Money attracts money, and Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, knows it. His company has already established itself as one of the most influential corporations in the entire crypto ecosystem. Today, it announced a new venture that will expand its reach into a whole new frontier: the crypto mining industry.In a recently issued press release, DGC announced the creation of a new subsidiary focused on cryptocurrency mining. Foundry, a company quietly founded last year, has received $100...
Read More »Pump and Dump: Bitcoin, Gold, and Silver React to Historic Fed Inflation Statement
In a statement released an hour ago, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, revealed a serious policy shift aimed at average inflation targeting.As a result, the prices for gold, silver, and Bitcoin pumped collectively immediately after the announcement. However, all three assets have also decreased in a similar manner minutes after that.US Federal Reserve Taps the Standard 2% Inflation TargetIn his latest statement, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States,...
Read More »$1 Million in Bitcoin Offered to a Man to Illegally Plant Malware in Company’s Network
Police have reportedly arrested a Russian man for an attempt to recruit an employee in Nevada to plant malware on a Company’s network. In return, he promised him up to $1 million in cash and Bitcoin.The Offstage Attacker Was Reportedly Part Of A Larger OrganisationAs per the published court documents, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov has allegedly offered a Nevada company’s employee the sum of $1 million, portioned in cash and Bitcoin. The plot was simple – the employee had to install malware onto a...
Read More »These 7 Stocks Alone Gained $282 Billion Yesterday Which Is Nearly The Total Crypto Market Cap
Seven US-based giant companies, namely Facebook Inc, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Tesla Inc, and Salesforce.com Inc, gained nearly $300 billion in total market cap during yesterday’s trading session on Wall Street.This only goes to show how small the digital asset field is compared to the giants, as their one-day combined gains represent almost the entire crypto market cap.$282B Gained In A Day By 7 US CompaniesGreen dominated most tech-oriented stocks on Wall...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Sees Major Bearish Signal Flash, Will This Whale Pattern Help?
Bitcoin’s chart looks pretty interesting right now. On the 4-Hour BTC/USD, there is a clear bearish convergence forming between the 50 and 100 EMA lines for the first time since July 22.This typically signals that there’s more downside to come as short-term momentum drops in comparison to the longer-range momentum.However, looking more closely at today’s price action, there are some signs of hope that we might get a recovery shortly.Bitcoin’s current trend is resembling the start of a whale...
Read More »Largest Crypto Darknet Market Vanishes, Admins Drain BTC Worth $30 Million
Empire Market, the largest crypto darknet marketplace, has abruptly shut down. No communication was issued from the admins who seem to have siphoned away with user funds amounting to around $30 million in BTC. From the looks of it, this appears to be a pretty massive exit scam.Empire Market Exit Scams With 2638 BTC Worth $30 MillionAccording to the latest update from an anonymous journalist, “DarkDotFail” who tracks darknet activities, Empire Market, the largest cryptocurrency accepting...
Read More »Fidelity Launches Its First Bitcoin Index Fund: $100K Minimum Investment
Fidelity Investments, an asset management company with about $2.7 trillion of assets under management, will reportedly launch its first Bitcoin-only fund.The product is oriented toward family offices, registered investment advisers, as well as other institutions and will require a minimum investment of $100,000.Fidelity Puts Its Name to a Bitcoin FundFidelity Investments is the world’s 5th largest asset management company with $2.7 trillion worth of assets under management according to...
Read More »Police Storms Korean Crypto Exchange For Profiting $85 Million Illegally
Police in Seoul has forayed the offices of one of the biggest crypto exchanges in South Korea, Coinbit. Allegedly the firm has faked more than 99% of its trading volume.Coinbit Banks Over $85MAccording to a recent news report, authorities stormed the offices of the company early today. The suspicion is that Coinbit has manipulated users, faking a large portion of its trading volume. This has allegedly earned the exchange $85 million in illegal income during the process.The Seoul Metropolitan...
Read More »Bitcoin in the White House: Democrats Seek Further Details On Terrorist’ Account Seizure
House democrats Josh Gottheimer and Emanuel Cleaver have reportedly asked the Trump administration to provide further details on the recent seizure of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets from three terrorist organizations, namely al-Qaeda, Hamas, and ISIS.Further Information Asked For A BTC SeizureCryptoPotato recently reported that the US Department of Justice had seized over 300 virtual accounts containing an undisclosed amount of cryptocurrencies belonging to al-Qaeda, Hamas, and...
Read More »Email Scam Lures Victims Into Fraudulent Bitcoin Investment
A newly-detected scam has been luring users into a Bitcoin scam, Abnormal Security reports. The cybersecurity firm informs that cybercriminals have been impersonating the popular Bitcoin Era trading platform to attract investors, while actually infecting their online devices with malware.Emails, Mimicking BTC Era PlatformThe automated scam emails, which many users have reportedly received, were intended to deceive them through a visual similarity to the leading cryptocurrency platform BTC...
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