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2018 may be remembered in the end as a stellar year for crypto hacks. With still five months to go there has been at least a billion USD stolen in digital assets according to CNBC and for anyone who’s been paying attention, that number seems light. The year...
According to a cryptocurrency research group, the bitcoin price could increase to over $35,000 with the emergence of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), which isn’t that far away. Road to $35,000: Institutional investors or ETFs Prominent investors including Ari Paul, the co-founder of BlockTower, a cryptocurrency hedge fund...
BTCC Exchange, the world’s oldest Bitcoin exchange has announced an upgraded platform next June. At launch, the operator will support trading of a limited number of cryptocurrency pairs and offer zero trading fees for the first three months. BTCC Exchange to Launch New And Enhanced Platform In June...
An increasing number of millennials are utilizing bitcoin marketplaces and peer-to-peer exchanges like Paxful to invest in the cryptocurrency market as a store of value and an alternative payment system to banks. Millennials Better Suited to Lead Cryptocurrency Adoption Earlier this year, Columbia University Business School professor Chris...
Wall Street is losing a lot of talented individuals in rather quick succession. Steve Hunt is the latest individual to join this growing list. He is the former CTO of Jump Trading and has been acquired by Kraken, the popular cryptocurrency exchange. It is not the first time...
Blockchain intelligence platform Chainanalysis revealed in November that 20% of Bitcoin currently in circulation has been lost at a value of about $25 billion. On May 11, Bitstamp used this data to advocate for offline storage and argue that this puts an upward pressure on the price. Bitstamp: “That...
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet, and Bill Gates, three staunch anti-Bitcoiner’s, have shocked no one by talking negatively about cryptocurrencies. Yet in recent discussions on the market, CNBC’s news network neglected to invite anyone who might possibly offer rebuttal to the trio’s lambasting of Bitcoin. Are These Old Dogs...
Bitcoin Vietnam Co., Ltd., the oldest cryptocurrency exchange in the country, is having its domain name, bitcoin.vn, seized by the Vietnamese government. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has also decided to fine the company 40 million VND (approximately $1,758) for illegal social networking and setting up...
Coinbase has made new hires and acquisitions recently with a view to dominating all aspects of the virtual currency space but detractors say they are centralizing what is supposed to be decentralized. Coinbase is Bulking Up to be the Google of Crypto San Franciso startup Coinbase may not be...
The New York Attorney General office launched a fact-finding inquiry to discover how the cryptocurrency exchanges work and what they’re doing to fight bots, money laundering, and market manipulation. Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift, and Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken, denounce the “questionnaire” as hostile to cryptocurrencies and business, in general. Kraken CEO Slams New York Attorney General...
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