Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright was exposed again this week – this time by Microsoft Office. The comedy of errors continues… | Source: YouTube (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright popped up to remind everyone of his existence this week. While yet another ‘Faketoshi’ showed up...Read More
Anonymity and privacy are extremely important in the crypto industry. The original crypto that the entire industry is based on was created by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, and to this day no identifying details are truly known about the person who designed Bitcoin.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Microwork may be the most niche form of online labor there is: it doesn’t pay very much, but it does get quite a lot of work done by spreading tasks far and wide. Usually, this involves transcribing media, data entry, filling out surveys, and viewing ads – or any other brief tasks. At first glance,...Read More
ZenGo crypto wallet has announced the support for Facebook’s Libra testnet which gives its users a first-hand experience of using Facebook’s native cryptocurrency. Facebook announced its native cryptocurrency Libra in June 2019 scheduled to launch next year in early 2020. However, apart from its native crypto wallet Calibra, Libra is already getting the support of...Read More
Photo: PriceMinister / Flickr Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has completed registration of its cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet, which will go live next month, the company confirmed in a press release. Rakuten, which follows several major Japanese tech players in entering the crypto exchange market, renamed its product from Everybody’s Bitcoin earlier this month. The company...Read More
A bug could have lost the users of Coinbase a lot of money, confesses the exchange itself in its latest blog post. Coinbase Holds Its Hands Up The Friday “post mortem” revealed that an error on Coinbase sign-up page saved customers’ information on Coinbase internal web server logs – in a clear text. So a...Read More
Another person has attempted to claim the title of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. According to a blog post published on August 18, this new person aims to expose his “real-life identity” through a series of written memoirs. The final ‘reveal’ will allegedly give the public the true answers to the decade long mystery....Read More
The Litecoin price crashed to ‘bedrock’ support against Bitcoin this month. One trader says it now offers ‘maximum financial opportunity.’ | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Litecoin’s recent halving was unfortunately met by intense selling against Bitcoin. The downward pressure was so intense that the crypto token plunged to a fresh 2019 low of 700,100...Read More
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin says improving blockchain scalability could slash costs “by over 100” for every crypto transaction. | Source: Abra/YouTube By CCN Markets: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says improving scalability could slash crypto transaction costs by a factor of “over 100.” That’s crucial, considering that blockchain has become so much “bigger than bitcoin.” Moreover, Buterin...Read More
Friday graced us with a positive fundamental trigger, with Bakkt finally being given the green light to launch Bitcoin derivatives trading on September 23. This follows almost an entire year of delays – and although the crypto market never lost interest in the upcoming platform for institutional investors, it was beginning to lose faith. The renewed...Read More
South Korean Blockchain projects are ditching the domestic market due to regulatory headaches, mainstream media report. South Korean Blockchain Projects Look Abroad Referencing a range of industry experts on August 18, local news outlet Business Korea noted the increasing tendency for Blockchain projects born in South Korea to seek out easier funding overseas. Major international...Read More
Thousands of spinoffs of the world’s leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin are expanding into the void, according to market analyst Josh Rager.The Bloockroots.com co-founder on Sunday said the demand for “highly speculative” alternative cryptocurrencies, or altcoins, is falling. The analyst noted that institutional investors now look at bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, as their preferred choice of investment....Read More
As regulation continues growing exponentially for cryptocurrencies worldwide, a chasm is yawning ever deeper between supporters. On the one hand, many yearn for massive adoption and clear regulations so they can get on with their trading, and get on with their lives – not to mention the lucrative value gains attendant to such ubiquity. This...Read More
Bitcoin can be seen bouncing off the 0.382 Fibonacci level around $9,600 as price action visibly creates an ascending wedge. Many bearish indicators point towards a break-down and lower low in the coming days. Bitcoin 1-Hour Analysis On the 1 hour chart for XBT/USD, we can see an ascending wedge has formed as a result...Read More
Sentinel Protocol, the collective intelligence platform that protects crypto assets against hackings, scams or frauds, has announced a new strategic partnership with Hexlant, a leading Korean blockchain technology, and service laboratory. Hexlant provides a blockchain wallet service that supports the largest variety of blockchain nodes in Korea through its self-developed modular cryptocurrency node. Together, Sentinel...Read More
