Miller Thomson, the court-appointed legal counsel for former users of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange, is asking for help identifying any records related to Crypto Capital, which may be holding some of the exchange’s funds. In a letter emailed to the exchange’s former customers and posted to its website, Miller Thomson wrote that Crypto Capital Corp., a “shadow bank” registered in Panama, “may have been a payment processor” for the exchange and is asking any customers who have emails or other documents which might be related to Crypto Capital to forward…
Day: January 23, 2020
This Confluence Of Bearish Factors Shows Ethereum Could Decline Heavily
Ethereum failed to settle above the $170 resistance and bitcoin struggled above $8,700. ETH price is currently declining and it seems like it could decline heavily if it breaks $162. Ether price is starting to move into a bearish zone below $165 against the US Dollar. Bitcoin price is declining and trading below the $8,640 support level. This week’s key bearish trend line is still active with resistance near $168 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could decline heavily if the bears push it…
Stablecoins Are Evolving Traditional Finances
Stablecoins may represent crypto’s best chance of achieving mainstream success and recognition from the traditional financial systems. Just recently, the president of the European Central Bank nourished this viewpoint by stating that the institution should be proactive when it comes to digital assets. On Dec. 12, Christine Lagarde tweeted: “My personal conviction on the issue of stablecoins is that we better be ahead of the curve. There is clearly demand out there that we have to respond to.” The value of stablecoins Being ahead of the curve and responding to…
The Evolution of Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Over the last 10 years, the Bitcoin ecosystem has attracted developers to dedicate thousands of hours to improve and revamp most of its underlying codebase. Yet, Bitcoin (BTC) is largely the same. The reason for this is that its core set of consensus rules that define its monetary properties, such as its algorithmic inflation and hard-coded supply, remain unchanged. Time and time again, factions have attempted to change these core properties, but all hostile takeovers thus far have failed. It’s often a painful process but one that highlights and solidifies…
The Evolution of Bitcoin’s Technology Stack
Over the last 10 years, the Bitcoin ecosystem has attracted developers to dedicate thousands of hours to improve and revamp most of its underlying codebase. Yet, Bitcoin (BTC) is largely the same. The reason for this is that its core set of consensus rules that define its monetary properties, such as its algorithmic inflation and hard-coded supply, remain unchanged. Time and time again, factions have attempted to change these core properties, but all hostile takeovers thus far have failed. It’s often a painful process but one that highlights and solidifies…