Overstock is still in the dark about the investigation US regulators launched into tZERO back in 2018, says the company’s new interim CEO. Johnson: No SEC Info Since 2018 Speaking to FOX Business in an interview reported on September 3, Jonathan Johnson said he was still waiting for information from the Securities and Exchange Commission...Read More
In 2017, Union Square Ventures co-founder and managing partner, Fred Wilson had said that Ethereum’s market cap will surpass that of Bitcoin by year-end. That didn’t happen and now he is taking his words back, for good. Wilson: Ethereum ‘Confounds’ Me Not just the USV chief, Ethereum has left many of its investors in a...Read More
Tokyo-based crypto exchange platform Coincheck has halted all new margin trading orders until the end of October 2019. Cryptocurrency Margin Trading Capped at 4X In a statement issued on its website at the end of August 2019, the Japanese crypto trading platform announced the suspension of new margin trading orders. Also, the exchange said upon...Read More
The crypto community spotted some massive funds movement from OKEx and got scared that the cryptocurrency exchange was hacked. However, CEO Jay Hao called for calm. Hundreds of Millions in BTC Move From OKEx On Wednesday, Twitter user Whale Alert sounded the alarm, saying that at least 24,000 BTC moved from OKEx to unknown wallets....Read More
Altcoins will return to prominence as Bitcoin market cap share is bound to decrease, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stated. Binance: Bitcoin Dominance ‘Sticking Around’ In its latest bulletin which went live on September 4, Binance Research, the exchange’s analytics arm, repeated claims made in July that Bitcoin’s current market dominance would not last indefinitely. Officials...Read More
A recently reported attack on the Bitcoin Cash network is causing a lot of confusion among the community. Some bizarre goings on with BCH transactions are raising questions about its viability as an alternative method of finance. Malicious Miners Or Something Else? A major influx of transactions recently recorded on the Bitcoin Cash network has...Read More
BitMEX has released pretty damning evidence on Twitter today that Binance has plagiarised a vast majority of its bitcoin futures documentation. Binance Caught Red Handed BitMEX highlighted the similarity between the documentation for Binance’s Bitcoin Futures platform (currently in testing), and its own, on Twitter. “Congrats on the Testnet Futures launches Binance,” read the tongue-in-cheek message....Read More
FINSUM 2019 kicked off today, at the Japanese capital of Tokyo. Organized by the NIKKEI INC, and Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), the 3-day event is going to be a mega ‘fintech, blockchain, crypto and the future of finance’ bonanza. Yes, you read that right! Japan’s Financial Services Agency Loves Bitcoin and Lightning Network Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin has bounced back above the $10,000 level, gaining over $700 since Sunday. Here are three of the main drivers for why the dominant cryptocurrency is rallying right now. Binance & Bitfinex Announce Bitcoin Derivatives While Bitcoin started as a decentralized digital currency meant for peer-to-peer transactions, crypto exchanges reshaped the coin’s flow by handling...Read More
Bitcoin bounced right off of the key triangle support on all time-frames at $9,350 on the 30th of August causing bullish divergence to play out. Since then price levels have pumped to $10,700 as price levels near a key breakout point. Bitcoin 1-Hour Analysis On the 1 hour chart for XBT/USD, we can see where...Read More
Bitcoin price crossed the $10,000 mark almost 20 times in the past two months – but some analysts are hopeful that this week may have been the last time we see BTC under five figures. Bitcoin Flip-flops Over $10K Again Discussing data tracking BTC/USD since the start of July, the analytics entity known as Skew...Read More
All eyes are back on the world’s largest digital asset as bitcoin price shot up over $10,000 yesterday. BTC appears to have found a little stability in this price range for now, but there are still the detractors that are adamant that it is a speculator driven bubble. Peter Schiff Back Bashing Bitcoin The ‘safe...Read More
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed Ryozo Himino, Japan’s top cryptocurrency regulator, as the new head of its Standing Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation. FSA Cryptocurrency Regulator Joins FSB In a press statement issued on Monday (September 2, 2019), the international financial system watchdog announced Himino’s appointment. According to the press statement, the...Read More
Bitcoin price trajectory is heading back to $20,000, BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has said as he returns to the spotlight after a month-long absence. Hayes Emerges For Conference In a tweet on September 3, Hayes, who at the start of August said he was abandoning public life, will attend the Invest Asia conference in Singapore...Read More
New York-based Van Eck Securities and SolidX Management will start offering shares in a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. Crypto ETF Available to Institutional Investors Even if only a few days have passed since the start of September, this month might be a turning point for Bitcoin and the crypto...Read More
