The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
Competition for global crypto derivatives market dominance heats…
At the start of October, the crypto market was faced with extremely tumultuous financial conditions, thanks in large part to the recent filings against BitMEX, which saw the company’s top brass being indicted by the…
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Hands Over Customer Data to…
Coinbase is handing over customer data to the British tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The measure affects customers with a U.K. address who received more than £5,000 ($6,450) worth of cryptocurrency during…
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe…
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets…
Cryptocurrency ETF by Nasdaq and Hashdex Approved to…
A cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Nasdaq and Brazilian fund manager Hashdex has reportedly been approved to trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Hashdex says the new cryptocurrency investment product tracks the Nasdaq Crypto Index.…
Leaked Data Outs Bitcoin Investment Company as Scam:…
A South African group calling itself “Anonymous ZA” has published fresh information that seemingly supports long-standing allegations that Mirror Trading International (MTI), an ostensible bitcoin investment company, is running a multi-level marketing scam. The new…
49 US States Unveil Unified Regulation for Cryptocurrency…
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors, representing regulators from all U.S. states and territories, has launched a new regulatory framework for payments and cryptocurrency companies. One Set of Rules for All US States Regulators in…
P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Shuts Down Venezuela Operations…
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Paxful is shutting down its operations in Venezuela, apparently, to comply with U.S. economic sanctions against the leftist government of disputed president Nicolas Maduro. On Tuesday, a Paxful spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com…
Chilean Cryptocurrency Exchange Denies Fraud Allegations, Tribunal Set…
Chilean cryptocurrency exchange, Badu.com has denied allegations that it fraudulently transferred client funds without authorization. The fraud allegations are being reported by Itau bank and both parties are set to appear before the country’s Tribunal…
Bitcoin and Litecoin Team up to Shake Porn’s…
Pornhub, the ninth most visited website in the world, today announced they would accept Bitcoin and Litecoin as payment options for its premium service. The site became a pioneer in 2018 when it was the…
Bitcoin Stalls, Ethereum 2.0 Outage, IRS Crypto Crackdown:…
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. Top Stories This Week Pro traders unfazed by Bitcoin price stalling at $12,400, data shows…
Germany Begins Closing Down All Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the country’s top financial regulator responsible for regulating crypto service providers, has begun actively closing down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs, a BaFin spokesperson has confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com. All Unauthorized Bitcoin…
Bitcoin P2P Trading Soars in India as New…
Bitcoin P2P trading volume in India has been growing rapidly, hitting record highs over the past weeks. Meanwhile, a new P2P trading platform has launched in India as the crypto industry awaits the government’s decision…
For Some Reason, Wash Trading Happens on Decentralized…
Decentralized exchanges are generally liked for their transparency and lack of custody, reducing the trust requirements in their operators. Many centralized exchanges have been caught in a peculiar type of manipulation used to inflate their…
Steve Wozniak Sues Youtube, Google for Promoting Bitcoin…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its…
142 Million Guests: Hackers Attempt to Sell MGM…
Last year the giant resort firm MGM Grand was hacked and the cybercriminals ostensibly obtained a massive dump of names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Now according to vendors on the deep web,…
Grayscale Hasnt Bought A Single Bitcoin in Over…
Given the rate at which Grayscale usually buys Bitcoin, it seems like the cryptocurrency fund management company was trying to buy every single Bitcoin in existence. But this pattern ground to a halt more than…
Nigerian Scammers Used BTC & Gemini Exchange to…
The two Nigerians jetsetters who filled their Instagram accounts with pictures of their ostentatious wealth were extradited from Dubai to the United States. According to the FBI, they were able to convert millions of dollars…
Key Metrics Show Institutional Interest in Crypto Is…
The growth of the crypto derivatives market in 2020 has been a story of its own, mainly driven by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) options traded on exchanges such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Deribit,…
Blockchain Bites: CENTRE’s Blacklist, Brazil’s Stablecoin Boom and…
