The Ledger vs. Trezor beef has a long history, but Ledger’s CTO efforts may have fanned the flames as he reported vulnerabilities his team discovered in its competitor. Trezor and Ledger, two of the most prominent hardware wallet manufacturers, have long been locked in a rivalry. As part of Cointelegraph’s interview with Charles Guillemet, the […]
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The price of Bitcoin dropped 14% to $8,600 in less than 15 minutes in an intense long squeeze. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted by 14% from $10,180 to $8,600 on BitMEX within less than 15 minutes. Three major factors that caused the price drop were: long contracts accounting for the overwhelming majority of the […]
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A frenzied period for major exchanges produces unusual phenomena and huge volumes, while Coinbase bows out. Bitcoin (BTC) hitting $10,000 has been frantic activity on exchanges — investors are buying the largest cryptocurrency at five figures, not selling. According to data from monitoring resource Coin Metrics on June 2, one 10-minute period alone saw trading […]
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Cryptocurrencies appear on the scene of massive protests in the U.S. in response to police killing George Floyd, with many industry leaders weighing in. The United States is witnessing its biggest protests in years following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis. Some compare it to those after […]
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Cointelegraph examines where crypto debit cards are available and what options they offer as wider adoption starts to take hold. As a sector, plastic cryptocurrency cards have had a bumpy ride. While for some they are the perfect way to spend those hard-stacked sats, it has evidently been a struggle for crypto companies to provide […]
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The co-founder of pioneering crypto wallet BRD attributes his company’s Venezuelan success to local demand for crypto driven by failing monetary policy. Despite once ranking as the fourth-most popular app in Venezuela, pioneering crypto wallet provider BreadWallet, or BRD, attributes its success in the country to local demand for crypto assets. Speaking with Cointelegraph on […]
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Crypto artist sold his “I Can’t Breathe” art piece for crypto on a blockchain-backed social network. Osinachi, a self-taught Nigerian digital and crypto artist, has sold his latest “I Can’t Breathe” digital art piece on May 31 for 7 Etherum (ETH), about $1,703 at press time on a blockchain art social network site SuperRare. Funding […]
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Former chief of Russian Post local branch is arrested on suspicion of running a crypto mining farm inside the office for almost six months. The Russian Police launched a criminal investigation against a former Russia’s regional post office chief, who managed to mine cryptocurrencies through the office’s network in a town of Mineralnye Vody located […]
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Kingdom Trust, a regulated custodian managing over $13 billion in assets, wants to tokenize the more than 20,000 assets that it currently custodies. Kingdom Trust, a South Dakota-based custodian managing more than $13 billion assets, is closely eying the tokenization sector. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Kingdom Trust chief executive, Ryan Radloff, revealed that the firm wants […]
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Alongside the internet, cryptocurrencies have made the world a global village. Here is a list of countries that are ideal for crypto enthusiasts to live in. For crypto enthusiasts, choosing a location to live in that supports an ideal lifestyle extends beyond searching for a city with a high number of shops and retail outlets […]
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