The U.S. Justice Department has seized coronaprevention.org — a domain being advertised to criminals by a suspected money launderer. The United States Attorney’s Office has seized a fraudulent COVID-19 domain name after its owner attempted to sell it in exchange for Bitcoin (BTC). The action follows Attorney General William Barr’s request that the department prioritize […]
Continue Reading
These crypto firms are joining the fight against COVID-19. Will this move highlight the benefits of cryptocurrencies and establish the industry? All over the world, doctors, nurses and medical resources are strained as the fight against the coronavirus continues. In response, many charitable organizations and philanthropists from various industries have come forward to offer their […]
Continue Reading
Despite his NBA team owning $130 in BTC, billionaire Mark Cuban believes bananas are a better means of exchange than Bitcoin. In a recent appearance on Anthony Pompliano’s The Pomp Podcast, billionaire investor and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, discussed his qualms with Bitcoin (BTC). Despite arguing that Bitcoin is hampered by […]
Continue Reading
After surging to $7,700, Bitcoin price trades sideways but traders expect a riveting weekly close. Today Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly popped above $7,700, suggesting the reminder of the weekend, along with the weekly close will provide higher than normal levels of excitement. The move to $7,708 was short lived but nearly set a higher high […]
Continue ReadingCheck the bad crypto news of the past week. It’s been a good week for Bitcoin. After languishing at around $6,700, the cryptocoin is up more than 6 percent over the last week to take it above $7,000. And the next halving is now less than three weeks away. Changpeng Zhao is looking further ahead. […]
Continue ReadingFXCoin announced XRP remittance testing, one company began its security token initiative, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management kicking off its security token project, Coincheck’s fiat exchange listing seven altcoins, FXCoin unveiling physical crypto trading and XRP remittance testing plans, and GMO […]
Continue ReadingTwitter co-founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, described Bitcoin’s white paper as poetry in a recent interview. In a podcast interview with tech researcher, Lex Fridman, Twitter CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, referred to Bitcoin’s white paper as “Poetry.” “I think the Bitcoin whitepaper is one of the most seminal works of computer science in the […]
Continue ReadingCrypto trader and YouTuber, Tone Vays, explains what might happen if Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, tried to buy all Bitcoin in circulation. Crypto trader and YouTuber, Tone Vays, explained that Amazon’s $140 billion CEO couldn’t buy every Bitcoin (BTC) in circulation. What would happen if Bezos tried? “He would drive up the price of Bitcoin […]
Continue ReadingFLiK investors have opposed Kevin Hart’s motion to dismiss their $7 million lawsuit against him for promoting a fraudulent ICO in 2017. Investors who participated in the FLiK initial coin offering, or ICO, in 2017 have opposed entertainer Kevin Hart’s bid to have the $7 million lawsuit dismissed. The 25 investors claim that they collectively […]
Continue ReadingAs oil overtakes Bitcoin for price volatility, FTX has launched oil future contracts pegged to the West Texas Intermediate, plus $100. The Binance-owned crypto derivatives exchange, FTX, has introduced oil futures following the recent record crash in U.S. oil prices — which fell as low as minus-$40 on April 20. FTX’s contracts will expire at […]
Continue Reading