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Regulators heat up the pressure on crypto after the two Iranian flagships reached the Venezuelan cost. It is assumed that the Venezuelan government paid the Iranian for the delivered gasoline in crypto.CFTC fined the popular derivatives platform BitMex for operating an unregistered platform in the US and violating the Anti-Money Laundering regulations. The regulator also charged the top-management of the derivatives trading platform, including the CEO Arthur Heyes, as a consequence almost...

Based on past Q4 figures, traders are expecting that a fall in the price of Bitcoin could cause further losses for the altcoin market.Traders are expecting a slow fourth-quarter for the price of Bitcoin and the altcoin market as well. Specifically, technical analysts are observing the Bitcoin dominance index to alert against a fall in the altcoin market.Over the past weeks, the price of Bitcoin has not changed significantly. However, traders are expecting a “slow fourth-quarter” for the top...

Cryptocurrency investors have withdrawn approximately 45,000 bitcoins from the derivatives exchange BitMEX following the recent charges brought by the US CFTC. A sizeable portion of the massive amount has ended up on two rival exchanges – Gemini and Binance.CFTC Charges Against BitMEX OwnersAs CryptoPotato reported last week, the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission pressed charges against the owners of the popular derivatives exchange BitMEX. The CFTC charged Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo,...

Support for Ethereum 2.0 is growing rapidly. In a significant milestone, Eth2’s Medalla test net has expanded to more than 75GB in size. Along with this, the number of staked test ETH on the test net has crossed well above 2 million.Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Size Tops 75 GBAs per the latest reports, two months after the launch of Medalla, every node in the Eth2 test net is already holding more than 75 GB worth of data. It’s predecessor, the parent Ethereum blockchain, has a size of more than 452...

As CoinGecko reports, stablecoins market capitalization stood at $20,727,163,727. The success of the stablecoin industry is an indication of the growing crypto market in relation to the fiat currencies.Stablecoins global market is another booming crypto industry beyond the DeFi ecosystem that has led the recent crypto volatility. According to figures provided by CoinGecko, stablecoins market capitalization stood at $20,727,163,727 at the time of writing with Tether (USDT) being the leader of...

October 15th is approaching, and that’s the latest deadline for submitting a rehabilitation plan for reimbursing the Mt. Gox creditors. With them claiming over 150,000 bitcoins, which is about 15% of the total value owed to creditors, the community speculates on the potential market impact.October 15th: What You Need to KnowThe Mt. Gox case has been going on for years, and it’s arguably one of the biggest, if not the biggest hacks against a cryptocurrency exchange.In a document released on...

Stellar lumen price seems to be forming a support base above $0.0700 against the US Dollar.XLM price is currently facing hurdles near $0.0750 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0750 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could accelerate higher once it clears the $0.0750 and $0.0760 resistance levels.Stellar lumen price is showing recovery signs above $0.0700 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 984. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Der E-Euro kommt – möglicherweise vielleicht bald, Bitcoin Nutzung steigt in Ägypten & Bitcoin Volatilität auf 2 Jahres-Tief. 1.) Der E-Euro kommt – möglicherweise vielleicht baldhttps://www.btc-echo.de/der-e-euro-kommt-moeglicherweise-vielleicht-bald/ 2.) Bitcoin use rise in Egypt amid economic...

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements qui acceptent les bitcoins (on-chain et Lightning) : Courbet, maison de joaillerie de la place Vendôme à Paris. « Au cœur de la place Vendôme, Courbet propose une alternative écologique et éthique à la joaillerie traditionnelle. Nos diamants sont créés en laboratoire, notre or est recyclé. Créer et préserver la magie de l’univers, telle est la beauté de...

Owen Simonin (alias Hasheur) invité de Laurent Leleux sur TLS +.