Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate starts trading on NYSE after IPO approval. SI cites a 6% increase on the initial offering price of $12. SEN network continues to grow. Silvergate Capital (NYSE: SI), a cryptocurrency-focused commercial bank, made its official listing on the New York Stock Exchange on Nov 7, commanding a 6% increase on the day....Read More
What has been a fairly bad few weeks for cryptocurrency exchanges, just got a little worse? A Vancouver-based crypto trading platform, Einstein Exchange, has been closed by Candian authorities; while still owing $16 million in outstanding obligations. What Happened to Einstein? On Monday, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), provided a statement noting the “action...Read More
DX.Exchange is suspending its services. The company’s board is looking for an acquisition or merger. DX.Exchange has been linked to a scam. DX.Exchange announced that it would be halting operations due to economic reasons. DX.Exchange Shuts Down In a blog post, DX.Exchange informed its users that the operational costs of running the cryptocurrency exchange led...Read More
Bitfinex, which shares co-founders with the Tether stablecoin, is once again attracting controversy over the manipulation of the Bitcoin price. Per a paper published by the University of Texas Professor John Griffin and Ohio State University’s Amin Shams, Bitcoin’s run to a record high near $20,000 in 2017 was caused by a single market whale....Read More
Bitcoin, also known as “digital gold,” has outperformed gold every year since 2011. Given the large discrepancy in the market capitalization between bitcoin and gold, bitcoin has more potential to grow over the short to medium term than gold. So far into 2019, contrary to popular belief, bitcoin has failed to demonstrate the characteristics of...Read More
Bitmain, a leading bitcoin miner, has secretly filed for an IPO that is sponsored by Deutsche Bank, a German multinational company, as reported by Tencent News. The company has been struggling to bounce back since crypto winter. The black swan event dampened demand for cryptocurrency mining machines, causing profitability to plummet. The reported secret filing...Read More
According to Ripple, XRP is 1/10th as volatile as fiat for cross-border payments. The current SWIFT system is so slow it exacerbates international payment risk. XRP payments clear so fast that the exchange rate risk is negligible. The math busters over at Ripple have crunched the numbers and conducted a study that concludes that XRP...Read More
Nearly one-third of Americans falsely believe that the US dollar is backed by gold, and 70% don’t know what is backing it. That’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to US financial illiteracy, however. A new study reveals just how little Americans know about how their money works. An eye-opening new study...Read More
Hackers have breached the computer network of South Africa’s commercial capital Johannesburg in an attempt to ransom the city for Bitcoin. Consequently, the city has shut down its website and suspended all e-services as a ‘precautionary measure’. At the time of writing the city’s website was still inaccessible. The city of Johannesburg’s official web portal...Read More
The bitcoin price has plunged by nearly 10% on Wednesday to fall near a 5-month low. After flirting with a move to the upside above $8,000, the leading cryptocurrency dropped sharply below to just under $7,500. Bitcoin price chart | Source: TradingView Other major-cap cryptocurrencies also followed Bitcoin’s spiraling crash by falling between 4% and...Read More
The more prevalent bitcoin ransomware attacks become, the merrier it gets for insurance firms that offer cyber-liability insurance coverage. The City of Baltimore has become the latest example of this emerging trend. According to The Wall Street Journal, city officials on Wednesday authorized the purchase of cyber-liability insurance coverage worth $20 million. The Maryland city...Read More
It’s safe to come out now, says Andreas Antonopoulos, the threat posed to bitcoin by Google’s newfound “quantum supremacy” is “zip, bupkis nada.” In one of his typical Q&A sessions, blockchain expert and author, Antonopoulos shared his thoughts on the supposed jeopardy BTC faces from Google. Spoiler alert: he isn’t concerned. According to Antonopoulos, Google’s...Read More
In an incredible and slightly confounding turn of events, Bakkt’s bitcoin Futures volume has soared as much as 796% to a new all-time high (ATH). This is a far cry from previous volumes and a bullish sign of revival for Bakkt following its lackluster beginnings. Launching some two weeks ago, Bakkt day one performance showcased...Read More
As Facebook continues in the effort to launch its Libra cryptocurrency, the social media giant is likely to rely more heavily on paid lobbyists and the persuasion powers of its senior executives. Mark Zuckerberg prefers closed-door approach In a leaked audiotape of a Facebook town hall released by The Verge, the co-founder and CEO of...Read More
Bitcoin’s fall from grace over the last few days has emboldened bears to come out of hiding. Calls for a plunge to $7,000 and below are overwhelming social media channels. It appears that in one bearish push, all the hard work that the bulls put in this year has gone out of the window. The...Read More
