Day: September 20, 2022

Bitcoin se debilita previo a la decisión de la Fed y los analistas se enfocan en US$18.300 como soporte

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Bitcoin (BTC) se puso a la defensiva previo a la decisión trascendental del miércoles que la Reserva Federal (Fed, por sus siglas en inglés) tomará sobre las tasas de interés. Además, parece estar en camino de probar el nivel de soporte en US$18.300 que, si no funciona, podría empeorar el mercado bajista, según un análisis técnico de Katie Stockton, fundadora y socia gerente de Fairlead Strategies. Original

Well-known vulnerability in private keys likely exploited in $160M Wintermute hack

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Blockchain cybersecurity company Certik has said a vulnerable private key was attacked in the Wintermute hack. A vulnerability in private keys generated by the Profanity app was likely exploited. The vulnerability has been known since at least January. The U.K.-based algorithmic crypto market maker announced the hack on Tuesday and said over-the-counter and centralized finance operations were not affected. About $162.5 million worth of cryptocurrencies were taken. “We are solvent with twice over that amount in equity left,” Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy said in a tweet. Certik said in a…

US Government Says Post-Quantum World Is Getting Closer, CISA Warns Contemporary Encryption Could Break – Technology Bitcoin News

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According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), while quantum computers are incapable of breaking public key encryption algorithms, public and private entities need to prepare for future threats against cryptography that is not quantum resistant. Most of today’s digital communications, including cryptocurrencies, leverage public key encryption and CISA believes when “quantum computers reach higher levels of computing power and speed, they will be capable of breaking the public key cryptography algorithms that are in use today.” US Government Warns Nation-States and Private Companies Are Actively Pursuing Quantum…

US Treasury official says crypto mixers are a ‘concern’ in enforcing sanctions

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Elizabeth Rosenberg, the assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the United States Department of the Treasury, suggested sanctioning cryptocurrency mixers could help strengthen the government’s response to foreign entities looking to use digital assets for illicit means.  In a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Banking Committee, which covered sanctions on Russia, Rosenberg said having the Treasury Department add crypto mixers like Blender.io or Tornado Cash to its list of Specially Designated Nationals could be an effective way of signaling the U.S. government was acting to prevent entities…

Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Dumping May Have Been Behind Revisit Below $19k

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On-chain data shows selling from Bitcoin long-term holders may have been behind the recent dip in the crypto’s price below $19k. Bitcoin Exchange Inflow CDD Has Recently Observed A Sharp Increase As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, there has been some possible selling pressure coming from the long-term holders recently. The relevant indicator here is the Bitcoin “Coin Days Destroyed” (CDD). A coin day is defined as the amount accumulated by exactly 1 BTC when sitting idle for 1 full day. The total number of coin…

Real-Time Accounting Platform Integral Raises $8.5M in First Round of Funding

Integral builds financial management software for Web3 teams. Real-time analysis of items such as profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow is valuable for all companies, but especially crypto companies, as the difference in a few days of making financial decisions could be worth millions in crypto assets. According to a statement from Integral, the company has helped process about $5 billion in crypto transactions over the past five months. Source

AMC down 40%, stock market plunge to continue, no new highs for 10 years – Gareth Soloway

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Gareth Soloway, Chief Market Strategist of InTheMoneyStocks.com, discusses the long-term outlook for stocks, Bitcoin, and gold with David Lin, Anchor for Kitco News. Follow David Lin on Twitter: @davidlin_TV ( Follow Kitco News on Twitter: @KitcoNewsNOW ( Follow Gareth Soloway on Twitter: @GarethSoloway ( 0:00 – Bed Bath & Beyond 5:00 – AMC 8:28 – Bitcoin 12:44 – Ethereum Merge 16:00 – S&P 500 17:00 – U.S. dollar 19:45 – Gold 22:30 – Long-term stock market outlook 24:20 – Asset allocation 26:00…