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100x Group, holding company of embattled crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading Limited, has announced the replacement of CEO Arthur Hayes, following CTFC charges of money laundering and illegally operating an unlicensed exchange. Within a blog post issued earlier today, BitMEX's parent company noted that Hayes&
Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock (RSK) has integrated MakerDAO's DAI through the RSK-Ethereum Token Bridge, as per an announcement on October 6th. The dollar-pegged stablecoin is now accessible to all Bitcoin-backed applications on RSK. RSK is a federated sidechain aimed at enabling Ethereum-like smart contract capabilities for Bitcoin. RBTC, the
Real Vision Group CEO Raoul Pal foresees an impending “big move” for Bitcoin in the near term. On his Twitter account, Pal shared a tweet showing that Bitcoin's historic 30-day volatility has dropped to 20% a total of seven times since 2016. Every time Bitcoin’s 30-day volatility
News • Bitcoin • Oct 07, 2020
Real Vision Group CEO Raoul Pal foresees an impending “big move” for Bitcoin in the near term. On his Twitter account, Pal shared a tweet showing that Bitcoin's historic 30-day volatility has dropped to 20% a total of seven times since 2016. Every time Bitcoin’s 30-day volatility
News • Bitcoin • Oct 07, 2020
100x Group, holding company of embattled crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading Limited, has announced the replacement of CEO Arthur Hayes, following CTFC charges of money laundering and illegally operating an unlicensed exchange. Within a blog post issued earlier today, BitMEX's parent company noted that Hayes&
News • Bitcoin • Oct 07, 2020
Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock (RSK) has integrated MakerDAO's DAI through the RSK-Ethereum Token Bridge, as per an announcement on October 6th. The dollar-pegged stablecoin is now accessible to all Bitcoin-backed applications on RSK. RSK is a federated sidechain aimed at enabling Ethereum-like smart contract capabilities for Bitcoin. RBTC, the
News • Bitcoin • Oct 06, 2020
One part of a 40-piece artwork tribute to Bitcoin’s 12.3 million-digit code is going under the hammer at auction house Christie's in New York on October 7th, allowing enthusiasts to purchase and save a symbolic physical piece of the pioneer cryptocurrency forever. Up for sale at
News • Bitcoin • Oct 06, 2020
On October 5th, the European Union's Europol, a supernational law enforcement agency, released a report that made it clear Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are under their purview. The report, titled the "Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment" for 2020, covered how the internet and related technologies can be
News • Bitcoin • Oct 06, 2020
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the final rules for a ban on the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail customers, which was first proposed in July 2019. Announced today, Britain’s financial watchdog said that the ban which is expected to come
News • Bitcoin • Oct 05, 2020
Following an agreement made between Blockstream CSO Samson Mow and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in August, the last couple of weeks saw multiple Bitcoin enthusiasts complete an independent audit of the bitcoin supply. These included the likes of Bull Bitcoin founder Francis Pouliot, anonymous dev “Bit Dov,” and Jameson Lopp,
News • Bitcoin • Oct 05, 2020
Results of a recent survey conducted by the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the digital currency research division of the University of Cambridge, found that regulatory headwinds did little to impede the growth of the cryptocurrency sector since 2018, with user growth touching record levels instead. 189% Growth in
News • Bitcoin • Oct 04, 2020