Bitcoin (BTC)

Is bitcoin coming to the U.S. Senate? That’s how it looks in Wyoming after the state has elected a Republican cryptocurrency holder and digital currency advocate to office. Cynthia Lummis is a crypto owner that was recently elected to the Senate to represent Wyoming. Many expect that she will now push for newfound bitcoin and crypto regulation to protect digital trading in America.Wyoming Is Growing as a Crypto HavenMany a time have bitcoin and digital currencies been brought up in...

Startups have taken note of the growing interest in cryptocurrencies, seizing the opportunity to position themselves in the market and Crypto ATM manufacturers are expanding more than ever. According to figures from the metrics website Coin ATM Radar, so far in 2020, there has been a growth of more than 80% in the deployment of new crypto ATMs. This is almost 3 times the amount reported at the beginning of 2019. Crypto ATMs Spread All Over The World The world welcomed 2020...

The price of bitcoin has shot up to $14,900, the highest it’s been in a long time. This is a nine percent spike in the price over the past two days.Bitcoin Is At Its Highest Point This YearThe jump occurs during the U.S. presidential election, which is still heavily underway. Lots of additional counting is taking place in key battleground states, while some areas – such as Arizona – despite being called earlier in the race, are now again up for grabs as gaps tighten.During all this time, both...

Exploitant encore une fois les données qui avaient fuité en juillet dernier, un SMS personnalisé a été envoyé à certains clients de Ledger [1]. Le message se présente comme la confirmation d’une transaction et propose au client un faux lien d’annulation : « Please visit chain-ledger.tech [ou.live] within 35 mins if you need to cancel » Ne cliquez par sur ce lien. Cette transaction n’a...

After increased volatility that took Bitcoin to $16,000 and $15,200, the cryptocurrency has calmed and trades around $15,500. The altcoins have surged in the past 24 hours as Ethereum is above $450, while Ripple is north of $0.26. Most impressively, Yearn Finance’s YFI token increased by around 100%. Bitcoin Calms After Record Days The primary cryptocurrency has been marching confidently in the past several days. This led to consecutive yearly records and its highest price...

Ransomware attacks are one of the most notorious examples of crypto-related criminal activities 2020, with targets ranging from city halls and universities to major industries such as Tesla. And this week, hackers claimed a new victim: The gaming giant Capcom. Capcom is the corporation behind major hits like Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Megaman and Street Fighter. Capcom’s Data is Worth $11 Million in Bitcoin At the beginning of November 2020, Capcom issued a statement...

Le Sunacrip [1], organisme d’Etat vénézuélien chargé des « actifs cryptographiques », a annoncé hier le lancement de VEX [2], une plateforme d’échange dédiée aux cryptomonnaies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash et Petro) qui pourront être échangées contre des bolivars. Après avoir tenté de d’imposer sans grand succès sa propre cryptomonnaie, le petro, le gouvernement Vénézuélien semble avoir modifié un peu sa stratégie. Dans un discours diffusé...

This week was wild for Bitcoin. Starting at around $13,500, the cryptocurrency went on to shatter the high set back in 2019 and surge to as much as $16,000 just today. It’s interesting to note that this happens despite the fact that retail investors are yet nowhere to be found, according to data. It appears that the current rally is driven mostly by institutions. All of this takes place while the 2020 US Presidential Elections are still ongoing. Of course, Bitcoin’s path is...

Nearly $1 billion in crypto funds that have ties to the Silk Road dark web are being transferred to other wallet addresses.The Shakers Behind Silk RoadAs we all remember, Silk Road was a dark online market allegedly founded by Ross Ulbricht, who is presently serving a life sentence for his role in the creation of the platform. The website was available to anyone looking to purchase drugs, guns or other contraband with bitcoin. The government shut the company down about seven years ago.But if...

Le Département de la Justice des États-Unis annoncé hier une saisie (réalisée mardi) de 69 369 bitcoins (soit un montant qui dépasse le milliard de dollars) qui dormaient depuis des années dans le portefeuille d’un pirate. L’individu avait réussi à soutirer ce trésor à la plateforme Silk Road entre mai 2012 et avril 2013, soit quelques mois avant la fermeture du site en octobre 2013. « Mardi...