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Two suspects have been accused of stealing almost $500,000 from unsuspecting victims in fraudulent bitcoin transactions in Hong Kong.Fake It Till You Steal ItAccording to a report by the South China Morning Post on Tuesday (Mar. 23, 2021), the victims, aged 33 and 31, were deceived by two con artists in a fake bitcoin transaction. The cons who posed as bitcoin sellers managed to steal HK$3.85 million ($495,650) from the victims.The victims, who work at a money exchange company, went to a shop...

The past seven days were quite the roller coaster in the cryptocurrency market, which, fortunately, ended well.The total market capitalization is currently more or less at the same level as where it was one week ago, despite having lost almost $100 million on Thursday when Bitcoin’s price collapsed to $50K.With this said, we take a look at the top 5 cryptocurrencies to keep a close watch over the next few weeks.Bitcoin (BTC)It goes without saying that, for the most part, wherever Bitcoin...

KiwiSaver Growth Strategy recently invested 5% of its money into Bitcoin, according to his Chief Investment Officer, James Grigor.While several investors from KiwiSaver were not happy with the decision, Grigor believes Bitcoin has become a commodity, similar to gold, and has many features similar to it such as working as a store of value against fiat hyperinflation. “If you are happy to invest in gold, you can’t really discount bitcoin,” he said for Stuff, a New Zealand news agency. The Fund...

Leading crypto fintech startup Circle Internet Financial has announced the launch of a payment solution for the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) market. It will enable investors and content creators to make payments using credit cards and cryptocurrencies.Promoting NFT AdoptionThe company stated in an announcement today that it hopes the initiative would get more investors onboarded into the NFT bandwagon. Jeremy Allaire, Circle co-founder, and CEO said the initiative is important for content...

Following another dip to $54,000, bitcoin has bounced off and has added over $2,000 of value. Some altcoins have registered even more impressive gains in the past 24 hours, led by Binance Coin’s 9% surge to $275.BTC Retakes $56KAfter the mid-week price slump when it dropped from over $57,000 to a three-week low of just above $50,000, bitcoin has been gradually increasing in value.Even the fears that the record $6 billion worth of options contracts that expired on Friday would insert enhanced...

After several years of investigation and court proceedings, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a request by the CFTC to fine the mastermind behind a multi-million-dollar Bitcoin scam.According to an official press release issued by the CFTC. The Court ordered Benjamin Reynolds, owner of Control-Finance LTD, to pay more than $572 million in compensation for his fraudulent activities regarding a Bitcoin scam.Another Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Scam From 2017As...

Although it’s the largest and most well-known cryptocurrency globally, bitcoin has lost its top trending spot in the US last week. Instead, the first place went to an NFT platform called Ethernity Chain, which will host the NFT of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.At the same time, ERN’s price has skyrocketed by more than 20-fold since early March.Ethernity Chain Trends at N1 in the USThe popular monitoring resource CoinGecko breached the top ten trending crypto assets in the US from March 20th...

One analyst at Bloomberg believes Bitcoin is on its way to become a “global digital reserve asset” for investors escaping from inflation. Mike McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence recently posted a graph showing the BTC/USD annual average price and the Bitcoin Liquid Index.Bitcoin Chart. Source: TwitterAs shown in the chart, Bitcoin could reach a price of over $400,000 by 2021 considering price behavior in the past. BTC is transitioning from a mere speculative...

Eleven years ago, in March 2010, a group of enthusiasts from the bitcointalk forum played what was touted as the first bitcoin forum online poker challenge event. The creator organized it using 1500 bitcoins as rewards, which were worth around $120 at the time. Fast-forward to March 2021, and that same amount costs more – significantly more – about $80,000,000.BTC Used In a Friendly Poker GameThe year is 2010, and bitcoin is still a baby with essentially nonexistent applications. This is far...

It’s official – 2021 is the year of institutional cryptocurrency. While banks including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank rush to expand into cryptocurrency services for their clients, firms such as MicroStrategy and Tesla are scooping up BTC worth billions to add to their balance sheets.Now, speculation is rife that Apple may be next, with Tim Draper including the Cupertino tech giant on his list of firms likely to make a move into crypto. But how likely is it?BTC As a Store of WealthAs a tech...