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A former Microsoft software engineer found guilty earlier this year has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $10 million in Bitcoin. The 26-year old Ukrainian used accounts and passwords of other employees and the services of various Bitcoin mixers. Nine Years In Prison For Stealing $10M In BTC As reported by CryptoPotato year, the US District Court in Seattle found guilty Volodymyr Kvashuk on 18 charges. He operated as a software engineer in the US...

Bitcoin went on a wild ride yesterday when news of a COVID-19 vaccine broke out, but has calmed since then and currently trades at around $15,300. The leading alternative coins have also cooled down as Ethereum sits around $450 and Ripple at $0.25. Bitcoin Calms After Increased Volatility The primary cryptocurrency demonstrated high fluctuations in the past week. It topped at a new yearly high of about $16,000 on Friday but then nosedived a few days later to below $14,300....

It’s another bigshot score on the store of value front for Bitcoin. Billionaire hedge fund investor Stanley Druckenmiller just admitted holding BTC on national television in an interview with CNBC. The bigshot money manager also has positions in gold, but he is considerably bullish on the world’s first cryptocurrency. “If the gold bet works, the Bitcoin bet will work better.” In the latest interview with CNBC’s Kelly Evans, a billionaire hedge fund manager, said that he owns...

Volatility is undoubtedly back within the crypto markets. Over the past few hours, Bitcoin gained about $600 and lost them almost immediately. This happens as one of the world’s largest drugmakers, Pfizer, said that its COVID19 vaccine has been positive in over 90% of the trial cases. Bitcoin Pumps and Dumps $600 In Hours The past few weeks have been nothing but exciting for Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency managed to briefly touch $16,000 for the first time in years. Today, it...

Data from the on-chain analytics resource Glassnode indicates that Bitcoin miners have sent sizeable BTC portions to exchanges in the past 24 hours. With the asset price hovering above $15,500, the question remains if they are to cash out profits and possibly drive Bitcoin south. Miners Send BTC To Exchanges Implies A Price Dip? Bitcoin miners are arguably the most vital part of the entire BTC ecosystem. By solving complex computational problems, they process Bitcoin...

A JPMorgan report suggested that some investors, such as family offices, have been allocating more funds into Bitcoin rather than gold in recent months. The analysts from the giant multinational investment bank also noted that the comparison between the two assets could propel a massive price increase for BTC. Bitcoin’s Impressive Developments As Of Late In its latest paper exploring Bitcoin’s price and fundamentals, the JPMorgan analysts listed several reasons why the...

Shortly after suspending withdrawals and deposits to its platform, the crypto lending service Cred has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  CryptoPotato reported in late October that the US-based platform had temporarily suspended all funds inflows and outflows while assisting law enforcement agencies in investigating an “incident.”  According to an official announcement from this past weekend, Cred INC. has “commenced a voluntary Chapter 11 case in the United States...

Despite briefly tanking following the results of the US Presidential elections, Bitcoin has reclaimed the $15,000 mark and registered its third-highest weekly close. The altcoins have also recovered yesterday’s losses, and the market cap has jumped back to $440 billion. Bitcoin’s Third-Best Weekly Close Bitcoin peaked at a new yearly high on Friday as the uncertainty of the US elections grew. However, once the results came in, meaning that the 46th US President will be Joseph...

The official election of Joe Biden as the 46th US President resulted in a sharp nosedive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. While BTC dumped to a low of $14,350 at its Saturday’s lowest, the total market cap lost nearly $30 billion at one point yesterday. Biden’s Election Drove BTC Down? The past week has been quite impressive for Bitcoin. The primary cryptocurrency entered the election day on November 3rd at about $13,300. The uncertainty that followed...

The uncertainty seems to have come to an end: Biden is the new president of the United States after winning the decisive electoral votes of Georgia and Pennsylvania. At this moment, Biden has 290 votes out of the 270 needed to win the presidency, while Trump has only 214. And with only 34 votes in dispute, the chapter is practically closed. Biden vs Trump 2020 electionsBitcoin’s Sell The News In Reaction to Biden Winning The new president was quick to change his Twitter bio...