Are non-KYC crypto exchanges as safe as their KYC-compliant peers?
Many see implementing Know Your Customer (KYC) tools in crypto as a deterrent to the Bitcoin (BTC) Standard, which has...
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Indian Police Search for Bitconnect Founder After the US Indicted Him for Defrauding Crypto Investors – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Indian police have launched an investigation into Bitconnect and booked its founder after a bitcoin investor reported being defrauded...
3 reasons why Bitcoin’s drop to $21K and the market-wide sell-off could be worse than you think
On Friday, August 19, the total crypto market capitalization dropped by 9.1%, but more importantly, the all-important $1 trillion psychological...
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Shows Market Sentiment Remains Fearful – Market Updates Bitcoin News
After the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) dropped to significant lows and pointed to “extreme fear” in crypto markets...
Merkle trees vs. Verkle trees, Explained
Merkle trees are employed in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies to more effectively and securely encrypt blockchain data. Verkle trees...
BTC Price Drops as It Targets Crucial Support at $22K
Bitcoin Faces Stiff Resistance as It Targets Crucial Support at $22K – August 18, 2022 Bitcoin (BTC) has slumped below...
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Rises for the Second Time in a Row — It’s Now 0.63% Harder to Find a BTC Block – Mining Bitcoin News
On August 18, 2022, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased again after the 1.74% rise two weeks ago on August 4. At...
Tether Reveals 58% Decrease in Commercial Paper Holdings in Latest Attestation
Tether, the issuer of the industry’s largest stablecoin USDT, today published its latest quarterly attestation report for the token’ reserves....
Ethereum Merge prompts miners and mining pools to make a choice
The Ethereum blockchain is all set to make its highly anticipated transition from its current proof-of-work (PoW) mining consensus to...
Gnosis (GNO) the only coin that is up today: here’s why
The crypto market has taken a significant dive today with all cryptocurrencies including the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum dropping...
‘De-risking’ Crypto Firms Potentially Creates ‘Opacity in Financial Conduct’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
According to the latest guidance note issued by the South African banking sector regulator, Prudential Authority, risk assessment does not...
CME Group to Offer Market Participants Ethereum Options 3 Days Before the Merge – Finance Bitcoin News
Three days before Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), the world’s largest derivatives marketplace in terms of volume,...
Bitcoin (BTC) Slides Back to $23,000 Days After Reaching Multi-Month Highs
Bitcoin (BTC) has been falling since Aug. 15 and is showing signs that the upward trend that it’s been enjoying...
CME Group to Offer Ethereum Futures
Key Takeaways CME Group will be offering Ethereum futures contracts starting September 12. The exchange is already offering Bitcoin futures,...
Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Returns 26,200 Mining Rigs to NYDIG to Clear $67M Debt
Publicly-traded Bitcoin mining company Stronghold Digital Mining (SDIG) said it plans to return more than 26,000 mining rigs to New...
Electricity Consumption of Russian Crypto Miners Spikes 20 Times in 5 Years, Research Finds – Mining Bitcoin News
Power needs of cryptocurrency miners in Russia have grown significantly since 2017, with consumption of electrical energy seeing a 20-fold...
Bitcoin price heads above $23.5K after highest EU inflation in history
Bitcoin (BTC) shifted higher on Aug. 18 as the latest data confirmed the European Union’s highest ever inflation.BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Genesis Trading CEO Michael Moro Exits After Almost A Decade
Michael Moro, the CEO of Genesis Trading, is stepping down from his position as pressure mounts from exposure to Three...
Ripple CTO lashes back at Vitalik Buterin for his dig at XRP
In a discussion that started around two Ontario crypto exchanges’ recent 30,000-Canadian-dollar limit on altcoins purchases — which excluded Ether (ETH),...
British Fintech Revolut Granted Crypto License in Cyprus – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.K.-based digital bank Revolut has been authorized by Cyprus to provide cryptocurrency services to millions of customers on the Old...
US Federal Reserve Board Unveils Final Guidelines Used When Reviewing Requests for Access to Master Accounts – Finance Bitcoin News
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has said it has released the final guidelines which are set to be used by...
Ethereum Team Settles Rumors Around Upcoming Merge
The team behind the upcoming Ethereum merge has taken to its website to put to bed rumors regarding what to...
