Craig Wright’s Satoshi Case Goes To Trial July 6

Lawyers representing both sides confirmed to Cointelegraph that they expect the trial to convene on July 6. The case that has been captivating the crypto community for several years now may finally receive a resolution. On May 1, Judge Bloom, who presides over the case, issued a court order for the trial to begin on July 6. More importantly, the lawyers representing both sides confirmed that they are not planning to file any motions that could delay the trial and are eagerly looking to the opportunity to prove their case…

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $8.8K but Optimism Seen Continuing Ahead of Halving

Bitcoin’s trading volume was lower on Monday compared to the latter part of last week but traders appear to be staying optimistic ahead of the expected bitcoin halving next week.  Bitcoin (BTC) was trading down less than 1 percent over 24 hours , with 10-day and 50-day technical indicator moving averages signaling bearish sentiment Monday. In early trading at 00:00 UTC, the world’s first cryptocurrency’s price tumbled from $8,950 to $8,533 but rebounded to at $8,837 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. EDT). Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since May 1Source:…

The Marvelous Marble Mines Of Carrara

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Located in the northernmost tip of Italy’s Tuscany region, the marble of Carrara has been prized for thousands of years, primarily for use in sculptures and building décor… The marble takes its name from the town of Carrara, nicely situated between the beaches and the tremendous white mountains above. Although there are hundreds of quarries squeezed together on these grand, white mountains, only a few yield marble of the highest quality. The finest marble – pure white and with a flawless texture…

MakerDAO Takes New Measures to Prevent Another ‘Black Swan’ Collapse

The decentralized finance lending market Maker, like many crypto participants, suffered losses during the price collapse of “Black Thursday” on March 12. The price of Ether (ETH) declined by about 50% within 24 hours, triggering a zero-bid attack as the Maker system became swamped with a huge volume of liquidations. In the aftermath of the crisis, Maker recorded losses totaling 6.65 million Dai (about $6.65 million) and has been forced to make sweeping changes to its governance and auction parameters. The project also added the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) to…

Next Bitcoin price move in 3 to 5 hours! Possible BTC price pump or dump – TA

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Bitcoin price has pushed up a pretty good bit which put us only hours away from red ring on a specific BTC chart. Guys have that chart up and pay attention as we approach and when cross red ring for a possible price pump or dump. WATCH orange ring as resistance! I went over this chart in my last youtube video. Website to access charts that play out live: Twitter page: This is not financial advice! these are only my views and…

Price Analysis 5/4: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM

Several major cryptocurrencies are facing selling at higher levels but the fact that traders are buying on the dips suggests further range-bound action is likely. Jefferies Greed & Fear email written by Christopher Wood recommends both retail and institutional investors buy Bitcoin (BTC) ahead of the upcoming halving which is less than eight days away. They anticipate that a rally after the event will be similar to the previous two halvings. Jefferies recommends that investors use Bitcoin to diversify their portfolio, similar to gold. However, forecasting a rally post halving…

Original Blockchain & Bitcoin: Different Paths To Decentralization

Blockchain co-inventor, Scott Stornetta discusses why Satoshi’s Bitcoin (BTC) design diverted from his implementation of blockchain. In our previous articles, we described Stornetta’s views on Satoshi’s background and the philosophical evidence of why Stornetta could have been Satoshi. Now, we focus on an important design difference between the original blockchain that Stornetta created with longtime partner Stuart Haber and Satoshi’s Bitcoin. Block rotation vs. validation rotation In the original blockchain, there was no rotation of the block producers. Instead, block validation was decentralized. Also, since there was no built-in cryptocurrency,…

Spanish Multinational Bank BBVA to Explore Zero-Knowledge Proofs

The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), a multinational bank headquartered in Spain, has announced a partnership with Madrid-based research center IMDEA Software Institution to explore zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) alongside other “advanced cryptographic techniques.” Both entities will freely utilize each other’s technologies and research to drive innovation as quickly as possible.  BBVA plans to offer products based on cryptography The partnership will see the institutions research a number of applications for cryptography in the context of the financial sector, including ways to ensure that data shared within a network is not…

The crypto Academy: Che cos'è la Blockchain

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io A partire da oggi, domenica 19 aprile 2020, prende il via Cryptonomist Academy, un progetto nato da una partnership con l’azienda svizzera Deepit AG. Infatti, per soddisfare la richiesta di guide e tutorial da oggi sul nostro canale YouTube pubblicheremo una serie di video di approfondimento sulla blockchain e le criptovalute, per illustrare questo mondo così complesso a chi ci si avvicina da zero. Molti saranno gli argomenti affrontati in questi filmati che, ricordiamo, saranno disponibili sia in italiano che in inglese.…