It seems the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap only has its ‘second-to-Bitcoin’ status to be proud of. Market volatility is at a 3-month low compared to bitcoin, according to data from Skew Markets. A host of other indicators are also pointing towards an upcoming ‘danger zone’ situation for Ethereum. Low Volatility Means Unattractive Investment Let’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has risen above $10,000 for the first time in nearly a week as Tether releases $7 million in USDT from its wallet and a bullish divergence appears on the 4-hour chart. Bitcoin Price Up By 5% Bitcoin has gained more than 5% in a few hours on Monday (September 2, 2019). This surge...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has acquired China-based Jaxx spot and derivates platform Jaxx for an undisclosed amount. Binance Continues to Grow The Malta firm announced today that JEX is rebranding to Binance JEX, adding that the acquisition would grant them the rights to manage JEX tokens, the native cryptocurrency of the JEX platform. Excerpts: In a...Read More
‘No news is good news’, or so they say. But the continued lack of communication from BitMEX, or its illustrious commander-in-chief, Arthur Hayes, may be cause for concern. Especially considering the things that we do know are happening with the company, and Hayes’ previous level of social media interaction. Have You Seen this Bitmex CEO?...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is planning to pay users to decide how its new Bitcoin futures trading platform should operate. Binance: Two Platforms, 100,000 BNB In a blog post issued on September 2, the exchange said it had created two standalone versions of a futures trading platform, and would select the final option via a user...Read More
Crypto traders and investors in Thailand woke up to an unpleasant surprise this morning as the Kingdom’s leading digital asset exchange announced that it was closing down. Limited Options For Thai Crypto Traders In an official announcement today, Thai SEC regulated BX crypto exchange stated that it would be discontinuing digital asset trading services at...Read More
Global negative-yielding debt is now over $17 trillion, making investors extremely nervous. And it is forcing them to focus on non-traditional assets, like bitcoin. Investing in Debt and Holding it to Maturity Guarantees a Loss Investors are becoming increasingly fearful as they see that the soaring negative-yielding debt is altering the global economy. According to...Read More
Obviously, it’s still just about the end of summer, so French air traffic controllers have decided to go on strike. Maybe there would be less annual havoc across Europe’s skies if they ‘paid them in Bitcoin’? Bitcoin Price: Yet More Consolidation So BTC has spent another week trading sideways in a band around $10k. Whilst...Read More
An XRP evangelist is calling for a fork of the cryptocurrency to prevent Ripple from dumping coins on investors for profits. Let’s Fork XRP Every quarter, Ripple publishes a report showing the sales figures for the tokens within the preceding three months. Critics say the company is dumping these tokens for profits while the value...Read More
Bitcoin’s blockchain produced new historic records this week as the cryptocurrency’s technical health increasingly contradicts its lower price. Bitcoin Hashrate Hits 83 Quintillion As data from monitoring resource and wallet provider Blockchain.com confirms, it was Bitcoin’s 00 hashrate leading the charge, hitting 83.5 quintillion hashes per second on August 29. That number is BTC’s best...Read More
Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, had his personal Twitter account hacked this week. Whilst in control of the account, the hackers posted a bizarre stream of messages including racial slurs and a bomb threat. Dorsey has been very vocal in his support for Bitcoin, so what impact could this have? What Does A Twitter Hack...Read More
Ex-Amazon employee, arrested last month over Capital One data breach, has also been accused of hacking over 30 more companies. In addition to stealing data, Paige Thompson allegedly used the compromised servers to mine cryptocurrency. Hacking The Hand That Feeds You The FBI arrested Thompson at the end of July, concerning a massive data breach...Read More
Interest in Bitcoin futures trading continues to gain momentum. As a result, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is reaching record numbers for its Bitcoin futures contracts trading. “This Is an Exciting Time for Bitcoin” As CME data shows, interest in Bitcoin is not only confined to a small and well-defined sector of the investment...Read More
In the first quarter of 2019, cryptojacking campaigns aimed at victims’ PCs to mine cryptocurrencies rose 29%, according to a recent report by security software provider McAfee. Hackers Target Windows PCs to Mine Monero The antivirus maker founded by crypto fan John McAfee discovered that both Windows and Apple ecosystems are equally vulnerable to cryptojacking...Read More
UK asset management firm Elwood plans to develop a giant $1 billion bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment venture, it says. Elwood Expands Cryptocurrency Exposure Quoted by the Financial Times on August 30, Elwood, which is owned by billionaire Alan Howard, revealed it wants to funnel cash into crypto hedge funds. The company is no stranger to...Read More
