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For the first time in forever, this week in bitcoin was strangely subdued. No major price movements, no regulatory crackdowns and no Tether collapse. Iota got into a bit of a pickle and then blamed everyone else, as Iota is apt to do, but that’s all. Everything was uneventfully ticking over, right up until Friday, … Read more
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has confirmed their intention to refund the stolen funds to the 260,000 affected users, totalling 523 mln NEM. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Trading is arrogant, be it on Wall Street or across crypto exchanges. In order to trade rather than hodl, you must fundamentally believe you’re smarter, more disciplined or better informed than the other half of the market. Time will tell. But as long as you’re trading, we’ve established that you’re at least more arrogant than … Read more
It was, by any reckoning, a huge haul. Between $400 million and $534 million dollars of NEM stolen, depending on whether you go on its value at the time or once the market had reacted to the news. At a press conference on Friday afternoon, the stunned Coincheck team painted forlorn figures as they came … Read more
It’s not the sexiest headline in the world, but so far things with bitcoin seem to be going relatively well in Japan, according to a Bank of Japan (BOJ) Director-General. With increasing calls from world leaders to unite and devise a global regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies, Japan has taken a strikingly different approach. Also read: Tezos … Read more
One of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has halted all withdrawals amidst rumors of a large-scale hack. Ripple worth $123 million was withdrawn from its wallet on Friday January 26. This was followed by a single withdrawal of 500 million NEM, with the altcoin’s foundation president Lon Wong then tweeting “It’s unfortunate that coincheck got hacked. … Read more
Governments worldwide have been ramping up regulations for cryptocurrencies and hiring research and blockchain surveillance teams. One firm that tracks transactions on the Bitcoin Core blockchain is called Chainalysis, and this year the company has gathered over a half a million USD on record from various government and law enforcement entities. Also read: South Korean Exchange … Read more
Researchers have shown that BTC’s 2013 price jump from $150 to $1000 was due to the actions of a single person. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Playing the stock market has always had an air of exclusivity about it which cryptocurrency investment has not had, but there are still issues plaguing it. #SMART INVESTMENT Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
State owned media outlet, Russia Today (RT), reports the suicide of an exchange CEO was in actuality something more sinister and connected to Mt. Gox’ 650,000 still missing bitcoin, according to RT’s exclusive source. Also read: African Central Banks: Ditch Dollar, Buy Bitcoin RT’s Exclusive Source: CEO Death Linked to Missing Gox Bitcoin “The hundreds of … Read more
