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It’s been a rather big year for crypto thus far, but what will the future bring? Many analysts are weighing in where bitcoin and its altcoin cousins will be standing in the next five to ten years. Where Will Crypto Be in the Next Few Years? Dave Abner – head of global development at Gemini – said in a statement: There’s tremendous focus and attention being paid to [the crypto industry]. One of the big focuses we have been seeing over the past few months is on regulation....

Larry Dean Harmon, a 38-year-old man who hails from Akron, Ohio, has pled guilty to cryptocurrency money laundering charges after years of running a platform known as Helix, a darknet bitcoin mixing company. Larry Harmon Will Have to Pay Back Quite a Bit of Money Harmon pled guilty in a federal court. As part of his plea, he is required by regulators to give up as many as 4,400 bitcoin units to the state government, which by today’s standards, are worth more than $200...

Despite a string of heavy financial losses, Mike Novogratz – the head of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd – is remaining positive about bitcoin and the growing digital finance space. Mike Novogratz Is Looking to Start a Bitcoin ETF In a recent interview, Novogratz has revealed that his company has applied with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to begin a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), which has arguably been the object of many crypto companies’ affection...

Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban appears eager to clarify some comments he recently made regarding Dogecoin, the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency. Mark Cuban Seeks to Clear the Air Regarding Doge Just a few days ago, the billionaire stated that he felt Dogecoin was a great “medium of exchange.” He also sang additional praises for the popular meme coin, but he is now taking to social media to clarify some of these statements. On Twitter, he has...

The state department is offering digital currency rewards of up to ten million dollars to hackers who allegedly help them gather information on bad actors. The State Department Seeks to Pay Those Who Can Find Bad Actors Over the past few months, cyberattacks have become far more prominent, with incidents like the one involving the Poly Network leaving accounts dry of more than $600 million. While much of that money has been returned and the hacker appears to be a little...

United Wholesale Mortgage has become the first national mortgage lending company to say “yes” to cryptocurrency for home loans. People can now purchase their dream homes with digital assets. United Wholesale Mortgage Will Permit Home Payments in Crypto Bitcoin and its crypto cousins were initially created as a means of pushing checks, credit cards, and fiat currencies to the side. They were designed to serve as payment methods, though things have ultimately gotten in the...

Crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain has become the first official company of its kind to release a climate plan to carry it through the future. Argo Blockchain Is Looking to Be More Environmentally Friendly The idea of crypto mining is necessary to ensure digital blockchains are consistently supplied with new tokens. However, the process has been quite controversial over the past few months given that it is allegedly causing irreversible damage to the planet according to...

Following in Amazon’s footsteps, Walmart – one of the biggest retailers in the world – has decided to hire a blockchain expert for its team. Walmart Is Building Its Blockchain Team The company is allegedly looking to get involved in the cryptocurrency space and has posted a job advertisement seeking out a qualified “cryptocurrency product lead.” The posting reads as follows: As an expert in digital currencies/ cryptocurrency and blockchain-related technologies, you will...

It looks like the Union Cabinet of India is ready to take on a bill that will potentially regulate cryptocurrency in the country. The Crypto Fight in India Continues The news came by way of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who explained on Monday morning: Cabinet note is ready on cryptocurrency bill. I am awaiting cabinet to clear that. The fight between India and cryptocurrency has been going on for several years. Things ultimately began in 2018 when the country...

Bitcoin price failed to clear the $48,000 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $46,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $45,600 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to continue lower towards the $43,750 and $42,500 support levels in the near term. Bitcoin price is losing pace above $45,000 against the US Dollar. BTC...