Cryptocurrency News
Warren Buffett Buying Gold May Push Bitcoin to $50K, Investors Say
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 14:07
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold bank stocks to buy a gold mining company, which will indirectly boost the price of Bitcoin, investors say.
Nasdaq-Listed Firm Marathon Buys 10,500 Next-Gen Bitcoin Miners for $23M
Bitcoin.com - 15 Aug 2020 02:00
One of the earliest Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining companies, Marathon Patent Group, announced a new agreement contract with the ASIC mining manufacturer Bitmain. According to the public company, Marathon has agreed...
Former Prudential Securities Chief Executive Ball Bats for Bitcoin
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 22:00
Bitcoin is both a long-term safe haven and short-term speculative asset, Ball said.
Ether's Rally to 25-Month High on DeFi Boom Drives Record Demand for Derivatives
Coin Desk - 15 Aug 2020 20:34
Record open interest in ether derivatives suggests the recent price rally has legs.
Law Firm Sees Crypto Investors Flocking to St. Kitts & Nevis for Dual Citizenship
Bitcoin.com - 15 Aug 2020 20:00
This week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with Jennifer Harding Marlin from the St. Kitts & Nevis islands law firm JH Marlin. The business specializes in all types of law practice and citizenship by Investment (immigration) is ve...
Hong Kong Authorities Apprehend Bitcoin ATM Thieves Who Stole $30,000
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 20:00
Showing up in person to steal cash from a digital asset machine?
Why Cryptocurrency Is More Than a Hedge Against US Dollar Inflation
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 19:30
Precious metals used to be the best way to protect your portfolio from natural value deterioration, but Bitcoin is changing the game.
Novogratz Says Biden and Harris Good for Country, Bad for Markets
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 19:00
The upcoming election is a big deal for financial markets.
Bitcoins Are Being Tokenized Faster Than They're Mined as DeFi Craze Continues
Coin Desk - 15 Aug 2020 16:45
The decentralized finance craze is causing demand for tokenized bitcoin to surge.
Can Belarus Use Crypto to Bypass Sanctions? Experts Are Skeptical
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 16:00
Sanctions could be coming to Belarus. Can the crypto-friendly country beat it with Bitcoin or Ethereum?
Here Comes the Most Bizarre Bull Market Yet
Coin Desk - 15 Aug 2020 16:00
Social unrest on the one hand, "Degen Finance" on the other. Strap in for a very weird bull run.
LIFETIONCOIN Provides Payment Solutions and Worldwide Prosperity
Bitcoin.com - 15 Aug 2020 15:47
What Is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrencies use cryptographic protocols that encrypt sensitive data transfers, to secure their units of exchange. Since they are built on advance mathematics it's impossible to duplicate or b...
The Blockchain Paradox: Decentralization Through Centralized Institutions
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 15:00
Institutional adoption of blockchain can offer great benefits, as truly decentralized control often comes from the roots of centralization.
Here's Why Decentralized Exchanges Are Growing So Fast Right Now
Crypto News - 15 Aug 2020 13:00
Decentralized exchanges boast a monthly volume of only around USD 40m as recently as January 2019. This July they accounted for almost USD 4.5bn. This is impressive growth, and it looks like many people within the crypto...
Andreas Antonopoulos: Hex Team Offered Me 10 BTC to Speak Well of Their Token
Bitcoin.com - 15 Aug 2020 12:55
Andreas Antonopoulos says he was offered 10 BTC for an interview with the objective to show that Hex is not a scam. The alleged offer comes as Hex proponents battle persistent Ponzi allegations. Antonopolous, an influent...
Yams, Supplaygates, Demasking, and 20 Crypto Jokes
Crypto News - 15 Aug 2020 12:00
This week in top two coins news: Bitcoin rallied to new yearly high, while chainlink flipped litecoin; bitcoin got USD 250m endorsement from a major US company, and we calculated which two institutional investors allocat...
Samsung Phone Support for Gemini Exchange Can Further Crypto Adoption
Coin Telegraph - 15 Aug 2020 10:30
Samsung and Gemini's joint efforts may help to overcome some of the roadblocks facing the global adoption of cryptocurrencies.
Miner Hut 8 Reports Q2 Revenue Plunged 67% to $6.9 Million Due to Bitcoin Halving
Bitcoin.com - 15 Aug 2020 09:30
Canadian miner Hut 8 Mining Corp has reported that second quarter revenue tumbled 67% to $6.9 million from $21.2 million a year ago, as Bitcoin’s supply cut in May forced production to decline. The Toronto Stock Exchan...
US Federal Reserve Reveals Building a Digital Dollar Codebase With MIT
Bitcoin.com - 15 Aug 2020 05:45
The U.S. central bank has been working on creating a digital dollar, according to a recently published transcript from Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. On Thursday, she told participants attending “San Fra...
PayPal Co-Founder, DCG-Backed BTC Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Patent Infringement
Coin Desk - 15 Aug 2020 03:05
Data center power management firm Lancium filed a lawsuit against Layer1 today, alleging that the BTC mining firm's operations had infringed upon its patent.
Russian Lawmaker: Crypto Pay Could 'Destroy the Financial System'
Crypto News - 15 Aug 2020 01:00
The chief architect of Russia's crypto regulations has defended a new Russian law that outlaws payment in bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins - claiming that a failure to do so could have spelled the end for the ruble-powered Rus...