“Dash is technically no more a ‘privacy coin’ than Bitcoin,” according to Perkins Coie. So why did Shapeshift delist it? Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift recently delisted three privacy coins: Dash, Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR). This was an unexpected move to say the least, given the exchange’s historic commitment to privacy. As a noncustodial platform, Shapeshift did […]
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Bitcoin price surged past $16,000 for the first time in nearly three years with BTC’s momentum strengthening due to three main factors. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $16,000 on Nov. 12 for the first time in nearly three years. The momentum of the dominant cryptocurrency is strengthening due to three key major factors. […]
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Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund legend, believes that Bitcoin’s price going higher will only force governments to take action. Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund legend, doesn’t see digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) succeeding the way other people do. He expects authorities to clamp down on cryptocurrencies when they see “material” growth. The daily […]
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Pakistan wants to unlock a new era of digital finance with crypto. Pakistan’s government is working on a framework for regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, or SECP, has published a consultation paper on regulating digital assets. Issued on Nov. 6, the paper outlines major concepts for the growing […]
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A rebound in Bitcoin’s relative strength index echoes early 2017, prior to months of upward price action to all-time highs of $20,000. Bitcoin (BTC) is at the start of its next “main bull run” and the price peak won’t hit until the end of 2021, well-known analyst Willy Woo believes. In one of many recent […]
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In a record-breaking year, the SEC seized $4.68 billion — more than one-quarter of which came from cryptocurrency-related firms. The Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has collected more than $4.68 billion in illegal income and fines this year so far — with more than one quarter coming from Telegram’s ill-fated […]
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With Bitcoin Cash’s Nov. 15 chain split looming, BCH hodlers have deposited more than $300 million worth of the coin into exchanges since the start of the month. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hodlers are scrambling to get their coins onto exchanges ahead of the hard fork expected for Nov. 15. According to Chainalysis, nearly $140 million […]
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A U.S.-based mining firm has inked agreements with foreign investors to issue $13.9 million in shares in exchange for Bitcoin miners pushing 1 EH/s in hash power. The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Bit Digital has announced it will issue $13.9 million in shares in exchange for mining hardware. According to a Nov. 11 announcement, […]
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The launch of a new ‘censored’ mining pool has some Bitcoiners worried its a harbinger of things to come. Blockchain analytics platform BlockSeer has launched the private beta version of a new Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool (Blockseer Mining Pool) that censors transactions from blacklisted wallets. The pool will use BlockSeer and Walletscore’s labeling data among […]
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The buyer of last year’s most expensive NFT has finally come forward. In May 2019, a non-fungible token representing the first digital F1 car minted for the blockchain game F1 Delta Time was sold for a record breaking $110,000. The winner of the auction has just come forward, revealing why he brought the elusive NFT. […]
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