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Bitcoin

Below $10K: Bitcoin Price Drops $1.4K in 24 Hours to Hit 2-Week Low

The cryptocurrency markets fell sharply on July 14 after bitcoin endured a $1400 sell-off, denying the bulls a chance to revisit 2019 highs.

Markets  ·  15 July 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Could Help Stop News Censorship – From Space

An advocacy group is testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication can help fight news censorship.

Tech  ·  12 July 2019
Bitcoin

US President Donald Trump Says He’s ‘Not a Fan’ of Bitcoin

US President Donald Trump tweeted about bitcoin and Facebook's Libra on Thursday. He's not a fan.

Markets  ·  12 July 2019
Bitcoin

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Compares Bitcoin to Gold

Powell compared bitcoin to gold, referring to them both as speculative stores of value.

Markets  ·  11 July 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Dips $1k in 1 Hour as Markets Take a Hit

The cryptocurrency markets fell sharply on July 10, denying a bullish breakout that looked primed to test its recent 2019 highs.

Markets  ·  11 July 2019
Exchanges

Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Exchange May Join Facebook’s Libra Project

The Winklevoss twins might mend fences with Mark Zuckerberg through the Libra cryptocurrency project.

Tech  ·  10 July 2019
Bitcoin

Investor Fortress Will Buy Mt Gox Creditor Claims for $900 Per Bitcoin

Former Mt Gox customers can recoup $900 per bitcoin owed by selling their claims to Fortress Investment Group.

Markets  ·  8 July 2019
Exchanges

KuCoin Launches Bitcoin Derivatives Trading With 20x Leverage

IDG-backed cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has just launched a crypto derivatives trading platform called KuMEX in public beta.

Markets  ·  8 July 2019
Bitcoin

Electrum Wallet Is Adding Support for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

The popular wallet service Electrum is soon to add official support for bitcoin's lightning network, its founder has told CoinDesk.

Tech  ·  5 July 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Drops 5% But Rebound Likely, Charts Suggest

Following a $1,000 overnight drop, bitcoin’s bulls now have target of $12,061 to mitigate bearish pressure.

Markets  ·  5 July 2019
Bitcoin

Twitter Study Finds US Posts Most on Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra

New research has found that the U.S. leads the world in the volume of tweets referencing bitcoin and Facebook's planned cryptocurrency.

Markets  ·  4 July 2019
Bitcoin

Scammer Taunts Couple Who Lost Thousands in Bitcoin Fraud

An Australian couple lost over AU$20,000 in a bitcoin scam, and were even taunted by the perpetrator over their losses.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 July 2019
Bitcoin

Third Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fake ID-for-Bitcoin Case

A fake ID ring operated between June 2013 and February 2018 and may have netted over $4.7 million in bitcoin.

Markets  ·  3 July 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Launches Atomic Swaps on Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream has created an "experimental" tool making it easier for users to trade "trustlessly" between tokens on its Liquid sidechain.

Tech  ·  3 July 2019
Bitcoin

June Sets Records for CME Bitcoin Futures as Sign-Ups Surge 30%

CME's bitcoin futures product is increasing in popularity, with June setting a record for open interest amid a surge of new account sign-ups.

Markets  ·  3 July 2019