Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures

On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network. FTX leverages mining difficulty, that is, the complexity of solving … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 3 New Features Added to Consensus Rules

Today, at precisely 9 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network completed another upgrade adding a few new features to the blockchain. The latest upgrade comes with new opcode support, a chain limit extension, and the improved counting of signature operations using the new “Sigchecks” implementation. A Number of Blocks Have Been … Read more

XRP Price Analysis for May 15th – XRP Switches to Correction

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog On Friday, May 15th, the XRP rate is correcting after the recent growth. The cryptocurrency is generally trading at 0.2023 USD. On D1, XRP/USD keeps forming an uptrend after a correction. Upon correcting from 50.0% Fibo, the quotations are trading near 38.2%. At the current stage, this may signify … Read more

Visa Files Patent for Cryptocurrency System to Replace Cash

Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Visa’s Cryptocurrency Patent Filing The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published on Thursday a patent application entitled “digital … Read more

More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the Halving

In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn since May 11. Additionally, statistics from Bituniverse’s exchange reserve data indicate … Read more

New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill: Second Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming to Americans

Americans could be getting their second stimulus checks as a new coronavirus relief bill has been introduced. It includes more direct payments of up to $6,000 per household. The new bill is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, making it the biggest emergency relief package in U.S. history. $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill U.S. … Read more

17,000 Quadrigacx Users Seek $307M from the Failed Canadian Crypto Exchange

About 17,000 people have filed claims for refunds from the collapsed Canadian digital asset exchange Quadrigacx. Altogether, the claims, denominated in both cryptocurrency and fiat, amount to nearly $307 million. According to a document released Tuesday by Ernst & Young, the court-appointed monitor, the bulk of the claims submitted stem from bitcoin (BTC) deposits that … Read more

Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution

Popular messaging app Telegram has shut down its TON cryptocurrency project. Telegram founder Pavel Durov explains that a US court has stopped his TON project and prevented the gram cryptocurrency from being distributed to investors, not just in the US but globally. Telegram Discontinues TON Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Project Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov … Read more

$2 Billion Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Industry Set to ‘Grow Significantly’

Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management have been increasing significantly, rising to more than $2 billion at the end of last year, according to a recent survey. The crypto hedge fund industry is expected to “grow significantly” along with the price of bitcoin. Hedge Funds’ AUMs Doubled in 2019 Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management … Read more

Halving Sell-Off Temporary, BTC to Hit $20,000 by Year End, Says Billionaire Investor Novogratz

Bitcoin (BTC) may not have pumped at the scale expected by many halving optimists, but Wall Street billionaire Michael Novogratz insists that the price will hit $20,000 by year-end. The Galaxy Digital founder and chief executive officer on Monday told CNBC that bitcoin’s surge was inevitable in light of the record money printing by world … Read more

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