With the Bitcoin halving less than three weeks away, pundits predict the hash rate distribution to revert to the optimized pre-halving state. With the Bitcoin (BTC) halving only weeks away, anticipation appears to be building up as Google Trends data for the event show online searches reaching an all-time high. Bitcoin’s block reward halving comes […]
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The longer markets can stay above $6,800, he better, filbfilb argues, with $7,200 a necessary zone to recapture. Bitcoin (BTC) moved up to challenge $7,000 on April 22 as support at $6,800 held and price analysts began to count down to the halving. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price bounce relieves bulls Data […]
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A new Chinese Bitcoin Ponzi scheme has absorbed roughly $11 million in Bitcoin in less than one month of operating. Antimatter Kingdom (AK), a new Chinese crypto Ponzi scheme, appears to have netted $11 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in less than one month of operating. Upon launching at the start of April, AntiMatter Kingdom […]
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The Winklevoss brothers’ Gemini cryptocurrency custodian and exchange has obtained a new security qualification, SOC 1 Type 1. The Winklevoss brothers’ Gemini cryptocurrency custodian and exchange has obtained a new security qualification, SOC 1 Type 1. According to an April 21 blog post by the company’s head of risk, Yusuf Hussain, Gemini became the world’s […]
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U.S. citizens who lost out by getting no helicopter money will look to Bitcoin as an empowering alternative, argues Gabor Gurbacs. Bitcoin (BTC) will be most attractive to United States citizens whom the government refused to bail with $1,200, one market commentator says. As it emerged that stimulus checks may be going towards purchasing BTC, […]
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A Texas federal judge issued a bench warrant in response to a contempt motion brought by the SEC against former Rep. Senator David Schmidt. A Texas federal judge issued warrants for the arrest of an ex-Washington state senator and the leaders behind an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving the Meta 1 coin. At an April 21 […]
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Some crypto analysts and experts believe the ETH 2.0 revamp will transform DeFi and trigger a major bull run. With the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 due to launch within months, some analysts and experts believe it could trigger a major bull run and transform finance as we know it. Adam Cochran, a partner at […]
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The Dutch central bank says The Netherlands is well placed to develop and trial a digital Euro. The Dutch central bank wants to be the proving ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the European Union. In a 45-page report released by the bank on April 21, the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said it […]
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Russell Okung, an NFL player for the Los Angeles Chargers, is backing the Bitcoin rewards app and debit card Fold. Okung Ventures, the venture startup founded by NFL star Russell Okung, is backing Bitcoin (BTC) loyalty outfit Fold to help crypto holders earn BTC as well as spend it. The Los Angeles Chargers player invested […]
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The U.S. coronavirus stimulus package dwarfs cryptocurrency’s all-time market cap high by 240%. The U.S government recently unleashed a $2 trillion stimulus package to help Americans offset the economic impact of COVID-19. That figure is more than double the amount of all the speculative capital locked up in the entire cryptocurrency market during its 2018 […]
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