Bitcoin (BTC)

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements qui acceptent les bitcoins : Citadel Vault, étui de protection pour hardware wallet et autres appareils électroniques. « Le Citadel Vault a été pensé pour être le coffre fort du XXIe siècle. En effet, il permet de garantir l’intégrité physique des appareils électroniques qui contiennent les nouveaux types d’actifs : Les données personnelles, les fichiers numériques sensibles ainsi que les...

It looks like banks and financial institutions are still split right down the middle when it comes to cryptocurrency.Many Banks Are Still Iffy on the Subject of CryptoFor the most part, the gap between both centralized and decentralized finance has been somewhat bridged over the past few months. After all, many banks have now been given the green light to offer crypto custody services to their customers, but how many are looking to do this willingly?It appears many of them are still having...

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission has pressed charges against the owner-operators of BitMEX for illegally running a cryptocurrency exchange and failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, this had an immediate impact on Bitcoin’s price, which dropped by as much as around $400 following the news.Now, BitMEX has posted an official announcement with a brief comment on the...

Bit Panda in Vienna, Austria recently emerged with several additional funds under its wing, and it’s been revealed that much of that money came from billionaire Peter Thiel and his company Valar Ventures.Bit Panda Garners Funds From ThielMore than $50 million (roughly $52 million total) was garnered by the company from Thiel through a Series A funding round that included several other investors such as Speed Invest. The firm is planning to utilize the money to ensure its products are...

Bitcoin’s price was advancing relatively well over the last couple of days but now things took a turn for the worst.The cryptocurrency went on to lose more than $400 of its value, at the time of this writing, in less than an hour. It was trading at almost $10,900 before plunging down to where it currently rests at around $10,480.BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThis happened almost immediately after news broke out that the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission has charged the owners of...

Crypto enthusiasts everywhere are constantly challenging the idea that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are used to fund terrorist groups and commit to illicit programs. They would like to think that somewhere down the line, most of the people that use digital currencies are doing so for noble purposes, so whenever it turns out to be true that there are bad actors out there seeking to use bitcoin for illegal gains, the data can be a bit disappointing.Bitcoin Still Has a Dark SideThis is the...

Bitcoin, the mother of cryptocurrencies, has laid a strong foundation for global leaders to follow in solving the hard society challenges. As the world grows through the recent society challenges, Silicon Valley companies are playing a vital role in the future society setups. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a strong supporter of the blockchain technology and the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, disagreed with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on the matter of how companies should handle the social challenges and...

In a recent tweet, the popular Bitcoin proponent and permabull Mike Novogratz explained the reasons for which he got into it.He also said that if BTC’s price reached $100,000, he would donate most of his profits to charity.Mike Novogratz and Why He Got into Crypto and BitcoinOne of the things that make the cryptocurrency field so interesting is the different intent of the people in it. Some are in for the gains, some are in for the technology, while others base their merits on concepts, far...

Twitter-CEO Jack Dorsey hat jüngst über Cybersicherheit geredet. Dabei sprach er darüber, dass die Bitcoin ein Positivbeispiel hierfür sei. Die Blockhain-Technologie ist längst nicht mehr nur auf die Anwendung im Finanzwesen beschränkt. Jack Dorsey, der CEO von Twitter, unterstreicht dies, indem er es in Betracht zieht, Blockchain für den bekannten Kurznachrichtendienst zu nutzen. Am 25. September hat es Jack Dorsey auf dem Virtual Oslo...

Almost $20M of the $281M worth the tokens drained from the KuCoin exchange are already sold on decentralized exchanges (DEX). This is the standpoint of London-based blockchain analysis provider Elliptic.DEXs Were The Only Route For The Hackers   According to a recent report, KuCoin hackers have sold $17.1 million of the $281 million in cryptocurrency tokens on DEXs.The official analysis reads that the hours after the theft, the hacker attempted to sell part of the tokens at two regular...