By CCN: Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin, has anointed himself the new sheriff of Crypto Town. And his first task is to hunt down “fake” Satoshis to prove once and for all that he’s the real deal. Moreover, Wright — who claims Bitcoin SV (Satoshi Vision) is the one, true bitcoin — predicts that BTC will eventually crash to zero. And its proponents will soon choke on the bitter fruit of regret. Wright: I Can Prove Read more …
By CCN: The stock market is continuing to plunge. That’s because of the U.S.’ whipsaw approach to trade negotiations. Just yesterday, Vice President Pence visited Canada to promote the new USMCA trade deal which is set to replace NAFTA. He assured folks that Congress would vote for its approval this summer. It seems he forgot to check in with his boss, though. Trump launched a bombshell on the stock market later that evening. On Twitter, he declared that the U.S. Read more …
Entrepreneur, investor, and author James Altucher is one of a growing number of individuals who believe Bitcoin will astound the planet with its price in the relative short-term. Appearing on Kitco News earlier, he stated that a $1 million dollar Bitcoin was indeed possible by 2020. Altucher bases his speculations on the rising levels of geopolitical instability around the world today, as well as increases in general Bitcoin acceptance from the likes of Whole Foods and others. Could BTC Be Read more …
By CCN: Vanguard, the world’s largest provider of mutual funds, is using blockchain to power their enterprise. The investing giant, which popularized mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the common investor, has been using distributed ledger technology to manage $1.3 trillion worth of index funds, Forbes reports. Vanguard’s Blockchain Manages More Than $1 Trillion in Assets Since February, Vanguard has used blockchain to manage financial data for one-quarter of its assets, valued at $1.3 trillion. More than just a Read more …
Frankfurt-based multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank has seen its stock price decline over the past five years with no signs of revival. Popular cryptocurrency fund manager Anthony Pompliano says that it would be interesting if people put their bitcoin together and bought it out. Deutsche Bank Stocks in a Free Fall Deutsche Bank (DB) is a large multinational investment bank that’s based in Frankfurt, Germany. It currently has its stocks valued at $14.12 billion. The stock price at the time Read more …
The upwards momentum the crypto markets have incurred in recent times was put into jeopardy yesterday after Bitcoin failed to surge past $9,000 and found itself reeling back down to the lower-$8,000 region. Despite this less-than-positive price action, one analyst is quick to note that while looking at BTC from a long term perspective, it is still abundantly clear that Bitcoin is in the early stages of the next noteworthy uptrend, which means that investors shouldn’t fret too much about Read more …
North Korean hackers have made a phishing attempt on users of the South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. News correspondents in Korea broke this development on May 29, 2019, detailing the ploy to steal Upbit users’ information. The hackers sent out an email claiming that Upbit users needed to submit more information to become eligible for a prize drawing. When users opened up the email reportedly containing information about a phony sweepstakes and its payout, malware would activate, giving the hackers Read more …
The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil has ordered to establish a commission to consider cryptocurrency regulation in the country, Cointelegraph Brasil reported on May 31. The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, and consists of representatives of the states elected every four years. The Chamber discusses and approves proposals for economic and social areas such as education, health, transport, and housing. On May Read more …
By CCN: Monacoin bills itself as Japan’s first cryptocurrency, and it’s gained significantly during the recent bull market activity. The cat meme cryptocurrency surged more than 80% in just 24 hours, leaving it with a per-token value of more than $2. Previously, Monacoin’s price was closer to $1. The rally came even as the Bitcoin price struggled to regain momentum after a sizable sell-off. Japanese Crypto Traders Drive Demand for Monacoin Nice $MONA pump today after its listing on @coincheckjp Read more …
Craig Wright’s copyright registration of the original bitcoin white paper is starting to create ripple effects. On May 28 Scribd, a service for posting downloadable documents on the Internet, notified CoinDesk that it had pulled down our copy of the Satoshi Nakamoto white paper. “This is a notification that Scribd’s BookID copyright protection system has disabled access to Bitcoin White Paper (id: 411710754). This does not necessarily mean that an infringement has occurred, or that you have done anything wrong,” Read more …
One of the most commonly repeated criticisms of Bitcoin is its energy consumption. It seems that every few months, some new report is penned stating that Bitcoin uses the same amount of electricity as an ever larger country. However, demonising Bitcoin on such grounds is highly reductionist. After all, there is a lot more that goes into our current monetary system than just ten thousand or so supercomputers running day and night. Bitcoin Can Clean Up Its Act, Can Fiat? Read more …
Summary: Although we saw a strong sell off yesterday, the bullish market structure has yet to be violated. The weekly support has been confirmed for the time being and our parabolic advance is still intact. We are currently failing to hold support in the $8,500s for our intraday market structure. As we test the failed support we have yet to confirm if it has new found resistance. If we fail to regain the level we can expect to see an Read more …