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BitcoinBitcoin saw a 4.4% price decline over the past seven days of trading as the coin trades at $9,115. The cryptocurrency was at the $9,815 resistance level for the majority of the week as it continuously failed to close above it. Bitcoin went on to slide lower from there on Wednesday as it dropped into the $9,400 level.Yesterday, Bitcoin continued to drop further as it dipped beneath $9,000 to reach as low as $8,800. Luckily, the buyers regrouped to push the coin back above $9,000 before...

The veteran Bitcoin margin trading exchange BitMEX went down for over an hour a few days ago. While the community speculated on several plausible reasons, BitMEX published a post today explaining what happened, how they can prevent similar occurrences in the future, and assuring that all customer funds are safe.Why BitMEX Went DownThe platform “experienced unscheduled downtime” on May 19th between 12:00 UTC and 13:40 UTC. In the blog post from earlier today, BitMEX explained that it was “a...

Alleged ISIS funding via Bitcoin is rather difficult because of the high transparency of blockchain assets, according to a recent report by Chainalysis. The paper outlines that crypto assets are quite undesirable for terrorist organizations and rebuts recent statements that ISIS might have a $300 million Bitcoin in a war chest.A “Fact-Checking” Report Says Media Might Have Kind-Of Pad Out The StoryAccording to the report, media have given too much additional attention to the recent...

After the restrictions of quarantine are over, the leading U.S. based crypto exchange, Coinbase, will embrace a ‘remote-first’ culture. The remote-first shift has been accelerated with the duty to comply with the six feet apart social distancing measures currently in place due to Coronavirus.Implications for Coinbase EmployeesCoinbase estimates that between 20 – 60% of the company employees will work remotely despite the restrictions of COVID-19 are lifted.Once the proper procedures have been...

The recently moved 50 bitcoins, which were mined in February 2009, rattled the cryptocurrency community as many members are arguing if Satoshi Nakamoto himself transferred the coins.While these rumors are speculative at best, the address that sent the bitcoins can actually be located in a court document from the notorious Kleiman vs. Craig Wright legal case.Not Satoshi’s 50 BitcoinsAs CryptoPotato reported earlier today, 50 bitcoins mined in 2009 were transferred to an unknown address. The...

Bitcoin’s price saw a sudden vicious flash crash on one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges – Bitstamp. The price lost upwards of $600 in a single candle that lasted less than a minute.Bitcoin Price Flash Crashes To $9,100 On BitstampThere are no boring days with Bitcoin. Just a few minutes ago, the price of the world’s leading cryptocurrency flash crashed on the popular exchange Bitstamp.The move was sudden and brutal, as seen in the chart below.BTC/USDT. 1 minute. Bitstamp. Source:...

An interesting Bitcoin transaction surfaced today, bringing back memories from 11 years ago in the distant 2009. 50 BTC mined back then were just transferred to another address.Bitcoin Mined in 2009 Just TransferredData from Blockchair reveals that 50 bitcoins mined in 2009 were just transferred to an unknown address.The transaction took place today, and it was included in block 631058. This is where things get interesting. The sending address only has two transactions carried out through it...

Over the past days, Bitcoin had gone through sideways price action, flirting with the range between $9500 and $9900.The breakout of the $10,000 target is remarkably close. However, it also feels close as well to a massive price dump. Remember, from a technical point of view, the fact that Bitcoin so far fails to break the $10K benchmark level, along with the declining amount of volume means that every tryout becomes weaker.The Golden Cross Is HereA Golden Cross is a long-term bullish signal,...

The American telecommunication company AT&T received a blow this week, as a US judge rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the firm. Last year, a California resident filed a complaint alleging AT&T of wittingly assisting hackers in a SIM Swap attack that robbed him of 1.8m worth of various cryptocurrencies.AT&T’s Motion RejectedSeth Shapiro filed a complaint last year against the large telecommunication company. It claimed that employees from AT&T had helped hackers...

After announcing plans to launch a new privacy coin called GHOST, John McAfee has received numerous accusations of plagiarizing the whitepaper.The popular cryptocurrency proponent responded today to the emanated controversy, calling it a “storm in a teacup.”GHOST ControversyAs CryptoPotato reported in mid-April, the former anti-virus software tycoon announced the upcoming launch of the new privacy coin GHOST. Outside of the website promising fast, cheap, and entirely anonymous transactions,...