Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is a supporter of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and Bitcoin in particular. In a recent interview, he outlined some of the digital assets’ merits, including increasing personal protection and allowing people to reclaim control over their finances. Kasparov Believes Bitcoin Is Here To Help Arguably the greatest chess player of all time,...Read More
Ampleforth (AMPL) was listed on the popular cryptocurrency derivatives and spot exchange FTX yesterday. While a spot listing is something that no one would question, FTX also listed AMPL for futures trading under their Perpetual contract. This raised more than a few eyebrows, mainly because of the cryptocurrency’s underlying mechanics and its impact on spot...Read More
Anthony Ghosn, the son of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, revealed to prosecutors that he paid about $500,000 in cryptocurrency to one of the two men who helped Carlos break free from Japan. Carlos Ghosn’s Son Transferred Half a Million in Cryptocurrency Through Coinbase According to Reuters, US prosecutors said in a court filing that...Read More
The total market capitalization has lost about 4 billion of its value in the past few hours, and the question is if this is simply a correction or a trend reversal. At the same time, the precious metal market continues to soar with record gains, particularly silver. Crypto Market Retraces By $4B Volatility returned to...Read More
Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently posted on the progress being made on the interoperability between the two Ethereum chains. Serenity will usher in a completely new blockchain for the platform, but there will be a transition period when both the new and the old will need to work together. Work on “the eth1 -> eth2...Read More
Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) creator — may have mined over 1.1 million bitcoins if the details from a recent report are to be believed. Early Bitcoin miners like Satoshi were able to use CPUs to secure the network during the project’s infancy. The $10.9B Satoshi Stash According to a report by Whale...Read More
Bitcoin peer-to-peer (P2P) trading volume in several countries, including India, Mexico, and Argentina, has hit all-time highs this week, according to data from LocalBitcoins and Paxful. Regular People in Developing Countries Are Actively Trading Cryptocurrency During the last two months or so, Bitcoin has been more stable than ever, fluctuating between $9,000 and $10,000. Binance...Read More
The Bank of Lithuania has officially launched its blockchain-based digital collector coin called LBCOIN. Although bank officials clarified that it’s not a CBDC, they suggested LBCOIN could eventually lead to releasing a central bank digital currency. Bank Of Lithuania’s Digital Collector Coin As CryptoPotato reported recently, the central bank of the Baltic country had finished...Read More
The increased number of fake Bitcoin giveaways on YouTube involving various celebrities has pushed Apple Inc co-founder Steve Wozniak to file a lawsuit against the platform and the parent company – Google. Wozniak Sues YouTube Because Of Fake BTC Giveaways Fake Bitcoin giveaways are a growing threat in the cryptocurrency industry. Scammers begin live streams...Read More
The Syscoin Foundation announced that the Syscoin Ethereum Bridge would be used and explored by the stablecoin of the world’s largest exchange, Binance (BUSD). Per the agreement, BUSD will be available on Syscoin’s network. The stablecoin, issued by Binance and Paxos, pegged 1:1 with the US Dollar, is approved and regulated by the New York...Read More
On Wednesday, July 15, Twitter accounts belonging to prominent individuals, including Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and a number of crypto industry executives, were commandeered by hackers who allegedly gained access to internal content moderation tools. A scam was posted requesting Bitcoin to get double the returns. The news went global, and...Read More
Reacting to positive news from the US, Bitcoin continued its decisive move forward, reaching an intraday high of $9,560. On its way up, the primary cryptocurrency took most of the altcoins along for the ride, and they managed to decrease BTC’s dominance to 61.6%. Bitcoin To $9,500 Following weeks of stagnant price actions, Bitcoin made...Read More
Ethereum is currently one of the top-performing high capitalization crypto assets with a surge of 11.5% on the day to reach a five-month high of $270. ETH on a Tear The move was initiated a few hours ago following weeks oscillating between $225 and $245. A minor pullback has occurred as trading begins in Asia,...Read More
National banks and federal saving associations can now offer crypto custody services to customers following approval from regulators in the country. OCC Okays Crypto Custody Operations for US Federal Banks According to a letter issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Wednesday, U.S. Federal banks can now offer crypto custody...Read More
Open interest for Bitcoin Futures on major derivatives crypto exchange BitMEX reached an all-time-high (ATH) as it crossed the $1 billion milestone. The record high happened for the first time since the crypto market crashed back in March 2020. Bitcoin Futures Open Interest on BitMEX at 4-Month High According to data from crypto derivatives market...Read More
