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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just fell for the oldest trick in the crypto-twitter playbook.When Harry Potter author J.K Rowling made a surprise entrance to the Bitcoin space this weekend, Armstrong attempted to welcome her in. When Rowling apparently made a $100 BTC purchase, Armstrong told her to get over to Coinbase and urged her to check out all the other crypto assets on offer.Coinbase CEO’s Bitcoin MistakeOnly the account Armstrong replied to was a fake one. J.K Rowling did not purchase...

Who would have thought that sports and crypto would mix so well? Spencer Dinwiddie – a guard for the Brooklyn Nets – has announced a new bitcoin-based crowdfunding campaign that will allow his fans to choose which team he plays for next.Spencer Dinwiddie Is Looking for Crypto HelpDinwiddie first came to the bitcoin scene last year when he announced he wanted to allow people to invest in his basketball contract. While the league he played with raised an eyebrow or two over the idea, Dinwiddie...

It’s funny that someone who’s so rich wouldn’t know anything about bitcoin or cryptocurrency, but that seems to be the case for bestselling author J.K. Rowling, who’s won multiple awards and garnered worldwide fame for her Harry Potter book series.J.K. Rowling Doesn’t Understand BitcoinRowling has a net worth of approximately $1 billion, which means she’s a wealthy person. The author has sold more than 500 million books across the world, primarily from her Harry Potter series. These books...

Zcash (ZEC) was recently the subject of a research paper which aimed to explore the extent to which the privacy coin is used for illicit or criminal purposes.Funded by Electric Coin Co.(ECC), the company behind Zcash, the analysis carried out by the RAND Corporation and concluded that Zcash was not regularly used for illegal means.However, the critical findings offered up by RAND Corp are non-committal, vague, and incredibly illogical in light of Zcash’s status as an apparently untraceable...

According to a new study, the assents under management (AUM) of cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds had doubled in 2019 compared to 2018.Despite some challenges in the field, Bitcoin remains the most frequently traded digital asset, with Ethereum and Ripple following.Institutional Investors Come For CryptoAccording to the report citing the survey compiled by PwC and the digital asset investment company Elwood Asset Management Services Ltd, cryptocurrency funds have increased their AUM to more...

XTZ is facing resistance at $2.7, and it could resume its uptrend if this price level breaks up.The price is currently sitting at the 27000 SAT support area after forming a lower high around 28000 SAT against Bitcoin.Tezos could start decreasing if the price drops below the current holding support.XTZ/USD: Tezos Facing Crucial Resistance Line Key Resistance Levels: $2.7, $2.89, $3.07Key Support Levels: $2.375, $2.06, $1.88XTZ/USD. Source: TradingViewSince our previous analysis, Tezos has...

Ethereum increased by 2.5% over the past 24 hours, and it reclaimed the $200 level again.The cryptocurrency previously rebounded from a rising trend line, which allowed it to get over the $200 level this week.Against Bitcoin, ETH managed to rebound from the 0.021 BTC support to reach 0.0213 BTC.Key Support & Resistance LevelsETH/USD:Support: $200, $187, $180.Resistance: $211, $220, $225.ETH/BTC:Support: 0.021 BTC, 0.0208 BTC, 0.02 BTC.Resistance: 0.022 BTC, 0.0225 BTC, 0.023 BTC.ETH/USD:...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please read disclaimer]The Quppy contactless payment app now supports mobile phone recharges in over 140 countriesQuppy, a three-year-old European fintech project, has integrated instant mobile phone top-ups in over 140 countries. Recharging your mobile phone and those of your relatives and friends has never been that easy and fast. You simply have to fill in the number or chose it from your contact list and state the exact recharge amount.The Quppy Team has decided to...

The popular entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk recently revealed how much BTC he holds. In a Twitter thread initiated by Harry Potter’s author, J.K. Rowling, that quickly went viral, Tesla’s CEO chipped in, saying exactly how much of the cryptocurrency he owns.Elon Musk Owns 0.25 BTCFriday was undoubtedly a big day for Crypto Twitter. The author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, asked the community to explain Bitcoin to her.A number of influential individuals, including Binance CEO Changpeng...

Following the official halting of Telegram’s TON blockchain project, Co-founder of Qiwi Group Sergey Solonin has decided to loan his $17 million investment back to the company, according to a recent report by Forbes RU.$17 Million Investment Stays In TelegramThe past several weeks have been particularly challenging for Telegram’s blockchain project called TON. Firstly, the prolonged legal battles with US authorities led to missing the April 30th, 2020, deadline to launch the network and to...