Cryptocurrency News
Republic Cuts Through SEC Red Tape to Raise $16M via Security Token Sale
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 18:00
Under a pair of SEC regulations, crowd-equity platform Republic has raised $16 million through the sale of its Republic Note security token.
Crypto Derivatives Set New Records, ETH Futures Set All-Time Highs, CME Open Interest Spikes
Bitcoin.com - 5 Aug 2020 05:00
Digital currency derivatives have been on fire during the last two weeks as ethereum futures volumes touched an all-time high on Sunday. The popular derivatives trading platform Deribit saw 1.9 million ETH contracts trad...
Bitfinex Offers $400 Million in Rewards to Get Back 120,000 Stolen Bitcoins
Bitcoin.com - 5 Aug 2020 22:15
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is offering rewards of up to $400 million to the hackers who stole almost 120,000 bitcoins from its platform in 2016 as well as anyone putting it in touch with the hackers. Up to $400 Mil...
Man Accused of Arranging Murder to Avoid Crypto Debt Can't Escape Jail, Brazilian Court Rules
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 23:40
Crypto businessman Danilo Afonso Pechin remains jailed after Brazil's High Court refused to hear his request for habeas corpus.
Bloomberg: Ethereum's Rise is Speculative While Bitcoin's Price Is Based on Fundamentals
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 23:21
Bloomberg finds Ethreum's bull run to be speculative while contending that Bitcoin's appreciation is driven by fundamentals.
3 Ways US Fed Printing Is Fueling Huge Gold, Silver and Bitcoin Rally
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 23:18
Federal Reserve monetary policy appears to be a primary catalyst for the current rally in gold, silver and Bitcoin.
China's Open Source Development Has Lessons for the US
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 23:14
While the U.S. complains about TikTok and Chinese IP theft, China is forging a new form of development based on open source networks.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trudges Past $11.7K as DeFi Lending Rates Gyrate
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 22:20
Bitcoin's price is trending up. Meanwhile, interest rates for lending crypto in DeFi are still unpredictable.
More Blockchain Graduates Needed to Meet China's Burgeoning Demand
Crypto News - 5 Aug 2020 22:00
China's first batch of blockchain graduates will begin their courses later this year, but will not complete their studies until 2024 - with a leading expert warning that the academic sector is "seriously lagging" behind ...
Two Reasons Crypto's Bull Market Is Coming
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 21:17
Capital from dying token projects and an inflationary environment provide conditions for crypto's march towards a $1 trillion market cap.
Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough on Stagflation, Bitcoin and the Devalued Dollar
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 21:00
One of the realest people in financial media joins for a conversation about where the economy really is and where it's headed.
Price Analysis 8/5: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, ADA, BNB, LINK, CRO
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 20:58
If Bitcoin can reclaim the $12,200 level, several altcoins are likely to resume their uptrend.
NASDAQ-Listed MicroStrategy, Wary of Looming Dollar Inflation, Turns to Bitcoin and Gold
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 20:55
"If you have large dollar values and you're hoping for any kind of return on them, that's faded," said CEO Michael Saylor. "Gold, silver, and bitcoin are showing strength."
State of Play: India's Cryptocurrency Industry Prepares For A Billion Users
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 20:28
Although regulatory uncertainty continues to create hurdles, the prevailing narrative is that India is gradually developing into a crypto-economic powerhouse.
Bitcoin Will Break $400K in Long-Term, Morgan Creek's Pomp Predicts
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 20:04
Bitcoin will eventually capture more of the market than gold, Morgan Creek's Anthony Pompliano predicts.
17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 19:36
The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen.
Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Algorithm Debate Heats Up With Fears of Another Chain Split
Bitcoin.com - 5 Aug 2020 18:35
With a touch more than three months left until the next Bitcoin Cash upgrade, crypto proponents have been witnessing a new quarrel rise after last year’s contentious Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP). This time aro...
A Newly Discovered Vulnerability in Ledger Wallet Could Be Disastrous If Not Properly Fixed
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 18:21
Ledger has failed to fully fix a major vulnerability that allows for a "Bitcoin Fork" attack.
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Is Stabilizing at 6x the Price of Gold
Coin Telegraph - 5 Aug 2020 18:09
Bloomberg suggests that the price of Bitcoin is stabilizing at six times the price of gold, yet it contends that the asset is still undervalued.
Blockchain Bites: Square's Revenue Surge, Eth 2's Final Testnet, c-Lightning's Latest Update
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 18:05
Square's Bitcoin revenues increased 600% year-over-year and a blockchain-based voting system in Russia may have been hacked.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 5, 2020
Coin Desk - 5 Aug 2020 18:00
With BTC pushing towards $12,000 and gold at record highs, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your crypto news roundup!
Square Saw Stronger Demand For Bitcoin in Q2, Local Stablecoins + More News
Crypto News - 5 Aug 2020 17:48
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Crypto adoption news Payments company Square has reported USD 875m i...