All Time,' Feat. George Gammon
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 21:00
The host of the rapidly growing Rebel Capitalist podcast joins to talk macro, inflation and the almighty battle for ideas.
The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed 'Micro-Mobility' Startup to Court
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 20:24
Lawyers have filed suit in a "highly unusual" case against flamboyant Italian e-scooter entrepreneur Salvator Palella, over a troubled ICO back in 2018.
DeFi's 'Agricultural Revolution' Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 20:21
Decentralized exchanges are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance activity.
Record Breaking Unmoved Bitcoin Data Sparks Expectation of Imminent Bull Run
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jun 2020 20:10
The amount of bitcoin that has not moved in over a year is at an all-time high. The last peak was in 2016, before the bitcoin bull run that saw the price spike to $20K. Several forecasting models have predicted that the ...
Billions and Billions: How Brands Take Blockchain From Niche to Normal
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jun 2020 19:16
“The value we create inside of our virtual worlds will become indistinguishable from the value we’ve historically created outside of them.”
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 30, 2020
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 18:30
As Zimbabwe embarks on its fifth bout of hyperinflation in modern history, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.
Crypto VC Chiefs Talk COVID-19 Recovery, Bitcoin Upside at Real Vision Conference
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 18:30
Pantera's Dan Morehead and 10T Holdings' Dan Tapiero can't agree on our economic future. Even so, they think it bodes well for bitcoin.
Beijing to Set up Blockchain Fund and Foster 'Unicorn' Firms
Crypto News - 30 Jun 2020 18:27
The city government of Beijing and the surrounding area has announced a new two-year plan to foster the Chinese capital's blockchain industry. Per an official announcement from the People's Government of Beijing Municipa...
Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum's Gas and ASX's Blockchain 'Lacks Clarity'
Coin Desk - 30 Jun 2020 18:14
Thought leaders are decending on Washing to talk digital money while the Australian Securities Exchange may delay its blockchain settlement solution.