Bitcoin (BTC)

ConocoPhillips – one of the biggest producers of oil and gas in the world – is entering the crypto mining space. The company announced early last week that it is heading a bitcoin mining pilot project in what’s known as the Bakken, a region in North Dakota popular amongst new producers of energy in the U.S. ConocoPhillips Has Found a Way to Put Excess Oil to Use A spokesperson for the company explained that ConocoPhillips is not operating the project itself. Rather, it’s...

The Canadian businessman and television personality – Kevin O’Leary – views bitcoin as a coin, currency, and software. He believes that having exposure to BTC is the same as holding positions in giant corporations such as Microsoft or Yahoo. In addition, O’Leary predicted that BTC could surge to $300,000 once there is regulatory clarity in the industry. Bitcoin Is Like the Big Players Numerous celebrities have changed their stance on bitcoin over the years, and Kevin O’Leary...

Mastercard is expanding its crypto department. The credit card giant announced early in the week that it’s looking to help companies around the world better understand the growing digital currency industry and will hire as many as 500 individuals in the coming year to facilitate its ongoing crypto projects. Mastercard Is Building Its Crypto Services Mastercard is seeking to lend itself out as a consultant of sorts to businesses and enterprises everywhere looking to set...

Though the major static and dynamic support lines failed on a daily time frame, the long-term holders’ sell pressure (inflows to all exchanges) was reduced after failing the $39K support levels. A consolidation phase in the $36K-$40K range is the most expected behavior for the mid-term window. Technical Analysis By: Edris Long-Term Bitcoin price has lost two significant supports in the last couple of days, and the hopes for a recovery turned into fear. BTC is currently...

Constatant que le projet d’euro numérique sur lequel travaille la Banque centrale européenne « comporte des risques élevés pour les libertés », la CNIL [1] a appelé, la semaine dernière, à l’émergence d’un débat public sur le sujet. La commission considère en effet qu’un projet qui concerne la vie quotidienne de centaines de millions d’Européens « doit sortir du cercle des spécialistes et des...

Recently leaked documents allege that the giant private bank Credit Suisse had held hundreds of billions of dollars of clients alleged or involved in drug trafficking, corruption, torture, money laundering, and other serious crimes. This comes years after the bank bashed the cryptocurrency industry, claiming that bitcoin presents money laundering challenges. The Leaked Documents A whistle-blower shared compromising data on more than 18,000 bank accounts holding over $100...

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IT Security München Eine neue FBI Spezialeinheit soll den Kampf gegen die Cyberkriminalität und sogenannte Bitcoin-Hacker aufnehmen. Zur Hilfe wurde auch eine neue Bitcoin-Expertin einberufen. Virtual Asset Exploitation, so heißt die neue FBI Abteilung der amerikanischen Regierungsbehörde, die Anfang dieses Monats gegründet wurde. Der Auslöser für die Gründung war die durch das Justizministerium angeordnete und bisher größte Beschlagnahmung von...

Die Datenbank der umstrittenen US-Firma Clearview AI soll auf 100 Milliarden Gesichter heranwachsen, sodass innerhalb eines Jahres jeder Mensch identifiziert werden kann. Selbst rechtlich fragwürdige Praktiken und zahlreiche internationale Kritiker scheinen das Unternehmen nicht an seinem Expansionsdrang zu hindern. Aktuell plant Clearview AI sogar, seine Datenbank mit über 10 Milliarden Fotos von den Gesichtern realer Personen um ein zehnfaches zu...

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