Today the next chapter of a long-running and closely watched lawsuit against Ripple will happen. The plaintiff, Bradley Sostack, has time until the end of this Monday to file a response to the startup’s September 20 motion to dismiss. If the case won’t be entirely dismissed, it will probably go into discovery next year.As we already reported, the main point of this dispute is the question of whether Ripple’s cryptocurrency XRP is a security or not.If it is, that means that it should have been...
Read More »Augur (REP) Surges 35% in the Last 30 Hours; What’s Next?
Augur (REP) has spiked over 35% in the last 30 hours. The Forecast Foundation is moving towards accelerating the development of the platform. REP could soon retrace before it continues its uptrend. Augur is on a roll as its price surged over 35% against the dollar in the last 30 hours. The recent announcements regarding new upgrades and products could be directly related to the sudden spike. On the Works During Devcon 5 in Osaka, Japan, Augur founder Joey Krug revealed that Augur v2...
Read More »BitBay Set to Launch IEO Platform and Launchpad
Photo: BitBay / TwitterBitBay has become the latest major cryptocurrency exchange to create an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) launchpad. IEOs have surged in popularity in recent years, largely replacing the ICO funding model. BitBay’s new platform will launch on November 18, with users given the chance to buy IEO tokens directly via EURO, USD, GBP and Polish Złoty. With 245 IEOs having taken place in the past few years, BitBay may be late to the party – but the exchange hopes to hit the...
Read More »Stellar Lumen (XLM) Price Remains In Uptrend Above $0.0650
Stellar lumen price is showing a lot of positive signs above the $0.0650 support against the US Dollar.XLM price corrected lower recently after trading as high as $0.072.There is a key rising channel forming with support near $0.0650 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair remains well supported on the downside near the $0.0660 and $0.0650 levels.Stellar lumen price is following a bullish path against the US Dollar and bitcoin. XLM price start a fresh increase as long as the...
Read More »Bitfinex Sparks Controversy Allegedly Manipulating $20,000 Bitcoin Price High
Bitfinex, which shares co-founders with the Tether stablecoin, is once again attracting controversy over the manipulation of the Bitcoin price. Per a paper published by the University of Texas Professor John Griffin and Ohio State University’s Amin Shams, Bitcoin’s run to a record high near $20,000 in 2017 was caused by a single market whale. Bitfinex whale manipulating Bitcoin price surges Initially reported by Bloomberg, the paper, which is an update on an earlier one by the same...
Read More »#741 BTC auf Lehrplan in Frankreich, Bitcoin ist kein Geld & Craig Wright kann Einigung nicht bezahlen
Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 741. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bitcoin im Schulunterricht – Frankreich setzt BTC auf den Lehrplan, England sagt Bitcoin ist kein Geld & Craig Wright kann Einigung im Kleiman Bitcoin Prozess nicht bezahlen. 1.) Bitcoin im Schulunterricht – Frankreich setzt BTC auf den Lehrplanhttps://cryptomonday.de/bitcoin-im-schulunterricht-frankreich-setzt-btc-auf-den-lehrplan/ 2.) Bitcoin ist kein Geld!...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Facing Uphill Task Near $0.3000
Ripple price started a downside correction after tagging the $0.3150 resistance against the US dollar.The price is currently consolidating above the $0.2850 support area, with a few positive signs.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2980 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price must surpass the $0.3000 barrier for a fresh increase in the coming sessions.Ripple price is facing a major hurdle near $0.3000 against the US...
Read More »Obyte letzte Runde im Autonomous Agents Developer Contest abgeschlossen
Die finalen Gewinner des Obyte Contest für Entwickler ist mit Beginn des neuen Monats abgeschlossen. Möglich, dass es in Zukunft noch weitere Contests geben wird, jedoch sind alle bis hierhin geplanten Runden damit beendet.Cryptocoin News: Obyte letzte Runde im Autonomous Agents Developer Contest abgeschlossenDie letzten Gewinnerprojekte beendeten einen ohnehin schon interessanten Wettbewerb erfolgreich. Darunter ein Projekt, mit dem zwei Partner einen Mietvertrag abschließen können, ohne...
Read More »The Fed Developing a National Cryptocurrency? The Good and the Bad
A question is ringing through the minds of both the general public and regulators: Should the Fed develop a national cryptocurrency?What Could the Fed Do to Improve Things?We’ve discussed China’s plans to develop a state-issued cryptocurrency – likely a digital yuan – as a means of stabilizing its economy, monitoring people’s transaction histories and competing with the likes of Facebook’s Libra. Recently, Live Bitcoin News covered a new law passed in China that permits the digital yuan to...
Read More »Social Media Influencer Behind Bars for Crypto Scam
When are people going to realize that cryptocurrency scams are never a good idea? You’re always going to get caught. This is a lesson that’s hitting Instagram influencer Aziz ‘Com’ Mizra rather hard at press time.Mizra Is Spending Time in JailA one-time Canadian resident now living in the United Arab Emirates, Mizra has been arrested in Dubai by law enforcement officials under charges that he potentially defrauded investors through several cryptocurrency and real-estate schemes that saw...
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