Bitcoin (BTC)

Two suspects have been accused of stealing almost $500,000 from unsuspecting victims in fraudulent bitcoin transactions in Hong Kong.Fake It Till You Steal ItAccording to a report by the South China Morning Post on Tuesday (Mar. 23, 2021), the victims, aged 33 and 31, were deceived by two con artists in a fake bitcoin transaction. The cons who posed as bitcoin sellers managed to steal HK$3.85 million ($495,650) from the victims.The victims, who work at a money exchange company, went to a shop...

The cryptocurrency trading space is consistently introduced to new coins for people to trade and enjoy. The latest example is one known as Safe Moon, which appears to be getting more and more interest from investors according to latest search trends. Safe Moon Is Now Available To be fair, not much is known about the currency just yet, so as we do with all new coins, we’re informing our readers to stay safe and remain fully aware of the risks that are associated with...

Bitcoin has taken a nasty hit in recent days. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap – which was previously trading in the $58,000 and $59,000 ranges – has stumbled backwards and is now trading for around $55,000. Earlier today, we published an article suggesting that the expiration of various bitcoin options was to blame, though there may have been another contributing factor. Jerome Powell – chair of the Federal Reserve – released an official statement...

The past seven days were quite the roller coaster in the cryptocurrency market, which, fortunately, ended well.The total market capitalization is currently more or less at the same level as where it was one week ago, despite having lost almost $100 million on Thursday when Bitcoin’s price collapsed to $50K.With this said, we take a look at the top 5 cryptocurrencies to keep a close watch over the next few weeks.Bitcoin (BTC)It goes without saying that, for the most part, wherever Bitcoin...

Where the heck is bitcoin planning to go in the coming weeks? The number one cryptocurrency by market cap has decided to take a turn for the worse, diving into $55,000 territory after trading for $58,000 or $59,000 for the past several days, and it looks like many analysts are torn on whether the world’s primary digital asset will continue to go south or get back to its winning ways. Bitcoin Has Dug Itself Into a Hole It appears one of the big contributing factors to...

KiwiSaver Growth Strategy recently invested 5% of its money into Bitcoin, according to his Chief Investment Officer, James Grigor.While several investors from KiwiSaver were not happy with the decision, Grigor believes Bitcoin has become a commodity, similar to gold, and has many features similar to it such as working as a store of value against fiat hyperinflation. “If you are happy to invest in gold, you can’t really discount bitcoin,” he said for Stuff, a New Zealand news agency. The Fund...

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Leading crypto fintech startup Circle Internet Financial has announced the launch of a payment solution for the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) market. It will enable investors and content creators to make payments using credit cards and cryptocurrencies.Promoting NFT AdoptionThe company stated in an announcement today that it hopes the initiative would get more investors onboarded into the NFT bandwagon. Jeremy Allaire, Circle co-founder, and CEO said the initiative is important for content...

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Following another dip to $54,000, bitcoin has bounced off and has added over $2,000 of value. Some altcoins have registered even more impressive gains in the past 24 hours, led by Binance Coin’s 9% surge to $275.BTC Retakes $56KAfter the mid-week price slump when it dropped from over $57,000 to a three-week low of just above $50,000, bitcoin has been gradually increasing in value.Even the fears that the record $6 billion worth of options contracts that expired on Friday would insert enhanced...