In this section you will find all news, analysis and forecasts related to bitcoin.
Keplerk, which is a financial services startup from France, has announced about relaunching its Bitcoin coupon program which will enable users to buy Bitcoin in over 5200 tobacco stores in France starting from October 10, 2019. Initially, the program was launched in…
Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC is making efforts to register a new Bitcoin futures offering with the United States SEC. This new fund is named NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund. It is represented as a newly structured, “non-diversified, closed-end management investment company”, which…
Coinbase, one of the largest crypto trading platforms worldwide, purchased Xapo. Coinbase Custody announced the news this Friday without specifying the financial side of the deal. Yet, a business news outlet, Fortune reported that the payment was USD 55 million. The crypto…
In the United Kingdom, 3 men were sent to jail for dealing drugs in exchange for bitcoin. According to Thames Valley Police, thirty nine year old Colin McCabe, along with thirty six year old Toby Woods and Robert Price, earned more than…
Recently, a hacker working under the pseudonym Bnatov Platon offered a crypto news outlet, CoinDesk, extensive information about their efforts to receive large sums of money from Binance in return for not publishing any data about the exchange’s users. Today, the hacker…
According to Twitter user Andrew Rennhack, Bitcoin’s bull run of 2019 was inflamed by no none other than Tether (USDT). Rennhack claimed that the major price increase of the first cryptocurrency was provoked by Tether printing an excessive amount of coins. He…
In the last years, cryptocurrencies are experiencing a significant growth in Africa, so Paxful is aiming to develop an entry to the crypto world especially Bitcoin (BTC) for Africa’s youth. They will realize this through educational programs. Paxful’s African consultant, Benjamin Onuoha, mentioned…
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China relieved a list of crypto projects based on ranks. There were totally thirty seven projects included in the list as two were added after the last update of it. The ranking…
The crypto market is very shaky currently. As prices experience small erratic shifts, Bitcoin (BTC) price is sitting around USD 9,500. Following a rapid decrease in price on July 28, the first crypto coin rose to USD 9,590 by 0.5 percent in…
The Justice Department of the United States charged John Barry Thompson, the principal of Volantis Market Making, with crypto fraud schemes involving more than USD 7 million. The company is a crypto coin escrow. Based on the press release, the principal of…
Recently, the Bitcoin market has been floating around $10 thousand. The value is currently sitting at $9,714 and it has dropped over 3 percent in the last twenty four hours. Even though the value of Bitcoin is more than 5 percent higher…
Ron Paul: Cryptocurrencies Are A Great Idea Former Republican congressman from Texas and presidential candidate in the libertarian movement Ron Paul expressed concerns about crypto coins, as well as blockchain technology in a “Squawk Alley” interview on CNBC. Ron Paul: Cryptocurrencies Are…
Fold Enables Payments With Bitcoin The Fold payment platform introduces the Lightning Network protocol, which will allow customers to make purchases with BTC at Starbucks, Whole Foods, AMC, Uber and Southwest Airlines. Although clients will transfer BTC, payments will be made in…
ECB: Bitcoin is not a currency, it rather is an asset The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again confirmed its position on Bitcoin, refusing to recognize it as a currency. The ECB said that Bitcoin is rather an asset than a currency, underlining its quite high volatility. Lane: No. Bitcoin is not a currency, it rather is an asset and…
Bitcoin Price Drives $1,500 Within an Hour as Coinbase Goes Down The price of Bitcoin fell by more than $1,500 within approximately one and a half hours after a crash of Coinbase, based in United States crypto coin trading platform. Coinbase first…
It seems like the crypto bull market is back. The upcoming months seem to be very optimistic for Bitcoin price. Crypto investors are thrilled and some analysts are even expecting Bitcoin to go above a million. The market is going to be…
As the United States government continues to bring crypto scammers to justice, Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson, a Swedish resident, was arrested in Thailand for cryptocurrency scam. The arrest was announced on June 19 and Karlsson will stand trial in the state of California….
Southwestern Chinese province Sichuan authorities are investigating the activity of local BTC mining farms, as they are supposed to be created without official permission. According to the local media, the Bureau of Land and Resource in Garzê discovered farms of BTC mining…
The United States government carries on its efforts to eliminate crypto asset scams in the country. On May 28, 2019, Judge Anthony J Battaglia sentenced Morgan Rockcoons of Las Vegas, Nevada, to 21 months in jail for managing an illegal business of…
Hackers developed a new scheme, disguised as free BTC and ETH generators, aimed at cryptocurrency stealing and implementing ransomware viruses on the victims’ computers. The Bleeping Computer reports that hackers use some sites to promote their programs for free distribution of Bitcoin…
