The host of the Protocol Podcast, Eric Savics, became a Twitter sensation overnight as he posted a video explaining how he lost his 12 BTC. Supposedly, these were his savings that he hoped he’d be able to buy an apartment with and he’s been putting the money aside for the past seven years. Now, however,...Read More
President Donald Trump has urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “go after Bitcoin” as early as mid-2018 amid the ongoing trade war with China, according to an unpublished book written by his former national security advisor John Bolton. Trump Against Bitcoin President Trump has not been supportive of any cryptocurrency as he pointed out himself...Read More
Well-known cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com announced the introduction of several upgrades to its platform. By utilizing them, the company believes that it could experience a 10x increase in website performance. Crypto.com Upgrades Its Platform In the press release shared with CryptoPotato, the company explained the infrastructure updates, including revamped Matching Engine and Order Management System (OMS)....Read More
A local report indicates that South Korea’s Minister of Finance and Economy believes that the country should impose a tax on cryptocurrency trading and investing. He added that South Korea has been discussing with other countries the introduction of a new digital law. South Korea To Impose Tax On Crypto? The Asian country has been...Read More
Bitcoin recorded its lowest interest level in 3 months, according to recent data from Google Trends. Interest in the leading cryptocurrency started fading away since the completion of Bitcoin’s third halving. Interest In Bitcoin Lowest Since March Bitcoin started receiving a lot of attention in January when news about the COVID-19 got to the mainstream....Read More
Just recently, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, ventured into mining, launching its Binance Pool. Now, data has it that it’s become the leading miner of Bitcoin SV. Interestingly enough, the exchange delisted BSV back in 2019, following the massive controversy surrounding the popular BSV proponent – Craig Wright. Binance Leads in Bitcoin SV Mining...Read More
The non-custodial, decentralized exchange, Loopring, has listed pBTC – a token that acts as a fully-backed Bitcoin equivalent on the Ethereum blockchain. The addition of pBTC to Loopring – the fastest decentralized exchange (DEX) based on Ethereum – gives Bitcoin users a quick on-ramp to Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Loopring Lists pBTC Provable Things...Read More
Grayscale Investments asserted that amid the current economic uncertainty prompted by the latest governments’ actions to print lots of money, institutional investors turn to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies looking for a potential hedge against inflation. BTC And Crypto To Serve As Hedge One of the world’s leading digital asset management companies recently posted on Twitter...Read More
Ren, the open-source protocol enabling permissionless and private transfers of value between any blockchain, launched its mainnet and a dApp utilizing it within a few weeks. Interestingly, the protocol’s native cryptocurrency REN has gained more than 40% of value in the same period. Ren Launches RenVM Mainnet The blockchain-based company announced the release of its...Read More
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of one of the leading Bitcoin derivative exchanges, BitMEX, has once again slammed a cryptocurrency for being a “shitcoin.” This time it was Bitcoin Cash (BCH) that’s under his radar. BitMEX Listing BCH/USD Perpetual Contract In an announcement from June 01st, 2020, BitMEX revealed that it’s going to launch a BCH/USD...Read More
A recent survey compiled by the cryptocurrency exchange BitMax indicates that the Japanese are quite fond of Ripple (XRP). Having to choose which their favorite digital asset is, most participants placed XRP close to Bitcoin and well above Ethereum. Japan Adores Ripple (XRP) The popular Japanese exchange posted the survey on Twitter to check among...Read More
€100 million Venture Capital fund focused on blockchain investments called Meta Change Capital (MCC) was launched today. The London-based V.C. fund will focus on investing in the blockchain sector, primarily in underdeveloped markets. €100M V.C. Fund To Invest In Blockchain The people behind the V.C. fund are Nikola Stojanow and Luka Sucic. Stojanow is an...Read More
YouTube continues to ban cryptocurrency-related channels. The latest victim happens to be Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com official channel. Ver posted a video on Reddit, explaining that there’s no apparent reason for YouTube’s actions. Bitcoin.com’s Official Channel Banned on YouTube The official channel of Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com was banned on YouTube, according to a Reddit video that...Read More
A recent report warns of a scam that clones a legitimate service offering private, encrypted, and self-destructive messages, to alter BTC addresses and ultimately steal funds from unsuspecting victims. Stealing BTC By Altering Addresses According to the report by KrebsonSecurity, a fraudulent website called Privnotes has been impersonating Privnote.com for about a year. Users are...Read More
The average time required to confirm a Bitcoin transaction has plunged significantly in the past month. Simultaneously, the average transaction fees continue to drop after reaching yearly-high following the 2020 halving. BTC Average Transaction Time Plunges Data provided by Blockchain.com shows that the average time needed for a BTC transaction to be included in a...Read More
