Bitcoin (BTC)

The popular Bitcoin margin trading exchange BitMEX is launching a new program tailored towards its corporate customers. Called BitMEX Corporate, it will provide them with enhanced legal, auditory, and client relationship benefits.BitMEX Flatters Its Corporate CustomersIn the announcement from earlier today, BitMEX describes the corporate accounts on its platform as “the part of our customer base where the account owner is not an individual, but a company or other legal entity.” As such, they...

It looks like bitcoin ATMs are likely to be the next target of U.S. regulators.Bitcoin ATMs Are Being Used for the Wrong ReasonsBitcoin ATMs have grown in both size and scope over the past few years. There are approximately 8,000 machines all over the world, and as the love of crypto has gotten bigger, so has the presence of bitcoin ATMs. These machines are now seen as a convenient way to transfer funds and purchase bitcoin with cash or with other forms of crypto in a simple, quick, and...

It looks like North America is about to become a major player in the bitcoin mining sector thanks to companies like Core Scientific.Core Scientific Is Paving the WayThe enterprise has recently inked a deal with a mining equipment venture in Malaysia to purchase more than 17,500 Antminer machines from Bitmain. The company has already gotten its hands on some of these machines and have installed them so that miners can begin extracting new coins. The rest of the machines are slated to arrive by...

Court documents reveal the self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, may have subjected himself to a suicide attempt in May 2016.That’s according to the deposition of Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen, who recounted the story during the ongoing trial between Craig Wright and the estate of Dave Kleiman.Context: Craig Wright’s Failed Attempt to Move Satoshi’s BitcoinCraig Wright promised to move coins from Bitcoin’s ninth block in 2016 – something only Satoshi could so.In a deposition...

Yesterday, Live Bitcoin News reported that Jack Abramoff – a notorious lobbyist – had pled guilty to fraud and now faces potential jail time following charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Now, it appears Abramoff’s alleged partner in crime – Rowland Marcus Andrade – is the subject of a potential extortion campaign. At least that’s what he’s claiming.Andrade: I’m the Victim, HereBoth Andrade and Abramoff were potentially involved in a phony initial coin offering (ICO) for...

XRP dropped by 2% over the past 24 hours, which caused it to fall beneath $0.18 as it reached $0.177.The cryptocurrency collapsed beneath the lower boundary of a descending triangle pattern this week, which sparked a downturn.Against Bitcoin, XRP is in disaster mode as it continues to plummet further beneath the 2000 SAT support.Key Support & Resistance LevelsXRP/USD:Support: $0.175, $0.171, $0.157.Resistance: $0.185, $0.192, $0.20.XRP/BTC:Support: 1950 SAT, 1900 SAT, 1890 SAT.Resistance:...

Bitpanda: Lade deine Freunde ein und profitiere vom doppelten Bonus Wer einen Bitpanda-Account erstellt hat und damit zufrieden ist, hat jetzt die Chance, doppelte Belohnung für das Einladen von Freunden und Bekannten zu kassieren. Für jede Neuanmeldung gibt es 10 Franken Bonus und zudem 10 Franken im hauseigenen Token BEST. Da Bitpanda europäische Lizenzen im Finanzbereich...

Sadi Carnot (1796-1832), polytechnicien, posa les bases de la thermodynamique, une science nouvelle à son époque. A ne pas confondre avec son neveu, Marie François Sadi Carnot, élu président de la République française en 1887, assassiné en 1894 par un anarchiste. Déjà en 2017, le brillant pédagogue Andreas Antonopoulos offrait une réponse convaincante à la sempiternelle question du « nocoiner » que nous avons tous rencontré au moins une...

So far, this weekend hadn’t been the best for the price of Bitcoin. The primary cryptocurrency recorded its lowest level over the last 30 days.Trading for $9800 just six days ago, Bitcoin dropped as of yesterday to nearly $8800 on most leading exchanges.The Good and The Bad NewsAs of writing these lines, Bitcoin is trading around the $9K mark, mostly below it. From a technical point of view, a strong support level that got broken down immediately becomes a huge resistance level.As can be seen...

Bitcoin has found a new foe in the form of legendary investor Jim Rogers. In a recent interview, he claims that the worst thing that could happen for bitcoin is that it’s seen as a real and legitimate form of money.Jim Rogers: Bitcoin Needs to Remain SpeculativeSince bitcoin’s initial inception in 2008, the currency has been pushed as a valid currency designed for purchasing goods and services. The asset was built to replace things like fiat and credit cards to give financial power and...