Coinbase is said to be preparing to go public, CENTRE blasklisted a decentralized address and U.S. sanctions on China could trickle down to crypto brokerages. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of…
Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000…
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a request from law enforcement.” A joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, Centre is…
Cardano’s ADA May Be Listed on Coinbase Before…
Cardano’s native cryptocurrency, ADA (ADA), may be listed on Coinbase by the end of 2020. This news comes following an announcement that ADA holders will soon be able to stake their assets in Coinbase custody.…
Africa Posts Triple-Digit P2P Volume Gains in Three…
Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trading has seen rapid growth in recent months, with the African continent now the second-strongest region in the world for P2P volume behind the U.S. Africa was the sole region to produce…
Lebanon’s Financial Meltdown: Currency Plunges 80%, Huge Losses…
The financial crisis in Lebanon has seen its currency, the Lebanese pound, fall 80%. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated that the country’s central bank has accumulated losses as much as 170 trillion pounds.…
The COVID-19 E-Commerce Boom Hasn’t Trickled Down to…
Despite the COVID-19 e-commerce boom, bitcoin is hardly seeing more merchant usage as a transactional currency than it was five years ago. “We’ve been doing this for six years and it’s still very rough around…
Liquidity on Bitcoin Perpetuals Exchange FTX Catches Up…
For a second month in a row, the bitcoin market lacks a clear directional bias, with prices largely restricted to a narrow range of $9,000 to $10,000. However, the cryptocurrency’s liquidity on derivative exchanges continues…
Is India’s Crypto Industry on the Brink of…
Rumours of a second wave of efforts to ban cryptocurrency in India emerged late last week in an article that appeared in The Economic Times. The article, which was entitled “With a law, India plans…
BTSE Exchange Offers Futures Contracts Tracking Tether Gold…
Bitcoin has has long been feted as a new form of money, a two-finger salute to the establishment, even as a digital equivalent to gold, but it’s not often prized for its stability. That could…
Bithumb Shares Insights on That $2.6M ETH Transaction
According to Bithumb, the 0.55 Ethers (ETH) that incurred a $2.6 million transaction fee ended up in one of the exchange’s wallets. Mistake or money laundering? Earlier today, someone paid 10,668.73 Ethers in gas to…
Russia Leads Global BTC Trading on LocalBitcoins for…
Despite local cryptocurrency uncertainty, Russia is strengthening its leadership on major peer-to-peer exchange LocalBitcoins in the share of Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes. Russia has traded the most Bitcoin on LocalBitcoins exchange for two consecutive months,…
Internal Struggle at the Biggest Bitcoin Mining Equipment…
The Board of Directors of leading Bitcoin mining firm, Bitmain today threatened ousted co-founder, Micree Zhan with legal action if he continues meddling with the company’s affairs. In what has been a long-running saga between…
Institutional Investors Buying Up BTC Like Crazy After…
Both data and first-hand accounts from industry insiders indicates that an interest in Bitcoin (BTC) from institutional investors is accelerating at a rapid pace. This has led some to conclude that the “perfect storm” is…
Reddit Rolls Out ‘Community Points’ on Ethereum to…
Reddit has expanded its "community points" trial, offering users a way to earn a "piece of their favorite communities," built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. In a slide presentation, published Wednesday evening, Reddit revealed…
Hedge Fund Pioneer Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Amid…
Paul Tudor Jones, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, is ready to bet on bitcoin’s price as an inflation hedge. Jones’ Tudor BVI Global Fund, managed by Tudor Investment Corp., has been authorized…
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase and BlockFi Make Big Hires,…
UPDATE (May 6, 17:15 UTC): This article has been updated to clarify that the claim about Tron receiving a pandemic relief loan originated from the project's WeChat channel. Justin Sun's Tron platform claims to have…
BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for…
Every day, around mid-morning New York time, the average fee bitcoin users worldwide pay to send the cryptocurrency spikes for up to an hour, then returns to normal. A respected researcher thinks he’s found the…
Ripple Co-Founder Sold 54M XRP in April: ‘No…
A recent analysis of XRP wallets known to belong to Stellar and Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb shows that he sold 54 million XRP tokens throughout the month of April–roughly 1.8 Million XRP a day. The…
The Potential and the Reality of Bitcoin Charity
The Halving (sometimes referred to as “the Halvening”) is the predetermined moment when Bitcoin’s block subsidy gets cut in half. The halving of Bitcoin’s block subsidy occurs every 210,000 blocks (approximately every four years) and is a…