With Bitcoin (BTC) gaining widespread adoption globally, the United States government is reportedly in the early stages of developing regulatory guidelines for the popular cryptocurrency and the entire crypto industry. Sources familiar with the matter told FOX Business’ Charlie Gasparino that the upcoming regulation, which will focus on crypto infrastructure and taxation, is being led by the Treasury Department Secretary, Janet Yellen, and her deputy, Wally Adeyemo. Upcoming...
Read More »Rothschild Investment Buys $4.75M in Shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust
Asset manager Rothschild investment Corp has acquired 265,302 shares from the Grayscale Ethereum Trust, a purchase worth $4.75 million. According to an SEC filing on April 15, the firm also bought an additional 8,000 shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), now owning a total of 38,346 shares. Not The Rothschild You Think Rothschild Investment Corp has nothing to do with the Rothschild family, but many in the community are still confused. Founding members Monroe...
Read More »Hackers Sell Off Personal Information for 10 Bitcoins After Hacking Domino’s India
Jubilant Foodworks, the organization that operates the franchise of Domino’s Pizza in India and several other countries, have reportedly experienced a significant data breach. The hackers offer to sell sensitive information on the dark web, and they asked for a payment of 10 bitcoins. A Security Breach at Domino’s India According to a recent report, Domino’s India website was compromised earlier this month. While the consequences of the attack were unknown until recently, the...
Read More »TIME Magazine to Receive Cryptocurrency Payments for Digital Subscriptions
TIME Magazine has doubled down on its cryptocurrency endeavors by enabling bitcoin and other assets to be used as a form of payment for digital subscriptions. The innovation comes a few weeks after the New York City-based magazine partnered with Grayscale to produce educational crypto videos and be paid in BTC. TIME Readers to Purchase Subscriptions With Crypto With the first issue released nearly 100 years ago, TIME Magazine is among the largest and oldest news magazines and...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Finds Support at 50-Day MA But Will It Hold?
Bitcoin continues to recover from the tumble it suffered during the weekend. As of now, the BTC price is up by 3% today, following the 14% devastating crash seen on Sunday. Yesterday, Bitcoin slipped from the $60k price area as it dropped to reach as low as $51,440. There, it found support at the .618 Fib Retracement level and managed to rebound, trading between $54k – $55k during most of the day. By the end of the day, Bitcoin managed to recover to $56,280, where it found...
Read More »Bitcoin Paints the Largest CME Gap Following the Weekend Crash
The CME Bitcoin futures opened for trading on Monday with the largest gap of nearly $5,000 following the adverse price developments during the weekend. The question remains if BTC would spike to close that gap as it has done multiple times in the past. The Largest CME Bitcoin Gap to Date Launched in late 2017, the cash-settled BTC futures platform from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange enables institutional investors to trade bitcoin on a regulated platform. It operates within...
Read More »$10 Billion in Liquidations as the Crypto Market Cap Evaporated $360B in Hours
The enhanced volatility in the past day caused nearly $10 billion in liquidations in less than a day as bitcoin, and all altcoins fell hard. Naturally, over 90% of the liquidated amount came from long positions. CryptoPotato reported earlier today the adverse price developments in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin fell by more than $9,000 in hours, Ethereum lost $400, and so on. With most digital assets plummeting by double-digits, the cumulative market cap lost $360...
Read More »Chinese Police Confiscated $3.8 Million in Crypto After Arresting EOS Gambling dApp Team
Chinese police officers have confiscated nearly $4 million in various cryptocurrencies after a raid against several developers that operated a decentralized gambling app built on the EOS blockchain. $3.8 Million in Crypto Seized After receiving tips of suspected illegal activity involving the developers of the dApp called Biggame, the Jiangsu police department opened an investigation. Ultimately, this led to the arrest of 15 people. During the raid, the authorities found and...
Read More »Sunday’s Crypto Price Analysis: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP)
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis Bitcoin collapsed by almost 15% from today’s $60,000 opening price, reaching as low as $51,540 (as of now). The cryptocurrency had set a new all-time high price earlier in the week at $64,895 but failed to produce a daily closing candle above significant resistance at $63,760. Together with the bearish divergence that spotted on the 4-hour timeframe, and fundamental rumors and FUD, this resulted in one of the ugliest drops ever. In a matter of...
Read More »Max Keiser: As Predicted, Ray Dalio Admits BTC Has Proven Its Place in Portfolios
From criticizing bitcoin for failing the purposes of money and suggesting a potential ban to comparing it with gold and, most recently, indicating BTC has proven its place in investment portfolios – Ray Dalio’s mind on the cryptocurrency seems to be changing. Interestingly, Max Keiser foresaw this development months ago. Ray Dalio’s BTC Evolution Along with numerous other prominent representatives of the traditional financial world, Bridgewater Associates’ founder was a vocal...
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