The $750 Million Pre-Halloween Bitcoin Options Expiry Has Started to Spook Traders
Even though cryptocurrency traders have been exuberant over the price rise, a number of analysts are focused on the large bitcoin and ethereum options expiries set to end before Halloween. Data from Skew.com shows $750 million in Bitcoin options is set to expire and...
'Game changing' blockchain program tracks mangoes in Australia
"The impact of this project will extend beyond the mango industry,” said CRCNA CEO Jed Matz. Following a 2.5 year-long pilot program, an Australia mango producer is scaling up its use of blockchain technology for supply chain traceability.According to the Cooperative...
Hackers Attack Trump Website, Ask for Monero
For half an hour today, potential supporters of President Trump were unable to access some pages of his campaign website. They were, however, able to learn about Monero. Visitors to the site donaldjtrump.com today would have seen the words "this site was seized" (all...
Bitcoin can't help bank the unbanked claims Mastercard CEO
The CEO of Mastercard believes Bitcoin is too volatile and opaque to drive financial inclusion, however, CBDCs are a different story. Bitcoin cannot function as an inclusive currency for the unbanked due to its volatility, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga said during...
'Hyperinflation' DeFi coins hit the hardest in crash: Report
A large number of DeFi governance tokens are still way down from their peaks as farmers take profits. Many high inflation decentralized finance tokens are still correcting despite Bitcoin’s push to new yearly highs.Research by IntoTheBlock suggests that DeFi token...
Cred Says Fraudulent Activity Led to Loss of Funds; Law Enforcement Investigating
Decentralized lending platform Cred says it's cooperating with law enforcement over a "loss of funds." Source: coindesk
Awesome interactive NFT artwork shows effects of sponsoring kids
Anyone who holds a copy of the NFT will see it change as the Bitcoin donations come in. A former baseball player has created a non-fungible token, time-sensitive artwork piece that allows crypto holders to donate Bitcoin to enable two African American boys to fulfill...
Coinbase Goes Down as Bitcoin Approaches 2019 Highs
Coinbase has halted trading on its platform as bitcoin crawls to 2019 highs. Source: coindesk
KPMG, Coin Metrics Partner to Grow Institutional Crypto Adoption
KPMG, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms along with Deloitte, EY, and PwC, has announced a “strategic alliance” with crypto market data firm Coin Metrics. The company sees the partnership as a way to “support growth in institutional adoption of cryptoassets and...
Investors, Customers Reward MicroStrategy for Using Bitcoin as Treasury Reserve Asset
Michael Saylor, chief executive of business analytics and mobility software company MicroStrategy, placed a big bet on bitcoin a couple of months ago, and his strategy has paid off big time. The stock is up more than 7% in after-hours trading as investors like what...
Serum Swipes at Ethereum DeFi With Solana-powered 'Swap'
DeFi users have a new option for swapping between crypto tokens, if they’re willing to take the leap away from Ethereum onto the Solana blockchain. Swap, a new decentralized exchange market, launched today on Serum, a DeFi platform developed to run on the Solana...
‘A Race Toward Zero’: With Hashrate in the Clouds, Bitcoin Mining Is Less Profitable Than Ever
ASIC financing has driven Bitcoin's hashrate to all time highs in 2020. By consequence, Bitcoin is less proftiable to mine than ever. Source: coindesk
Regulator Who Said Ethereum Likely Not a Security to Leave SEC
William H. Hinman, one of the most influential figures in crypto, is set to leave the US Securities and Exchange Commission by the end of the year, the agency announced today. Hinman assumed the position of director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance in May...
MicroStrategy’s $425M Bitcoin Bet ‘Elevating Firm’s Profile,’ Say Executives
Bitcoin is boosting MicroStrategy's market visibility, say executives. Revenues rose 6.4% year-over-year and the company notched a net loss of $14.2 million for the quarter. Source: coindesk
MicroStrategy's crypto holdings may be paying off more than its business
With Bitcoin’s rises past $13,700, the company’s BTC holdings are currently worth more than $525M. Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin investment is paying off in a big way, with an estimated $100 million in profit. According to data published Oct. 27...
