Bitcoin (BTC)

The bitcoin spikes that have occurred over the past year have led to serious jumps in ransomware attacks according to new data from Barracuda Networks, a company that provides cybersecurity products and services. Barracuda Networks Sheds Light on BTC Ransomware Between October of last year and May of 2021, the price of bitcoin rose by nearly 400 percent. That is the good news. Obviously, there are many crypto traders that raked in some heavy profits, and several...

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tesla, and Facebook… Over the past several months, many analysts have talked about how all these entities are potentially related and how they correlate with each other. It is widely believed that altcoins like ETH follow bitcoin’s patterns, while it is alleged that bitcoin and stocks will mimic each other’s behavior. Either way, per Sam Bankman-Fried – the CEO and founder of popular cryptocurrency exchange FTX – believes that all these...

Bitcoin price is consolidating in a range below the $35,000 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading near the $34,250 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major contracting triangle forming with resistance near $35,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to start a major increase if there is a clear break above the $35,000 resistance. Bitcoin price is recovering higher above...

Guests of the Pavilions Hotels & Resorts can now pay for their accommodation with over 40 cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH. The service will be available from today – July 7th. An Exotic Adventure in Exchange for Crypto According to a recent press release, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts partnered up with the cryptocurrency trading platform Coindirect to provide its clients the option of digital asset payments. The hotel group guests can choose among more than...

Selon un article publié aujourd’hui dans le Financial Times, Binance pourrait suspendre « temporairement » les virements SEPA. Pour l’instant, les virements SEPA sont encore possibles par l’intermédiaire de Banxa, partenaire de Binance, en revanche les dépôts via le réseau britannique Faster Payments ont été désactivés la semaine dernière.  La plateforme d’échange n’a pas donné davantage de précisions, évoquant simplement « des...

In her new role, Korver will advise the Acting Director of FinCEN Michael Mosier on the questions related to Bitcoin adoption and financial crimes.The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has in a statement released on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, announced Michele Korver will now serve as Chief Digital Currency Advisor to FinCEN.In the statement, the agency noted that Korver, formerly in the employ of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), will work with internal and...

BTC continues the drawn-out phase of consolidation as it trades sideways inside a short-term symmetrical triangle pattern. It looks as BTC awaits the next huge move as the apex of the triangle draws near – in a matter of days or even hours, and the trading volume decreases, which typically happens before a massive move. Quick recap: Bitcoin tested the upper boundary of the symmetrical triangle earlier in the week but failed to surpass $35,600 – $36K. From there, it headed...

Tron price started a decent increase above the $0.0600 zone against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading well above $0.0620, but it is below the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0670 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The pair is likely to start a decent increase above the $0.0680 and $0.0700 resistance levels. TRON price is now showing positive signs above $0.0600 against the US...

The month of June marked a turning point for the world of crypto and bitcoin mining, and it looks like revenue for miners has begun to slip. Crypto Miners Are Losing Out On Funds Both bitcoin and Ethereum miners reported a drop in earnings throughout June 2021. Profits fell by as much as 42 percent from May, which saw those involved in extracting new units garner a whopping $1.45 billion in crypto-based profit. By contrast, June only produced $839 million in profit for...

The Brazilian authorities have arrested the president of the Bitcoin Banco Group – Claudio Oliveira. According to them, he was responsible for swiping 7,000 bitcoins from customers worth $250 million today. ‘The Bitcoin King’ Got Busted In a recent online press release, the Brazilian officials reported the arrest of Claudio Oliveira. He was the man in charge of the Bitcoin Banco Group – a company promising high returns for clients who invest their bitcoins with it. Following...