Month: September 2020

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), has again taken to Twitter to warn against naive bullishness in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, comparing the economics of yield farming tokens to the Federal Reserve’s money printing. Yield farming – providing liquidity to earn interest in the form of tokens – has taken the crypto community by storm and sparked the DeFi boom. However, Buterin highlighted the aggressive supply inflation of many governance tokens, saying this puts downward pressure on the Read more …

A bullish Bitcoin technical pattern that has held firm since October 2019 flashed once again this week. It is an uptrend–an ascending channel–wherein BTC/USD’s momentum indicator is making higher highs and higher lows. The so-called Relative Strength Index reverses its uptrend after its tests the upper trendline of the Channel. Similarly, it bounces back after testing the lower trendline of the Channel. You want the latest news about Crypto? Then follow us on Google News! On August 25, the RSI Read more …

Suspected North Korean hackers on Monday moved 12 bitcoin, worth about $140,000, from one of 280 accounts the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has targeted for seizure. The funds have been wired into an anonymous wallet, according to Whale Alert, a bot that tracks notable crypto transactions. “One of the inputs of this transaction has been listed by the U.S. government as forfeited. It is unclear who made the transaction,” Whale Alert tweeted, attaching a DoJ civil forfeiture complaint of Read more …

Bitcoin price is trading in a bullish zone above the $11,600 support against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to gain strong momentum above $11,800 as long as it is above $11,550. Bitcoin is following a nice bullish path above the $11,550 and $11,600 support levels. The price is facing hurdle near $11,800, but it is well above the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a crucial bullish trend line forming with support near $11,580 on the hourly chart Read more …

Analysts predict that the imminent launch of yETH by Yearn Finance could trigger a renewed surge in buying pressure on the ETH markets. The product, which is being voted on by YFI token holders, will automatically find the highest yielding decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol/strategy for Ether (ETH) deposits. Yearn Finance’s core products are ‘vaults’ that seek the best returns for yield farmers, while also pooling funds to reduce gas fees. With Yearn’s vault purporting to guarantee the highest returns while Read more …

Officials in the Malaysian state of Johor shut down two crypto operations which had stolen more than $600,000 worth of electricity over three years.  According to a Sept. 1 report from local news site The Star, Malaysia’s Energy Commission, power utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), and local officials arrested individuals responsible for the theft of more than $600,000 in electricity used for crypto mining. The authorities raided two mining operations in the city of Iskandar Puteri. Nazlin Alim Sadikhi, Read more …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken Ethereum by storm over recent months. This sector of the crypto and ETH economy has grown exponentially, both in terms of capital/dollar value and in terms of active users. While this segment of Ethereum has undoubtedly bolstered the project, founder Vitalik Buterin is steering clear for the time being. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: MicroStrategy’s $250m Bitcoin Purchase, ETH DeFi Boom, BitMEX KYC Ethereum Founder Vitalik Is Not Big on Yield Farming Just Yet Vitalik Buterin, the Read more …

Yearn.finance (YFI) has been making headlines throughout the past few weeks, with the DeFi protocol going from being relatively unknown just a couple of months ago to now having the fourth-highest total value locked (TVL) in the entire ecosystem. This growth has had major implications for the YFI governance token’s price, which has been rocketing higher in recent weeks. The token just set fresh all-time highs earlier today, with it currently being worth well-over 3 BTC per YFI. Analysts are Read more …

Bitcoin has pressed higher over the past three days. Since bottoming last week, the leading cryptocurrency has rallied to $11,750 as of this article’s writing. BTC is poised to close above $11,500 for its monthly close, boding well for the bull case. Bitcoin is primed to move even higher according to a number of analysts. Most remain convinced that a move towards $13,000 will take place in the near future. There is heavy resistance in the $13,000-14,000 region that could Read more …

Tesla’s Elon Musk has said the company recently foiled attempts to infect its computer network with malicious software, after an employee cooperated with the FBI in an investigation. The malicious software would create an opportunity for criminals to extort money from Tesla. Musk’s revelation comes after the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) had brought charges against a Russian national, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27. Although the U.S. government is not naming the targeted corporation in the sealed court documents, Musk Read more …

The decentralized finance movement has helped drive up the value of Ethereum and other ERC-20 based projects compared to Bitcoin and other assets. It has prompted even Bitcoin holders to “wrap” their BTC in Ethereum. The amount of BTC supply wrapped in Ethereum has doubled in August alone, but why exactly is this happening, and what does it mean for Bitcoin? Explosive DeFi Trend Teaches Old Dogs New Tricks As Crypto Adapts The buzz surrounding DeFi has breathed new life Read more …

A major health insurance provider in Switzerland has made Bitcoin and Ether payments available to its policyholders. According to an Aug. 31 announcement, Atupri Health Insurance is partnering with crypto financial services company Bitcoin Suisse for its 200,000 customers to make payments using Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). Atupri, based in Bern, will not be holding any digital assets itself, but rather just receiving fiat payments in Swiss francs once the BTC or ETH is exchanged by Bitcoin Suisse. The Read more …