Crypto news

It’s one thing to say that bitcoin and crypto in general are doing well, but crypto-based companies? That could be an entirely different story, and Mike Novogratz may be proof of that.Mike Novogratz Is Laying Off Staff MembersNovogratz is famous for building Galaxy Digital, a commercial crypto bank. It was announced that the company has laid off about 13 individual workers – approximately 15 percent of its total employees – back in January, though at press time, it doesn’t look like these...

Samsung, the South Korean conglomerate and maker of smartphones, is becoming one of the biggest cryptocurrency and bitcoin supporters throughout the globe.Samsung Is Doing a Big Thing for CryptoThe company – which at press time, accounts for nearly 20 percent of the world’s total smartphone sales – has begun releasing its new 5G smartphones which provide blockchain and bitcoin support for users. Each phone comes equipped with a digital wallet that owners can utilize should they ever decide to...

Tether, the company behind the most widely-used stablecoin, has minted over $60 million worth of USDT. It’s interesting to see if this will have any positive impact on Bitcoin’s price, given the fact that the infusion comes right after BTC surged upwards of $700 in 24 hours.60,000,000 New USDT MintedEarlier today, the popular monitoring resource Whale Alert published the transaction. It states that 60 million new USDT were minted on the Ethereum blockchain. All of the new coins have been sent...

Place/Date: - February 19th, 2020 at 6:43 pm UTC · 3 min read Contact: Changelly, Source: Changelly AEternity (AE) mainnet token got listed on the instant cryptocurrency exchange platform Changelly. With this important listing, AEternity has joined the ranks of the 150+ most valuable cryptocurrencies available on Changelly for instant exchanges at both fixed and floating rates. On top of that, Changelly users can now buy AE token with a bank card for the US dollar, Euro (EUR), and Great...

Visa payment processor adds Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, to its large list of friends. Can it be viewed as a good sign for law-abiding cryptocurrency business?This is a huge accomplishment for the cryptocurrency industry and a boost towards adoption. Per the official announcement by Coinbase, they have received a membership status from Visa. This is a step towards wider recognition of crypto businesses as the clean ones. At the same time, Coinbase customers will have...

Litecoin price is actively increasing these days and, according to experts, this tendency is going to continue.Cryptocurrencies have been a thought-provoking topic for quite some time now. After Bitcoin and its massive success, other cryptocurrencies came into existence and tried to reach the same level of popularity.One of those cryptocurrencies is Litecoin which was created by an ex-Google employee. For those who are only getting started with Litecoin now, the creator’s idea was based on...

Bitcoin is jumping back to last week’s territory.Bitcoin Is Once Again Surging UpThe world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap gave everyone a bit of a freak out over the past few days when it fell from the $10,000 ranged it had so prominently reached to about $9,600, dropping by about $800 in just a matter of days. Many wondered if the rally was at an end, and bitcoin was about to be overtaken by bearish activity.This doesn’t seem to be the case, as the currency has suddenly jumped...

The CEO of Lolli has joined a long list of people who believe that the Bitcoin halving isn’t already priced in and BTC will surge after the event.The entire crypto market is anticipating Bitcoin halving. The event will see a 50% reduction in the rewards that miners receive for block production. Because of the relative Bitcoin scarcity that will accompany the event, the price of the world’s king coin is expected to rise significantly. History also suggests that there will be a heavy pump in...

Today, a news report from Reuters has mentioned, once again, that the blockchain industry continues to develop at an unprecedented speed, and that regulators need to get themselves caught up to speed, or risk behind left behind in the dust.In fact, the report suggests that many of the world’s Central Banks are becoming increasingly worried that the ongoing development of cryptocurrencies and digital assets is threatening the very balance of the current global financial system.Their belief is...

Walmart revealed it spent $11.8 billion the last year on dividends. Amazon doesn’t have such a strategy but AMZN stock price is growing.Amazon (AMZN) stock is in green these days while Walmart (WMT) stock is falling. Do these events have any relation to the companies’ performance and approaches? Let’s have a look at how both companies are doing.John Furner, President and CEO of Walmart US, said recently that the role of corporations has changed. By saying that, Furner was thinking of making...