Cryptocurrency News
Criminal Extradited from Cyprus for Allegedly Stealing Bitcoin
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 05:00
DOJ extradites two criminals, one for stealing Bitcoin, from Cyprus.
'Worthless Coin' -- McAfee Says He Never Believed Bitcoin Would Hit $1M
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 15:19
John McAfee says he never believed Bitcoin would hit $1 million in a recent tweet, backtracking from his previous prediction.
Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It's Not the Media Attention)
Coin Desk - 19 Jul 2020 23:01
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization.
Bitcoin Price Predictions by Top Analysts Are Usually Wrong -- Here's Why
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 22:04
Top analysts often make wild Bitcoin price predictions, while BTC options implied volatility produces conservative estimates. Which group fared better?
The Covid-19 Crisis Fueled Darknet Markets - A Patron's Biggest Concern Is Mail Disruption
Bitcoin.com - 19 Jul 2020 21:10
Ever since the coronavirus outbreak swept the globe, darknet markets (DNM) have grown exponentially and the lockdowns worldwide are prompting first-time DNM buyers. Currently, the largest DNM on the invisible web is the ...
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ADA, LINK, XLM, VET, DGTX*
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 20:18
While Bitcoin's range-bound action is likely to extend for a few more days, select altcoins continue to show promise.
Are Stablecoins Eurodollars 2.0? Long Reads Sunday
Coin Desk - 19 Jul 2020 20:00
Long Reads Sunday features two essays previously published on CoinDesk that show the trajectory of stablecoins in the global economy in 2020.
CZ Shares Thoughts on Judging Token's Success
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 20:00
Binance CEO shed some light on how to judge the success of a project's token economics.
German Court Rules to Limit Authorities' Access to People's Data
Bitcoin.com - 19 Jul 2020 18:30
The German constitutional court has ruled that the police and intelligence officials have too much access to people’s personal mobile phone and internet data. A win for privacy activists, the court has directed the gov...
Nexo Finance Accused of Being Behind Zeus Capital and Chainlink Short
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 17:05
Twitter users accuse Nexo Finance of being behind Zeus Capital, the firm who wanted to short Chainlink.
The Cashaa Hack: Investigators Stay Silent as Inside Job Rumors Emerge
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 17:00
As 336 BTC get stolen from crypto-friendly bank Cashaa, there is still no clear explanation for what happened.
Chainlink Utility Drives LINK Price, but a Correction Could Be Coming
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 16:00
The growing utilization of Chainlink oracles in DeFi protocols has seen LINK's token price rise considerably, but is a significant decline looming?
The Origins of the World's Oldest Bitcoin Metric, Explained
Coin Desk - 19 Jul 2020 16:00
Bitcoin days destroyed (BDD) was first introduced as a concept back in 2011. At the time, it had only been two years since the creation of the world's first cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Individuals were already beginning to ...
On-Chain Bitcoin Scaling En Masse Requires Bigger Blocks, Abra CEO Says
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 15:12
Bitcoin can scale as an adopted store of value using second-layer solutions, but not on-chain with its current technology says Abra's CEO.
Bitcoin Could Be the Next Big Inflation Hedge
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 15:08
High-profile investors are concerned about the possibility of rising inflation -- and they are turning to cryptocurrency to hedge against it.
Will Ether Price Hit $400 if DeFi Keeps Eating Bitcoin's Lunch?
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 14:16
The rise in DeFi staking services may be killing "interest" in Bitcoin and giving Ethereum's Ether token the potential to outperform BTC for now.
Crypto Insider Traders Run Free, Hurting Unregulated Market
Crypto News - 19 Jul 2020 13:00
Source: Adobe/Евгений 'ершинин The crypto industry has an insider trading problem. While no official laws or regulations explicitly prohibit insider trading within crypto, industry observers suspect that it...
Is There A World Beyond YouTube for Crypto?
Crypto News - 19 Jul 2020 12:00
The relationship between the communications giant Google and the cryptoasset industry can be characterized as somewhat antagonistic. Now, its video-sharing platform, YouTube seems to be on the offensive, de-platforming s...
Canadian Regulator Accuses Coinsquare of Wash Trading
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 03:00
Canada's Ontario Securities Commission officially accuses Coinsquare of market manipulation.
$6M Worth of Tether on the Bitcoin Cash Chain Highlights the Benefits of SLP Tokens
Bitcoin.com - 19 Jul 2020 02:30
During the first week of July, crypto supporters noticed that Tether issued 1,010 stablecoins via the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework on Bitcoin Cash. Now there’s a much larger amount of SLP-based tethers in cir...
Big Crypto Hacks: Bad Crypto News of the Week
Coin Telegraph - 19 Jul 2020 01:00
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News.Bitcoin.com Lead Writer Jamie Redman Named One of the Best Crypto Bloggers
Bitcoin.com - 19 Jul 2020 00:30
Lead Writer at News.Bitcoin.com, Jamie Redman has made Redeeem.com’s list of twelve influential go-to crypto bloggers. Redeeem says the list comprises names behind some of the most informative crypto news articles. In ...