Steve Forbes: ‘Bitcoin Is a High-Tech Cry for Help’Media magnate Steve Forbes has described crypto assets as “a high-tech cry for help” resulting from the failures of contemporary fiat money systems.Jun 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin Price Volatility Expected as 10% Mining Difficulty Adjustment LoomsBitcoin’s mining difficulty is set to adjust by 10% within 3 days, meaning operational costs for miners could spike.Jun 12, 2020Joseph Young
Venezuelan Petro Payments May Be on the RiseThe government of Nicolas Maduro claims that 15% of fuel payments at petrol stations were made using the state-backed Petro token.Jun 12, 2020Felipe Erazo
Blockchain Firm Pitches CBDC Operating System to Bank of EnglandAs the monetary impacts of the coronavirus drive discussions surrounding central bank digital currencies, a U.K. blockchain firm has proposed a CDBD system to the Bank of England.Jun 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news.Jun 12, 2020Kollen Post
Investor Claims There's No Way to Cash Out From Grayscale's Bitcoin TrustAn investor raised a major criticism about the way in which the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is set up.Jun 12, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Price Analysis 6/12: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, ADA, XTZBitcoin sold off as stocks corrected on June 11, but BTC and altcoins are failing to recover even as equities markets move higher.Jun 12, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Father of JOBS Act: US Digital Dollar Is Inevitable, No One Wants Chinese CurrencyFather of the JOBS Act does not believe there will be any demand for the Chinese digital currency.Jun 12, 2020Michael Kapilkov
4 Reasons Why Bitcoin is The Best Hedge Against UncertaintyBitcoin Strategist at Kraken, Pierre Rochard, explains why Bitcoin is the perfect asset against uncertainty despite its high volatility.Jun 12, 2020Cointelegraph
Congressman Calls Digital Dollar Hearing 'Encouraging,' but Look Out for PrivacyCongressman Warren Davidson recaps yesterday’s hearing on the digital dollar, which seemed to reach new consensus across party lines — but the devil is in the details.Jun 12, 2020Kollen Post
Lebanon's Central Bank Burns as Protesters Rail Against Fiscal FailuresA spiralling currency crisis in Lebanon sparked widespread protests targeting central banks an increasing embrace of digital assets.Jun 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Belarus Banks Announce Upcoming Token Pilot ProgramBelarus Central Bank authorizes several banks in the country to begin issuing tokenized offerings.Jun 12, 2020Felipe Erazo
3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Price Could Crash if US Stock Market CollapsesExperts are anticipating a stock market crash in the near term. Bitcoin may follow suit due to three main factors.Jun 12, 2020Joseph Young
Robotics Company Falls Prey to Ransomware AttackRansomware gang REvil strikes a US-based robotics firm, leaking their sensitive data on the dark web.Jun 12, 2020Felipe Erazo
Number of Active Bitcoin Addresses Could Indicate $14.7K Price RiseA key on-chain metric that Bloomberg bets on, points to a Bitcoin bull run with possible 50% price appreciation.Jun 12, 2020Michael Kapilkov
New York Times Trials Blockchain System to Combat Misleading PicturesThe New York Times has worked on a blockchain solution to combat misinformation, providing metadata on pictures found in social media.Jun 12, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Community Is Puzzled as Crypto.com's Token Receives Branded Twitter HashtagThe Crypto.com token becomes the second cryptocurrency to receive an emoji hashtag on Twitter.Jun 12, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
South Korean Police on the Hunt for Ethereum Crime Ring MastermindsThe Seoul Metropolitan Police seize two unnamed local crypto exchanges in an effort to dismantle an ETH-related crime ring.Jun 12, 2020Felipe Erazo
Skale CTO: Ethereum’s Strength Is the Ecosystem, Not Its RoadmapThe CTO of Skale believes that the ecosystem behind Ethereum is impossible to compete with, despite delays.Jun 12, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Building Empires: Biggest Crypto Exchanges Push for Global PresenceCrypto exchanges such as OKEx, Binance, Huobi, Kraken and Bitmex outline the key challenges they face in pushing to establish global operations.Jun 12, 2020Gareth Jenkinson
Crypto Analyst Claims Bitcoin’s $20K All-Time High Was FakeA cryptocurrency analyst has suggested that price manipulation was behind Bitcoin’s current (and previous) all-time highs, and that the $20,000 December 2017 price was “fake.”Jun 12, 2020Jack Martin
IT Contractor Stole $38,000 of Crypto While Fixing Company's ComputersA man hired to fix a business’s IT systems for $1,700 was jailed for 20 months after stealing $38,000 of cryptocurrency he found while in the company network.Jun 12, 2020Jack Martin
Examining the Status of Stablecoin Minting and Burning ActivitiesWe selectively analyzed six stablecoins — USDT, GUSD, HUSD, PAX, TUSD and USDC — to uncover their minting and burning activities so far in 2020.Jun 12, 2020Harper Li
Gaming Giant Atari to Use Its ‘Atari’ Token for Betting, Gaming and ShoppingGaming behemoth Atari announced that holders of its blockchain token will be able to spend it on betting, gaming and shopping.Jun 12, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Crypto Hedge Fund Managers: Ether More Like ‘Digital Tungsten’According to Exponential Investments crypto fund managers, Ether is digital tungsten to Bitcoin's gold.Jun 12, 2020Turner Wright
Liquidations May Loom as Altcoin Bulls Hold Despite Shorts SpikingMany altcoin bulls are holding longs in spite of yesterday’s sudden down-turn in the Bitcoin markets. However, altcoin shorts are quickly rising too.Jun 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Smart Contracts Is Too Limiting a Name, Says Blockstack CEOThe potential benefits of smart contracts go well beyond what their name suggests, the co-founder and CEO of Blockstack argues.Jun 12, 2020Marie Huillet
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Clusters Cryptojacked to Mine MoneroHackers have attacked badly configured machine learning clusters on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing network, and hijacked them to mine Monero.Jun 12, 2020Jack Martin
Bitcoin Realized Cap Hits $106B Record as ‘Fear’ Returns to BTC IndexCoin Metrics’ popular indicator continues its relentless uptrend despite bearish sentiment creeping into Bitcoin markets.Jun 12, 2020William Suberg
Third Ether Transaction With Huge Fee Suggests a New Player Has Joined the PartyA third transaction with a transaction fee worth thousands of Ether has confirmed as experts suggest foul play again.Jun 12, 2020Joshua Mapperson