Tag Archives: AA News

The pro-Bitcoin current Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, will remain at his position after a $2 billion deal. The news came just a few weeks after the founder of Elliott Management Corp, Paul Singer was reported to replacing him.Jack Dorsey Stays As Twitter CEOAt the end of February, reports informed that Elliott Management had become a sizeable stakeholder on Twitter. The hedge fund giant wanted to apply some changes to the popular social network, and one of them was to replace the acting Chief...

The cryptocurrency market plunge started during the weekend and continues as of writing these lines. Bitcoin dumped with over 15%. Naturally, the general sentiment among the crypto community has changed. Some speculate that the 2020 bullish trend is now over and that investors should prepare for even worse consequences.Market Sentiment Follows The PriceIt’s safe to say that the cryptocurrency market has seen better times. In a matter of three days, the total market capitalization went from...

The cryptocurrency market tumbled over the weekend, and it brought a wave of familiar negative voices. The two famous American economists, Nouriel Roubini and Peter Schiff, quickly took the opportunity to bash Bitcoin for not being a proper hedge during the current economic turmoil.Dr. Doom Against BitcoinWith the rising impact of the coronavirus and the recent Oil Price War, the financial markets plummeted. The cryptocurrency market also dropped severely. Bitcoin, the leading digital asset...

PayPal CTO, Sri Shivananda, believes that cryptocurrencies still have a long way to go in terms of mass adoption. While endorsing India’s digital asset ban removal, he noted that most consumers view them as assets instead of applicable currencies for actual payments.Crypto Needs More Use-CasesSri Shivananda, the CTO of PayPal – one of the world’s largest online payment companies – recently spoke at the recent Economic Times Global Business Summit. Amongst other financial topics, he also...

Confirmed coronavirus cases continue to grow globally. The Saudi Arabia Kingdom launched an unexpected oil price war against former ally Russia.As a result, the traditional financial markets are plummeting severely. At the same time, Bitcoin showcases a positive correlation with them and drops below $8,000 – for the first time since January 2020.The 2020 Oil Price WarThe coronavirus outbreak hit all financial markets and sectors. Oil is no exception. In an attempt to artificially inflate the...

One of the most significant cryptocurrency fraudulent projects from the past few years recently tried to launder another 13,000 bitcoins. To do so, the perpetrators used numerous mixing services. Shortly after, the price of Bitcoin plunged by $500 in a matter of hours, and the question remains if this is the reason behind the drop.PlusToken Laundered 13,000 BTCAccording to the crypto Analyst ErgoBTC, PlusToken deposited approximately 13,000 bitcoins directly to mixing services in the past 24...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said coronavirus will inevitably infect many Americans. Therefore drastic steps must be taken to fight the epidemic. But stories of unbelievable missteps in the US government’s response to coronavirus abound on social media.CDC Refuses to Test Nurse Who Cared for Coronavirus PatientOn Thursday, the California Nurses Association read a statement by one of its members. She’s a nurse in Northern California on quarantine after caring for...

A recent report indicated that one transaction involving the largest cryptocurrency uses the same amount of electricity as a British household for nearly two months.98% Of Mining Rigs Never AchieveEssentially, Bitcoin mining is the process of creating new coins and confirming initiated transactions. It’s executed by “miners,” who are solving complicated equations. On average, every 10 minutes, a new block is added to the giant distributed public ledger of already existing transactions,...

The competition in the field of Bitcoin margin trading exchanges continues to rise. Despite that, though, the 2014- established BitMEX exchange is recording an impressive year so far. It shows a healthy average daily volume and a notable Bitcoin wallet balance rise in the past few months.BitMEX Numbers In 2020The popular monitoring resource, TokenAnalyst, recently examined BitMEX exchange‘s performance during the initial months of 2020. It concluded that its wallet balance of Bitcoin holdings...

Almost half of today’s active traders made their first-ever cryptocurrency trade back in 2017, according to a recent poll by Binance. At the same time, the number of pre-2017 traders is less than 30%.When Crypto Traders Entered The MarketThe world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance, recently initiated a compelling survey. The question was, “when did you make your first-ever crypto trade?.”The results may not be all that surprising. Over a quarter of the 11,397 voters...