The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged five entities and three individuals that own BitMEX with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating anti-money laundering procedures. Among those charged are the founders of the company, Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed. According to Bloomberg, Samuel Reed was arrested
The third quarter of 2020 officially closed as the second-best quarter in Bitcoin history, with the September candle at $10,776 recording a 17.9% quarterly gain.
Historical quarterly closing prices for Bitcoin. Source: Skew
The only time Bitcoin achieved a higher quarterly close was the fourth quarter of 2017,
Users of Bitcoin derivatives platform BitMEX have withdrawn over 32,200 bitcoin (approximately $337 million at press time) following CFTC charges of anti-money laundering violations and the arrest of the firm's CTO.
As a result of the allegations, anxieties boiled up over potential BitMEX asset seizures, with many
Users of Bitcoin derivatives platform BitMEX have withdrawn over 32,200 bitcoin (approximately $337 million at press time) following CFTC charges of anti-money laundering violations and the arrest of the firm's CTO.
As a result of the allegations, anxieties boiled up over potential BitMEX asset seizures, with many
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged five entities and three individuals that own BitMEX with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating anti-money laundering procedures. Among those charged are the founders of the company, Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed. According to Bloomberg, Samuel Reed was arrested
The third quarter of 2020 officially closed as the second-best quarter in Bitcoin history, with the September candle at $10,776 recording a 17.9% quarterly gain.
Historical quarterly closing prices for Bitcoin. Source: Skew
The only time Bitcoin achieved a higher quarterly close was the fourth quarter of 2017,
Twitter and Cash App founder Jack Dorsey stirred up controversy in the Bitcoin community after his comments on a recent “mission-driven” policy by crypto exchange Coinbase attracted bouquets from some, and brickbats from others.
Dorsey said in a tweet earlier today, “Bitcoin (aka crypto) is direct activism against an unverifiable
A recent test by Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp revealed that enabling the GLV Endomorphism implementation for Bitcoin Core can make the network faster and more efficient by several notches.
Lopp tweeted Monday, “I ran 4 different syncs of Bitcoin Core to benchmark the real-world performance improvements offered by enabling GLV
Underscoring the strength of the Bitcoin market, Austria-based cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda announced on September 29th that it had just concluded a $52 million Series A funding round.
The round saw participation from Valar Ventures, a venture fund backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, alongside other known and unnamed investors. Bitpanda
A new wallet designed for the next wave of Bitcoin and Liquid asset adoption
Bitcoin’s leading sidechain, the Liquid Network, is about to get a lot easier to use following today’s release of AQUA, a simple iOS mobile wallet designed for the mass adoption of digital assets.
“We
Cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer now supports cross-border trading on its platform, as per a release shared with the BTC Times. The new feature will give the exchange's European users direct access to one of the largest Bitcoin markets in the world: Japan.
Bringing Euros to the Japanese Bitcoin Market
