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Visitors of the Bitcoin.org website recently fell victim to a scam that promised to double their money. Bitcoin.org Was the Recent Host of a Crypto Scam Issues like these are prevalent in the cryptocurrency space, but at this point, it should become rather obvious that anyone (or anything) promising to double one’s money is not a forthright venture. Why would a company simply double your money for the heck of it? Nobody’s that nice or giving, and the maneuver should be a...

Stellar lumen price started a strong decline below $0.3200 against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.3000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3000 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to decline if there is no upside break above the $0.3000 and $0.3100 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is trading well below $0.3000 against the US Dollar, similar...

Ripple price started a major decline from the $1.12 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $1.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.9750 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could start a steady increase if there is a clear break above $1.00. Ripple price is showing bearish signs below $1.00 against the US Dollar, similar to...

As president of the basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers, Chis Heck discovered cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic. He saw that literally tens of thousands of Americans are involved in the digital trading space, and he also discovered a string of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that are centered around the game of basketball. The 76ers are Heading Into Crypto Territory It was at this moment that he knew he had to get himself – and his team – involved somehow....

Amar Gautam has been involved in cryptocurrency for some time. As the CEO and founder of a firm known as Hyperlinq, Gautam seeks to consolidate multiple portfolios and provide standard financial tools to crypto traders, something that has long separated both divisions of finance. Amar Gautam Wants to Provide a One-Stop Shop for Crypto Traders Initially born in India, Gautam also received his education in the country, and majored in computer science while in school. He...

It appears that the cryptocurrency space is so eager to gain trust that it’s willing to do anything to push itself into mainstream territory. This includes spending loads of money to get celebrities to take part in their advertisements. Celebrities Are Becoming Crypto Ambassadors More Often Cuy Sheffield – head of crypto for credit card giant Visa – said in a recent interview that crypto isn’t that much different from how the internet appeared and operated in the early...

Teenagers in India are becoming the world’s newest cryptocurrency fans. India Has Had a Weird Relationship with Crypto India has had a very up and down relationship with digital currency. In the year 2018, for example, the nation’s central bank decided that crypto companies could not get access to bank accounts, and that standard financial institutions would not be permitted to work with any firm that delved in bitcoin or blockchain technology. After two years, however,...

Digital trading platform Robinhood is unveiling a new line of crypto wallets. The company has gotten heavily into the digital currency space over the past few years and is allegedly looking to capitalize on its newfound popularity in the field. Robinhood Is Pushing Its Crypto Division Forward The wallets will be rolled out in phases. In the beginning, they will only be available to select customers, though Robinhood has stated that should things work accordingly, the...

Portal – a layer two wallet system and cross-chain decentralized exchange centered around bitcoin – has received approximately $8.5 million in new funding from Coinbase, one of the world’s most popular digital currency platforms. Portal works to establish defi products using bitcoin that cannot be censored and enables private cryptocurrency trades. Portal Snags a Lot of Dough In addition to Coinbase, funds came by way of some of the biggest capital venture funds in the...

Well, here’s something that’s likely to anger a few environmentalists in the coming weeks. A new report issued by the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) says that bitcoin and crypto mining are only likely to contribute to about 0.9 percent of global carbon emissions in the coming future. Crypto Mining Isn’t That Bad, According to New Report The topic of crypto mining has been a controversial one. Over the past several months, many high-ranking individuals with...