Three metrics show a bull trend is brewing, according to CryptoQuant CEO, as fewer investors are seemingly compelled to sell BTC. According to Ki Young-Ju, the CEO of market research firm CryptoQuant, three key on-chain indicators are currently signaling a Bitcoin (BTC) price uptrend. Metrics that hint at a bull market are less selling pressure […]
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According to former CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen, the U.S. is behind other nations working on a CBDC. Sharon Bowen, a former Commissioner at the United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission, today said that the U.S. was falling behind other nations that are working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. During a webinar hosted […]
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The hackers behind the massive Bitcoin ‘giveaway’ scam that hit Twitter are moving funds to gambling and P2P trading platforms. Blockchain forensics firm Ciphertrace has traced funds obtained by the Twitter hackers in the ‘giveaway’ scam to peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges and crypto gambling sites. On July 21, Ciphertrace reported that 0.2 Bitcoin (BTC) had been […]
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The CEO, President, and the COO of Canadian exchange Coinsquare have stepped down following an agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission. Coinsquare’s CEO Cole Diamond and President Virgile Rostand will step down and pay a $1.6 million fine as part of an agreement with Canadian regulator the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to an announcement […]
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China’s Securities Regulatory Commission allows regional equity markets to experiment with blockchain in the equity trading industry. The China Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, recently issued a letter approving five regional equity markets. They will include equity centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shenzhen. These and other regions received authorization to begin experimenting with […]
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LocalBitcoins COO Elena Tonoyan explains how the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange is fighting against criminal activity on its platform. Elena Tonoyan, the COO at LocalBitcoins, explains how the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange has been stepping up the fight against criminal activities on the platform. As of 2019, LocalBitcoins has been cited as the exchange receiving […]
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Increasing stablecoin use and the rise of DeFi has made Ethereum the most used blockchain. For the last month Bitcoin (BTC) price has traded in a tight range and trading volume has been relatively flat. Meanwhile, several tokens on the Ethereum network have been topping the price charts, especially the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) tokens. New […]
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Examining COMP’s ability to pass the Howey test for being qualified as investment contracts and to be considered a security. Innovation springs eternal in the digital asset ecosystem, and with Compound’s launch of its governance token, COMP, last month, the burgeoning world of decentralized finance continues to pick up steam. The broader cryptocurrency community has […]
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Tether rose quickly to $9.1 billion in 2020 as supply doubled since March, but some of that is old money being repurposed into USDT. Tether (USDT) recently rose through the ranks as it replaced XRP as the third highest ranked asset by market capitalization. It now sits at a total of more than $9 billion […]
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Texas ups its aspirations to become the go-to place for crypto in the U.S., forming a new blockchain council and highlighting the state’s mining capabilities. Everything is bigger in Texas, and now the state with the second-largest geographical area in the United States is aiming to prove that it can lead the way in blockchain […]
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