Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 154 of 298

Decentralized Crypto Exchange Bisq Halts Trading After Finding Crucial Security Vulnerability

April 8, 2020

Decentralized, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange Bisq has halted trading after finding a “critical” security vulnerability on its platform, and is advising users to not send any funds if they’re involved...

Google Searches For ‘Bitcoin Halving’ Surge As Bitcoin’s Price Climbs To Recovery

April 8, 2020

Google searches for Bitcoin’s upcoming halving event have been surging over the last few months, presumably as investors gain interest in the event that will cut the cryptocurrency’s inflation in half. Acc...

BUX Launches Zero-Fee Crypto Trading Across Europe

April 8, 2020

BUX, a Dutch retail brokerage platform, announced on Wednesday the launch of its crypto platform, offering commission-free trading services. Dubbed BUX Crypto, the public launch of the crypto-specific platfo...

Former Goldman Sachs Sales Lead Raoul Pal Predicts Economic Crisis Ahead, Shifts Portfolio To Bitcoin

April 7, 2020

Raoul Pal, a former Europe hedge fund sales lead at Goldman Sachs, is preparing for a generational economic crisis by shifting more of his portfolio into bitcoin and gold. Pal said in a recent interview wi...

Binance Releases ‘Hedge Mode’ On Binance Futures

April 7, 2020

On Monday (April 6), crypto exchange Binance announced that it has released "hedge mode" on its crypto futures platform. Here is how Binance Co-Founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka "CZ") announced the news ...

Satoshi’s Identity Could Be Uncovered Using Stylometry, Suggests IOHK CEO

April 7, 2020

IOHK CEO and Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson has suggested the use of “stylometry” as a way to narrow down the identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. In an interview with U.Today, Hoskinson ex...

Adult Industry Crypto Transactions Are Up in COVID-19 Quarantine

April 6, 2020

Because of the ongoing coronavirus quarantine, a lot of people (perhaps even you, dear reader) are stuck at home these days. As such, online entertainment is on the rise–reports from China say that online gam...

South Korean Central Bank Launches CBDC Pilot Program

April 6, 2020

The Bank of Korea announced on Monday the launch of a pilot program for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Though the central bank has no plans to launch the digital version of the won, with the pilot i...

Dark Web Marketplace Bans Vendors Selling Fake COVID-19 Vaccines For BTC

April 6, 2020

Dark web marketplace Monopoly Market has reportedly taken a stance against those trying to profit off of the COVID-19 outbreak, banning any vendor trying to take advantage of the pandemic. According to The...

FBI Arrests Russian Rapper For Crypto Laundering After Flaunting On Instagram

April 6, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Russian rapper in the United States on charges of cryptocurrency laundering. According to a report by The Moscow Times, authorities arrested Maxim B...