The latest data from on-chain analytics firm, Glassnode shows that the dollar value of transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has been steadily increasing. Also, crypto research firm Messari has dispelled misconceptions regarding the failure of public blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum as payment channels. Median BTC Transfer Volume up 100 Percent Since 2020 Beginning As...Read More
AVA Labs, the team behind Avalanche, an open-source platform for launching decentralized applications in a highly-scalable ecosystem, recently raised $42M in a 4.5 hour-long token sale last Wednesday. The sale marks one of the largest ICO’s out of the U.S. since 2017. Avalanche’s Recent Key Hires AVA Labs, founded by Cornell Ph.D.’s and led by...Read More
The continuous growth of the most widely utilized stablecoin Tether (USDT) has pushed its total market capitalization above the coveted $10 billion mark. On a monthly scale, the rise is even more impressive as it has doubled since March 2020. Tether Takes Over $10B Market Cap Tether, or as it was initially named – Realcoin,...Read More
The well-known economist and gold proponent, Peter Schiff, commented on the recent increase in the price of silver, saying that the metal has essentially become “the new Bitcoin.” The latter, on the other hand, has been particularly stable. Yesterday, the price gained just shy of two percent, which was the most action Bitcoin saw in...Read More
Often referred to as the ‘Chinese Ethereum,’ NEO has teamed up with the state-backed BSN to drive mainstream adoption. NEO will become one of the technological pillars of the BSN, which includes tech and payment giants such as China UnionPay and China Mobile, in addition to the Chinese State Information Center, the official announcement stated....Read More
Owing to its decade long correlation with the S&P 500 stock market index, Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model propounder Plan B thinks that BTC should have surpassed it’s previous ATH and hit the $25,000 price mark. ‘S&P Implied BTC Price: $25K .. Interesting Times Ahead!’ Plan B takes an interesting place amongst numerous other ‘Bitcoin analysts’...Read More
After weeks of sitting in a tight range, Bitcoin finally made a move yesterday and conquered the $9,300 resistance. The majority of large-cap altcoins also followed the upward tick, and, as usual, there are some notable fluctuations among low-cap alts. Bitcoin Is Alive The last time the primary cryptocurrency stood above $9,300 for more than...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted in a tweet that the higher transaction fee on the second-largest blockchain network is opening the door to security risks. However, he said that the fee market reform EIP 1559 will solve this. Higher Transactions Fees Vs. Block Reward Encourage Malicious Mining In a recent tweet, Buterin said that the...Read More
Following reports that Russia may introduce new legislation that would essentially criminalize cryptocurrency usage, a recent document revealed that the country is reviewing an updated version of the “Digital Financial Assets” (DFA) bill that excludes criminal allegations. No Prison In Russia For Cryptocurrency Usage? As CryptoPotato reported recently, members of Russian’s lower house (the State...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is all the rage in 2020 as projects in the field continue to explode. The total value locked in lending protocols has skyrocketed throughout the year. And while there are plenty of exciting projects, one seems to stand out with its unique approach. The project in question is Ampleforth (AMPL). It addresses...Read More
After adding Stellar to its Samsung Blockchain Keystore, the tech mogul has also featured another cryptocurrency project under its kit. Namely, this is the Decentraland Marketplace application that has already been added to Samsung’s Blockchain Wallet, as per a recent report. Decentraland Joins Samsung Blockchain Wallet According to an official announcement, the smartphone giant Samsung,...Read More
The leading digital asset management company Grayscale Investments has received approval from FINRA for public quotations for two more of its cryptocurrency products. Consequently, shares of both Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCHG) and Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTCN) have become the first publicly-quoted securities in the US deriving value from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) And Litecoin (LTC)....Read More
The UK’s HM Treasury, who acts as the ministry of economy and finance, said it might give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) a free hand to monitor advertisements issued by unauthorized firms, including those related to cryptocurrency. HM Treasury Proposes that FCA Supervise Cryptocurrency Promotions As of today, finance companies that are not under the...Read More
Recent research has indicated that Ethereum has ‘blown past Bitcoin’ in terms of daily settlement value, which is a testament to how much economic activity has increased on the network. Ethereum Beats Bitcoin on Economic Activity Messari researcher, Ryan Watkins, recently posted his findings stating that a quarter ago, Ethereum had just about reached parity...Read More
Although the altcoin market remains highly volatile, most price movements in the past 24 hours have been sharp retraces with a few exceptions. Bitcoin, on the other hand, remains stable and hasn’t left its familiar trading territory of about $9,150-$9,200. In the traditional financial markets, the three largest US indexes are in the green as...Read More
