A ransomware gang is threatening to release almost 1TB of private legal secrets from the world’s biggest music and movie stars. The private legal affairs of dozens of the world’s biggest music and movie stars — Lady Gaga, Elton John, Robert DeNiro, and Madonna among them — are at risk of exposure following a ransomware […]
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With only 4 days left until the halving, Bitcoin price rose to $10,000, making a 160% gain since Black Thursday. Today Bitcoin (BTC) hit $10,000 after finally managing to break above a long-term descending trendline at $9,400. The break above the important psychological level comes as there are only 4 days left until the Bitcoin […]
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Rand Corporation unveiled a study that found a widespread lack of knowledge towards Zcash from dark web criminals. A study by Rand Corporation unveiled that people using Zcash for illicit or criminal purposes in the dark web may not fully understand the underlying technology. According to the 65-page report published on May 7, the US-based […]
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With Bitcoin on the cusp of $10,000 and the Halvening in just a few days, we might be on the verge of a major breakout. Billionaire investor Paul Tudor seems to think so. He bought BTC as a hedge against inflation, calling it “the fastest horse in this environment.” It isn’t often that billionaires come […]
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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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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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