Only a week after the launch of Apple Pay as a new payment option for Bitcoin purchases on Lumi Wallet, in-wallet transactions have risen by over 200%, according to a report shared with AMBCrypto. The introduction of Apple Pay has reportedly led to a simplification of the crypto-purchase procedure, with the time involved in the...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin Cash has seen its price rise steadily on the charts. This bullish momentum can be attributed to its correlation with Bitcoin and with the latter going past a few key price levels above...Read More
The cryptocurrency market seemed to rally alongside Bitcoin. However, once the cryptocurrency hit an ATH on the charts, it retraced, and so did the remaining altcoins in the market. Bitcoin’s latest price drop also pushed many into a consolidating zone and as the price moved sideways, the trend appeared to be changing on the charts....Read More
The long-awaited proposed FinCEN rule, one that would extend AML regulations to non-custodial wallets, has finally been issued, ending much speculation around what the rule would entail and creating significant unrest among the crypto-community. The proposed rule will require Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) such as exchanges and custodians to record the physical name and...Read More
Cardano is in the news today after Founder Charles Hoskinson announced that Cardano has launched an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) developer net. Alright, the EVM DevNet is up: https://t.co/fp4iKJvRnZ start writing smart contracts on Cardano. I want to see what you all come up with. I’ll retweet projects — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) December 17, 2020...Read More
A live stream from a People’s Court in Beijing revealed that Bitmain recorded a loss of about $60 million in 2019, according to the firm’s lawyer. The court hearing was about a labor dispute between former Bitmain employee – Mao Zhengqing and three others – with Beijing Bitmain Technology. In the lawsuit, the former employees...Read More
Bitcoin’s recent performance on the price charts had a corresponding effect on the rest of the crypto-market. Many of the market’s alts, including the likes of EOS, Ethereum Classic, and Zcash, surged as BTC climbed to breach one resistance level after another. However, such correlation also had the opposite effect, something evidenced by the fact...Read More
According to a new report, Coinbase has approached investment banking company, Goldman Sachs, to manage its IPO. Just yesterday Coinbase had said that it had “confidentially submitted” a draft registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The crypto company expected the draft of the “Form S-1” to become effective after the SEC...Read More
In a recent interview, Mizuho Securities analyst, Dan Dolev said that nearly 20% of PayPal users have started trading Bitcoin using the payment giant’s latest services. The Japanese investment banking firm surveyed about 400 PayPal users and found that 50% of them reported increased engagement with PayPal’s new bitcoin services. According to this survey, bitcoin...Read More
Alongside Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high above $20k, Ethereum continued to gain a new high valuation for 2020. Ethereum crossed its previous local top at $637, registering a new high at $676. While at press time, it was down to $644, there is a sense of optimism regarding a possible move upwards. Ethereum 4-hour...Read More
Ever since the DeFi craze kicked-off this summer, the ecosystem has only grown in size with more protocols expanding their use cases, and even some interesting mergers aimed to make the space more interoperable. A particularly popular segment of DeFi is its lending protocols that have captured a significant part of the market. However, currently...Read More
United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) has posted two new job roles and expected to employ strategic policy officers for crypto. According to the posting, the job entails “sensitive and complex tasks” and: Assignments related to virtual currency, cryptocurrency, and emerging technology-related including the issuance of advisories and other guidance...Read More
Bitcoin’s market dominance was on display over the past 10 days after the larger crypto-market rallied on the back of BTC’s performance on the price charts. Thanks to the high correlation most of the market’s alts share with BTC, the former, by and large, pumped. Despite some degree of corrections setting in, at the time...Read More
2020 is drawing to a close and is leaving us with another important milestone. On 16th December, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high in the charts, registering a valuation above $20,000. At press time, it was as high at $23,200 but surprisingly certain attributes of Bitcoin failed to register many distinctive changes. While the price...Read More
Binance has announced support for Binance Vietnamese Dong [BVND], a BEP2 stablecoin pegged to the Vietnamese Dong [VND]. BVND will be available for direct purchase and redemption at a 1BVND = 1 VND rate. The announcement added: “Binance will list Binance VND (BVND) and open trading for BUSD/BVND and USDT/BVND trading pairs at 2020/12/18 12:00...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice The performance of Binance Coin has been impressive for its investors as it was returning around 97% year-to-date. Along with the value of Bitcoin reaching new highs, BNB has been witnessing a sharp rise...Read More
