Bitcoin (BTC)

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is once again attacking bitcoin and cryptocurrency, claiming that they are agents of numerous financial crimes throughout the United States and abroad.DOJ: BTC Is a Threat to America’s FutureThe DOJ is going so far as to claim that bitcoin and other digital currencies qualify as threats to national security, with US Attorney General William Barr referring to crypto as “the first raindrops of an oncoming storm.”The idea behind bitcoin was that it would...

The Chinese digital yuan is now a thing of reality. Following what has been a lengthy period of testing, the People’s Bank of China has launched approximately $1.5 million worth of the virtual currency.The Digital Yuan Is Being Released on 50,000 PeoplePrior, the digital yuan was being tested through American businesses such as Subway, but now, it looks like the currency has entered a whole new phase of its development process. The currency’s pilot program saw the Shenzhen Municipal...

Yet another major company has jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon by purchasing 10,000 BTC and putting it to use as its primary treasury reserve asset.According to an official press release, the $13 billion asset manager scooped up the BTC through its subsidiary called New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG).Speaking on the matter was Robert Gutmann, Co-Founder and CEO of NYDIG, who said that “As Bitcoin transitions to a predominantly institutionally-owned asset, NYDIG is better positioned than...

Bitcoin casinos are now coming up, and they are associated with many gains. They offer a variety of live dealer games, which include blackjack, baccarat, and roulette.Bitcoin is a valuable currency that allows people to shop and place bets securely. With many online casinos coming up, some are now seeking ways to intensify the player experience. And most gambling sites have adopted the use of Bitcoins, which comes with many benefits. It takes the gaming experience a notch higher.Here’s how...

Acinq vient d’annoncer la sortie d’Eclair 0.4.2, son implémentation du Lightning Network. Cette nouvelle version corrige certains bugs et introduit plusieurs améliorations. Elle ouvre ainsi de nouvelles possibilités aux développeurs de plugins, intègre Keysend qui permet d’envoyer un paiement vers un noeud à partir de son ID sans que ce noeud ait à générer de requête de paiement...

Popular bitcoin commentator Lark Davis, who goes by the name of ‘TheCryptoLark” on Twitter, just shared a BTC trend chart that has ‘bullish’ written all over it.Lark says that the top cryptocurrency is on the cusp of crossing the 50-day moving average, and every time it happened in the past, BTC rallied 42 percent on average. If history repeats, bitcoin could be trading st $15,500 by late-November. Will it happen?If History Repeats, Bitcoin Price Could Zoom 42 PercentIn his latest tweet,...

« Ce projet démesuré a été lancé par Ocean Builders, une société qui crée également des maisons flottantes. Long de 245 mètres, le navire construit en 1990 a récemment été racheté à une grande compagnie de croisières et a été rebaptisé MS Satoshi, en hommage au créateur de Bitcoin (BTC), Satoshi Nakamoto. Le MS Satoshi comporte 777 cabines et peut accueillir jusqu’à 2020 personnes, en plus des 660 membres d’équipage. Très complet, le...

At the time of writing, the price of bitcoin is up another $200. The currency is now trading for over $11,500, marking the coin’s highest peak in well over a month.Bitcoin Has Reached a New HighThe currency is recovering from a rather lackluster September that saw the asset lose roughly $2,000 off its price. Bitcoin hit the mid-$12,000 range in late August, though by the time the new month began, the currency had fallen to about $10,100. The asset hovered here for some time, eventually...

Die DLC Distributed Ledger Consulting GmbH hat ihren zweiten Digital Assets Custody Survey veröffentlicht. Die Studie gibt einen Einblick in die Schwachstellen der Krypto-Verwahrung. Viele Anbieter sehen sich nicht als Krypto-Verwahrer Angefragt wurden insgesamt 136 Unternehmen, teilgenommen haben 37. Innerhalb der Studie wurden Daten zu privaten Schlüsseln, Transaktionen und Token abgefragt. Nur 15...

In a suddenly galvanizing rally, Bitcoin’s price shot to the $11,700 mark last night.  Open interest has soared and is now at a 1-month high. Bitcoin traders are opening long positions and this trend was pointed by Willy Woo as well.At $4.3 Billion, Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops 1 Month HighAlso, a noticeable trend is a rise in aggregated open interest (OI) on different bitcoin futures trading platforms. Yesterday the figure touched a one-month high of $4.3 billion as per Skew.Bitcoin...