A hapless victim has reportedly forked out a whopping BTC 22 – worth over USD 263,000 – to DoppelPaymer ransomware scammers, per data published by tracking website ScamAlert. Earlier this year, antivirus software developer Avast warned that there had been a recent resurgence in scammers making use of the notorious ransomware. Like other, similar malware,…
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A year and half and a leap of faith will be required to finally shunt institutional investors into the bitcoin (BTC) market, claims an executive at digital asset management firm CoinShares – adding that “a steady increase building in speed up to a point” over the next 18 months was more likely than a “flurry”…
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Bitcoin price remained in a positive zone above the 11,550 resistance. BTC extended its rise above the USD 11,800 resistance and it even spiked above USD 11,900. The price is currently (13:00 UTC) up 3% and it might soon attempt an upside break above the USD 12,000 resistance. Conversely, most major altcoins trimmed gains and…
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The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it has assessed a USD 60m civil money penalty against Larry Dean Harmon, the founder, administrator, and primary operator of bitcoin (BTC) mixer (a.k.a. "tumbler") Helix and Coin Ninja, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its implementing regulations. FinCEN claims that Harmon willfully Read…
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Major crypto exchange Binance confirmed that they were experiencing "temporary difficulties accessing Binance.com" on Tuesday morning (UTC time), however, "Mobile Apps, Desktop Apps, APIs all [worked] fine." "Homepage, Download, Trade, Futures, Accounts, Markets, Launchpad all restored. Other sections will be restored shortly," Changpeng Zhao, Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit Card
Bitcoin price started a decent upward move above the USD 11,500 and USD 11,550 resistance levels. BTC was able to settle above USD 11,550 and it even spiked to test the USD 11,800 resistance. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) consolidating above USD 11,700 and it might continue to rise in the near term. Similarly,…
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news MicroStrategy, an American software company that used its balance sheet to buy USD 425m worth of bitcoin (BTC), has redirected the hope.com domain to educational material about bitcoin, as was announced…
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Mining news Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is expected to rise more than 3% during the next adjustment tomorrow, October 17.…
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By 2025, bitcoin (BTC) still could add another zero to its price, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, while they also claim that it’s possible for the price to get closer USD 14,000 again already this year. In their latest Crypto Outlook, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone, wrote that "bitcoin has a history of adding…
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Major crypto exchange OKEx said it had to suspend cryptoasset withdrawals as one of their private key holders "is currently cooperating with a public security bureau in investigations" and the company is "out of touch" with the holder. "We will resume digital assets/cryptocurrencies withdrawals immediately once the concerned private key holder is Read more »Pay,…
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