Cryptocurrency News
Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money
Bitcoin.com - 12 Jul 2020 00:10
As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s deposit at the bank and the promise to redeem each note for the amount of gold it represe...
US Dept of Homeland Security Buys Analytics Software From Coinbase
Bitcoin.com - 12 Jul 2020 18:16
Coinbase is selling its blockchain analytics software to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service. Following criticisms from the crypto community, CEO Brian Armstrong defended Coinbase’s pos...
Key Metrics Show Institutional Interest in Crypto Is High and Rising
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 15:00
As institutions flock to crypto, here are the fundamental metrics that can be used to track their interest.
Crypto Long & Short: Dogecoin, Market Manipulation and the Downside of a Coinbase IPO
Coin Desk - 12 Jul 2020 23:30
Noelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto.
'Ferocious Rally': Weiss Ratings Bullish on Bitcoin, Price to Hit $70K Next Year
Bitcoin.com - 12 Jul 2020 23:15
Weiss Ratings has outlined key reasons why investors should be bullish about bitcoin, seeing a “ferocious rally” with the price of the cryptocurrency expected to hit $70,000 next year. In addition, the Federal Reserv...
Dogecoin Surges, Coinbase Rumors, Brave Legal Threats: Hodler's Digest, July 6-12
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 23:00
Bitcoin has practically turned into a stablecoin, Dogecoin has experienced a huge resurgence in popularity, and Coinbase might be preparing to list on the stock market.
We May Expect a Bitcoin Rally If Coronavirus Breaks Into a Second Wave
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 21:00
Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cryptocurrency and blockchain-based asset markets: negligible or significant?
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure
Bitcoin.com - 12 Jul 2020 20:30
Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year. This finding follows the Centre Consortium taking a similar acti...
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, LINK, ATOM, XLM, BNB
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 20:30
The rally in altcoins is likely to continue if Bitcoin holds at its current levels but a breakdown below $9,000 could lead to aggressive profit booking by altcoin traders.
Crypto Winter Could Really Be Over as New Bitcoin Starts to Bloom
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 18:00
Although the cryptocurrency industry still has many needed improvements, it nevertheless seems to be on an upward trajectory.
Does COVID-19 Have the World Rethinking Dollar Supremacy?
Coin Desk - 12 Jul 2020 18:00
A reading of a piece by a Yale professor and former head of Morgan Stanley Asia arguing the dollar's status is changing rapidly.
Nigerian Scammers Used BTC & Gemini Exchange to Siphon Millions
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 17:00
Nigerian scammers converted millions of dollars into Bitcoin via Gemini exchange according to an FBI criminal complaint.
$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There's Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent
Bitcoin.com - 12 Jul 2020 16:30
For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin collection has intrigued people for years. Last December, someone redeemed a 100 BTC Casasc...
Listen: What a Bitcoin Researcher Says About Lightning
Coin Desk - 12 Jul 2020 16:00
Chaincode Labs researcher Clara Shikhelman has been studying mathematics in university since she was 14 years old. Now, as the bitcoin company's newest post-doctoral fellow, she is exploring ways to optimize the Lightnin...
Hyper-Stablecoinization: From Eurodollars to Crypto-Dollars
Coin Desk - 12 Jul 2020 14:00
Crypto-dollarization is the world's next best hope to meet its insatiable demand for U.S. dollars.
Next 500m Bitcoin Users 'Could Be a Simpler UX Away'
Crypto News - 12 Jul 2020 13:00
Bitcoin (BTC) is now over a decade old. In a little over ten years, the cryptocurrency pioneer went from a fringe phenomenon to a globally-accepted alternative asset class with millions of holders across the globe. While...
Coronavirus Recovery - The New Economic Thinking We Need
Crypto News - 12 Jul 2020 12:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling the coronavirus-induced economic crisis "the Great Lockdown". The phrase mimics the Great Depression of the 1920s and the Great Recession that followed the 2007-08 global ...
Why Banks Keep Blocking Cryptocurrency-Related Transactions
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 11:06
The close interaction between traditional finance and regulators is the key element in the development of the cryptocurrency industry.
Which Way Bitcoin Price? Current 'Stablecoin' Period Mimics Early 2017
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 10:51
The wait for Bitcoin's next big price move is nearly over, and the next few days will signal which direction that will be.
20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction
Bitcoin.com - 12 Jul 2020 03:30
A group representing about 20,000 investors in Helbiz Inc has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the company. Investors want a motion granted to stop the company from ...
Presidential Campaigns and Tiktok: Bad Crypto News of the Week
Coin Telegraph - 12 Jul 2020 03:00
Check out this week's Bad Crypto podcast.