Cryptocurrency News
Winklevoss Twin: Next Bitcoin Bull Run Will Be 'Dramatically Different'
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 23:51
Billionaire investor and Gemini founder Cameron Winklevoss says the next Bitcoin bull run will be "dramatically different."
Maturity of the Crypto Derivatives Market Attracting More Institutional Investors
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 23:30
Bybit exchange's CEO believes maturity of the crypto derivatives market plays an important role in attracting more institutional investors.
Stablecoin On-Chain Activity Explodes as Bitcoin Breaks $11K
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 23:09
The on-chain activity for market-leading stablecoins Tether, DAI and USDC exploded as Bitcoin breached the $11,000 plateau.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks to $11,000; Derivatives, DeFi Keep Growing
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 22:43
The cryptocurrency markets are finally heating up in July.
To Beat Online Censorship, We Need Anonymous Payments
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 22:34
Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to pay for telecommunication services.
Russian Roulette: Central Bank Calls Crypto Investment 'Gambling'
Crypto News - 29 Jul 2020 22:00
The crypto-skeptic Russian Central Bank (CB) has taken another swipe at crypto - equating investment in digital tokens to "playing roulette" or investing in "pyramid schemes." Meanwhile, some experts have suggested that ...
The Onecoin Debacle: Indictments Unsealed, 2 Dead in Mexico, Story Gets 'Darker'
Bitcoin.com - 29 Jul 2020 21:55
The Onecoin fiasco is still making headlines these days as a number of alleged money laundering companies were exposed on July 25, two Onecoin leaders were recently killed in Mexico, and the British author Jamie Bartlett...
Recent Bitcoin Rally Pushes 'Addresses in Profit' to 93%
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 21:34
August 2019 was the last time this many bitcoin addresses were in profit.
Bitcoin Scaling Tech Could Have Saved Companies and Users $500M in Fees: Report
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 21:25
Implementing transaction batching and SegWit could have saved bitcoin companies and users $500 million in fees - if they'd just use the technology.
Cake DeFi: A One-Stop Shop for Generating Yield
Bitcoin.com - 29 Jul 2020 20:53
Cake DeFi, a platform that allows users to generate cash flow through pooled masternode staking and options lending, has created a platform with a clean user interface that allows anyone from the novice to the time-starv...
Crypto Scammers Turn Toward Terrorism With A Japanese Bomb Threat
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 20:33
A government building in Hokkaido received a bomb threat from a group of crypto terrorists.
Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Continues Buying Treasurys
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 20:14
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy.
Price Analysis 7/29: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, ADA, LTC, CRO, BNB, EOS
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 20:05
Bitcoin and most altcoins could consolidate for a couple of days before resuming their uptrend.
Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 19:30
The program applies to customers residing in the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, Spain, France and Australia.
Indian Users Almost 5 Times More Likely to Encounter Crypto Hacking: Microsoft Report
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 19:21
A Microsoft cybersecurity report found that in Asia-Pacific, Sri Lanka has the highest rate of encounter with such attacks, with neighboring India in second place.
Blockchain Bites: Ledger's Breach, Celsius' Contradictions and DeFi's Next Frontier
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 18:40
Liquidity mining is coming to PoS blockchains, Ledger was breached and why bitcoin's rally has legs.
Ethereum's Adoption Rate After 5 Years Far Exceeds Bitcoin's
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 18:30
One metric suggests that heading into its fifth anniversary, Ethereum has had a much faster rate of growth and adoption than Bitcoin.
DeFi Lender Aave Rolls Out Governance Token on Path to Decentralization
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 18:08
Aave will transfer ownership of the protocol to a "genesis governance" built and approved by LEND token holders. It will also swap LEND tokens for AAVE.
CBDC Among Priorities in Japan, eToro card, Flashing Crypto Loans + More News
Crypto News - 29 Jul 2020 18:05
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. CBDC news The Bank of Japan (BoJ), the nation's central bank, has ca...
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 29, 2020
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 18:00
With the battle for CBDC dominance in the East heating up and smart contract use skyrocketing as Ethereum turns five, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another news roundup.
Marine Corps Bans Crypto Mining Apps From Government-Issued Mobile Devices
Coin Desk - 29 Jul 2020 17:39
The Tuesday memo does not give a specific reason for the bitcoin mining ban but broadly cited security concerns.
Can XRP Price Follow Bitcoin and Hit $0.30? Watch These Key Levels
Coin Telegraph - 29 Jul 2020 17:33
XRP price may see a surge to $0.30 if these key resistance levels and Bitcoin price remains relatively stable in the near term.