Bitcoin was trading higher on Monday morning as investors digested the possibility of new economic stimulus announcements later this week.The benchmark cryptocurrency rose by more than 4.5 percent to $10,753.30 on San Francisco-based Coinbase exchange. The move brought its local bottom-rebound to a slightly above 13 percent, explicitly driven by Bakkt. The Intercontinental Exchange arm...Read More
Cryptocurrency analysis and data platform, The TIE, recently did an investigation into crypto-hype on Twitter. Which tokens are being manipulated the most, through bot accounts and inflated engagement? To compare, it looked at hype-to-activity ratio, or number of tweets per $1 million of trade volume. Let’s Start With A Look At The Wallflowers Across the...Read More
Binance, the largest Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin trading venue in the world by reported trading volume, has announced plans to launch an open distributed ledger technology (DLT) network called Venus, to make it easier for entities to create localized fiat-backed stablecoins, according to a blog post on August 19, 2019. Venus Open Blockchain As stated...Read More
Most of the assets enjoyed a lucrative period from April to June but the controversial Bitcoin SV faced a few “hiccups” along the way. Bitcoin SV went through a tumultuous journey this year, with the coin being delisted by major exchanges like Binance and Kraken, which led to its drop in rankings as well. However,...Read More
Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. But according to the company, this year is not the best one for crypto donations. Fidelity Charitable has accepted cryptocurrency donations since 2015. As the company revealed late last month, in total, it has received more than $106 million...Read More
The past few months have been an absolute whirlwind for Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Ever since the start of 2019, the cryptocurrency class has outperformed, outpacing every single other notable asset class currently trading on public markets.Related Reading: Grayscale’s Bitcoin Premium Suggest BTC Still Overvalued at $10,400: AnalystIn fact, as reported by NewsBTC, since...Read More
AmaZix, the global blockchain strategic consulting and marketing agency, today announced it has partnered with cyber-security firm FortKnoxster, developer of a secure and privacy-oriented all-in-one peer-to-peer encrypted communication platform, highlighted on CryptoNinjas a few weeks ago. FortKnoxster is aimed at businesses and individuals who require the highest level of security. The platform offers zero-knowledge, end-to-end,...Read More
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet has launched trading a year after acquiring Everybody’s Bitcoin. Three trading pairs go live Confirmed in a press release on Aug. 19, Rakuten Wallet, which is a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, said spot trading of three cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) — was...Read More
With the recent spike in Bitcoin, whales came out of from slumber to trade. Whale Alert, one of the leading crypto transaction trackers, shared the news of the transfer of BTC on Twitter, “500 #BTC [5,354,800 USD] transferred from #Coinbase to unknown wallet.” The transaction took place in 11 confirmations between wallet address 39iNxpjCoUDRyttKhnEvrjmTUErGV3PGFd and 17RWacAg9h8UyZdWnJA28Z7AKW89JjVmDu,...Read More
Where is the bitcoin price heading? Image from Shutterstock. By CCN Markets: Since the official announcement of Bakkt’s bitcoin futures market launch on August 17, the bitcoin price has surged by well over 6 percent against the U.S. dollar to $10,700. On Saturday, before Bakkt received green light from the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission...Read More
Cere Network, a San Francisco-based blockchain customer relationship management (CRM) startup, has completed a $3.5 million funding round. The seed round involved major global blockchain investors, including Binance Labs, a venture arm of Binance, the second biggest crypto exchange by trading volumes to date. Other investors included Neo Global Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Arrington XRP Capital,...Read More
Venezuela’s inflation rate topped 130,000% in 2018 as peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Dash transactions reached new all-time highs month after month. Bitcoin Thrives in Broken Economies For the past few years, the Venezuelan economy has been rocked by political and economic instability that has led to shortages of food and medicine, nationwide blackouts, riots and unstoppable...Read More
The existence of private decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin has a healthy impact on governments’ fiscal and regulatory policy, a new analysis contends. The existence of private decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) has a healthy impact on governments’ fiscal and regulatory policy, a new analysis contends. TThe argument was put forth in a paper published on...Read More
The origin story of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has seen outright lies, conjecture, and its fair share of ‘reveals’. By now, for many, it has become irrelevant, and any new ‘revelation’ gains a healthy dose of cynicism. But here we are again, with a promise of an unveiling in little under 36 hours. Could it be...Read More
The weekend has been largely one of consolidation for crypto markets as Bitcoin has held on to gains to keep it in five figures. Monday morning, however, has seen some bigger moves on altcoin prices as they outperform their big brother in a rare upswing.Crypto Markets Gain on AltcoinsMost of 2019 has seen the altcoins...Read More
