Bitcoin’s potential rise to $10,000 against the ongoing Coronavirus frenzy may have been limited by one of its rival cryptocurrency projects. Cardano, or ADA, surged by close to 10 percent against the benchmark cryptocurrency on Tuesday, registering a fresh top near 588 sats. The move pushed the ADA-to-BTC exchange rate to its eight-month high, also inching closer to a long-term technical resistance that kept the pair in an overstretched consolidation phase. The wild upside swing followed CEO Charles Hoskinson’s announcement of entering partnership PwC, a $42.4 billion global giant. The…
Month: January 2020
Opporty Founder Calls SEC Suit ‘Grossly Overstated’ in Public Defense
The founder of blockchain marketplace Opporty has said the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) legal case against the firm could have repercussions for other crypto companies. In an eight-page open letter to the crypto community Tuesday, founder Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak claims the firm followed all regulatory guidance available at the time of its 2017–2018 initial coin offering (ICO) “from day one.” “We believe that the statement made by SEC is missing important facts and grossly overstated making it not truthful,” reads the letter. Should the case be successful, Grybniak argues…
Opporty Founder Calls SEC Suit ‘Grossly Overstated’ in Public Defense
The founder of blockchain marketplace Opporty has said the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) legal case against the firm could have repercussions for other crypto companies. In an eight-page open letter to the crypto community Tuesday, founder Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak claims the firm followed all regulatory guidance available at the time of its 2017–2018 initial coin offering (ICO) “from day one.” “We believe that the statement made by SEC is missing important facts and grossly overstated making it not truthful,” reads the letter. Should the case be successful, Grybniak argues…
UK High Court Orders Freeze on $1M of Bitcoin in Ransomware Case
A United Kingdom High Court ordered a proprietary injunction on Bitcoin (BTC) obtained through a ransomware attack on a Canadian insurance company. A proprietary injunction is an order which prevents a person from dealing with their own assets when it is subject of a proprietary claim. On Jan. 17, the UK High Court released documents concerning a ransomware attack, in which over 1,000 computers of the insurance company were rendered unusable through the use of malware that encrypted files, making them unaccessible. The unidentified attackers demanded $1.2 million in Bitcoin…
Bitcoin.com Update: Dev Fund Proposal ‘Will Not Go Through’ Without More Agreement
The BCH infrastructure funding proposal initially announced by Jiang Zhuoer on January 22 will not go through as planned without greater agreement in the Bitcoin Cash community, Bitcoin.com has announced via a read.cash post uploaded today. Also Read: Heated Debate Continues Over Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure Funding Plan Bitcoin.com Will Not Support Plan Without Greater Agreement in BCH Ecosystem Bitcoin.com has now announced it will not be going through with the original proposal for infrastructure funding until a greater agreement can be reached among ecosystem participants. In a post to the…
Bitcoin.com Update: Dev Fund Proposal ‘Will Not Go Through’ Without More Agreement
The BCH infrastructure funding proposal initially announced by Jiang Zhuoer on January 22 will not go through as planned without greater agreement in the Bitcoin Cash community, Bitcoin.com has announced via a read.cash post uploaded today. Also Read: Heated Debate Continues Over Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure Funding Plan Bitcoin.com Will Not Support Plan Without Greater Agreement in BCH Ecosystem Bitcoin.com has now announced it will not be going through with the original proposal for infrastructure funding until a greater agreement can be reached among ecosystem participants. In a post to the…
Analyst: Bitcoin Dips Are Bought at a Remarkable Rate, Making $10k Imminent
Every bitcoin dip is being bought at a remarkable rate says top trader Filb Filb. The strong momentum of BTC above a key resistance level at $9,000 positions BTC for a potential upsurge to $10,000. Bitcoin is recovering at a faster pace than expected In October 2019, Filb Filb said in an blog post that the bitcoin price is anticipated to achieve $10,000 by March 2020. The model the trader used to forecast the medium-term price trend of the bitcoin price was based on previous fractals. 12-month bitcoin price forecast…
Draft of India’s National DLT Strategy Calls for State-Run Digital Rupee
A draft of India’s national strategy on blockchain and distributed ledger technology suggests a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital Indian rupee, and a national blockchain. The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG), a non-profit public body incorporated by the government of India, has published a draft document on the country’s national blockchain strategy. Issued on Dec. 30, the document appears to have been published recently as major local publications such as The Economic Times of India reported on the draft strategy on Jan. 28. Digital rupee should be…
IBM Awarded Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’
IBM has received a U.S. patent for a type of “self-aware token” that can record its own transaction data. Awarded by the U.S. Patent Office on Jan. 7, the patent outlines a ledger-based payments system that could make it easier for individual users, businesses and governments to track and trace transactions made using a cryptocurrency. Dubbed the “self-aware token,” it is designed to record all transaction data when not being used on a payments platform that IBM patented back in 2012. When the token rejoins the platform ecosystem at a…
Bitcoin Eclipses $9,100, And Data Shows Institutions Are Only Just Getting Started
Bitcoin was one of the few assets heading higher this week as fears about the Coronavirus outbreak led a steep fall in global markets. The benchmark cryptocurrency on Tuesday was up by 1.91 percent to trade near $9,066.21 per token in spot markets. At the same time, CME Futures linked to bitcoin were also trading 0.5 percent higher at $9,040. The moves uphill suggested that speculators were increasing their exposure on the cryptocurrency. That was further evident in the weekly performance of GBTC, an institutional-grade trust tied to bitcoin. The…