Despite the lacking demand as of yet, the Bank of Korea (BOK) has set up a legal advisory group to review any legal issues before possibly launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the future. BOK To Review Legal Matters Around CBDC According to a local report from today, South Korea’s central bank has...Read More
Buying shares of Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust would require investors to pay a premium upwards of 750% compared to ETH’s current market price. ETH Sold For More Than $2000 On Grayscale Grayscale is a company that provides institutional investors with exposure to the price of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum through their trust products. The...Read More
Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), is getting increasingly upset for being associated with another project he co-founded – Ethereum. Hoskinson Doesn’t Like Being Called Co-Founder of Ethereum In a recent Twitter post, the co-founder of Input Output Hong Kong said that he doesn’t want people to refer to him as...Read More
Popular American economist Nouriel Roubini took it to Twitter to once again bash Bitcoin. This time, his criticism was set off by a phishing scam that saw a podcast owner lose his BTC savings. Nouriel Roubini Bashes Bitcoin… Again According to the popular American economist and well-known nocoiner Nouriel Roubini, also commonly referred to as...Read More
Popular media outlet ZeroHedge got its Twitter account suspended back on January 31st for publishing an article questioning the origin of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A bit more than four months after that, the social media lifted the ban. However, just two days later, Twitter appears to continue flagging the media’s content as “potentially harmful,”...Read More
One of Wall Street’s largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, has outlined in a recent analysis that Bitcoin’s 2020 performance demonstrates the asset’s growth and maturation. The paper also notes the compelling correlation the primary cryptocurrency is exhibiting with global equities. JPMorgan: Bitcoin Matures The JPMorgan Chase analysis cited by Bloomberg examined the performance of Bitcoin and...Read More
Token swap feature KyberSwap has integrated Chalinink’s price reference data for enhanced accuracy. Up until now, the price feeds of KyberSwap were taken exclusively from Kyber Network. KyberSwap and Chainlink KyberSwap is a platform allowing users to swap between Ethereum tokens quickly and easily, and it’s powered by Kyber Network’s on-chain liquidity protocol. It allows...Read More
Recent data indicates that the number of Bitcoin whales (containing more than 1,000 BTC) has grown by nearly 9% in the past year. Interestingly, even after the completion of the third halving, whales continue to accumulate, which contradicts with their past performance. BTC Whales On A Shopping Spree Data provided by the monitoring company Glassnode...Read More
The research and development team of the American newspaper The New York Times has tested a blockchain-based project to address the growing issue of misleading information in the online space. NYT Turns To Blockchain For Validating Info In its recent report, the NYT outlined the problem of misinformation, primarily when it comes down to pictures...Read More
At this point, it seems like $10,000 indeed is a coveted level for Bitcoin bulls. Another week passed, and we saw yet one more failed attempt to reclaim this level. Interestingly enough, it happened minutes after the US Federal Reserve concluded its two-day June meeting, confirming near-zero interest rates for the short- and medium-term. In...Read More
Well-known cryptocurrency proponent John McAfee recently announced an upcoming encrypted chat application dubbed TeleGHOST. Based on the GHOST blockchain, it will allow full integration with the widely-utilized encrypted messaging app – Telegram. McAfee Announces TeleGHOST Chat App The former antivirus software tycoon posted on Twitter the details regarding the new encrypted chat app that will...Read More
Yesterday was a painful day for both cryptocurrency and stock investors as the prices tumbled in a similar manner. As CryptoPotato reported, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 lost sizeable chunks of their value of around 5%, and so did Bitcoin. This invalidated the narrative for the decoupling of crypto from traditional stock...Read More
According to recent reports, the Ministry of Finance in India has proposed to ban digital assets. The move comes only three months after the nation’s Supreme Court revoked a two-year-old ban. India Changes Its Mind On Crypto (Again)? A local report from today informed that India’s Ministry of Finance had moved a note for inter-ministerial...Read More
Brian Brooks, the former chief legal officer of Coinbase, was recently appointed to serve as the interim head at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the Trump administration. Brooks has shown openness to exploit the merits of blockchain and cryptocurrency at his new position, according to a recent interview. Trump’s Head...Read More
Global stock markets are tumbling today as fears of a second coronavirus (COVID-19) wave grow stronger. Reports have it that there’s a rising trend of new cases in the US and across the world, and this has evidently taken its toll on the economy as well. Equities Tumble Amid Fears of Coronavirus Reignition The World...Read More
