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YouTube continues to ban cryptocurrency-related channels. The latest victim happens to be Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com official channel. Ver posted a video on Reddit, explaining that there’s no apparent reason for YouTube’s actions.Bitcoin.com’s Official Channel Banned on YouTubeThe official channel of Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com was banned on YouTube, according to a Reddit video that he posted hours ago.According to Ver, there’s no apparent reason for the actions of the world’s largest video content...

A recent report warns of a scam that clones a legitimate service offering private, encrypted, and self-destructive messages, to alter BTC addresses and ultimately steal funds from unsuspecting victims.Stealing BTC By Altering AddressesAccording to the report by KrebsonSecurity, a fraudulent website called Privnotes has been impersonating Privnote.com for about a year. Users are typically utilizing the legitimate service Privnote.com (without the “s”) because it offers encrypted messages that...

The average time required to confirm a Bitcoin transaction has plunged significantly in the past month. Simultaneously, the average transaction fees continue to drop after reaching yearly-high following the 2020 halving.BTC Average Transaction Time PlungesData provided by Blockchain.com shows that the average time needed for a BTC transaction to be included in a mined block and added to the public ledger has experienced a massive decrease since mid-May.BTC Transactions Average Confirmation...

Despite the lacking demand as of yet, the Bank of Korea (BOK) has set up a legal advisory group to review any legal issues before possibly launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the future.BOK To Review Legal Matters Around CBDCAccording to a local report from today, South Korea’s central bank has established a group consisting of a six-member panel. Among those are law professors and legal practitioners, including lawyers and BOK’s legal policy office. They will provide...

Buying shares of Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust would require investors to pay a premium upwards of 750% compared to ETH’s current market price.ETH Sold For More Than $2000 On GrayscaleGrayscale is a company that provides institutional investors with exposure to the price of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum through their trust products.The company’s Ethereum Trust is currently selling shares of ETH, where one share represents 0.09395466 ETH. In other words, for one to own a full ETH,...

Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), is getting increasingly upset for being associated with another project he co-founded – Ethereum.Hoskinson Doesn’t Like Being Called Co-Founder of EthereumIn a recent Twitter post, the co-founder of Input Output Hong Kong said that he doesn’t want people to refer to him as the co-founder of Ethereum.“Could you guys just once refer to me as the CEO of IOHK and a founder of Cardano? Honestly, no more interviews if you keep...

Popular American economist Nouriel Roubini took it to Twitter to once again bash Bitcoin. This time, his criticism was set off by a phishing scam that saw a podcast owner lose his BTC savings.Nouriel Roubini Bashes Bitcoin… AgainAccording to the popular American economist and well-known nocoiner Nouriel Roubini, also commonly referred to as “Dr. Doom” by the crypto community, billions are lost every day to “scams and crypto robberies.”He asserted that there is “zero security” in the...

On June 10th, the host of the Protocol Podcast, Eric Savics, lost all of his Bitcoin savings in a tragic mistake.After asking the community for help in any possible way of retrieving his holdings, he also did a plea to whoever took his BTC to return at least some of it, leaving his wallet address in the thread.What followed was a humbling example of the community’s solidarity.Podcast Owner Loses His BTC To a Phishing ScamEric Savics shared his story on how he recently lost his 12 BTC – a...

Popular media outlet ZeroHedge got its Twitter account suspended back on January 31st for publishing an article questioning the origin of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A bit more than four months after that, the social media lifted the ban.However, just two days later, Twitter appears to continue flagging the media’s content as “potentially harmful,” signaling that a shadowban may still be in place.ZeroHedge Ban LiftedOn January 31st, ZeroHedge saw its Twitter account suspended for...

One of Wall Street’s largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, has outlined in a recent analysis that Bitcoin’s 2020 performance demonstrates the asset’s growth and maturation. The paper also notes the compelling correlation the primary cryptocurrency is exhibiting with global equities.JPMorgan: Bitcoin MaturesThe JPMorgan Chase analysis cited by Bloomberg examined the performance of Bitcoin and other assets since the start of the year. More precisely, it reviewed their performance during the mid-March...