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Recap of June 11, 2020: Bitcoin price touched nearly $10K as the daily high, and just a few hours later, the price plunged to almost $9K ($9078 on Bitstamp) as the daily low.In our previous price analysis reports from the past days, we anticipated a huge move. This is from yesterday’s analysis: “Bitcoin’s mid-term symmetrical triangle is coming to its apex, and a decision is soon to be made.”As Bitcoin couldn’t breach the $10,000 for maybe the sixth attempt since May 7, and together with the...

Brian Brooks, the former chief legal officer of Coinbase, was recently appointed to serve as the interim head at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the Trump administration.Brooks has shown openness to exploit the merits of blockchain and cryptocurrency at his new position, according to a recent interview.Trump’s Head Of OCC Likes Blockchain And CryptoBrooks served as the chief legal officer of the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange from 2018 until just recently. He...

Global stock markets are tumbling today as fears of a second coronavirus (COVID-19) wave grow stronger. Reports have it that there’s a rising trend of new cases in the US and across the world, and this has evidently taken its toll on the economy as well.Equities Tumble Amid Fears of Coronavirus ReignitionThe World Health Organization announced that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening across the globe. The number of new cases continues to spiral on and even reached a new all-time high.It...

Chinese national college exams have reportedly included questions about cryptocurrencies in one of the test papers. About ten thousand applicants have to answer a question concerning Bitcoin mining in July this year.“Why Bitcoin Miners Would Cluster In The Province Of Sichuan?”As announced, the question looks for an analysis of the economic geography in Sichuan province and how it reflects on the Bitcoin mining industry in the region. This year’s national college tests’ edition, known as...

The American multinational technology company Microsoft Corp. has launched a beta version of its open-source, decentralized identifiers (DIDs) network on Bitcoin’s mainnet. Called ION, it’s designed to bring back the control of personal information from centralized entities to individuals.Microsoft’s DID Employs Bitcoin’s NetworkThe tech giant explained its decentralized identifiers as a technical component “that makes decentralized identity possible.” It outlined that companies and other...

WhaleAlert has identified another wave of transfers of some of the funds stolen during the Bitfinex hack of 2016. According to reports, the hackers moved a total of 416 BTC ($4,089,151) at around midnight, Wednesday 10, 2020, to multiple unknown Bitcoin addresses.The hackers transferred the coins to 20 different addresses, with each transaction carrying between 15 BTC to 33.3 BTC. Some of the receiving addresses then moved the funds to other unknown addresses.$5.1 Million Moved in 3 WeeksThis...

The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has launched its very first futures contract with a quarterly expiration date. The contract is already available in its derivatives trading interface – Binance Futures.BTC/USD Quarterly Futures Contract on BinanceBinance has officially launched its very first cryptocurrency futures contract that has a preset expiration date. It’s a quarterly BTCUSD futures contract that traders can engage with a leverage of up to 125x.The new contract is...

The Bitcoin hash rate appears to be migrating west after the percentage of BTC mining taking place in the United States increased by 78%, leading into 2020.That’s according to the latest data from the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF), presented in a report by TokenInsight, which shows the US-based Bitcoin hash rate rose from 4.06% to 7.24% between September of 2019 and April of 2020.US-Based Bitcoin Hash Rate Climbs 78%While that moved the US into second place in CCAFs global...

Bakkt, the Bitcoin derivatives trading and custody platform owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has partnered with the investment management company Galaxy Digital to launch a joint trading and custody venture for digital assets.The official announcement unveiled earlier today informs that Galaxy Digital Trading, an affiliate of Galaxy Digital, will provide the market access and trading capabilities for the new collaboration. The Bakkt Warehouse, on the other hand, will serve as the...

A recent cryptocurrency scam running live on YouTube managed to dupe nearly $150,000 in Bitcoin from victims. Interestingly, the scam impersonated Elon Musk’s SpaceX channel and broadcasted recorded videos of the recent successful launch of two astronauts to the International Space Station.SpaceX And BTC Giveaway ScamFraudsters are frequently attempting to dupe victims with a form of a cryptocurrency giveaway. Oftentimes, they use a widely-popular current event to connect with the fake...