Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 157 of 298

Miners Are Selling Bitcoins Instead Of Mining

March 30, 2020

The global cryptocurrency market has reached the valuation of $7,000 in just 13 days. Previously it was settled at $3,867. Sources from the CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index revealed that miners have sold more...

BitBay 18 Hours Offline Citing Network Problems Raises Suspicions

March 29, 2020

Users of Estonia-based exchange BitBay became suspicious of a security breach following the platform going offline for more than 18 hours. BitBay published a tweet explaining it was dealing with a network ...

Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Ripple CEO Of Liquidating Holdings

March 29, 2020

A class-action lawsuit is accusing Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse of touting XRP to prospective investors while quietly liquidating his own holdings. The suit was originally filed in May 2018, alleging that R...

Porn Views Have sharply Increased In Some Countries Since Coronavirus Quarantines

March 29, 2020

Adult sites have been experiencing increased traffic recently as the number of people under lockdown or quarantine rises due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of these sites accept cryptocurrencies, includi...

Singapore Permits Crypto Corporations To Function Without A License For 6 Months

March 28, 2020

Singapore’s central financial institution and monetary regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), revealed this week an inventory of corporations which were granted an exemption from holding a li...

Thailand’s Largest Bank Comments On Benefits Of Being Part Of RippleNet

March 27, 2020

In a recent interview, Arthit Sriumporn, the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Commercial Banking at Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), which is Thailand's largest bank by total assets, talked about the benefits SCB ...

Tyler Winklevoss, CEO And Co-Founder Of Gemini Calls Bitcoin A ‘Vaccine’

March 27, 2020

Tyler Winklevoss, the CEO and Co-Founder of digital asset exchange Gemini, said in a recent Tweet that he thinks of Bitcoin as a “Vaccine”. An important member of the cryptocurrency community on Twitter wh...

Binance Launches its Own Crypto Debit Card, Pre-Order Costs $15

March 27, 2020

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched its own debit card that allows holders to pay for goods and services with crypto coins, providing a fiat gateway into the asset class. If you want to buy a coffee ...

Coin Metrics Banks $6 Million to Enhance Crypto Data Offering

March 27, 2020

Coin Metrics, a blockchain analytics platform, announced on Thursday that it raised $6 million in a fresh funding round. Led by Highland Capital Partners, the funding round has seen participation from an arr...

China’s Central Bank Is One Step Closer To Issuing Its Digital Currency

March 26, 2020

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, is said to have moved one step closer to issuing its national digital currency. A Global Times report on Tuesday, citing “industry insiders,” ...