Bitcoin (BTC)

The odds of Joe Biden winning the upcoming Presidential election and significant progress being made on the coronavirus vaccine front are unnaturally high, as per Goldman Sachs. Also, what is extremely possible is the US Dollar’s drastic drop to its 2018 lows because of these two probable events, according to the global banking giant. Will this cause bitcoin (BTC) price to break new highs? The Time For The USD’s Drop To A 2-Year Low Is Nigh: Goldman Strategists In one of the...

Former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya says that bitcoin is the only insurance policy available today against inflation and other economic strife.Palihapitiya: We All Need Some BitcoinIn a recent interview, Palihapitiya commented that while many bitcoin advocates are struggling to understand who is better for the economy in this coming election – either Trump or Biden – he says that neither candidate will do well for the U.S. dollar. In a classic prediction of gloom and doom, he...

Le BIP* 155, qui intègre les adresses V3 du réseau Tor, a rejoint l’implémentation de référence de Bitcoin. Il sera actif dans la version 0.21 de Bitcoin Core qui sortira « probablement en décembre » 2020.  Le réseau Tor, qui repose sur un logiciel open source, permet une communication anonyme sur Internet. En juillet, ses développeurs ont annoncé que les adresses V2 du réseau – déjà utilisées...

Bitcoin price is soaring right now as the US legacy market opens up to begin the new week. Just hours ago, the leading cryptocurrency had completed a bearish Bart Simpson pattern after crashing down to $11,175 following an extended period of sideways chop. It was looking as though the asset was about to head down to the 0.5 Fibonacci level at $11,150, but new bullish momentum from the American trading session has helped drive BTC back above $11,500. With this, Bitcoin charted...

[Featured Content]The crypto derivatives market is having a hard time of late. October began with the news of CFTC civil enforcement action against the centralized crypto derivatives platform BitMEX.BitMEX and its founders, including CEO Arthur Hayes, were charged with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating multiple CFTC regulations, including failing to implement the required anti-money laundering procedures.Less than a week later, the UK FCA announced a ban on the sale of...

LNPay.co, qui développe des outils pour démocratiser l’usage du Lightning Network, propose un verrou d’accès payant (un « paywall ») très facile à mettre en œuvre. Le principe est simple : l’utilisateur clique sur le lien créé par le vendeur, est dirigé vers un QR code de paiement Lightning puis accède au contenu numérique (page web, fichier, image…) après avoir envoyé les satoshis demandés. Côté vendeur, un compte créé en deux minutes...

The leading digital currency asset management company Grayscale Investments announced that its Ethereum Trust will report directly to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Grayscale filed a Form 10 with the SEC a few months ago on behalf of the Ethereum Trust to become the second company product designated as a digital currency investment vehicle reporting to the Commission. The other product is the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. The announcement from today reads that following the...

The Bitcoin ATM at the Tesla Nevada Gigafactory is said to have been live since August.Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) employees’ at the Nevada Gigafactory have been accessing Bitcoin ATM services provided by America’s first and largest U.S. network of bitcoin ATMs LibertyX.The clarification came after a Twitter user @wlrvs posted that he had spotted a Bitcoin ATM at the Gigafactory as he passed by.Just passed by and saw @elonmusk has a bitcoin atm at the Gigafactory. pic.twitter.com/8HpkDkFwqP—...

Bitcoins worth more than $11 million was moved in a single transaction yesterday, October 11th. Data from on-chain analytics providers reveals that the huge amount has been sitting idle for the past 10 years as this was the first time it was moved.Another Stack of Satoshi-era BTC Transferred YesterdayIt appears that the transactions of bitcoins mined during the days when Satoshi Nakamoto, the network’s pseudonymous creator, was active, are increasing.Yesterday, October 11th, there was a...

100x Group, the organization that owns and operates the popular Bitcoin derivatives platform BitMEX, has appointed a new Chief Compliance Officer – Malcolm Wright.According to the official announcement, Wright will lead the company’s compliance efforts globally. He will assist with BitMEX’s goal to complete its User Verification Programme and to “further enhance our compliance function.”Wright has a 30-year experience in compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) and currently sits on...