Colossal mainstream telecom provider AT&T announced it now accepts Bitcoin payments for bills, via BitPay. AT&T Now Accepts Crypto According to a May 23 statement on att.com, “AT&T* will now accept online bill payments through BitPay, a respected cryptocurrency payment processor. AT&T becomes the first major U.S. mobile carrier to provide a cryptocurrency payment option […]

By CCN: Digital asset investment firm Grayscale Investments, which boasts $1.2 billion in AUM, has received regulatory approval for another cryptocurrency product to be traded in the secondary market. FINRA, which is a self-regulatory organization, has given its stamp of approval to the Grayscale Ethereum Trust for the over-the-counter (OTC) markets under the trading symbol ETHE. While this investment vehicle launched back in 2017 during the last bull run, it was limited to institutional and accredited investors in private transactions requiring a minimum investment of a whopping $25,000. The FINRA approval creates the opportunity for individual investors to now capture

The expansion of cryptocurrency utilities has been a core aim for a lot of organizations involved in the world of digital assets, mainly by integrating features that are similar to those available in the mainstream financial ecosystem. The latest update from popular Chinese cryptocurrency exchange, OKEx, indicated that it has opened its doors to a […]

Ripple price declined recently below the $0.3840 and $0.3750 support levels against the US dollar. The price tested the $0.3610 support area and it is currently correcting higher towards $0.3840. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near the $0.3840 level on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from...

Customers can now pay for CBD products using leading cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC). No Borders, Inc. is making the payment option effective immediately through its e-commerce portal by implementing Coinbase Commerce, a service that enables merchants to accept multiple cryptocurrencies directly into a user-controlled wallet. The platform allows […]

ETH price decline recently and retested the key $231 support area declined against the US Dollar. The price started a decent rebound and recovered above the $240 and $242 levels. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $248 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair must...

As the cryptoverse regains its lost shine with the recent bull run and welcomes a new breed of enthusiasts, the bad players in the market have amped up their efforts into conning the naive crowd. One of the upcoming scams in this light is the “digital wallets,” that are being identified and blocked on a […]

By CCN: Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are back at it. With a long history of friction, the two tech giants love to throw shade on each others space plans. The SpaceX and Tesla boss couldn’t wait to destroy the Amazon boss’ vision for building communities in space. Makes no sense. In order to grow the colony, you’d have to transport vast amounts of mass from planets/moons/asteroids. Would be like trying to build the USA in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2019 SpaceX Snub Has Reignited Feud Between Elon Musk and Jeff

Whiteblock Releases Syscoin’s Z-DAG TPS Benchmark Results After receiving feedback from our enterprise partners, Syscoin Lead Developer Jag Sidhu commissioned Whiteblock to…

Encrypted messaging service Telegram will reportedly launch its TON network in the third quarter of this year

Lightning Network first appeared in the whitepaper proposed by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja in 2015. It generated huge responses and discussions among the Bitcoin community and has been widely regarded as the second most important whitepaper on Bitcoin behind Satoshi Nakamoto’s groundbreaking work. As the Lightning Network relies on the protocol in Segregated Witness […]

During the last Bitcoin bull run and crypto hype bubble peak, the industry struggled to keep up with the overwhelming demand. Exchanges had no choice but to shut down new user registrations, and new user accounts began being sold on the black market for full Bitcoins as eager retail investors scrambled to buy into the...

Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Capital says bitcoin is a great diversifying asset and belongs in every portfolio

After yesterday’s slump, crypto markets are showing signs of recovery, with bitcoin trading around $7,900

By CCN: AT&T announced today that it is accepting crypto payments through Bitpay, which supports a number of major cryptocurrencies. A short press release notes that the integration is complete and users can make payments with Bitpay via the AT&T website or through the mobile app. AT&T is the First Mobile Carrier to Accept Payment in Cryptocurrency: Customers Can Now Use BitPay to Pay Online Bills https://t.co/ErPtng2ELz — BitPay (@BitPay) May 23, 2019 2019: Year of Major Companies Accepting Crypto AT&T Vice President of Communications Finance Business Operations Kevin McDorman stated: “We’re always looking for ways to improve and expand

Weiss Ratings believes that bitcoin price surging to $8,373 will open the doors to a once in a lifetime purchasing opportunity. Weiss Says Buy the Dip On Thursday Weiss Ratings tweeted that Bitcoin’s current technical setup presents the best purchasing opportunity for investors since 2015. The independent rating agency based their assessment on analysis from their chief crypto analyst Juan Villaverde. The analyst explained that Bitcoin’s recent surge to a 2019 high at $8,373 has

EOS’s Block Producer system might be unique, but it is not without criticism

The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission in Florida has taken strict actions to terminate the recent Ponzi scheme that involved $30 million worth of diamond-backed cryptocurrency, Argyle Coin which targeted nearly 300 investors. The diamond-backed cryptocurrency business revolved around buying and selling of raw diamonds. Argyle Coin was unique due to its offerings. The main […]

A new partnership between Avelacom and Seed CX will let Avelacom’s customers access Seed’s real-time market data and order-routing products

According to local news publication TASS, the Bank of Russia will consider a gold-backed digital currency for use in international settlements. However, the institution remains opposed to truly decentralised crypto assets. The world power has reportedly mulled the idea of creating a digital currency before and it is also believed by some that the Venezuelan...

By CCN: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao — who is still reeling after a $54 million bitcoin hack — is suing Sequoia Capital China, a unit of California-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. In his May 20 legal filing with the High Court in Hong Kong, Zhao claims Sequoia Capital China prevented him from raising capital between Dec. 27, 2017 and March 1, 2018 at the height of the bitcoin bull market. Moreover, Zhao claims Sequoia damaged his reputation. Zhao Seeks an Accounting of Damages Zhao did not respond to repeated requests for comment from CCN about his claims. However, in

Tom Chippas, the CEO of ErisX Digital, spoke about the current status of its Bitcoin futures contract, and commented on who was currently buying into Bitcoin, considering the rise of futures volume, during an interview with TD Ameritrade Network. Chippas was aksed who he thought was buying Bitcoin, whether it was someone who was running […]

The Maltese government has granted 19 blockchain scholarships worth a total of $179,000

Alibaba is in the process of upgrading the filing of intellectual property rights by utilizing blockchain technology

By CCN: Rep. Eric Swalwell, the Democratic presidential nominee you’ve probably never heard of, recently released a campaign video weird enough to make your junior high self cringe. The representative from California announced his intent to run for president in April and has gained some recent notoriety as one of only two candidates to accept cryptocurrency donations. (If you’re curious, Andrew Yang is the other.) TONIGHT: California Representative @EricSwalwell announces on @colbertlateshow that he is running for President! #LSSC pic.twitter.com/bvzBPIkSnz — The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) April 8, 2019 Before heading off on the campaign trail, though, Swalwell first needs to

Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets have faced increased selling pressure today after experiencing a short bout of sideways trading as BTC struggled to decisively move into the $8,000 region. Although today’s drop has slightly shifted the overall market sentiment for the worse, analysts are now noting that Bitcoin may be nearing a price at...

By CCN: Elon Musk isn’t the only tech billionaire with a gaping Tesla-shaped dent in his net worth this year. As Tesla’s stock price crashes and burns, Oracle founder Larry Ellison is deep in the red with his massive stake in the company. World’s 7th-Richest Man Bet $1 Billion on Elon Musk At Oracle’s analyst meeting last October, Ellison – the world’s seventh-richest man with a net worth of $57.6 billion – disclosed that the electric car company was his second largest investment. “My second largest investment, I’m not sure how many people know. I’m very close with Elon Musk,