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Ethereum (ETH), the 2nd-largest cryptocurrency by market cap – known for its decentralized platform that runs smart contracts and…

At the start of this month, James Lau, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, informed the Legislative Council that the purchase of mining equipment falls under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. This move places restrictions on who can mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. But, does it also signal a change in attitude towards crypto by...

Electronics giant Samsung invested 2.6 million euro in hardware crypto security firm Ledger

Ethereum is showing a positive outlook when compared to Tron, as Ethereum’s charts displayed the Golden Cross. This suggests that Ethereum’s price trend will flip in the near future. The price of Ethereum at press time was $165, and that of Tron was $0.023. Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency in the world with a […]

Bitcoin’s early April 2019 rally through resistance at $4,200 halted the ongoing altcoin season in its tracks, and following the latest upward move in Bitcoin price charts the value of altcoins both relative to BTC and USD have began to plummet – with some setting new bear market lows. In the aftermath of yesterday’s further...

A new bitFlyer poll that sampled the opinions of 10,000 respondents across ten countries in Europe revealed a high percentage of Europeans, particularly in Italy and Norway, who say cryptocurrencies aren’t a fad. Europeans Are Bullish On Cryptocurrencies According to the details of the Google Survey carried out by bitFlyer, 63 percent (more than two-thirds) of Europeans believe cryptocurrencies will still exist by 2029. Of the ten countries covered in the poll, participants from Norway

Bitcoin incurred a significant amount of buying pressure yesterday that allowed it to surge past $5,600, which instantly made many investors and analysts alike to flip bullish on the cryptocurrency. Despite this, BTC was unable to hold support at this price level and has since fallen into the $5,400 region. Now, one analyst believes that...

By CCN: Tesla’s first-quarter earnings miss was about the size of the Grand Canyon. Yet, investors are not punishing Tesla’s stock. Far from it, in fact, as TSLA shares are currently meandering in and out of positive territory in after-hours trading. Tesla reported a Q1 loss per share of a whopping $2.90 vs. estimates for a less horrible $0.69 per-share loss, according to CNBC. Elon Musk’s company also missed on the top line, generating $4.54 billion in revenue compared to Wall Street’s expectations for $5.19 billion. At least the Tesla CEO still has his sense of humor. Good thing the

Bitcoin SV [BSV], the BCH hardfork, and Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, have been at loggerheads since the exchange delisted Satoshi’s Vision last week. It looks like their dispute isn’t over yet, with Coingeek, the BSV mouthpiece, reporting that Binance plays a part in “criminal operations,” citing several sources. Calvin Ayre, one […]

An online trading platform that boasts more than 11 million retail clients has been rumoured to be moving into the crypto industry. TDAmeritrade is believed to be working with Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX to facilitate offering digital asset buying and selling on its platform. The news is just the latest example of an established platform...

Pascal Gauthier has been appointed as Ledger’s new CEO

By CCN: It’s not easy being Charlie Lee. It’s no secret the Litecoin creator has had to deal with a crypto community that hasn’t gotten over his LTC portfolio sale. But he’s also fending off other blockchain projects, many of which have no place in the ecosystem to begin with. Lee took out his frustrations on Twitter, bemoaning the struggle to keep Litecoin in the limelight. “Watch Litecoin surviving the test of time. It’s not easy fighting off all the s**tcoins and scamcoins to stay in the top 10.” Litecoin is currently ranked as the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, though

In the past, the public has largely viewed cryptocurrencies – and Bitcoin in particular – as tools widely used by criminals that provide them with unfettered anonymity while they facilitate nefarious transactions on the dark web. Although the public’s perception of BTC and other digital currencies may have been altered slightly after the 2017 bull...

The cryptocurrency market has witnessed several instances of frauds and criminal activities in the past, with many either conducted on a cryptocurrency trail or involving digital assets in one way or another. The latest example of a nefarious activity that involved cryptocurrencies came out of Manhattan after two individuals were indicted for running a steroid […]

TrustToken will release four new stablecoins this year: TrueAUD, TrueEUR, TrueCAD, and TrueHKD

By CCN: If you Google the words “HitBTC” and “scam” together you get a lot of interesting results. The notable Bitcoin exchange appears very legitimate when you use it, but – at least in this reporter’s opinion – the anecdotes that come out of this place sometimes border on the disturbing. CCN received a tip from an alleged victim of their latest antics, in which they purportedly managed to bilk the entirety of their userbase out of MaxiMine, an ERC-20 token which has recently pumped by leaps and bounds. Trader: HitBTC Failed to Swap MXM Crypto Tokens Around the beginning

The 18-year-old rap musician Lil’ Pump has announced that his online store will accept payments for products via the Lightning Network. Fans of the artist will be able to spend Bitcoin on merchandise from Lil’ Pump’s fashion line, “Unhappy” using the innovative micropayment solution. Although such acceptance stories do not directly translate into increased Bitcoin...

By CCN: Callaway Crain and Mark Sanchez recently pleaded guilty to money laundering in New York. Investigators allege the pair earned close to $3 million selling steroids and controlled substances, mostly in bitcoin. They were first arrested almost exactly a year ago. $2.8 Million Over Six Years for Homemade Steroids Crain and Sanchez operated on the clear and dark webs and left New York in 2015 to continue their enterprise in Texas. The guilty plea gives them guaranteed sentences of no more than seven-and-a-half years but no less than two-and-a-half. Each is convicted of a second-degree money laundering and fifth-degree

The first ever cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is set to close its third consecutive monthly candle as green, after a record-setting six candles closed in red, taking Bitcoin price to its current bear market low of $3,150. Because of how far Bitcoin has climbed since those local lows, crypto analysts believe that May is likely to close...

The State Department of Drug Trafficking in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, arrested a man for alleged money laundering using bitcoin

By CCN: Since Amazon’s Alexa device was released in 2014, consumers have eagerly transformed it into a household staple. However, a bombshell Bloomberg report exposed a glaring privacy blunder in the “always on” device. That should be bearish for Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN), right? Not so fast. Just like with Facebook’s semi-regular “Oops!” apologies, consumers will quickly shrug it off – and so will AMZN shareholders. Bloomberg Exposes ANOTHER Alexa Privacy Concern The latest headache for Amazon and Alexa comes courtesy of Bloomberg, which reported that a team charged with “auditing” Alexa users’ commands could access customers’ home addresses and other

Tangem, a manufacturer of ‘smart card’ crypto wallets, recently received a $15 million investment from Japanese financial services firm SBI Group

Bitcoin dropped by 3.55% over 3 hours, an approximate drop of $200, causing many altcoins to dip by more than 8%. Although it might be a coincidence, thousands of Bitcoins started to migrate from wallets to exchanges, wallets to wallets, and exchanges to wallets. Whale Alert, a Twitter user, pointed out the same in his […]

Altcoins are currently down, but do any show a buying opportunity? Let’s consult the charts

By CCN: In a recent Twitter poll by previous Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song, blockchain advocates overwhelmingly voted (54%) in favor of suspending the @Bitcoin handle for fraud. Only 30% of voters think that the handle should be “left alone.” And less than 10% believe that Twitter should shadowban the account. The Controversial Twitter Handle The @Bitcoin Twitter handle has been under fire due to its continuous brigade against bitcoin. While sporting the bitcoin logo and handle, the account churns out pro-Bitcoin Cash tweets and resources. Bitcoin proponents argue that these paradoxical actions confuse blockchain newbies which, in turn, damages the