Bitcoin (BTC)

Bulletin d’information hebdomadaire Bitcoin Optech du 20 septembre 2023 traduit par @copinmalin. Le bulletin de cette semaine partage l’annonce d’un prochain événement autour de la recherche et inclut nos sections régulières décrivant les mises à jour des clients et des services, les nouvelles versions et les versions candidates, ainsi que les changements apportés aux principaux logiciels...

A new crypto project has burst onto the scene during the first day of its presale, raising over $100,000 within minutes of its launch. This exciting newcomer – Bitcoin Minetrix (BTCMTX), is debuting an innovative Stake-to-Mine mechanism, allowing everyday crypto investors to participate in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining process easily. Given its impressive market entrance, many early backers are touting Bitcoin Minetrix as a potentially disruptive force in the BTC mining space....

Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has uncovered a network of 100 individual suppliers facilitating the illicit fentanyl trade by smuggling the precursor chemicals needed to synthesize fentanyl. The criminals have also been using cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, and Monero, to make payments, facilitating the transfer of funds from buyers to suppliers, with the final destination being Mexico. Elliptic Uncovers Illegal Fentanyl Network In the...

A woman nearly lost $16,000 after falling victim to a crypto scam. The money likely would have been gone forever if it wasn’t for the police force at Stevens Point, as well as the firefighters of the region and UPS. Woman Nearly Loses Money to Crypto Thieves The woman, who remains unnamed at the time of writing, is 79 years of age. Many crypto scammers are under the impression that they can victimize people who are elderly given they’re less likely to understand...

The Seychelles-registered cryptocurrency exchange OKX released its 11th consecutive monthly Proof of Reserves (PoR) report which encompasses 22 commonly used digital assets and shows balances of $11.2 billion in primary assets. OKX is the only crypto exchange that has made it a ritual to publish PoRs for almost a year with which the platform revealed witnessed the engagement of hundreds of thousands of users. OKX’s 11th Proof of Reserves report As per the recently released...

The new MoneyGram non-custodial wallet will provide a more flexible way for users to handle funds and make transactions cheaper. International peer-to-peer payments and money transfer giant MoneyGram International has announced its intention to launch a non-custodial wallet to bridge crypto and fiat. According to MoneyGram, users will be able to exchange funds between fiat currency and the USDC stablecoin. The MoneyGram wallet confirms the payment company’s interest in crypto. According to...

Bit Deer Technologies Group is opening a new crypto mining facility in the Asian country of Bhutan. Bit Deer Sets Its Sights on Asia Bit Deer is a crypto mining firm based in Singapore. Founded by Chinese billionaire Jihan Wu, the company stated that it has recently finished power testing the facility and it will open its doors for BTC extraction purposes. Linghui Kong – the CEO of Bit Deer – said in a recent statement: Our Gedu data center, nestled in the serene...

The topic of bitcoin ETFs is getting a lot stronger now that companies like BlackRock have submitted applications. Not long ago, Rob Nelson – the anchor of Roundtable – and Jordan Fried, the CEO of Immutable Holdings, held a discussion regarding how strong bitcoin ETFs will be in the coming future and what traders and investors can potentially look forward to. Rob Nelson on Bitcoin ETFs Nelson opened the conversation up by stating: Everybody knows that the bitcoin...

The platform’s usage is not limited to individual users but also extends to educational organizations. Global crypto exchange Binance’s open-access blockchain and crypto education platform Binance Academy has reported a 62% increase in the number of users.  According to platform data, from September 2022 to August 2023 there was a marked increase in individuals seeking crypto education. This brings the total number of individuals to use the platform to further their knowledge of blockchain...

ADA price is trading in a bearish zone below the $0.255 support zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $0.250 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2490 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Coinbase). The price could continue to move down if it stays below the $0.250 resistance zone. Cardano price is struggling below $0.250 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. ADA...