BTC price fell to just $9,912 as traders warned a close below $10,580 could spell the start of a longer bearish downturn. Bitcoin price (BTC) traded above $10,000 July 15 after a weekend of heavy losses spelled disaster for cryptocurrencies across the board. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD holding onto […]
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Even if he crushed exchanges, making Bitcoin illegal would likely see rejection by lawmakers. United States president Donald Trump would cause a Bitcoin (BTC) price crash if he banned it, but the law would likely prevent him, economist and trader Alex Krueger concluded on Twitter July 15. Trump, who announced his distaste for cryptocurrency in […]
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Trump tells the world what he thinks of Bitcoin, Facebook vows to cooperate with Congress on Libra, and an angry mob descends on Tron’s office in Beijing. Top Stories This Week Trump tweets opposition to crypto, specifically Libra and Bitcoin Shrinking violet Donald Trump doesn’t often share his views, so it was refreshing to see […]
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has reportedly discovered some of its funds that were stolen in a hack last week. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has discovered over 250 million yen ($2.3 million) in cryptocurrency — part of a $32 million sum that was stolen last week, local English language daily The Mainichi reports on July 14. […]
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An Oxford scholar, Supreme Court Justice’s clerk and an international financial regulator: Meet the new CFTC Chairman… July 15 will mark the first day in the office for the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) new chairman, Heath Tarbert. As the crypto community is bidding farewell to the regulator’s outgoing head, J. Christopher Giancarlo, […]
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Crypto payments startup Pundi X announced the integration of its crypto payments system into a VeriFone Point of Sale device. Cryptocurrency payments startup Pundi X announced that it has integrated its crypto payments system into a device made by American Point of Sale (POS) systems producer VeriFone in a press release July 12. Per the […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it completed the eighth Binance Coin token burn and that it intends to also burn the tokens allocated to its team. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it completed the eighth Binance Coin (BNB) token burn and that it intends to also burn the tokens allocated to its team […]
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A consortium of major South Korean firms partnered to launch a blockchain-based mobile identification system in 2020. A consortium of major South Korean firms partnered to launch a blockchain-based mobile identification system in 2020, English-language local media Korea Times reports on July 14. Per the report, the participants are financial services firms KEB Hana Bank, […]
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Stablecoin operator Tether mistakenly minted five billion USDT tokens on the Tron blockchain. Stablecoin operator Tether accidentally minted and subsequently burned 5 billion USDT tokens, Whale Alert tweeted on July 13. Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to reporting large cryptocurrency transactions — noted that 50 million USDT tokens were transferred from cryptocurrency exchange […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting losses on the day as Bitcoin falls under the $10,400 mark. Sunday, July 14 — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting losses on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the $10,400 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is currently down […]
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