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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bullish Setups Could Break Current Market Structure

The cryptomarket remains coiled as we lead into the weekend with no new highs and no new lows being established for bitcoin. However, it is nicely . . .

Trading|Market|BTC

1 day 6 hours ago

IBM Exec Forecasts a Million-Dollar Bitcoin — When a Sat Will Equal a Cent

An IBM executive is unfazed by the current market realities, saying he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a value of $1 million as a present . . .

BTC|Blockchain|Market|Regulation|Trading

1 day 6 hours ago

BitMart and Paxful Team Up to Generate Crypto Liquidity

On February 21, 2019, peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced a partnership with trading platform BitMart for the purpose of vastly . . .

BTC|Market|Trading|Technology

2 days 5 hours ago

So Far, Only Two Businesses in Ohio Have Used Bitcoin to Pay Taxes

According to a recent statement made by Ohio’s state treasurer, so far, only two businesses have filed their taxes in crypto using the state’s . . .

Regulation|BTC|Blockchain

2 days 6 hours ago

New Samsung Galaxy S10 Includes Baked-In Storage for Private Keys

Samsung announced on February 21, 2019, that their newest phone, the Galaxy S10, will include secure storage for its users’ cryptocurrency . . .

BTC|Asia|Fiat

3 days 7 hours ago

Will This Vulnerability Finally Compel Bitmain to Open Source Its Firmware?

As if Bitmain’s year hasn’t been rough enough, having posted big losses and laying off entire departments, its flagship product now has a . . .

BTC|Mining|ICO

4 days 5 hours ago

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Consolidation Breaks Out Into Macro Resistance Test

Over the course of the last 10 days, bitcoin has managed to rally nearly 20% in value as it burst through two major resistance levels and is now . . .

Market|Trading|BTC

4 days 6 hours ago

Judge Chooses Representative Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors

Justice Wood has appointed legal counsel to represent some 115,000 creditors in incipient legal proceedings against seemingly insolvent . . .

Regulation|BTC|Exchange

4 days 7 hours ago

Coinbase Snaps Up Blockchain Intelligence Startup Neutrino

U.S.-based digital asset platform Coinbase has acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. The company made the news known earlier today, . . .

Blockchain|BTC|ICO|Regulation|Technology

5 days 6 hours ago

Bitmain Unveils Its Latest Energy-Efficient Mining Chip for Bitcoin

China-based mining giant Bitmain has announced a new mining rig that uses less power. The hardware mining manufacturer has launched a 7nm . . .

Mining|BTC|Market|Technology

5 days 6 hours ago

Op Ed: Why It’s Unsafe to Store Private Crypto Keys in the Cloud

There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized . . .

BTC

5 days 12 hours ago

SEC to Review NYSE Arca Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal

Yet another journey to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has begun.According to a published notice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange . . .

BTC|Regulation|Market|Exchange|Business

5 days 12 hours ago

Op Ed: How Bitcoin’s Protocol of Peace Can End the Nuclear Age

Since it came to life in early 2009, Bitcoin has begun disrupting the world of finance. Over the years, this decentralized digital currency came to . . .

BTC|Asia|Blockchain|Technology|Fiat

1 week 1 day ago

Wyoming Passes New Friendly Regulations for Crypto Assets

The Wyoming state government has been expanding its status as a hub for crypto and blockchain technology by passing several new bills this . . .

Regulation|Blockchain|Technology|BTC|Business

1 week 1 day ago

QuadrigaCX CEO Widow Sells Estate Assets, Reportedly Places Others in Trust

Jennifer Robertson, the widow of the late QuadrigaCX exchange CEO, appears to be liquidating and shuffling some estate assets.When QuadrigaCX . . .

Exchange|BTC|Regulation

1 week 1 day ago

Is It Time to Take an Initiative to Decrease Bitcoin’s Block Size Seriously?

Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for . . .

BTC|Mining|Blockchain|Trading

1 week 2 days ago

Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors

A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent . . .

Regulation|BTC

1 week 2 days ago

Bitcoin Price Analysis: After Sudden Upswing, Bitcoin Price Drifts Downward

Last week, we saw a violent move to the upside as bitcoin rallied 11% over the course of one day. Since peaking in the upper $3,600s, bitcoin has . . .

