Close scrutiny of Craig Wright’s paper for his 2008 law degree reveals that he may not even have written his own dissertation. The man who claims to have written the Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper may not have written his own law degree dissertation. That’s the picture painted by “PaintedFrog,” the pseudonymous writer of a Medium post […]
Continue ReadingLeading hardware wallet producer Ledger now lets the customers of its online shop with the Crypto.com crypto wallet application. Leading hardware wallet producer, Ledger, now allows online customers to pay using Crypto.com’s wallet app. According to an April 9 announcement, the firm has chosen to accept payment in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP, Litecoin (LTC), […]
Continue ReadingThe price of Ripple’s XRP token is testing new multi-year lows as correlation with Bitcoin may be becoming inversely correlated. While Bitcoin (BTC) is currently showing weakness with the recent retracement from $7,500 to $6,900, XRP price is remaining relatively stable as the XRP/BTC pair is stabilizing. But it’s not only the price of XRP […]
Continue ReadingCrypto exchange Binance is enabling citizens in five further countries to buy crypto using Visa cards with their national fiat currencies. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is enabling citizens in five further countries to buy cryptocurrency using Visa debit and credit cards with their national fiat currencies. The new service, announced April 10, will extend card support […]
Continue ReadingThe number of Bitcoin whales with at least 1,000 BTC to their name is now higher than at any point in the past two years, Glassnode says. There are more Bitcoin (BTC) whales now than at any point in the past two years — and that mimics a trend from its 2016 halving, data shows. […]
Continue ReadingA Bitcoin miner in upstate New York has sold 106 petahash of its computing power to an undisclosed buyer, using a physically-settled “BTC hashpower contract.” A Bitcoin-mining power plant in upstate New York has sold 106 petahash of its computing power to an undisclosed buyer using a “hashpower contract” settled in Bitcoin (BTC). The contract […]
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin Cash halving triggered an 80% drop in hash rate over less than two days — leaving it vulnerable to a 51% attack. The recent Bitcoin Cash (BCH) block reward halving has wreaked havoc on the cryptocurrency’s hash rate — with an apparent miner exodus plummeting hash power more than 80% over two days. […]
Continue ReadingCrypto industry has the best historical moment to change its reputation into a successful innovative tech sector within the finance industry. The Fed opening the floodgates to unlimited standing quantitative easing paired with a $6 trillion stimulus package is an unprecedented event. It’s the most heavy-handed intervention by the Fed to date. For many crypto […]
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin dropped below $7K for the first time in four days as traders brace for a volatile weekend ahead. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped nearly $200 in minutes on April 10 to slide below $7,000 for the first time in four days. Data from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD now dropping below […]
Continue ReadingThe Texas securities regulator has taken emergency action against a cloud mining firm touting unverified charitable donations. The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has taken emergency action against cloud mining firm Ultra BTC Mining for issuing unregistered securities. The emergency cease-and-desist order was jointly filed against Ultra Mining by the TSSB and the Alabama Securities […]
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