Bitcoin (BTC) News

Jeff Garzik, a Bitcoin pioneer, had a correspondence with a Satoshi Nakamoto, before the founder of Bitcoin disappeared years ago. Garzik doubts Satoshi has appeared again. When an internet posting Sunday claimed to come from Satoshi and promised to reveal his or her true identity on Tuesday,...

The parent corporation of the NYSE, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. got permission which has opened the gate to its Bakkt system and lets its investors obtain derivatives that are being paid out with BTC. This is happening for the first time. On July 16 The New York State Department of Financial...

This week was the most damaging in 2019 for Bitcoin. Actually, it’s not the best period for the rest of the coins too. The world’s leading cryptocurrency lost about 15% this week and now the price of BTC is around $10,145. This's the greatest 5-day slide of the coin since November 2018. Matt...

A federal court in the Southern District of Florida rejected the petition of Craig Wright (man who claims he is the creator of first cryptocurrency) to terminate the proceedings against him regarding the appropriation of 1.1 million BTC allegedly belonging to his former business partner Dave...

In recent weeks Bitcoin got refuge designation, but it started losing it rapidly as the largest crypto joins the global slide in riskier assets. After rallying while U.S. investments fell earlier in the month, Bitcoin has followed stocks lower, with the digital asset plunging about 14% this week...

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which is a self-regulatory organization, has notified HDR Global Trading Ltd (BitMEX operator) that the first cryptocurrency ad, posted on January 3 this year in The Times, is misleading and also contains exaggerations. So, the ASA emphasized that on...

The riot in Hong Kong and Argentina made local investors give a premium for Bitcoin. Elections uncertainty brought to a peso plunge in Argentina and lately, BTC was selling for $12000 on a P2P platform LocalBitcoins, this is 10% greater than on the bulk of crypto exchanges all over the world....

The Russian trading network "Lenta" wrote a statement to the police because of a video message in which unidentified people demand to pay bitcoins in the amount of $500 thousand under the threat of food poisoning in stores. It is reported by Fontanka. The ransomware’s video message was...

Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has begun the final phase of testing deliverable margin bitcoin swaps, reports The Block. According to representatives of Seed SEF, which specializes in swaps of the exchange division, testing will last throughout August. If the results are successful,...

Circle cryptocurrency's company CEO Jeremy Allaire has joined other prominent industry representatives who believe that Bitcoin has become a defensive asset with which investors can hedge risks associated with global instability. He is convinced that the rampant nationalism, as well as currency and...

Today, August 5, the price of BTC jumped to the levels above $11,600, the last time observed in the second half of July. As you can see, the pulse growth was accompanied by a surge in trading volumes. “According to the old tradition,” Bitcoin pulled along with the rest of the market. ...

The Japanese corporation Sony, through its venture division Sony Financial Ventures and the investment firm NKB Group, led a round of financing of Series A for €13 million (about $14.5 million) of the Bitcoin-banking platform Bitwala. According to representatives of the company based in Berlin,...

It’s suggested that Bitcoin is coming to a turning point as cryptos conflict with larger inspection and bearish symbols pile up. BTC is really close to further losses, this is obvious cause some technical factors are pointing on this. A queue of negative modifications brought cryptocurrencies to...

Residents of Fortaleza (the major Brazilian city) will soon have the opportunity to pay Bitcoins for their trips on public transport. It is reported by The Block, with reference to local media. In particular, the cooperative of autonomous passenger carriers of the State of Ceará, whose capital is...

One of BTC-e currency exchange owners, Alexander Vinnik whose extradition from Greece the US is inquiring to face illegal charges, presently face a formal lawsuit in California. Previously, Vinnik was blamed for stealing Bitcoins from various virtual currency exchanges and now the US makes attempts...

Venezuelan United Socialist party has been accused of avoiding economic barriers inflicted by the authorities of USA. According to locals, Venezuela avoided penalties by using cryptocurrencies via an airline app known as Jetman Pay. This application receives charges from travellers who buy tickets...

According to a survey conducted by CivicScience, the overwhelming majority of US residents do not inspire confidence in the upcoming digital currency, Libra. The survey involved 1799 adults in the United States. Only 2% of respondents said they trust the Libra project more than Bitcoin. It also...

Last weekend, the cumulative computational power of the Bitcoin network once again updated its historical maximum, reaching 79.752 EH/s. The peak figure, according to Blockchain.com, was on Saturday, July 20th. On Sunday, the last day for which statistics are available, the hashrate fell slightly...