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 […]

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,

Major exchange and cryptocurrency platform Coinbase now supports DAI for transactions, conversions and storage

In a recent interview with Bloomberg experts, Nate Geraci, President of ETF Store, while talking about the Bitcoin ETF approval, hinted that younger clients were moving towards Bitcoin citing better investments. He also acknowledged that the demand for investing in BTC had increased, when compared to Gold and said, “When we talk to our younger clients, […]

By CCN: Google was only the beginning of Chinese multinational tech giant Huawei‘s woes. The odds are increasingly stacked against the popular smartphone maker now that it is losing business with one of its biggest partners: British chip designer Arm Holdings. According to a BBC report, the chip company distributed an internal memo saying that as a result of “U.S. origin technology,” it is no longer working with Huawei. Following news that the telecommunications giant would be “blacklisted” along with other China-based companies by the Trump administration, Huawei has lost its connections with multiple suppliers and tech partners across multiple

The United States has always been the highlight of the cryptocurrency space in terms of its regulation, with some states introducing laws in its favor and others deciding to not make an official stance. In terms of laying crypto-friendly rules and regulation, Wyoming has always been one of the most recognized state, while the most […]

Earlier today, US telecom giant AT&T proudly announced that it had become the first major American mobile carrier to accept crypto assets for the payment of bills. Customers will be able to settle their accounts using Bitcoin thanks to a deal with BitPay. Although such developments are great for those earning in Bitcoin, for most...