Mexican Government Shuts Down Mining Industry

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Mexican Government Shuts Down #Mining Industry The demand for physical #silver has already exploded in response to the #Fed’s recent actions, as well as … ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version

One-Third of Bitcoin Cash’s Supply Has Never Been Touched

Data from CoinMetrics shows that roughly one-third of the circulating supply of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has never been touched. Coinmetrics also estimates that 2.3 million Bitcoins (BTC) have not moved in over five years — comprising 12.5% of the nearly 18.4 million BTC in circulation. 32.6% of circulating BCH supply has never moved On April 6, Coinmetrics published data indicating that 6 million BCH has not moved since the blockchain forked off from Bitcoin on Aug.1, 2017. With nearly 18.4 million BCH in circulation, 32.6% of existing coins are either…

Italy’s Top News Agency Uses Blockchain to Fight Fake Coronavirus News

Amid the global pandemic crisis, the importance of ensuring trusted information is getting more crucial as fake coronavirus news poses a direct threat to life and health of people worldwide. While some global jurisdictions are imposing fines and imprisonment for spreading false coronavirus information, a major news agency in Italy is hoping to stop fake news by implementing blockchain technology. All the news that’s fit to hash ANSA, Italy’s main news agency and an international publication owned by 24 national newspapers, has launched a news tracking system based on blockchain…

How Cointelegraph Team Is Coping With the Coronavirus Crisis All Over the World

The coronavirus pandemic has been changing the global economy, our lifestyle, our ways of interacting with each other and our vision of the future. The Cointelegraph team keeps working from home offices, and all the events we planned to participate in have been canceled. But there is still a lot that is happening in the crypto and blockchain field that needs to be covered, so the work keeps us occupied, and that helps us keep our spirits up. The impact of the quarantines and economic restrictions is felt throughout all…

Weeks After Bitcoin’s Record Deleveraging, Bithumb Launches 5x Margin Trading

Major South Korean exchange Bithumb has launched leverage trading for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) on its global platform. While the exchange states that the move is in response to “a surge in demand in crypto services,” Bithumb Global’s introduction of margin comes just weeks after the largest deleverage event in the history of Bitcoin. March 13 crypto crash drives largest deleveraging in history of crypto Bithumb’s introduction of margin trading comes less than four weeks after the record March 12–13 crash that saw the prices of many cryptocurrencies tumble…

Paxful Launches Peer-to-Peer Trading Between Gold and Bitcoin

Peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency marketplace Paxful announced the introduction of support for trade between gold and Bitcoin (BTC) on the platform on April 7. With the announcement, Paxful now facilitates physical trading in 16 different countries. Cointelegraph spoke to Paxful CEO and Founder Ray Youssef, who attributed the decision to support gold to “surprisingly high” customer demand. When a trade is entered, the Bitcoin will remain in Paxful’s escrow until the physical delivery of the gold is confirmed. Transactions must be completed within 21 days of trade being opened on the…

Global Virtual Earth Day Event Planned for April 22nd EST From The Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition

The nonprofit organization, Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC),  is launching a new event called Virtual Earth Day Event on April 22, 2020. BSIC, who is dedicated to advancing the implementation of blockchain-based initiatives to address social and environmental challenges aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will also use the event to announce the winners of its 6-week Decentralized Impact Incubator Program, which focused this year on climate challenges. The Incubator activated a global community of developers, entrepreneurs, humanitarians, and students, and supports them as they build social enterprises…