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer [CTO], David Schwartz had announced an upgrade to the XRP Ledger [XRPL] back in November. Schwartz has now shared the first results of the major performance optimization of the ledger. Calling the results “incredibly encouraging” Ripple’s CTO spoke about combining different performance optimizations proposed by various software engineers. The CTO added...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced the launch of a new product offering on its P2P lending platform, Bitfinex Borrow, according to a press release shared with AMBCrypto. Bitfinex Borrow will now offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) personal loans, which will enable users to obtain loans in BTC and ETH. Borrowers can use US Dollars (USD),...Read More
Tornado.Cash announced the launch of a new governance proposal wherein users will gain governance rights through the TORN Token. The Torn token is an ERC-20 compatible token with a fixed supply that governs Tornado.Cash. TORN holders can make proposals and vote to change the protocol via governance. However, the protocol stated that TORN is not...Read More
These are bullish times for the cryptocurrency market. Not only is Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, breaching new ATHs by the day, but the altcoin market is reciprocating as well, with the market’s top alts all recording significant gains on the charts. Cardano, IOTA, and DigiByte were few of the alts to note a price...Read More
Global trade finance bank, Euro Exim is working with Ripple to connect banks, payment providers, and digital asset exchanges via RippleNet. Euro Exim is a class A International Banking Financial institution incorporated under the revised laws of St. Lucia, which authorizes it to conduct business with third parties across industries worldwide. The bank has implemented...Read More
Mark Cuban, American television personality and entrepreneur, still remains unimpressed by the current Bitcoin rally. In a recent interview, the billionaire entrepreneur believed that a banana had more utility than the cryptocurrency. He said: BTC is what it is, something that enough people have agreed upon is an investable asset. A banana has more utility,...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been on a steady uptrend; while most altcoins benefited greatly from this bullish momentum, there have been a few exceptions to the rule, and these coins seem to be stuck in a consolidation phase. Litecoin [LTC] Source: LTC/USD, TradingView Litecoin’s price has risen by close to 23 percent in the past 24-hours....Read More
Bitcoin’s price managed to go past quite a few significant price levels in the past 24-hours and is now trading at $22,800. This bullishness translated well for many of the market’s altcoins, with the likes of Binance Coin, Dash, and Tezos all registering uptrends. Binance Coin [BNB] Source: BNB/USD, TradingView Binance Coin currently occupies the...Read More
During this summer, reports surfaced stating that Coinbase had initiated plans for a stock market listing. Meaning, Coinbase could possibly be going public with its own IPO. However, for this to occur, the listing would need US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval. Reuters had reported that Coinbase could pursue the listing early next year,...Read More
NiceHash announced completion of its repayment program after almost three years. The firm repaid 4,640 Bitcoins to its users who were targeted in the 2017 hack. The firm had expected to complete reimbursement sooner; however, poor crypto markets made it difficult for the company to do so. The repayment now coincided with the current Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin has been in the news lately as prices breached the $23,000-mark, a major psychological level. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared a message today about “crypto market rallies.” While the CEO lauded the current rally and how news organizations covered the Bitcoin price surge, he believed that crypto was “a game-changing innovation.” Armstrong urged customers...Read More
Link’s 679% YTD return overshadows both Atom and BAT’s meager returns of 28% and 20% respectively. This is despite Link’s surge to $20 per coin and then a massive collapse to $7.2. Chainlink [LINK] Source: LINKUSD TradingView Chainlink seems to be surging alongside bitcoin at the moment. The coin has seen a 13% hike in...Read More
Trading app Robinhood has agreed to pay $65 million to settle charges from United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). The Federal agency accused the firm of “misleading customers” about its “revenue sources” between 2015 and 2018. The charge stated: Material misrepresentations and omissions by Robinhood relating to its revenue sources, specifically its receipt of payments...Read More
Some of Bitcoin’s narratives have become extremely popular over the past few months. Store of value, Digital Gold, etc. are some of them but recently, its characteristics as a hedge against inflation have taken new precedence. However, people fail to understand why Bitcoin has clarity in terms of inflation and the U.S dollar does not....Read More