A news website for the jihadist movement associated with ISIS has adopted Monero donations after having taken donations in Bitcoin for three years. The terrorist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is beginning to switch to Monero (XMR) to accept donations from the public. As reported by blockchain intelligence […]
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AMD and ConsenSys’ W3bcloud joint venture obtained $20 million through the sale of convertible notes. The joint blockchain cloud computing venture of computing giant AMD and Ethereum-focused development firm ConsenSys has received $20.5 million in funding. According to a June 25 announcement, AMD and ConsenSys’ W3bcloud joint venture obtained the funds through the sale of […]
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Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen discussed U.S. regulators’ ignorance towards regulating the blockchain and crypto space and how it is helping China. In a recent interview with Wall Street Journal reporter Paul Vigna, Ripple’s co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen said that the United States has been “slow to the game” in terms of experimenting, implementing […]
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Surprise Binance listings have led to a sudden 25% spike in the price of Compound’s Governance Token. The price of the Compound Governance Token (COMP) has jumped by one-quarter on news of a surprise listing on leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. COMP tokens began trading approximately one week ago, quickly making triple-figure gains and attracting millions […]
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The price of Bitcoin dropped below $9,000 as several factors put pressure on BTC/USD, including correlation with global stock markets. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $9,000 from $9,660 within seven hours. The 7% plunge comes as $55 million worth of long futures contracts were liquidated on BitMEX. Four factors are likely behind the […]
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Defi platform DMM, backed by Tim Draper, has successfully completed its IDO despite users reporting a myriad of issues. Lending platform Defi Money Market (DMM) — backed by Tim Draper’s Draper Venture Network — has had a difficult birth. The Initial DEX Offering (IDO) has completed successfully, raising $6.5 million in 48 hours, but investors […]
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The longer-term Bitcoin futures contracts premium has consistently increased alongside top traders net exposure, signaling bullish sentiment for Friday’s expiry. Investors are magnetically attracted by the $1.1 billion Bitcoin and Ether options expiry scheduled to occur Friday, June 26, but they might be missing some relevant indicators of the futures contracts. June 26 will also […]
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Australians can deposit money for a local Bitcoin exchange at the post office. Australians can now pay for Bitcoin (BTC) at the country’s post offices, thanks to a new collaboration. According to a June 24 announcement, customers of local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au will be able to pay for Bitcoin at more than 3,500 Australian Post […]
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Wells Fargo warned that stocks could sell-off after an amazing recovery, meaning Bitcoin price is also possibly at risk of a sharp correction. Wells Fargo anticipates U.S. corporate pensions will move $35 billion into fixed income. Analysts believe this may cause a sharp sell-off in the stock market and given the correlation between Bitcoin and […]
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Ransomware group threatens to auction secrets stolen from a law firm specializing in the entertainment industry. The REvil ransomware gang says that they will auction over 1TB of data stolen from New York-based entertainment law firm, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. This data allegedly contains the “dirty” secrets of a number of celebrities. REvil claims […]
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