Am 31. Oktober hat die argentinische Zentralbank angekündigt, dass es für argentinische Bürger ab sofort verboten ist, Kreditkarten zum Kauf von Bitcoin und anderen Kryptowährungen zu benutzen. Dalibor Ribičić , Argentinien. Foto CC 4.0 by Dalibor Ribičić Digitale Währungen stellen ein alternatives Finanzsystem dar, dessen Hauptkriterien auf Dezentralität und Unabhängigkeit...
Read More »Binance CEO: Bitcoin-Preis bald auf 16’000 US-Dollar?
Changpeng Zhao, der Chairman von Binance, stellte eine neue Vorhersage auf: Der Bitcoin-Kurs soll sich bald bei 16’000 USD befinden! Lol, price predictions are easy. It's just hard to be right about the timing. We will see $16k soon-ish. 1.4 billion people working on it as we speak. https://t.co/mf9hKpP6Js — CZ Binance (@cz_binance) November 1, 2019 Bitcoin soll nicht nur bullisch bleiben, sondern weiter ansteigen Neben einer einflussreichen Stimme besitzt der CEO von...
Read More »Bitcoin als „unstoppable money“ – Podcast mit Core-Entwickler Jonas Schnellli
Bitcoin Podcast Im aktuellen Podcast von Anita Posch spricht Jonas Schnelli. Schnelli ist Bitcoin Core Programmierer und seit 2011 aktiv an der Entwicklung des Codes beteiligt. Als einer von nur sechs Maintainern weltweit sorgt er für die “Drecksarbeit”, das sorgfältige Kontrollieren und Testen des Codes bevor Neuerungen implementiert werden. Er ist Co-Gründer von SHIFT...
Read More »Social Media Influencer Behind Bars for Crypto Scam
When are people going to realize that cryptocurrency scams are never a good idea? You’re always going to get caught. This is a lesson that’s hitting Instagram influencer Aziz ‘Com’ Mizra rather hard at press time.Mizra Is Spending Time in JailA one-time Canadian resident now living in the United Arab Emirates, Mizra has been arrested in Dubai by law enforcement officials under charges that he potentially defrauded investors through several cryptocurrency and real-estate schemes that saw...
Read More »Brickblock startet Security Token auf Immobilienanlage
Das Berliner Blockchain-Start-up Brickblock hilft bei der Tokenisierung von Immobilien Aktien und Direktbeteiligungen. Die Deutsche BaFin hat das erste Wertpapierinformationsblatt für einen öffentlichen STO in Deutschland in der Sparte Immobilien genehmigt. Damit darf Brickblock nun in Deutschland ein Security Token Offering durchführen. Die bei dem STO ausgeschütteten...
Read More »Twitter CEO Dorsey Getting Coin List Off the Ground
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is back in the news thanks to his support of a new cryptocurrency startup.Dorsey: Becoming the Face of Crypto?That startup is known as Coin List, and Dorsey recently took part in a $10 million funding round to help the venture begin its operations. The company is designed to help other crypto businesses garner funds through token sales. Executives say they are looking to utilize the funds for several purposes, including building Coin List Trade, a new crypto...
Read More »Bitcoin Futures Market Is Changing Cryptocurrency Landscape
In the last few months, Bitcoin futures trading is on the rise, beating up to 50% of the total spot market on 13 well-known exchanges. The futures market helps to keep the price less volatile, and it increases liquidity via the attraction of new investors. Wise actors always made predictions that cryptocurrencies would co-exist with the current banking and stock markets. They are not doing any substantial harm to banks and classic exchanges. Instead, cryptocurrencies add fungibility and...
Read More »BitMEX Twitter ‘Hack’ Incites Ominous Warning: ‘Take Your Bitcoin & Run’
Following the mammoth BitMEX user data leak, the bitcoin exchange’s Twitter account was allegedly hacked. While under the perpetrator’s control, the account tweeted an ominous warning: “Take your BTC and run.” BitMEX withdrawals are currently disabled, at least for some users. Things have gone from bad to worse for BitMEX today as a mass leak of user emails has seemingly turned into a full-blown crisis for the world’s most significant bitcoin trading platform. As CCN reported, the...
Read More »Samsung Adds Elrond Token to its Blockchain Wallet
Photo: SamsungSamsung has announced that it is expanding the range of coins available in its blockchain wallet. It has added new token Elrond (ERD) to ensure secure and faster payments using this crypto.Samsung Galaxy S10 device is able to automatically generate a blockchain wallet for users, allowing them to store and use numerous cryptocurrencies (earlier their number was 33). This wallet is created to allow users to make transactions in cryptos and easily access DApps from their...
Read More »Despite BitMEX’s Bad Day, Bitcoin Withdrawals Are Processed Normally
It’s safe to say that BitMEX has had better days. Earlier today, it was reported that many of its users’ email addresses had been leaked. A few hours later, it appeared that the platform itself had been compromised, as the company’s Twitter account stated that withdrawals had been suspended. Shortly thereafter, BitMEX announced that all funds were safe; indeed, withdrawals are working just fine.BitMEX Under SiegeThe day started off with some bad news for BitMEX, the most popular Bitcoin...
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