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July 11, 2020

The Encrypted Messaging Dilemma: Balancing Censorship and Freedom

Experts are of the opinion that governments need to work hand-in-hand with encryption-centric service providers to combat illegal activities on their platforms. Encrypted messaging services have always presented a tough challenge for government agencies all over the world. On one hand, they allow for freedom of speech, but on the other, they enable miscreants and […]

Correlation Between Bitcoin Price and Stocks Reaches a New All-Time High

Bitcoin’s correlation to the S&P 500 has reached a new all-time-high, what does this mean for BTC price? Lately, Bitcoin price has been showing record-high levels of correlation with traditional markets and on July 9 the correlation between the S&P 500 and BTC reached a new all-time high. Data from Skew shows that the one-year realized […]

Crypto Management App Denies Being Hacked

London-based crypto-financial technology startup denied Sixgill’s claims that its database was stolen by hackers. Plutus, a crypto finance app founded in 2015, denied social media reports that its database was compromised by a hacking attack launched by alleged threat actors.On July 9, Israel-based threat intelligence firm, Sixgill, published an alert through their official Twitter account […]

Data Suggests Bitcoin Price Will Rise as Investor Demographics Shift

Data shows that a sharp shift in investor demographics and monetary power could propel Bitcoin price to new highs. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading sideways for around a month now and is being outperformed by several other altcoins like Ether (ETH) and Chainlink (LINK). The cryptocurrency also hit the lowest levels of volatility since November […]

July 10, 2020

Coinbase Listing News Fits With Bullish Mainstrem Market, Pomp Says

News of a potential Coinbase stock market listing comes amid current bullish mainstream market conditions. Amid a bullish mainstream market, news of Coinbase’s reported traditional stock market listing could prove timely alongside other companies similar public listing efforts. “When good times are rollin in the stock market, people want to get in there,” Morgan Creek Digital […]

Your Passwords Could Be For Sale on the Dark Web Right Now

Digital Shadows warned that over 15 billion credentials are exposed on the dark web for sale and some of them are even available for free. A recent study revealed that over 15 billion credentials are in circulation via the dark web, representing a 300% increase since 2018. Available information ranges from network access credentials, banking […]

Law Decoded: Regulators Are Guarded But Getting There, July 3-10

This week has seen some major breakthroughs in disguise, reminding us of how regulation doesn’t all happen at once. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s notePolicy changes slowly. Crypto wants to move fast. Sometimes fairly, sometimes not, the crypto industry often portrays […]

There Are Over 13K Bitcoin Addresses Worth $1M

Over 13,000 Bitcoin addresses hold over $1 million worth of Bitcoin. There are over 13,000 Bitcoin (BTC) addresses that are worth at least $1 million, according to data from Glassnode.107 BTC to become a millionaireAt the current prices, it takes about 107 BTC for an address to become a dollar millionaire. Since this metric is […]

Price Analysis 7/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, ADA, LTC, BNB, CRO, EOS

As Bitcoin corrected on July 9, altcoin prices dropped but many are holding above their support levels, suggesting the uptrend will resume. Veteran trader Peter Brandt believes that a new altcoin season is likely to start in the near future and he predicted that altcoins are likely to outperform Bitcoin (BTC) during this next run. […]

Leaked Documents Suggest Former Wirecard Exec Was Linked to Secret Russian Gov Operations

Jan Marsalek reportedly bragged of ties with Russian intelligence services and touted secret documents about chemical weapons used in the UK. Wirecard’s recently-prosecuted former Chief Operations Officer, Jan Marsalek, may have had ties to Russian intelligence services. He also allegedly held secret documents about the use of a Russian chemical weapon in the U.K.According to […]