Cryptocurrency News
UK Government Moving to Restrict Cryptocurrency Promotions
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 16:32
Under the U.K. government's proposals, unauthorized companies would need explicit approval to legally market cryptocurrency products.
142 Million Guests: Hackers Attempt to Sell MGM Grand Data Dump for Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin.com - 20 Jul 2020 00:30
Last year the giant resort firm MGM Grand was hacked and the cybercriminals ostensibly obtained a massive dump of names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Now according to vendors on the deep web, hackers hav...
$10.9 Billion Bitcoin Stash Proves Satoshi Is Still the Biggest Whale
Coin Telegraph - 20 Jul 2020 23:53
Analysts estimate Satoshi mined $10.9 billion worth of Bitcoin to keep the network safe but will these BTC ever be spent?
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Clings to $9,200 While Ethereum Transactions Soar
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 22:47
Bitcoin trades flat in July, leading investors to mull other cryptocurrencies.
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 29
Crypto News - 20 Jul 2020 22:00
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new ...
Adam Back Denies Having a Beer With Satoshi Nakamoto
Coin Telegraph - 20 Jul 2020 22:00
An early Bitcoin adopter contends that Adam Back had a beer with Satoshi Nakamoto in London, while Back uncategorically denies it.
OpenEthereum Supported 50% of Ethereum Classic Nodes. Now It's Leaving the Project
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 21:20
Two of Ethereum Classic's largest clients are walking away from the project. That leaves only 30% of the network to support future updates.
Last Week's Big Twitter Hack Was Years in the Making
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 21:11
Last week's Twitter hack was a shock to the company. It shouldn't have been. Scams have been growing more sophisticated for years.
EToro Experienced a Dip in Growth for Every Crypto but Tezos in Q2
Coin Telegraph - 20 Jul 2020 21:00
eToro users eased up on every cryptocurrency in Q2 2020 with the exception of Tezos, according to the brokerage firm's latest report.
Price Analysis 7/20: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, ADA, LTC, BNB, LINK, CRO
Coin Telegraph - 20 Jul 2020 20:45
Most major altcoins have witnessed profit booking as traders become cautious about the future of Bitcoin's price.
Google, Facebook, Twitter Face Class-Action Lawsuit for Banning Crypto Ads
Bitcoin.com - 20 Jul 2020 20:30
Cryptocurrency businesses are taking Google, Facebook, and Twitter to court in a class-action lawsuit that could cost the social media giants $300 billion. The plaintiffs say that their businesses have been hurt by Googl...
Argentine Telecom Hackers Demanded $7.5M in Crypto as Ransom
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 20:23
Argentina's leading telecommunications company fought off a cyberattack on Saturday where hackers demanded a hefty ransom in monero to release keys that would allow infected computers back into the system.
Alibaba's Ant Group Plans Dual IPOs at Possible $200B Valuation
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 20:00
The dual-listing could turn Alibaba affiliate Ant Group into one of the largest companies operating in the blockchain space.
Whale Alert Identifies 1.125 Million BTC as Satoshi's Stash
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 19:24
New on-chain analysis from Whale Alert suggests Satoshi Nakamoto mined an estimated 1,125,150 in bitcoin, now worth an estimated $10.9 billion.
Accenture, HSBC, Seba Bank Among Bank of France's Eight CBDC Finalists
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 19:23
The Bank of France's central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked to begin work "in the coming days," the central bank said in a press release Monday.
Bitcoin Hashrate Might Double In a Year, Pressing Miners' Margins
Crypto News - 20 Jul 2020 19:00
Source: Adobe/Татьяна Па адина Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate, or the computational power of the Bitcoin network, could rise 120% in a year, but the price of the coin needs to follow so that the profitability for m...
Power Struggle Inside Bitmain 'Hard Forks' Bitcoin Miner Production
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 18:25
The ongoing battle between the two co-founders at Bitmain has essentially hard forked the production at the world's largest bitcoin miner manufacturer.
Updated Russian Crypto Bill Defangs Punishments for Using Crypto
Coin Telegraph - 20 Jul 2020 18:20
Newest version of Russian bill "On Digital Financial Assets" does not criminalize crypto usage, but there is one more bill that might.
Blockchain Bites: PayPal, Mastercard Inch Closer to Crypto
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 18:07
Also, a longer look at crypto's reaction to GPT-3, "the biggest thing since bitcoin."
Swipe Futures Volume Equals 42% of Its Market Capitalization
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 18:01
SXP futures volume signal continued interest in low-capitalization cryptocurrencies as bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range.
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 20, 2020
Coin Desk - 20 Jul 2020 18:00
With bitcoin's trading range getting even tighter, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup.
Crypto Mastercard, French CBDC Experiment, Fake Digital Yuan + More News
Crypto News - 20 Jul 2020 17:32
Source: Adobe/Игорь "о овн'в Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Payments news Payments giant ...