Bitcoin (BTC)

A cryptocurrency-based cyberattack has made its way into the offices of GoDaddy, an web domain provider. The big clincher is that the company’s employees were utilized to do the job.GoDaddy Compromised; Crypto Site Traffic Misdirected2020 has been the year of many things when it comes to crypto. It’s been the year of a mega bull run in the middle of a widespread pandemic. It’s been the year for institutions getting involved in bitcoin, but it’s also been the year of cyberattacks in many ways....

Coinbase verwaltet 20 Milliarden US-Dollar Mit dem steigenden Bitcoin-Preis werden auch die zahlreichen Bitcoin-Börsen reich. Coinbase hat jüngst bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen aktuell Krypto-Werte mit einem Gesamtvolumen in Höhe von 20 Milliarden US-Dollar. Erst im vergangenen April sind nach Angaben der US-amerikanischen Kryptobörse Coinbase rund 14 Milliarden US-Dollar hinzugekommen. Dieser beeindruckende Zuwachs resultiert aus...

PayPal users who use the service for high-frequency crypto trading should be cautious about having their accounts banned. One Redditor reportedly learned this lesson recently with the payment giant placing a 180-day hold on his purse that still has about $462.Apart from the likelihood of users facing account closures for trading crypto on PayPal, the situation also brings to light some deficiencies in the company’s customer service, which may present issues for cryptocurrency owners.PayPal is...

Money on Chain and RSK are further making the case for BTC being the hub around which defi revolves, the future is looking bright for Bitcoin.Money on Chain, known for its Bitcoin-collateralized, dollar-pegged stablecoin DoC, has announced the launch of a new decentralized token exchange called TEX. Built on Bitcoin smart contract sidechain RSK, TEX automates token swaps using smart contracts and gives traders access to assets such as DoC, defi token BPro, RSK’s RIF token, and bitcoin-pegged...

Analysts and industry experts have been jumping back and forth about where they think the future of bitcoin lies. The currency has been booming like it never has before, jumping beyond the $18,500 line and surging to its highest position since late 2017. Some are convinced that the bull run is going to continue well into 2021, and that the asset is likely to hit a new all-time high.Bitcoin Has MaturedMore than anything, the question that’s likely on every analyst’s mind is whether things are...

It looks like everyone has been so obsessed with bitcoin as of late that people have forgotten about some of the smaller coins that the asset is known to compete with. Currencies such as Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple’s XRP and Chainlink.Ethereum and Smaller Assets Are Also BoomingTo an extent, we can’t blame individuals for looking away considering how well bitcoin has been doing. The currency has reached its highest point in three years and is presently trading for well over $18,500. At the...

VanEck has pushed out of the US into the European markets and, with favorable regulations, it expects to have a better embrace in the region where similar products are already available.Investment management firm VanEck has successfully launched a bitcoin-backed Exchange Traded Product known as an Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the Deutsche Borse Xetra exchange. According to a report by Funds Europe, the move by VanEck to launch the exchange-traded product (ETP) models that of other European...

The rally in the crypto-market undergoes as Bitcoin is only a few hundred dollars away from hitting its all time high. Bitcoin dominance is dropping drastically since November 18 providing enough space and volumes for the boost of altcoins. This week only Bitcoin dominance is down to 3.35%.Bitcoin dominance is in a downtrend since 2019 as more altcoins are introduced to the market.The November 18 drop of Bitcoin dominance boosted volumes to altcoins, such as Ripple and Ethereum. Both projects...

The narrative asserting that Bitcoin operates as a hedge and is an excellent alternative to gold has also been embraced by the host of CNBC’s Mad Money. In a recent tweet, Jim Cramer also provided his Bitcoin price prediction as he sees the asset topping $20,000 by the end of 2020.Cramer On BTC And GoldThe 65-year old Cramer is a former hedge fund manager and the current host of one of the most popular financial TV productions – CNBC’s Mad Money. Being on the air for over 15 years discussing...

Todd Gordon believes that Bitcoin may march on to $74,000. His prediction can, however, fall short of up to 61% which is around $34,000.Bitcoin bull run is on as the leading cryptocurrency has staged an exponential growth with an 80% price gain in the last two months and 166% price gain from the start of the year to date to record a current price of $19,158. Yesterday, the digital asset rallied to fall less than 4% short of its all-time high having reached a price point of $19,345. The sudden...