Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
MetaMask, a popular crypto wallet provider, recently informed its users of the ongoing fraudulent activities by a Namecheap hacker, instructing them to be careful.
Namecheap is a web hosting company that offers its clients various hosting services....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
In recent months, initiatives surrounding central bank digital currencies, (CBDC) have gained traction as banking authorities attempt to streamline cross-border transactions and stimulate innovation in the payments industry.
Regulators in Asia, Euro...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Data shows a Polygon whale has just deposited $5.2 million in MATIC to Binance, a sign that could be bearish for the value of the asset.
Polygon Whale Transfers A Large Amount Of MATIC To Binance
As per data from the cryptocurrency transaction tracke...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The Bitcoin and crypto market is once again facing an important week. After Bitcoin reached its annual high of $24,248 on February 02, the price is currently in a consolidation.
Especially the news around Kraken, the US Securities and Exchange Commis...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Paxos Trust Company is on the hit list of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, who is out to slap the financial institution and technology company specializing in blockchain with a court case for allegedly violating investor protection laws in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Twitter CEO Elon Musk put the Dogecoin price on a short rally of 5.7% a few hours ago as he once again expressed his love for the meme coin. After the Twitter acquisition, the hype around DOGE had been dwindling, partly because Musk has some issues t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has shown his kindness and support for individuals affected by the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria by making a sizeable donation.
According to numerous news sources, Buterin gave approximately $150,000 w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Last November, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, undertook its largest-ever downsizing, laying off more than 11,000 employees. It appears, however, that other staff will soon be given the pink slip.
The Financial Times reported on Saturday that...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
E-commerce giant Shopify has launched its new blockchain suite of products for merchants. This development is expected to improve user experience on web3-based stores hosted on Shopify. In addition, merchants can utilize token gating and leverage new...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
If you got no date or nothing to do on Valentine’s Day, Cardano (ADA) is set to keep the excitement up as it rolls out its SECP mainnet upgrade on February 14 at exactly 21:44 UTC.
But first, here’s a quick peek into how Cardano has been...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The Russian Federation is looking to launch a crypto-mining facility worth over $12.3 million (900 million rubles) in the coming months. According to a report by local Russian media, RBC, this massive data processing center will be located in Buryati...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Bitzlato, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange platform, made headlines after the release of its cofounder, Anton Shkurenko, from brief arrest and questioning. Local authorities took Shkurenko into custody for questioning related to the company’...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
China has decided to move deeper into blockchain technology after its ban on cryptocurrency transactions in 2021. A recent report from China Daily noted that the country is about to launch a research center for blockchain innovation in Beijing.
China...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Based on reports from various news outlets, PayPal has apparently decided to abort the launch of its stablecoin that was expected to be unveiled in the upcoming weeks, despite releasing its 2022 fourth quarter ffinancial results on Thursday.
Back in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The crypto market suffered in 2022 as many assets fell from their 2021 all-time highs. The bearish trend reduced people’s confidence in digital assets resulting in a panic sell-off of tokens. However, some investors saw the bearish trend as an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Following the settlement reached by Kraken and its subsidiaries Payward Ventures and Payward Trading with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 9, covered by Bitcoinist, Commissioner Hester M. Pierce stated in a report that she disagre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The passage of a crypto framework in Mississippi, or the Digital Asset Mining Act, by the state senate on February 8 represents a step forward in the state’s efforts to protect the rights of cryptocurrency miners.
On February 9, Documenting Bit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
U.S. authorities are cracking down on the crypto industry and seem ready to introduce stricter regulations against the nascent sector. Many predicted and feared what now seems to be materializing. The recent bankruptcy filings and turmoil in the indu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
You read that right. There are currently 10,000 ‘Bitcoin CryptoPunks’ that have just finished the process of being minted this week. They are seemingly just as advertised: CryptoPunk NFTs on the Bitcoin blockchain. And yes, we are already...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) is nearing a retest of a very important line. Will the bulls be able to come out on top?
Bitcoin SOPR Again Nears The Bull-Bear Junction Retest
As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
One of the largest cryptocurrency trading exchanges, Huobi, is now considering expanding its services to China. Huobi Chief Justin Sun believes this will be a massive turnaround for the firm in the hopes that China will contribute positively to its g...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Blood is spilt as the king of crypto, Bitcoin, staggered and started a cascade of pain for the crypto market. At the time of writing, Bitcoin has gone down 4% in the daily time frame with the biggest loss occurring in the weekly with nearly 8%.
The...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
BUSD and USDP issuer Paxos have come under New York regulators’ radar. Although there is no specific reason for the investigation, reports revealed that the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) launched a probe into Paxos’ operatio...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Data shows the Bitcoin market sentiment has declined to neutral today as the price of the asset has dropped below the $22,000 level.
Bitcoin Fear And Greed Index Now Points At “Neutral” Sentiment
The “fear and greed index” is...