Bitcoin Cash Halving Met with 11% Price Surge; BSV Follows with 19%

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) went through with its first block reward halving on Wednesday, with the coin price gaining 11.2% on the day.  Those gains were exceeded by Bitcoin SV (BSV), which gained 19.4% in the same time period. Bitcoin SV is scheduled to carry out its own block reward halving by Friday, April 10th.  Both Bitcoin forks were the only cryptocurrencies glowing green in the market cap top ten on Wednesday. However, those gains look to be short-lived, as the vaulted ‘halvening’ event threw up considerably less fireworks than expected.…

Texas Regulator Spots Crypto Firm at Fraudulent COVID-19 Charity Claims

The Texas securities regulator has continued its crackdown on cryptocurrency scams, spotting an alleged fraudulent crypto firm that made fake claims about COVID-19 donations. On April 8, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) issued an emergency cease and desist order against Ultra Mining, alleging that the crypto mining firm is involved in diverse illicit activities including purportedly fraudulent claims to double investors’ money. As specified in an official TSSB notice, the Texas action was brought jointly with the Alabama Securities Commission to stop the ongoing illegal offering. According to the…

Will Bitcoin Eventually Fall?

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Canada-Based Blockchain Company To Deploy a COVID-19 Electronic Screening

Canadian technology company, VitalHub Corp, announced on April 8 the first deployment of a blockchain-based coronavirus screening tool. The tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home.  According to the announcement, a request by Sunnyside Home resulted in the development of DOCit — a blockchain-driven app which will help to screen residents for common COVID-19 symptoms.  The tool seeks to deploy and configure any screening or recurring task, enabling reporting standards for care providers, operations staff, and National, Provincial, or Regional health…

Cryptopia Update: Victims of Hacked Bitcoin Exchange to Receive $100M Compensation

A Christchurch High Court has ruled that over 800,000 users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform Cryptopia, are entitled to the digital assets held in their accounts before the hack occurred. Cryptopia Users Win $100M Crypto Assets Court Case According to the documents of a Christchurch High Court verdict published on Wednesday (April 8, 2020), liquidators from accounting firm giant Grant Thornton have been ordered to reimburse over 800,000 users of Cryptopia’s exchange platform. Previously, liquidators filed documents arguing that the remaining crypto assets held by the exchange should not…

New Wrapped Bitcoin Platform Allows You to Transact in BTC Using Tezos

On April 8, the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) announced the launch of a new wrapped bitcoin project called Tzbtc. The token will be used on the Tezos network and each token will be backed 1:1 with BTC. The project is now the fourth tokenized project that leverages BTC on another blockchain. Also read: The Bitcoin Cash Network’s Block Reward Officially Halved – Block 630,000 Mined Tokenized Wrapped Bitcoin Projects Are Trending There’s now a number of tokenized BTC projects that leverage tokens on an alternative network and claim to be…

Can Blockchain Be The Answer To Tracking COVID-19?

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Two Versions of Digital Dollar Emerge as Contenders, but Unlikely to Come Soon

The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest global crisis since the events that sparked the creation of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2008, and is one that will also have long-lasting effects on the economy. World governments are taking unprecedented measures to cope with the economic fallout of the virus, namely through the third coronavirus relief bill, which was approved by the United States Congress earlier this month and constitutes the biggest stimulus package in the country’s history at $2.2 trillion. During the negotiations for the third emergency bill, one of the drafts…