Senator and former Bakkt CEO, Kelly Loeffler, appeared on Fox today, defending her sale of shares the day after a private Senate hearing. Kelly Loeffler appeared on Fox News last night to discuss her sale of more than $1 million in equities the day after she attended a private Senate Health Commission hearing about the…
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SEC seeks an early victory in lawsuit against Canadian messenger firm Kik for $100 million ICO in 2017. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested an early summary judgment in its lawsuit against Kik over the messaging company’s $100 million KIN initial coin offering (ICO) during 2017. The SEC first brought its…
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News. The Bitcoin Clock ticks on—less than 52 days now before the next halving—and let’s hope that Bitcoin still has value when that happens. Trader Peter Brandt isn’t optimistic. He sees Bitcoin in a race with gold to hit $1,000. Then again, in January, he thought BTC wouldn’t reach…
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CAN crypto payment provider is undertaking final testing before the launch of its cryptocurrency credit card. Canadian cryptocurrency payments provider, NetCents, has completed the technical integration of its consumer credit card into its proprietary ecosystem. NetCents announced March 20 that it had begun edge-case scenario testing in real-world environments in order to ready the card…
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Fundstrat and eToro market analysts look to the halving and beyond as the coronavirus crisis worsens. What has been driving recent Bitcoin price action? Or perhaps more importantly, who? And why does it matter? Lead Digital Strategist at Fundstrat David Grider and Platinum Account Manager at eToro Simon Peters break down Bitcoin’s next move, how…
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Interpol partners with a South Korean startup that specializes in examining crypto flows on the dark web to help fight darknet cybercrime. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has announced a partnership with South Korean data intelligence startup, S2W Lab, to analyze dark web activity, including cryptocurrency transactions. The startup announced the partnership on March…
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Systemic weakness and a lack of will to change any of its aspects are what led to traditional finance temporarily crashing Bitcoin, argues CZ. The coronavirus pandemic was just the spark that ignited the current global economic meltdown, not its cause, the CEO of Binance says. In a blog post on March 20, Changpeng Zhao,…
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Another adventurous crypto week. Did you have fun? BTC once again saw heavy selling on Monday, after the news that the Fed was taking emergency measures to mitigate the financial devastation, Coin Metrics found that it’s the short-term traders again who have been driving the most recent sell-off, and interest in Bitcoin futures dropped amid…
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Cryptocurrency is also known as virtual currency. And funnily enough, "virtual" is becoming an increasingly apt word to use in the context of cryptocurrency, which is showing a newfound fondness for virtual reality. More and more cryptocurrency events and meetings are being hosted in VR rooms or platforms. Meanwhile, blockchain-based virtual worlds and platforms are…
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A surge towards $7,000 has been short-lived for Bitcoin, which has since dived by around $1,000 in 24 hours as analysts stay worried. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $6,000 on March 21 as an end-of-week rally to near $7,000 appeared to stall. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price ruminates at $6,000 Data from Coin360…
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