Bitcoin becoming less-risky as an investment, Novogratz says
Investing big money into Bitcoin 10 years ago came with immense uncertainty. Now, buying the asset carries less risk, according to the ex-hedge fund manager. Bitcoin (BTC) has gained significant notoriety in the decade since its 2009 launch. Big mainstream players...
IDEO CoLab Unleashes $21 Million Early Stage Crypto Fund
IDEO CoLab Ventures, which has been investing in blockchain firms since 2018, has announced a $21 million fund specifically for early stage crypto firms. So far, the fund has invested in and helped incubate more than 30 crypto and blockchain startups. IDEO CoLab...
VC calls Ethereum killers 'toothless' based on token allocation to insiders
Only two of Ethereum's recent competitors had a "fair launch" according to the specified criteria. Mythos Capital founder Ryan Sean Adams called Ethereum killers “toothless” based on initial token allocation schemes that often prioritize insiders:Source: Twitter.Adams...
‘Engineering Error’ Led to $34 Million DeFi Hack, Harvest Finance Says
Harvest Finance, the decentralized finance robo-advisor that fell prey to a $34 million flash loan attack, is sorry for the “engineering error,” committed to change, and kindly requests that the thief return the stolen money. In a blog post yesterday, Harvest Finance...
New Siberian Bitcoin mining center set to provide 100 jobs to locals
13.6 acres of cold and barren land in Siberia will be put to good use with the support of international investors. The governor of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia signed a decree allowing for the construction of a 13.6 acre data center in Southeastern Siberia. The...
BoE hasn't 'made any decision' regarding a CBDC, says fintech director
“We will continue to explore the pros and cons of CBDC,” said Tom Mutton. At the 2nd Bund Summit held on Oct. 25, Bank of England fintech director Tom Mutton stated that while a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, was “a focus” for the Bank of England, the...
‘Convincing’ Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack. Source: coindesk
Bitcoin investing interest up 19% compared to 2019, Grayscale report says
Grayscale's poll found that the majority of people they spoke with were interested in Bitcoin. Crypto investing firm Grayscale recently released its 2020 Bitcoin Investor Study. The report used data from a survey which digitally polled a sizable number of individuals...
Cuban freedom fighters launch underground Bitcoin remittance network
Fiat trades are often completed for a sizable fee by bike-riding crypto enthusiasts. Cubans are finding new ways to circumvent the embargo sanctions imposed by the U.S. government back in 1962. According to an October 26 report by Cuba's AFP news agency, remittances...
BlockFi Takes 5% Stake in Grayscale’s $4.8B Bitcoin Trust
The crypto lender is only the second firm to disclose such a large GBTC stake, after Three Arrows Capital. Source: coindesk
Grayscale: 55% of US Investors Are Interested in Bitcoin
If it seems like more investors are jumping on the bitcoin train with the price now trading above $13,000, it’s probably because they are. The BTC price touched a new high for the year at $13,500 on Oct. 27, and the fundamentals appear only to be getting stronger....
Why traders say $13,875 will be the next ‘logical’ Bitcoin price resistance
Bitcoin price is moving toward $14K but traders expect the $13,875 resistance to be a critical level for the short term. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed $13,745 and is now en-route to the next major resistance level. Traders have suggested that $13,875 is the...
An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. In the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat. Source: coindesk
JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin: Welcome to the Private Currency Era
The investment banking giant says the blockchain hype cycle has moved past inflated expectations and into the realm of being commercially viable. Source: coindesk
First SEC Official to Say Ether Is Not a Security Is Leaving the Agency Later This Year
William Hinman, the director of the SEC’s division of corporation finance, is planning to conclude his tenure later this year. Source: coindesk
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