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May 24, 2020

Coldplay Bassist Dives into Bitcoin App World

The crypto space gained another mainstream performer recently as Coldplay’s bass player has funded a Bitcoin app. Scottish Coldplay bass artist, Guy Berryman, has joined the crypto space, funding a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange application called Zumo.“Covid-19 has fast forwarded the move to a cashless society and for safe and easy ways to invest in new […]

Why All Eyes Should Be on the $9,000 Bitcoin Price Level This Week

A sideways week for Bitcoin will not come as a surprise but BTC is still poised for a big move soon as it hobbles inside a tightening range. Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) looked poised for a huge move up to $11,000. Instead, we saw a sidewards week of price action coupled with a small pullback. […]

Making Blockchain Safe and Secure, a Balancing Act That Never Ends

How secure is blockchain technology? Experts weigh in on the complex differences between public and permissioned blockchains. Blockchain technology has become synonymous with privacy and security, but those very characteristics have been put to the test over the past decade. With historical roots embedded in cryptography, many blockchain and cryptocurrency projects purport to offer unbridled […]

Bitcoin Price: Why Today’s Weekly Close Is Crucial to Avoid $8,000s

Bitcoin price needs to secure a weekly close above $9,300 to avoid dropping below the ascending channel to revisit lows below $8,800. As the weekly close approaches Bitcoin (BTC) price made a quick move toward $9,300 after spending the past 48-hours struggling to hold above $9,200. Traders would like to see the top-ranked asset on […]

Ethereum Privacy Protocol Takes Foot Off Brake With Entirely Immutable Contracts

Tornado.cash has launched complete immutability for its smart contracts, despite the potential security risks. Fledgling Ethereum anonymization protocol Tornado.cash has launched completely immutable smart contracts — rendering the protocol “unstoppable” from May 21.While the project has extolled the virtues of immutability and declared that “code is law,” many within the Ethereum (ETH) community are advising […]

What the Birth of Crypto Can Predict for the Post-COVID-19 World

The coronavirus outbreak may become the catalyst that will reveal the benefits of libertarian solutions and technology, such as cryptocurrency. We, as a society, are now experiencing a crisis of trust. The three pillars that we’ve had faith in all our lives — institutions, government entities and the media — have all failed us. From […]

Industry at a Crossroads, Crypto Enters Fourth Phase of Development

A recent Andreessen Horowitz report says crypto is in its growth stage, but critics say the industry is yet to create end-use value. The crypto space is well over a decade old with more than 5,500 different cryptocurrencies and a market capitalization north of $250 billion. Researchers at American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz say […]

Hacker Sells Tens of Thousands of Ledger, Tezor, and Keepkey Users’ Info

The customer databases of Trezor, Ledger, and Keepkay have allegedly been listed for sale by the perpetrating hacker. The hacker that breached the Ethereum.org forum is allegedly selling the databases for the three most-popular crypto hard wallets — Ledger, Trezor, and KeepKey.The three databases contain the name, address, phone number, and email for more than […]

May 23, 2020

Bitflyer Donates Cheezy Pies to Shelters In Honor of BTC Pizza Day

content: Taking advantage of a memorable day in cryptocurrency history, BitFlyer decided to donate pizzas to folks in need. Bitcoin Pizza Day commemorates a historic event roughly 10 years ago, when coder Laszlo Hanyecz made the first commercial purchase using Bitcoin (BTC). In celebration of this well-loved community holiday, BitFlyer donated pizzas to a number […]

Steem Soft Forks to Sanction Mysterious ‘Community321’ Account

content: Steem has completed a soft fork which sanctions the account that went rogue and sent 23.6 million STEEM to Bittrex in protest of a recent hard fork. Steem has executed a soft fork to restrict the rogue “community321” account from making transfers after the account sent nearly 24 million STEEM to Bittrex in protest […]