The bitcoin price (BTC) fell by more than 23 percent against the U.S. dollar in the past week, triggering a fierce correction in the cryptocurrency market. Since falling to $7,700, the bitcoin price has recovered to $8,200, critically avoiding a steep drop to the low $7,000 region to test low-level supports in the short term....Read More
Conspiracies concerning the manipulation of bitcoin futures may now have some grounds, as researchers claim to have found a “striking systematic trend” between BTC price action and futures expiry dates. Cries of foul play surrounding CME’s bitcoin futures contracts are almost as old as the derivatives themselves. For months, the expiration date of the cash-settled...Read More
Reports indicate that the U.S. dollar will have the largest representation in the basket of currencies that will underpin Facebook’s forthcoming Libra cryptocurrency, sparking renewed fears that the greenback’s reserve-currency status will be upended by the social media network. Dollar Will Dominate Libra’s Basket of Currencies According to Spiegel Online, the U.S. dollar will make...Read More
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of BitMEX, the most widely utilized BTC margin trading platform, has opined Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, is likely dead. “I think they’re already dead,” said Hayes about Satoshi, adding that he does not believe the identity behind the creator of bitcoin will ever be revealed. Satoshi is said to...Read More
Warren Buffett isn’t much of a bitcoin fan. He’s called it rat poison squared, a gambling device, delusional, and a seashell with no inherent value. But, if he wanted to, he could become the biggest bitcoin whale of them all. Buffett could buy two-thirds of the existing BTC supply… in cash. Warren Buffett’s investment firm...Read More
The results of a cryptocurrency survey conducted by the Dutch banking group, ING, revealed a significant lack of appetite for Facebook’s Libra, and its designated use case: Sending payments across social media. Taking 15,000 Europeans, from 15 distinct countries, the survey collated Europe’s sentiment around digital currencies. Questions ranged from the future of cryptocurrencies to...Read More
Bertrand Perez, the general director of the Libra Association, has expressed confidence that Facebook’s stablecoin will launch during 2020. Speaking to French publication Les Echos, Perez indicated that while the Libra Association is expecting talks with regulators to continue, the project is slated for launch during the second half of next year. Perez also stated...Read More
North Korea’s notorious state-sponsored hacker team Lazarus Group – the one responsible for stealing more than $500 million from Bitcoin exchanges around the world – has finally been sanctioned by the Trump administration. This is over a decade since the outfit was created by the rogue state. In a press release, the Office of Foreign...Read More
Switzerland’s financial regulator has indicated that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra will be required to meet additional requirements besides getting a payment system license prior to starting operations. In a press release, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) stated that the various services planned by Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative had necessitated extra requirements being imposed: Due...Read More
With worldwide politics in disarray, and even the weather seemingly conspiring against humanity… Is it time to take our Bitcoin stash and move into a remote bunker yet? Bitcoin Price: Finally On The Up Again? After several weeks of consolidation, it feels like bitcoin price may finally be heading upwards again… until the next dip, that...Read More
XRP community on Twitter distinguishes itself from the rest by the title bestowed upon it- ‘XRP army’; however, a troop from this army has shifted allegiance. Leading this faction is a Twitter user ‘Crypto Bitlord’, according to whom, he/she (they) act as the delegated spokesperson for a disenchanted and disillusioned camp. Bitlord’s first operation was...Read More
Litecoin (CURRENCY:LTC) traded 4.9% higher against the dollar during the one day period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on September 8th. One Litecoin coin can currently be purchased for about $69.47 or 0.00667337 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including Bitbns, Fatbtc, ABCC and Exmo. Litecoin has a market cap of $4.39 billion and approximately $3.12...Read More
The greatest threat to America’s democracy might not be the Russians, according to former Congressman Ron Paul. In an episode of his weekly Freedom Report, the occasional presidential candidate and supporter of the cryptocurrency movement spoke against the Federal Reserve’s potential influence over American elections. [embedded content] According to Dr. Paul, the authors of the U.S....Read More
A lot has changed from 2008, the year that Satoshi Nakamoto arguably revolutionized the world’s financial status quo with the introduction of the most significant inventions of our generation: Bitcoin and its underlying technology, the blockchain. Fast forward 11 years, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are not only on everybody’s lips right now, but they’re also at...Read More
Indian economy is going through a rough phase and the unemployment rate is at 45-year high while its yearly growth rate is taking a back seat. From being one of the fastest-growing economies in the world to the present situation where economists are concerned if immediate measures are not put in place, India might see...Read More
