May 16, 2020

Ngrave Onboards Crypto OGs As Advisors

May 16, 2020 boss

Digital asset security firm, Ngrave, announced two new advisors in May so far — Michael Terpin, a pioneering crypto investor who co-founded BitAngels in 2013, and renowned cryptographer Jean-Jacques Quisquater, who is quoted in the Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper. The appointments come ahead of Ngrave’s launch of sales for its Zero hardware wallet — which goes on sale via Indiegogo on May 26. Pioneering crypto investor Michael Terpin joins Ngrave On May 15, Ngrave revealed its appointment of Michael Terpin, announcing that he would be tasked with advising the firm on…

PlusToken Scammer Implicated in China’s Second Ten-Figure Crypto Ponzi

May 16, 2020 boss

The scam, Wotoken, took in roughly $1 billion worth of crypto at current prices from over 715,000 victims. One of the scam’s core operators is purportedly linked to PlusToken — a multi-billion Ponzi that is believed to have impacted the price trajectory of Bitcoin (BTC) on numerous occasions throughout 2019. China’s second ten-figure Ponzi busted Earlier today, Chinese media outlet, Qianba, reported that a case surrounding “super large MLM network” Wotoken had opened for trial on May 14 in Yancheng City. The scam claimed to generate returns for users through…

P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes and Inflation in Latin America Are on the Rise

May 16, 2020 boss

During the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ demand for cryptocurrencies seems to be on the rise in certain regions in Latin America. Various reports published this week have noted that countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico have seen significant bitcoin trade volumes. However, other reports show that even though the volumes are high in these specific countries, they are hard to measure due to inflation or hyperinflation. Trade Volumes Spike in Countries Like Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, and…

Former Bakkt CEO Hands Documents to DoJ Amid Insider Trading Controversy

May 16, 2020 boss

The former chief executive officer of both Bakkt and the New York Stock Exchange’s parent company Intercontinental, U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, has handed over documentation concerning her trading activities to the U.S. Justice Department, or DoJ, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Senate Ethics Committee. Loeffler is seeking to quell widespread accusations of improper trading, after the third party managing Loeffler and her partner’s portfolio offloaded millions in shares shortly after the senator attended a closed-door senate hearing on coronavirus in January. In a statement issued on May…

Classic Trendline Breakout Sets Bitcoin for $10K Retest, Traders Say

May 16, 2020 boss

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to as low as $9,100 on May 15 following a strong rejection at $9,900. In the short-term, traders still anticipate another upsurge to the $10,000 area, or at least to the $9,800 resistance level. Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin at a critical point that may decide its trend in Q3 2020 Top traders expect the price of Bitcoin to surge to $9,800 after the price demonstrated a classic technical pattern known as a falling wedge breakout. In the last 36 hours,…

Review: Documentary Film – Monero Means Money

May 16, 2020 boss

You may recall that an independent film about Monero recently topped the United States box-office charts, with gross sales of just $3430, mainly thanks to the mass closure of cinemas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film’s producer, Justin Ehrenhofer, recently got in touch with Cointelegraph to let us know that Monero Means Money is now available to stream for free on YouTube — so we decided to review it. Elephant in the room Let’s get this out of the way first. Monero Means Money is not a documentary film in…

Solve.Care: Something big is coming to healthcare

May 16, 2020 boss

Solve.Care has recently been teasing us with a mysterious announcement about something big happening in the healthcare industry. SOLVE token has seen some recent activity regarding some listings, on May 13th they announced that the SOLVE token has been listed on the VCC Exchange as part of a new currency pair for the Vietnamese Dong (VND), and on May 14th they announced a Bittrex new SOLVE-USDT pair. On May 15th a tease announcement has made. With the recent Coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare industry has been put to test, with some…