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Two of the biggest shopping events in the world are Black Friday and Cyber Monday. On both days, merchants and retailers considerably crash their prices so much that it causes such a frenzy among shoppers. In many cases, people wait till any of these days to make purchases they could have made at other times in the year, taking advantage of significant price slashes – sometimes up to 90% on selected items with selected retailers. As Amazon’s Cyber Monday begins and people begin to shop,...

Recently, popular Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was arrested by the FBI for his educational efforts aimed at teaching blockchain technology in North Korea. According to our previous report, Griffith traveled there in spite of the U.S. sanctions prohibiting citizens from visiting the country, a specific note asking him to abandon his plans, and still performed activities authorities consider as jeopardizing. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has now responded to the events, announcing...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 762. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Bitcoin historische Volatilität im Dezember, China Security Token Offerings (STOs) & Nordkorea Reise führt zur Verhaftung von Virgil Griffith.  1.) Bitcoin Moves 30% in December Since 2015 — Will 2019 Be Different?https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-moves-30-in-december-since-2015-will-2019-be-different 2.) China könnte bald die Türen für Security Token...

Ripple price is struggling to climb above the $0.2300 and $0.2320 resistances against the US dollar.The price is currently trading near the $0.2200 support area and it could continue to move down.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2250 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price is likely to accelerate lower if it continues to struggle near $0.2300.Ripple price is facing an increase in selling below $0.2300 against the US...

Ripple has unlocked one billion XRP from its escrow wallet on Sunday. It represents the supply issuance for the month in the agreement with its pre-decided schedule.At present estimations, this adds up to approximately $225 million. Right now, XRP is finding itself in a pretty much heavy position regarding its price. At the time of writing it is trading $0.22 (0.49% up within 24 hours). However, if it would fall and kept itself on a support zone of 0.20$, this could mean serious trouble for...

A U.S. man has been arrested for teaching North Korea about blockchain. According to a press release, Virgil Griffith – a resident of Singapore but a citizen of the United States – has been charged with violating international restrictions by traveling to North Korea and providing a lecture and advice regarding blockchain technology and how it can be used to violate present sanctions.North Korea: Using Blockchain for Illicit Purposes?North Korea, a nuclear state, has had a very controversial...

Not everyone is pleased with bitcoin, but now the European Central Bank (ECB) – which described bitcoin as the “evil” spawn of 2008’s financial crisis – says it’s on the verge of doing something about it.The ECB and Its Digital PlansWhat is this plan? To develop a new centralized cryptocurrency issued by the bank. This isn’t much of a plan when you really think about it considering just how many countries and governments say they’re looking to exact the same steps. China, for example,...

A federal court is asking the founder of Telegram – Pavel Durov – to testify in the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) case against the encrypted messaging service’s latest initial coin offering (ICO) of its new cryptocurrency known as the “gram.”Telegram Is Trapped in a Big Legal BattleTelegram has garnered almost $2 billion through the sale of its new gram token, which has been going on since 2018. Overall, the company has done well. The trouble is the SEC is saying they failed to...

It’s happened again, folks. Another cryptocurrency hack has taken place in the region of South Korea. This time, the victim is the popular cryptocurrency exchange Up Bit, which has reportedly lost nearly $50 million in Ethereum (ETH) funds.Up Bit: The Latest Target of CyberthievesSouth Korea, at one time, was one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency hubs. The country was responsible for roughly one-quarter of the world’s bitcoin transactions, though the region has taken on something of a...

It has been an exciting week for Bitcoin. Volatility is back as the price went on a rollercoaster throughout the past seven days. The cryptocurrency started the week trading at around $7,150, dropped to a low of about $6,600 only to recover get up to $7,800. However, throughout the volatile month of November, Bitcoin lost upwards of $1,500 of its value.At the same time, despite Bitcoin’s violent price action, its dominance index remained flat around 66%. This means that altcoins managed to...