Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 161 of 298

FCA Warns Against Bitcoin Evolution, Ignis Markets Clone

March 17, 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Monday added nine companies providing crypto and financial services to its warning list. The companies include Olympus Global, STS Royals, Bitcoin Evolution, Walker B...

Binance, WazirX Launch $50M Fund to Back Indian Blockchain Startups

March 17, 2020

Binance, along with its Indian subsidiary WazirX, announced on Tuesday the launch of a $50 million fund to tighten its grip on the Indian blockchain industry. Dubbed Blockchain for India, the fund will incub...

Opera Browser Adds Crypto Purchase Option in the US

March 17, 2020

Opera, a widely-used internet browser, has partnered with Wyre, a payments firm, to integrate digital currency purchasing features directly into its crypto wallet. This will allow United States-based clients...

Bitcoin Plunges Below $5000 As The Fed’s Panic Over COVID-19 Spooks Traders

March 16, 2020

On Sunday (Mar 15), the Federal Reserve (aka "the Fed"), the central bank of the United States, announced that it had lowered the target range for the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) -- by 100 basis points -- to 0 t...

Binance.US to Open Tezos (XTZ) Trading Amid Crypto Market Fallout

March 16, 2020

Binance.US, the United States arm of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, is launching trading of Tezos (XTZ) on Monday, March 16th. According to a post on Binance US’s blog, trading for XTZ/USD and XTZ/BUSD ...

Fed Slashes Rates to 0%, Begins QE to Combat Effects of COVID-19

March 16, 2020

In an emergency announcement made on Sunday afternoon, the United States Federal Reserve has declared that it will be cutting interest rates to zero for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. The mov...

Binance America Is Listing Tezos (XTZ)

March 15, 2020

Binance America (aka Binance.US), Binance's trading platform for its customers in the U.S., announced on Sunday (March 15) that it has added support for another cryptoasset: Tezos (XTZ). Binance.US, which wa...

1,000 BTC Mined In 2010 Moved For The First Time Amidst Sell-Off

March 15, 2020

Bitcoin that was mined in 2010 has been moved from its wallet for the first time amidst the ongoing sell-off. According to a post, discerning Redditors discovered that 1,000 BTC mined in 2010 had been moved ...

Hackers Are Using Fake Coronavirus Tracking Application To Ransom Crypto

March 14, 2020

Hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus panic by using fake Android tracking applications to ransom users in crypto. According to a report by The Next Web, hackers are spreading fake coronavirus trac...

Edward Snowden Tweets About Buying Bitcoin Amidst Market Panic

March 14, 2020

Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who revealed the NSA’s invasive security practices, tweeted about buying bitcoin amidst the massive market downturn. Snowden, who has been forced to take asylum in ...