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Documentation stemming from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests that Zap – a company that has partnered with credit card company Visa – has garnered more than $3 million to establish further bitcoin payment protocols.Zap Is Rolling in DoughThe funding round occurred in April of this year and was led by Green Oaks Capital and Morgan Creek. Zap is currently building a new platform atop the Lightning Network that could potentially make it much easier for users to pay for goods...

Another massive bitcoin hack is in the books, though this one is a bit different in that it involves Twitter, one of the largest social media platforms across the globe.High-Profile Twitter Accounts OvertakenTo be fair, Twitter has been utilized to garner illicit bitcoin funds before from unsuspecting victims. Elon Musk – who was one of the more prominent figures at the center of this event – can vouch for that, though never has such an attack as the one that occurred 48 hours ago been...

During the past seven days, Bitcoin failed to surprise us with anything in terms of price action. It appears that the cryptocurrency continues with its somewhat dormant state as it remained stagnant and rangebound between $9,000 and $9,200.Yesterday, BTC’s price dropped from slightly above $9,200 to around $9,040, sparking worries that things might take a turn for the worst. However, the price has since rebounded, and it’s once again consolidating around $9,150.What Bitcoin lacked in price...

BitcoinBitcoin saw a small 1% price decline this week, but it managed to remain within the confines of a symmetrical triangle pattern.Throughout the week, BTC attempted to break above the upper boundary of the triangle on numerous occasions but failed each time. The coin recently found support at the lower edge of the triangle.BTC can be considered directionless (neutral) until a breakout occurs from this triangle. If it breaks toward the upside, then BTC can be expected to head back to the...

Wednesday, July 15th, 2020, will forever be remembered as the day Twiter became a puppet in the hands of a mischievous hacker.Twitter was hacked. And the accounts of some of the most prominent people in crypto and the world were compromised and used to steal Bitcoin in giveaway scams.Experts Share Their OpinionsAlthough the micro-blogging platform has regained control and is currently investigating the matter, industry experts are still sharing their thoughts and opinions about the...

Der aktuelle Twitter Hack hat vor allem eines gezeigt: Es ist ziemlich übel, wenn Identitäten, Accounts, Währungen usw. zentral verwaltet werden. Wenn einfach so, innert Minuten, Accounts von Es US-Präsidenten und der grössten Leader in Wirtschaft wie Elon Musk gehackt werden können, dann ist das ein ziemlich grosses Risiko. Im Bitcoin-Land ist dies doch genau dasselbe. Was, wenn ein Hacker die grossen Bitcoin-Accounts und Börsen angreift? Eines ist klar, zumindest...

Bitcoin is looking a bit worse for wear right now.Bearish traders have finally succeeded in overcoming the long-standing up-trending support (yellow line) that was first established on May 11, and we now have three red candles in a row on the daily BTC/USD chart for the first time since late June.During today’s trading session, we can see that bullish traders are now fighting desperately to keep the $9,100 level in play. However, the up-trending support is currently acting as a strong...

The highly anticipated upgrade from ETH 1.0 to ETH 2.0 has been in the pipeline for a couple of years now. The initial phase, Beacon Chain, has been running full nodes on testnet since May, and staking rewards are being paid out to validators testing the new platform.The mainnet launch is unlikely to happen until later this year at best or even early 2021. A recent report has taken a deep dive into the economics of ETH 2.0, and it appears that many holders of the world’s second-largest...

Coinbase (Gutschein unten im Artikel) listete diese Woche überraschend Algorand. Und was machte der Kurs? Der Algorand-Preis verdoppelte sich zeitweise sogar. Wurde letzte Woche einen Algorand noch für 20 Cent gehandelt, waren es diese Tage plötzlich 40 Cent. Mittlerweile scheint sich der Algorand-Kurs bei 34 Cent einzupendeln. Dies ist aber immer noch ein sattes Plus von 58 %.. Es ist also ziemlich einfach: Wenn Coinbase jeweils eine neue Coin ins Sortiment aufnimmt, dann...

While the perpetrators of the infamous Twitter hack from a few days ago remain unknown, popular cryptocurrency proponent Cameron Winklevoss believes that “we do know who continually hacks the US dollar – the Fed.”The Fed Hacks The USD?During the past few days, the world’s attention is focused on the bold Twitter hack, which had compromised many accounts belonging to famous individuals and companies. Despite the increased media coverage and numerous rumors, though, the perpetrators haven’t...