Trading|BTC|Market

1 week 2 days ago

NASDAQ to Add Liquid Indices Tracking Value of BTC and ETH

NASDAQ is planning to add new, third-party liquid indices, specifically tied to the value of bitcoin and ether.Details were released on affiliate . . .

BTC|Market|ETH|Business|Exchange

1 week 2 days ago

QuadrigaCX Sent Deposits Allegedly Linked to CEO’s Widow, Mailed Withdrawals in Cash

For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through . . .

Fiat|BTC

1 week 2 days ago

Report: Crypto Exchanges Saw Trading Volumes Plummet in January

The crypto winter that started toward the end of last year doesn’t appear to be showing signs of slowing down. Digital assets like bitcoin lost . . .

Trading|Exchange|Market|BTC|Blockchain

1 week 2 days ago

Freelancers on Traditional Platforms Can Now Invoice in Bitcoin Via Bitwage

In the current freelancing industry, many platforms only allow independent contractors to use one bank account. In addition to restricting . . .

Fiat|BTC|ETC

1 week 2 days ago

Chainalysis Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding From Accel Ventures

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has completed a $30 million Series B round led by American VC firm Accel and Benchmark, who led the . . .

Blockchain|BTC|Market|Regulation|ICO

1 week 4 days ago

First QCX Monitor Report: $460k in BTC “Inadvertently” Sent to QCX Cold Wallet

According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth . . .

BTC|Exchange|LTC|Regulation

1 week 4 days ago

Morgan Creek Bags $40M Raise, Attracts Industry First Funding From Pensions

Even in a bear market, Morgan Creek Digital has no problem swimming upstream.The crypto asset management firm just bagged a $40 million dollar . . .

ICO|Trading|Market|Fiat|BTC

1 week 5 days ago

21 Lectures Offers Bitcoin Developer Courses by Schnelli, Decker and Chiang

Switzerland is an international bitcoin and blockchain mecca, known for its crypto culture and concentration of crypto businesses. Now, it is the . . .

BTC|Market|Blockchain|Trading|Fiat

1 week 5 days ago

UnionBank Launches Two-Way Bitcoin ATM in the Philippines

The UnionBank of the Philippines, one of the leading financial institutions in the country, has launched a two-way bitcoin automated teller machine . . .

BTC|Fiat|Exchange

2 weeks 1 day ago

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Strong Rally Set to Test Overhanging Resistance

Shortly after the London Open, the entire crypto market saw a strong round of buying. Some coins broke their highest volume seen since the . . .

Trading|Market|BTC

2 weeks 1 day ago

Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe.

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything . . .

Market|BTC|Trading|Technology

2 weeks 2 days ago

Abra Users Can Now Buy Stocks and ETFs Using Bitcoin

“Investing in stocks can be a daunting, complex and decidedly exclusionary activity,” says Bill Barhydt, Abra's CEO. To that end, his . . .

BTC|Business|Market|Exchange|Fiat

2 weeks 2 days ago

Bitfury Partners With R&D Firm to Launch Crypto Mining Center in Paraguay

Blockchain firm Bitfury will develop a bitcoin mining center in Paraguay. The new mining operation is in partnership with Seoul-based research and . . .

Mining|BTC|Regulation|Blockchain|Trading

2 weeks 3 days ago

Blockstream Open Sources Development of Its Proof of Reserves Tool

On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the . . .

BTC|Technology|Exchange|Blockchain

2 weeks 3 days ago

Op Ed: Should You File a Foreign Bank Account Report for Bitcoin Holdings?

I had the opportunity to participate on a legal panel with David Silver at the Unconfiscatable: Bitcoin Not Blockchain Conference put on by Tone . . .

BTC|Regulation|Fiat|Blockchain

2 weeks 4 days ago

Lightning Torch’s Bitcoin Payment Is Running a Worldwide Marathon

A lightning network payment has been making global rounds on Bitcoin’s secondary layer. The payment, slowly accumulating in value with each . . .

BTC

2 weeks 4 days ago

Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.

According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been . . .

BTC|Regulation|Fiat

2 weeks 4 days ago

Court Grants QuadrigaCX Bankruptcy Protection

Today, February 5, 2019, a court in Nova Scotia, Canada, granted bankruptcy protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to . . .

Exchange|BTC

2 weeks 4 days ago

Kraken Advances U.K. Expansion With the Acquisition of Futures Platform

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has completed the largest transaction in its history after it made its foray into the futures . . .

BTC|LTC|XRP|Exchange|Trading