Cryptocurrency News
Market Update: Crypto Assets Slowly Gather Gains, Bitcoin Needs Capital Inflow, ADA Jumps 85%
Bitcoin.com - 8 Jul 2020 15:15
Cryptocurrency market prices have improved a great deal since our last market update, as the overall market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins has gained $16 billion since June 14. Most of the top digital assets have rem...
Dave Portnoy Calls Dogecoin Effort a Pump and Dump
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 23:34
Barstool Sports' founder weighs in on the Dogecoin Tik Tok pump scene.
Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Adds New Banking Option for US Users
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 11:01
Kraken's U.S. customers can now make wire transfers from their accounts at MDV Bank to fund purchases of cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Will Never Be Truly Private Says Andreas Antonopoulos
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 05:28
Andreas Antonopoulos says Bitcoin will probably never have privacy features like those in Monero.
Crypto Facilities Gets FCA Nod to Set up Crypto Futures Venue
Bitcoin.com - 8 Jul 2020 05:15
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). An MTF is a European regulatory term for a ...
OKEx Recorded Over 8,000 'Whale' Bitcoin Trades in June
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 23:30
OKEx also had twice as many "whale" buy orders as sell orders.
A New Guerrilla Marketing Campaign Aims to Create Bitcoin Awareness
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 23:26
A German collective launched a massive campaign to incentivize people to disseminate stickers with positive crypto messages.
Kyber Network Is Bringing Yield Farming to DEXland
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 23:13
Fresh pastures are opening in the world of yield farming. Kyber, a decentralized exchange (DEX), is preparing to share trading fees with KNC token holders.
John McAfee Launches Ghost Phone Service to Supplement His Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin.com - 8 Jul 2020 23:08
Two-time U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee has launched a privacy-centric cell phone data service. McAfee said that his Ghost cell phone data service offers 4G data without using a physical SIM card, is compatible ...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps Past $9,400 Despite Weak July Volumes
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 22:38
A short rally popped bitcoin's price to $9.4K during what's been a month of sluggish volumes.
Bitcoin Community Cries Foul as Major Bank Implicated in Epstein Scandal
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 22:18
The Bitcoin community was quick to point out a $150 million penalty paid by Deutsche Bank for serving Jeffrey Epstein.
Coinbase Taps Former Facebook Lawyer to Head Legal Team
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 21:30
Coinbase has hired Paul Grewal, former U.S. magistrate judge and Facebook legal alum, to lead the cryptocurrency exchange giant's legal team.
Jeffrey Epstein Confidant Ghislaine Maxwell's Last Reddit Post Was About Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 8 Jul 2020 21:15
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the infamous Ghislaine Maxwell, the associate of the financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was recently arrested and many speculators think she may...
TikTok Let the Doge Out: Why TikTok Doge Is Everything About 2020 Finance in One Story
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 21:00
After a week of viral videos on TikTok, dogecoin is up 35% in price and 2,000% in volume. What gives?
Price Analysis 7/8: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, ADA, LTC, BNB, CRO, EOS
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 20:54
Bitcoin is range-bound but altcoins are rallying, indicating increasing interest among traders looking to make sizable gains off altcoins.
Brazil's Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 20:16
Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country's real sinks to record lows against the dollar.
Bitcoin Price Touted to End Stagnation in Style, Surging to New High
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 20:08
While Bitcoin's value seems to have stagnated over the past few months, some believe that a price surge is just around the corner.
US CFTC Promises 'Holistic Framework' for Digital Assets by 2024
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 20:02
The CFTC has made comprehensive crypto regulation a strategic objective to accomplish over the next few years, referring to digital assets as "21st century commodities."
Electroneum Mines Multi-Country Charity Donations During COVID-19
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 19:49
U.K.-based Electroneum is helping students in Nigeria and India with block rewards reaped from its token, ETN. The strategy also helps its business.
Legal Implications of Secondary SAFT Sales, Part 2
Coin Telegraph - 8 Jul 2020 19:24
Part 2 of this series continues to cover the legal implications associated with the sale of SAFTs and focuses on taxes related to tokens.
23-Year-Old Who Lied to Bank About Bitcoin Holdings Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Coin Desk - 8 Jul 2020 19:19
Randall Joseph Smail faces up to 30 years in prison for lying to a bank about having $640,000 in bitcoin to get a loan.
Permissionless Software Foundation Aims to Foster Open-Source Software With Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin.com - 8 Jul 2020 19:05
Just recently, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new foundation called the “Permissionless Software Foundation” aimed at spreading Bitcoin Cash and SLP token technology. This week an organization called th...