Category: Cryptocurrency News

Data privacy has long been seen as one of the major non-monetary usages of blockchain technology. Many governments and corporations are already running recordkeeping systems based on distributed ledgers to securely store internal data. Tech enthusiasts believe that blockchain has the potential to revolutionize personal data and identity management for private citizens as well, yet these hopes remain largely aspirational so far. One of the reasons for that is regulatory uncertainty: Lawmakers around the globe are having a hard time Read more …

On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report” noting a variety of crypto trends throughout the year. According to the study, cryptocurrency-based capital flight stemming from China was around $11.4 billion in 2019. Peckshield’s research recorded a number of illegal or otherwise unregulated transactions over the last few years. Also Read: Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance International Unregulated Capital Flow Using Cryptocurrencies Surges in 2019, While China Read more …

Once again, analysts have started to flip bullish on Bitcoin again. Sure, the cryptocurrency is still down some 40% from its $14,000 peak from last year, but per a number of traders, an array of key technical indicators have suggested that BTC is ready to return higher once again. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Elon Musk Pokes Bitcoin Bear, Japanese Giants Delve Into Cryptocurrency Mining, Baidu’s Blockchain Beta Key Bitcoin Buy Signal Flashes For First Time Since March Financial Survivalism, the cryptocurrency Read more …

Advertisment White House Market (WHM) is an ultra-secure darknet market (DNM). It disallows Javascript, enforces PGP throughout, admins key sign every 72 hours, and only accepts monero (XMR). It might be the darknet’s most private market. But do its vendors deliver? News.Bitcoin.com dusted down some XMR and decided to find out. Also read: How to Encrypt Messages With PGP When Using Darknet Markets A Fortress in the War on Privacy “All transactions on the blockchain can be traced due to Read more …

At long last, the CME — one of the first regulated institutions to offer Bitcoin futures — will be launching options for its BTC futures contracts. The launch will be taking place on January 13th (today, as of the time of publishing this). Related Reading: Ripple CEO: These 3 Key Reasons Are Why XRP is Not a Security Due to the fact that the CME has been one of the most influential companies on this nascent market over the past Read more …

Blockchain software development firm Block.One released EOS.io 2.0, the software underlying the EOS blockchain. In the release announcement published on Twitter on Jan. 10, Block.One claimed that the update makes the blockchain “faster, simpler, and even more secure.” Major changes to the smart contract virtual machine The official blog post on new software explains that it includes a purpose-built WebAssembly (WASM) engine on which the EOS smart contracts run. According to its official website, WASM is an instruction format designed Read more …

Ethereum has been closely tracking Bitcoin’s volatile price action as of late, which head led ETH to gain a firm position within the $140 region. The cryptocurrency’s bulls have shown signs of growing vitality over the past several days, which comes as the altcoin market begins flashing hints of having immensely bullish near-term potential. It is important to note that Ethereum’s bulls have now created an unprecedented buy wall on a major exchange, signaling that bears would have to incur Read more …

2020 has so far been a great year for Bitcoin (BTC), with the cryptocurrency climbing significantly from its year-to-date lows of $6,800 that were set just prior to the massive upswing incurred by the aggregated crypto market. Bitcoin’s bullish price action throughout the early weeks of 2020 seem to confirm one prominent – and eerily accurate – analyst’s belief that the cryptocurrency could set fresh and sustainable all-time-highs in the coming couple of years. Importantly, the same analyst also believes Read more …

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Bitcoin on the verge of breaking seven-month downtrend It’s been another tumultuous week for the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, which is on the verge of breaking out of a long-running downtrend. Although BTC rallied to $8,400 Read more …

Cointext CTO Vin Armani has a lot to say. The multi-faceted content creator, voluntaryist philosopher, and developer in the Bitcoin Cash community crafts thought-provoking crypto content. Whether dissecting the ‘gym friend’ meme in the context of grounded masculinity, or addressing the roots of tribalism and which chain is the true Bitcoin, Armani’s collaboration with video editor @CryptoSpanglish has seen his content grow in popularity, and established him as one of the influential voices of the current crypto zeitgeist. Also Read: Read more …

Advertisment Cointext CTO Vin Armani has a lot to say. The multi-faceted content creator, voluntaryist philosopher, and developer in the Bitcoin Cash community crafts thought-provoking crypto content. Whether dissecting the ‘gym friend’ meme in the context of grounded masculinity, or addressing the roots of tribalism and which chain is the true Bitcoin, Armani’s collaboration with video editor @CryptoSpanglish has seen his content grow in popularity, and established him as one of the influential voices of the current crypto zeitgeist. Also Read more …

In the long-running saga concerning XRP’s status as a security or not, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse outlines why he thinks the token is decisively not a security. “ I think it’s very clear that XRP is not a security….” Brad Garlinghouse pic.twitter.com/nlpbIzjxiN — Digital Assets Daily (@AssetsDaily) January 12, 2020 XRP Is Independent of the Company Speaking on CNBC, Brad Garlinghouse vigorously defended Ripple’s integrity, claiming that the San Francisco-based fintech firm has nothing to answer for. In August Read more …