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Alex Jones – a far-right media personality and the man behind Infowars – has lost a lot of bitcoins. Alex Jones Loses A Lot of BTC In a recent podcast episode, Jones told his guests that he had accidentally lost a laptop gifted to him by his friend Max Keiser, a hardcore cryptocurrency advocate. This laptop contained as many as 10,000 bitcoin units on it, and he had gotten the laptop about ten years prior when bitcoin was trading for just a few cents at most. Today,...

At 19 years old, Stefan Qin – a self-proclaimed math prodigy – thought it would be a great idea to leave his university studies in Australia and relocate to New York to start two cryptocurrency hedge funds. Now, at 24, he has pled guilty to a scam that could land him a 20-year jail sentence. Stefan Qin Pleads Guilty Qin is the man behind Virgil Sigma and VQR, two cryptocurrency-based hedge funds. He told clients that he had developed algorithms that allowed him to...

XRP/USD – XRP Rolls Over From $1.36 Resistance Key Support Levels: $1.19, $1.10, $1.00.Key Resistance Levels: $1.27, $1.36, $1.49. XRP has been on an impressive run since breaking the bullish flag pattern at the start of August. By the end of last week, it had already hit the $1 level. On Friday, it surged further beyond $1 as it broke the Feb 2018 highs at $1.25 on Saturday and reached as high as $1.36 (1.618 Fib Extension) yesterday. It has since rolled over from this...

The US State Department (DOS) is trying to halt cybercrime in the country with a new initiative for the Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program. Consequently, it will offer up to $10 million in cryptocurrencies to anyone who can provide information leading to the identification of state-backed hackers. DOS Targeting Black Hat Attendants Last week, hackers and cybersecurity experts attended the famous cyber conference Black Hat Briefings. The State Department promoted the program...

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 16th August 2021] Scallop, the world’s first regulated DeFi neo-banking app, is set to close its first investment round of $2.5 million with participation from a bevy of institutional and angel investors. The round, led by Blackedge Capital, includes both new key investors and early backers of the business. Furthermore, Blackedge Capital adds Scallop to its portfolio of prominent blockchain startups, such as Public Mint and Coti....

ETH/USD – Ether Bearish Divergence Continues At $3300 Key Support Levels: $3150, $3035, $3000.Key Resistance Levels: $3350, $3400, $3540. Ethereum saw some positive price developments toward the end of last week as it surged above the previous $3150 resistance on Friday. It continued to climb as high as $3330 over the weekend but could not break above it. Yesterday, ETH dipped as low as $3100 but quickly rebounded to heads back toward $3300 when the candle closed....

Nearly three-thirds of the Singaporean population has already invested in cryptocurrencies, with males under 34 being the dominant part. Interestingly, though, ETH is the most popular digital asset among locals, with BTC, ADA, and BNB trailing behind it. Singaporeans Like Crypto By partnering with CoinMarketCap and Seedly, the US digital asset exchange Gemini surveyed over 4,000 people in the Asian country to determine their general perception of the cryptocurrency landscape....

SOL has been among the best crypto performers in the past month and has entered the top ten after a new all-time high of roughly $65. This comes amid numerous developments and records from the Solana blockchain, including ATH for transactions and a fresh NFT collection drop that raised quite a few eyebrows. What Happened With Solana Lately? Dubbed as the (next) “Ethereum killer,” Solana describs itself as a “high-performance blockchain supporting builders around the world...

After a weekend with wild swings and liquidations, BTC bulls managed to push the price higher, making the first weekly close above the 21-week and 200-day moving average. Technical analysts consider this a major buy signal, as it has led to significant rallies for bitcoin. Chart by TradingViewThe last time this occurred was April 2020, right after the March COVID-19 crash that sent all risk assets plummeting. After reclaiming the 21-week and 200-day moving average, BTC...

Stellar lumen price started a decent increase above the $0.3000 resistance against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.3500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.3700 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to continue higher above the $0.4000 and $0.4050 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is showing positive signs above $0.3500 against the US Dollar, similar...