Ripple price started a decent recovery wave from the $0.2545 swing low against the US dollar.The price is currently trading above the $0.2700 and $0.2750 resistance levels.There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $0.2705 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair is likely to accelerate higher if it clears the $0.2920 and $0.3000 resistance levels.Ripple price is slowly moving higher above $0.2800 against the US Dollar. XRP price...
Read More »Another Major Fall? Predicting Where Bitcoin Will Go Next
It’s been a relatively odd week for bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. At the time of writing, the asset is currently trading for just over $11,500, which is a few hundred more than where it stood just 48 or 72 hours ago.Will Bitcoin Go Up or Down?The currency has been in an up-and-down pattern over the last few days. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it also shows that bitcoin’s resilience is not exactly where we thought it was prior. Before, the currency...
Read More »What if Banks Completely Took Over the Crypto Space?
One source appears to be suggesting that cryptocurrencies, by themselves, don’t have a chance of survival, and that if they’re going to last any longer, they will need banks to do it.Banks and Crypto: A Single Entity?Already, we’ve witnessed some huge jumps forward in the “cold war” between banks and cryptocurrency. Much like the United States and Russia did between the 1940s and the 1980s, both entities are trying to outdo the other, and show the world why they are essential and why they are...
Read More »Could China Perform an Attack on Bitcoin?
The fact that China has become such a big “bitcoin nation” over the past several years is worrying to some. They are concerned that the country could potentially take over the space, which would ultimately mean the end of bitcoin and crypto as we know it.Is China Getting Too Powerful in the BTC Space?As it stands, China controls much of the global mining power. That means that most mining operations in the world either make their home in China or are powered by Chinese businesses or firms....
Read More »The U.S. Is Taking Its Crypto Back from North Korea
Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that the U.S. was looking to sue North Korea over several million dollars-worth of cryptocurrency that had been stolen over the past year via cyberattacks on two separate exchanges. There has been a break in the story in that the U.S. is no longer planning to file suit, as it has already gained access to the nearly 300 accounts that the stolen money had been filtered into. The country is now moving to transfer these funds back into American digital...
Read More »China Penalizes More Than 20 Mining Firms
The Inner Mongolia region of China is a prime hotspot for bitcoin miners. The energy is cheap and plentiful, so if you’re looking to potentially be part of the extraction process for new coins, this is probably the place to do it in.China Takes Quick ActionHowever, if you show up to do business within this region, make sure you don’t lie on your application form, and always be clear about who you are and what you’re looking to accomplish. Approximately 21 mining farms – including those of...
Read More »Winklevoss Twins Suggest $500K Price for Bitcoin
The Winklevoss Twins – the head executives of the Gemini Exchange in New York – believe that the price of bitcoin could potentially reach $500K in the coming future.The Winklevoss Twins Are Pushing BTC All Over AgainWhile they didn’t give a date regarding when people can expect the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap to reach this figure, they did say that with the current state of the dollar and with gold on such a meteoric rise in recent weeks, bitcoin is looking better than...
Read More »U.S. Initiates Lawsuit Against North Korea Over Stolen Digital Currencies
The United States is saying “enough” when it comes to the hacking history of nuclear state North Korea. The country is now suing its rival for control of more than 200 separate bitcoin and Ethereum accounts which allegedly contain crypto funds that were taken illegally from two trading exchanges.North Korea Is Being Taken to CourtNorth Korea has a long history of stealing cryptocurrency to fund its illicit programs. The country is allegedly the home of Lazarus, a hardcore hacking organization...
Read More »Bitcoin Wallet Stashes Just Keep Getting Bigger
The number of digital wallets containing more than 1,000 bitcoin units has grown to an all-time high. According to the Bitcoin Rich List, roughly 2,190 separate wallets contain 1,000 units of bitcoin or more each, which makes sense considering the circumstances that have surrounded the world’s most popular – and largest – cryptocurrency by market cap as of late.A High Number of Growing Bitcoin WalletsAs it stands, more and more people are beginning to view bitcoin in a positive light. In...
Read More »Egor Kriuchkov Charged in $1 Million Bitcoin-Computer Crime
Another instance of bitcoin crime is in the books. This time, the culprit is potentially a Russian man named Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov who sought to pay the employee of a Nevada-based company $1 million in bitcoin to install malware onto the company’s network.Kriuchkov Is Currently Being Held to Await TrialKriuchkov entered the United States on a tourist visa and through a Russian passport. He initially met with the employee of the company several times before initiating the plan, according to...
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