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Trading volumes for Bitcoin (BTC) on the Bitfinex Bitcoin pair exchange seem to vanish into thin air. Analysts noted that about a year ago, Bitfinex served as the primary exchange for BTC price discovery – but that situation changed, and now the market carries only about 3% of its former volumes. Bitfinex Fallen From Power […]

According to James Todaro, a managing partner at Blocktown Capital, a cryptocurrency investment firm, five charts present “insanely bullish” cases that may fuel the long term growth of bitcoin in the years to come. The five cases why Bitcoin Will See Big Momentum are: The steady growth of bitcoin over the past ten years that […]

The Portugal Tax Authority (PTA) announced last month that cryptocurrency trading and payments in crypto tax haven would not be subject to value-added tax (VAT). According to the announcement, cryptocurrency payments that are subject to the provision of services under Article 9 (27) (d) of Portuguese tax law are exempt from VAT. This applies only […]

A post on NASA’s website claimed that Google had achieved quantum supremacy. The post was up on the website very briefly. A quantum computer has the potential to solve the cryptography issues. Google claimed that it solved a calculation in 3 minutes and 20 seconds that would 10,000 years for the current supercomputer Summit. According […]

A crypto analyst says a new US Senate bill targeting Venezuela’s state-backed cryptocurrency could create a “road map” for a ban crypto or Bitcoin. Among other ambitions, S. 1025, dubbed VERDAD (Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019, would enshrine into law a 2018 executive order from President Donald Trump that banned […]

Bitcoin prepares for high volatility in the vicinity of Bakkt’s futures contracts launch. In only three days Bakkt will introduce its long-awaited Bitcoin futures contracts. As the date approaches, indicators predict that Bitcoin may soon experience high levels of volatility. Bakkt Bitcoin futures = Bitcoin Volotility? Following several delays due to regulatory concerns, Bakkt, a […]

OCBC has become the first Singapore-based bank to join interbank JPMorgan Blockchain Network. According to a Business Times Singapore report on Sept. 20, a total of 134 banks from the Asia-Pacific region are now participants in JPMorgan’s blockchain-powered interbank information network (IIN). OCBC is the second-largest bank in Southeast Asia by assets and among the […]

Scammers are promoting a fake Telegram TON Token offering of Telegram’s soon to be launched cryptocurrency Gram on the social media platform Facebook. The fake advertisement with the picture of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is taking round on Facebook in Russia. Scammers are luring in people to invest in a Fake Telegram TON Token cryptocurrency […]

Everybody loves a story. When it comes to how people first got into cryptocurrency, there’s no exception. Crypto Twitter (CT) is full of humorous, thought-provoking, and unexpected tales of diving down the Satoshi rabbit hole and the reasons for entering the space are as diverse as the people themselves. Bitcoin, Crypto, Twitter Quotes Reasons for […]

One of the largest banking establishments in North America, Bank of America, has joined the international trade finance blockchain consortium, Marco Polo Blockchain, with the aim of creating an efficient global trading network. Bank of America ranks among the top banking and financial services institutions in North America with over 5500 branch offices in the […]

There have been very few beneficiaries from cryptocurrency markets movements this year. Bitcoin has clearly won the race and while a few of the altcoins have dragged themselves out of the mud at the bottom of the digital pond, many are still massively down from their all-time highs. Worst Year For Altcoins and Cryptocurrency Markets? […]

Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Trading expanded its trading and research capabilities Thursday by acquiring New York-based quantitative investment firm Qu Capital. In an interview with CoinDesk, Genesis CEO Michael Moro said Qu Capital initially approached his company to use its trading and lending services early this year. Genesis then decided to acquire Qu […]

According to the nobl insurance’s latest report the one hundred billion dollars ($100 billion) worth cryptocurrency market in US is gradually turning into a hacker’s haven. Even though cryptocurrencies have proliferated and hack tracking systems to prevent consumers from falling prey to malware attacks have grown more sophisticated, hackers continue to find ways to sneak […]

San Francisco-based crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has announced the support for Telegram and 16 additional digital assets. Coinbase adds support for Telegram and 16 other digital assets On Sept. 19, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it is considering the addition of a range of new assets; namely, Avalanche, Celo, Chia, Coda, Dfinity, Filecoin, […]

Warren Buffett isn’t much of a bitcoin fan. He’s called it rat poison squared, a gambling device, delusional, and a seashell with no inherent value. But, if he wanted to, he could become the biggest bitcoin whale of them all. Buffett could buy two-thirds of the existing BTC supply… in cash. Warren Buffett’s investment firm […]

Bitcoin Owners Are Giving Away Altcoins to Support TOR Project On the lighter side of things in the cryptosphere, some Bitcoin (BTC) owners have been donating altcoins to the TOR Project — a nonprofit organization primarily responsible for running “The Onion Router.” For some Bitcoiners, the trend is a way of killing two birds with […]

After China, now North Korea is planning to work on building its cryptocurrency to avoid strict international sanctions and operate freely. The development of the currency is said to be in the early stages, and it is following the path of oil-backed petro token which was launched by Venezuela to avoid U.S. led sanctions. The […]

Bitcoin miners are not giving up, showing immense confidence and working against significant Bitcoin Mining network difficulty. The last difficulty hike from September 13 made it 10.38% less likely for miners to discover a block. But in the meantime, mining pools have been compensated with even more power. Bitcoin Mining Competition Pushes Hashrate Skyward It’s […]