Bitcoin is still far behind the NYC Subway in one key metric. Despite zero downtime since its inception, Bitcoin (BTC), still has some catching up to do with New York City’s subway system. May 6 2020 was the first time in its 115-year history that New York City purposely shut off its main transportation artery. […]
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Morgan Creek’s CEO said Bitcoin could fly past $100,000 over the next year or so. CEO of capital management giant Morgan Creek, Mark Yusko, said he sees Bitcoin’s (BTC) price shooting up by more than 1,000% as early as next year. If Bitcoin’s market cap achieves the same value as that of gold, Bitcoin could […]
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Telegram founder says that the U.S. is no longer an attractive place for tech entrepreneurs. In a May 7 post, Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, calls the U.S. a “police state” and discourages entrepreneurs from moving their businesses to Silicon Valley. Perhaps exhausted by the legal battles around Telegram’s beleaguered token offering, Durov, berates the U.S. […]
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Blockchain incubator’s CEO says crypto is hot, even given current economic difficulties. Although coronavirus conditions have created global economic difficulties, cryptocurrencies could see growth amid the struggle, according to one blockchain incubator’s head. “Short-term: digital currencies suddenly look appealing,” Polyient Labs CEO Brad Robertson told Cointelegraph in a May 1 email. “If someone only looked back […]
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Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Tudor Investment Corporation, reportedly revealed that Bitcoin is part of his portfolio. Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, inflation is collapsing all over the world. In order to hedge against the inflation risks, some billionaire investors are buying Bitcoin (BTC). Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire founder of […]
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Bitcoin price has risen to $9,887 but is strongly overbought, increasing the possibility of a post-halving sell-off. The Bitcoin (BTC) price has seen a strong recovery to $9,887 since mid-March, rising by more than $6,000 within a span of two months. The rapid upsurge was caused in anticipation of the block reward halving that is […]
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Did Satoshi Nakamoto make a mistake in the Halving code? How does Bitcoin’s block halving work on an engineering level? We explain with help from Andreas Antonopoulos. In a recent video, Antonopoulos explained the Bitcoin Core code that controls the halving of the Bitcoin (BTC) block reward in detail. Bitcoin halving code. Source: Bitcoin Core […]
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Join us for Cointelegraph’s first Crypto Markets show! Will Bitcoin break 10K today? What are the consequences of the upcoming Bitcoin Halving? Why do many Wall Street investors advise clients to buy Bitcoin now? Tune in to Cointelegraph’s YouTube channel to join traders Tone Vays and Charlie Burton in our first live Crypto Markets show. […]
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Free TON Community answers questions on the unexpected launch of a “free” version of the Telegram Open Network that took place today. Free TON Community, an independent group of developers and users, have just launched a free version of the Telegram Open Network, or TON. During the launch event on May 7, community members answered […]
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Hackers infected the largest private hospital in Europe with ransomware. Hackers infected the IT infrastructure of the largest private hospital in Europe with ransomware. Cybersecurity news outlet, KrebsonSecurity, reported on May 6 that hackers compromised the IT systems of Germany-based private hospital, Fresenius. An anonymous source reportedly informed the outlet that the hospital’s systems were […]
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