Cryptocurrency News
Market Wrap: Traders Buy the Dip and Bitcoin Holds at $9,200
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 22:36
Bitcoin sticks to the $9,200 price range after some light selling early in the day.
South Korean MP Makes Bid to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Crypto
Crypto News - 10 Jul 2020 02:00
Yang Kyung-sook. Source: Twitter, @yangkyungsook An influential South Korean MP has put forward a private members' bill that would see crypto taxed under the nation's capital gains tax laws. Per Jose Ilbo, Yang Kyung-soo...
Japanese Broker Monex Launches Crypto-Based CFDs With 2x Leverage
Bitcoin.com - 10 Jul 2020 23:30
The Japanese online securities company Monex has revealed the launch of cryptocurrency-based contract-for-difference (CFD) services that went live on Wednesday. The new derivatives products offered by Monex will include ...
Crypto Industry Expresses Cautious Optimism about Coinbase Listing Reports
Crypto News - 10 Jul 2020 21:00
Coinbase's rumored plan to list their shares on a stock exchange appears to have sent crypto industry players buzzing about the potential benefits - and possible pitfalls - of the major crypto exchange going public. Yest...
You Can't Fight Outrage Culture With More Outrage, Feat. Michael Krieger
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 21:00
For a decade, Liberty Blitzkrieg has been an essential alternative financial and cultural voice. Here's why it's ending.
Bitcoin App Bottlepay Is Back From the Dead With a New Lightning App
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 20:50
Bottlepay remodeled its whole product to comply with EU regulations. Roughly 1,000 people are now on the waitlist for the app's relaunch.
Price Analysis 7/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, ADA, LTC, BNB, CRO, EOS
Coin Telegraph - 10 Jul 2020 20:50
As Bitcoin corrected on July 9, altcoin prices dropped but many are holding above their support levels, suggesting the uptrend will resume.
Bitfinex Must Face New York's Accusations Over the Loss of $850M in Co-Mingled Funds
Bitcoin.com - 10 Jul 2020 20:05
The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged hiding of over $800 million in client and corporate funds. The NY state Supreme C...
Bitcoin, Ethereum & Co Have Plenty of Room Left to Take Over TikTok
Crypto News - 10 Jul 2020 20:00
Though TikTokers found one coin to pump, it looks like cryptoassets haven't taken over the major video-sharing social networking service yet. The creators of crypto TikToks (CrypToks, if you will) are few, and videos on ...
Bitcoin Reaches Record High Correlation to S&P 500
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 19:11
Analysts expect bitcoin's positive correlation to traditional markets to continue and strengthen.
Money Reimagined: COVID-19's Crash Course in Exponential Math
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 18:47
Money requires a network effect, helped by the self-reinforcing idea that "everyone's using it because everyone's using it."
Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Now Supports Lightning, Watchtowers and Submarine Swaps
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 18:42
In its latest major release, Electrum now supports a number of innovations that could make using Lightning more secure and less bumpy for users.
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase's Untraditional Investor Day and the Ethereum-EOS Arms Race in Latin America
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 18:33
Coinbase will host its first investor day while a protocol arms race unfolds in Latin America.
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 10, 2020
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 18:00
With the price of BTC headed down and the Fed's largest balance sheet decline in 11 years, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup!
Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Says to Hold More Gold Than Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 10 Jul 2020 17:30
The billionaire investor Michael Novogratz recently detailed in an interview that he thinks global investors should hold more gold in their portfolios and own less bitcoin. Novogratz’s statements follow his recent advi...
Bottlepay Returns by September with Fiat Integration and Bitcoin Tweets
Crypto News - 10 Jul 2020 17:17
Upon its planned comeback by September, the fully compliant, revamped Bottlepay app will feature fiat integration, enabling users to spend bitcoin (BTC) from their national currency, Pete Cheyne, founder of this UK-based...
Cardano Creator Compares Criticism of Project to 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 16:59
Infighting is hurting crypto, IOHK's Charles Hoskinson says, but he won't "apologize for kicking people in the teeth" on Twitter if someone is attacking Cardano or its community.
'Looks Bad' -- Bitcoin Futures Echo Days Before March Crash, Says Trader
Coin Telegraph - 10 Jul 2020 15:59
Analysis of futures behavior is strongly reminiscent of the days before BTC fell to $3,600, Cointelegraph Markets' filbfilb warns.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For New All-Time High. What Comes Next?
Crypto News - 10 Jul 2020 15:49
A crypto mining farm. Miners' machines seem to be on and hard at work as mining Bitcoin (BTC) is about to get more difficult - reaching a brand new all-time high, thus increasing operational costs to mine the coin. Two i...
First Mover: Kyber Token's Eightfold Increase Reveals Bet on Future Market-Share Growth
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 15:21
Prices for decentralized exchange Kyber's KNC token have jumped eightfold in 2020, outshining the performance of Binance's BNB coin.
Romanian Programmer Admits Conspiring to Create $722M Bitclub Ponzi Scheme
Bitcoin.com - 10 Jul 2020 15:15
A Romanian man admitted Thursday to conspiring to engage in wire fraud and selling unregistered securities linked to Bitclub Network, a cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme worth at least $722 million. Silviu Catalin Balac...
Blockchain Tech Can Verify Credentials, but Beware Credentialism
Coin Desk - 10 Jul 2020 15:00
Blockchain-based credentials can make getting back to work and school easier post-COVID-19. But we must resist the urge to put every life achievement on a blockchain.