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Crypto Trading Platform Liquid Hacked; Customer Data May Have Been Compromised

It’s happened again, folks. Another cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed a hack. This time, the alleged victim is the trading platform Liquid, which said in a statement that it’s still investing the specifics of the attack including how much was potentially compromised and who might be responsible.Liquid Is the Latest Subject of a CyberattackIn a blog post, the company’s man in charge Mike Kayamori mentioned what occurred:“On the 13th of November 2020, a domain name hosting provider that...

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Bitcoin’s 14% Weekly Increase Eyes the ATH: The Crypto Weekly Market Update

Ignoring all known rules of gravity, Bitcoin has taken for the skies, and it shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. This week the cryptocurrency is up by another 14% and is currently trading just about 6% below its all-time high of around $20,000 reached in December 2017.The week started off fairly calmly, and some were even thinking that there is a correction incoming. This wasn’t the case, as right after the weekend, BTC started moving… up. It breached its former high on Wednesday and...

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KIRA Announces New Investors, Partners, and Launch of Public Liquidity Auction

[PRESS RELEASE]Palo Alto, CA, Nov. 20, 2020 – KIRA, a decentralized finance technology company, has announced several new investors who participated in KIRA’s Private Sale (which closed in August, 2020), including Digital Finance Group, SNZ Holding, Rarestone Capital and Cabin VC.Over the last few months, KIRA also welcomed several strategic partners, including Math Wallet, Orion, Mantra DAO, BlockParty and Swingby. KIRA will enable these partners to stake any asset type, where tokens and...

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Crypto Price Analysis & Overview November 20th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, and Polkadot

BitcoinBitcoin went through another powerful 15% price surge this week, which saw the cryptocurrency climbing over $18,000 and reaching as high as $18,800. It was trading at $16,400 last Friday, and it struggled to break this resistance over the weekend.This change on Monday, when Bitcoin started to surge higher. It quickly managed to push above $17,000 and break the resistance at the 2018 High at $17,186. The bull run continued higher throughout the week until resistance was found at around...

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Some Think Bitcoin Will Surpass Its All-Time High This Year

Bitcoin is trading for around $17,800 at the time of writing, though the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap had initially spent the early parts of this morning trading above the $18,000 mark, thus suggesting that the currency has the power to rise further.Could Bitcoin Beat Its Old Record?The asset is presently undergoing a slight correction, having lost a few hundred dollars and settling at a lower price, though to be fair, this has happened a few times with the currency....

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC 5% Away From ATH, Breakout Soon?

Bitcoin price continues its parabolic intraweek rally with a surging breakout from the bullish pennant we discussed in yesterday’s analysis. Since the opening of the traditional markets on Monday, BTC has risen by an eye-watering 17%.With the leading crypto asset now holding at around $18,700, it’s only 5% shy from getting back to its all-time high set on December 17, 2017 – 1,069 days ago.Looking at the global crypto picture, a further $21 billion has entered the market in the last 16...

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SoftBank Billionaire CEO Still Doesn’t Understand Bitcoin After A $50M Investment Loss

Masayoshi Son, the founder, and CEO of the giant Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group, has lost millions from buying Bitcoin high and selling it low. In a recent speech, he also admitted that he doesn’t understand how the cryptocurrency works, but he believes some digital asset will have a role in the future.SoftBank CEO’s Unsuccessful Bitcoin InvestmentThe 63-year old Japanese billionaire and philanthropist recently spoke about his regrets, especially financial misfortunes,...

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Top DeFi Tokens Explode as TVL Nears $14 Billion

It’s an all-around green day in crypto land. Bitcoin price has surged beyond $18,000, closing the gap with its previous all-time high of $20,000. ETH just rocketed past $500 for the first time in two years.But apart from the usual cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens are sitting on gains as a majority of them exploded in valuations over the past couple of days.Top 100 DeFi Coins Register Explosive Weekly GainsA bull market pulls every asset out of the bearish rut. The same is...

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Ethereum at $500 For the First Time Since July 2018: Interest Increasing

After failing to tap the $500 mark two days ago, ETH woke up from its slumber with jetpacks mounted on its back. The cryptocurrency rallied vertically and just smashed the $500 resistance against the US Dollar after more than 2 years of trading at the said rates. This comes amid a rising trend of Ethereum searches on Google.Ethereum’s ETH Soars Straight Up To $500It seems ETH bulls are no longer in the mood to remain in the sub-$500 zone, as a bout of galvanizing price action pushed the...

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Rapper Logic Has Purchased $6M Worth Of Bitcoin In October

The list of celebrities purchasing Bitcoin has officially grown by one more with a new representative from the hip hop world. The now-retired rapper going by the stage name Logic recently confirmed that he had purchased $6 million worth of BTC last month.Logic Buys $6M In BitcoinLogic was born in 1990 under his real name – Sir Robert Bryson Hall II. He became a popular songwriter, record producer, streamer, and author. He also had a successful hip hop career with six studio albums and two...

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