The community is taking issue with the fact that BitMEX is ranked 175th by CoinMarketCap, but other derivatives platforms are not properly ranked as well. Following the latest CoinMarketCap update which introduced the “Confidence factor” to rank exchanges, users are…
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Report: Ransom Costs for Stolen Data Rose 200% From 2018 to 2019
On average, ransoms demanded by cryptocurrency ransomware hackers increased by 200% from 2018 to 2019. On average, the ransom demanded by cryptocurrency ransomware hackers increased by 200% from 2018 to 2019. According to a report published on June 5 by…
Robinhood Users Steal From the Rich to Fill Their Bitcoin Bags: Max Keiser
Max Keiser called out Warren Buffett over his recent losses in the airline sector, claiming that Robinhood users had stolen his money and created wealth for Generation Z. Broadcaster and renowned Bitcoin (BTC) bull Max Keiser has taken a knock…
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Calls Crypto a ‘Political Movement’
During a recent AMA, Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson described cryptocurrency as inherently political, urging the crypto community to rally against efforts to stifle the space. Charles Hoskinson, the creator of Cardano (ADA), has described participating in cryptocurrency as an inherently political…
Analyst Predicts Next Bull Run Will Send Bitcoin to $150K and Ether to $9K
Blockfyre’s co-founder believes a bull market will return, seeing Bitcoin price rise 1,400% to hit $150,000, and Ether and other solid altcoins making even more impressive gains. The co-founder of cryptocurrency analysis company Blockfyre believes that a bull run will…
Riots and Rising Fundamentals: 5 Things to Watch for Bitcoin This Week
Strange macro uptrends coincide with middling price action for Bitcoin, but eyes are on $8,000, not $10,000 so far. Bitcoin (BTC) began a new week less than $500 away from $10,000, but sudden volatility remains — what should you look…
Chinese Bank Issues Commercial Paper Worth $16.9 Billion on Blockchain
A Chinese commercial bank issued China’s first asset-backed commercial paper worth $16.93 billion on a blockchain. China Zheshang Bank, a national commercial bank, used blockchain technology to issue an asset-backed commercial paper, or ABCP. It was issued as a part…
Regulatory Clarity Will Spark Widespread Tokenization, Says Digivault CEO
Speaking to Cointelegraph, the CEO of security token custodian Digivault predicted that regulatory clarity will light the fuse for the tokenization revolution. With tokenization offering significant efficiency savings and global liquidity pools to existing regulated asset classes, security tokens appear…
Coinbase Exchange Inaccessible Due to 5x Traffic Spike During Bitcoin Surge
According to Coinbase, the exchange’s autoscaling couldn’t keep up with a 5x traffic spike experienced during a Bitcoin price surge to $10,000. The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States said its autoscaling was unable to keep up with a…
US Pentagon Created a War Game to Fight the Establishment with BTC
Documents reveal the Pentagon created a war game in which players were rewarded in Bitcoin for taking down financial institutions. In the midst of ongoing protests across the United States, some turned violent by police brutality, one publication has uncovered…