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Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News reported on a diamond that was being sold by Sotheby’s. The diamond was more than 101 carats – a rare feat for any jewel – and the big clincher was that the auction house was willing to accept crypto bids for the item. It now looks like this little bet has paid off. Sotheby’s Auction Makes Crypto History A crypto fan has ultimately parted with approximately $12.3 million in digital funds in exchange for the jewel. According to a statement...

Bitcoin cash price remained in a bearish zone below the $500 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $475 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $472 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a decent increase if it clears the $472 and $475 resistance levels. Bitcoin cash price is struggling to move higher above $475...

Crypto volumes are continuing to fall through the floor, and according to the latest data from digital asset manager Coin Shares, trading numbers have dropped to their lowest levels. Coin Shares Data Suggests an Ugly Exodus Bitcoin has taken one of its nastiest dives in history. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap was trading for a new all-time high of approximately $64,000 per unit in mid-April, though at press time, it is trading for approximately...

It looks like a thief’s love of bitcoin has gotten him in big trouble with American legal authorities. 33-year-old Aaron Laws of Atlanta, Georgia was recently sentenced to approximately three years in prison for allegedly stealing credit card numbers through Apple Pay to purchase bitcoin and more than $600,000 in luxury goods for himself. Aaron Laws Is Heading to Prison According to prosecutors in Washington state, Laws bought more than 500 individual credit card numbers...

China’s crackdown on crypto mining has got digital analysts everywhere worried. According to many figureheads in the digital currency space, the prices of assets like bitcoin and Ethereum are about to crack even further given how far China has gone in banning BTC and crypto mining from its territories. China Takes More Action Against Mining China has always had a mixed relationship with cryptocurrencies. In the past, the nation has taken a stance against both crypto...

EOS started a fresh decline after it failed to surpass $4.40 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $4.00 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $3.65 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to continue lower if it breaks the $3.50 support zone in the near term. EOS price is showing bearish signs below $4.00 against the US Dollar,...

Litecoin price extended its decline below the $130 support zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $132 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $133 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh decline as long as it is below the $132 and $135 levels in the near term. Litecoin price is struggling to recover above $132 against the...

A Russian woman named Katie Ananina has started a business that allows Americans, Canadians, Australians, and residents of the United Kingdom garner new passports as a means of avoiding taxation on their bitcoin and crypto holdings. Katie Ananina Wants You to Keep Your BTC Ananina first arrived in the United States in 2016. She garnered a green card after proving herself to be one of the best sailing instructors around, but she has since turned her attention to helping...

A young man who committed suicide a few years ago left a massive bitcoin fortune worth more than $300,000 that his family cannot access. A Lot of Bitcoin That’s Inaccessible The brother of the man took to Reddit to seemingly ask bitcoin enthusiasts what his sibling’s password might be. He also asked if it was “morally wrong” to potentially garner access to the bitcoin stash, which contained as many as ten separate units. The person in question relayed the story of his...

Energy Harbor Corp. has announced that it will partner with a firm known as Standard Power over the next five years to provide carbon-free, clean energy from its nuclear sources to ensure Standard Power can mine cryptocurrencies without leaving a heavy mark on the environment. Standard Power will begin utilizing this type of electricity by the end of this year. Standard Power Seeks Green Methods of Extracting BTC Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining has been at the center...