Everyone’s pinning their hopes on this new year to bring good fortune, and for Bitcoin traders, it couldn’t be a better beginning. January saw BTC soar to dizzying new heights of up to $40,000 per coin. While the market has seen some price activity since then, it looks like BTC …
Read More »India Seizes Bitcoins Worth $1.2 Million From Hacker of Government Website and Crypto Exchanges
Indian police have seized $1.2 million in bitcoin from a hacker who allegedly hacked a government website, online game portals, and cryptocurrency exchanges. He was previously arrested for stealing $1.5 million from an Indian state government. Indian Police Seize Bitcoins From Hacker The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police have …
Read More »Man Accidentally Threw Away Hard Drive With 7,500 Bitcoins, Offers City $72 Million to Search Landfill
A man has accidentally thrown away a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins. He is now offering his city 25% of the value of the bitcoins stored in the hard drive for permission to search the city’s landfill site. His bitcoins are now worth almost $300 million at the current price. …
Read More »Bitcoin’s Bear Case Suggests Move to $28,000 is a Possibility in the Near-Term
Bitcoin’s price action as of late has been quite ambiguous, with buyers and sellers largely reaching an impasse as BTC struggles to gain any decisive momentum The crypto did make an attempt to break above $40,000 yesterday, but the selling pressure here was significant and sparked a rejection Its price …
Read More »While Bitcoin’s Price Dips in Value, Crypto Assets Like Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash Shine
The price of bitcoin has dropped on Sunday losing more than 6% during the last 24 hours, but a myriad of other coins have seen significant gains in contrast. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash, ethereum, and monero have all jumped in value while bitcoin has seen a decent drop. Bitcoin (BTC) …
Read More »MTI Bitcoins Sent to Privacy Mixers as New Data Breach Exposes the Ponzi Scheme’s Top Earners
In another twist to the Mirror Trading International (MTI) bitcoin Ponzi scam, the blockchain intelligence firm Whitestream says bitcoins from wallets associated with the company are being sent to Wasabi privacy mixers. According to Whitestream’s update, this pivot to mixers suggests that operators of the Ponzi are trying to obfuscate …
Read More »How to Secure Your Bitcoins Now and After Death
Did you know that an obscene number of digital assets are lost in the crypto world when holders of those coins pass on? According to a 2017 research by Chainalysis, around 25% of bitcoins cannot be retrieved after holders’ deaths. The fact that BTC is on the verge of a …
Read More »Room to Rally: Bitcoin’s Risk-Adjusted Returns are Steady at 6 Year+ Levels
Bitcoin has been on a tear throughout the past few weeks, with its price action heating up as bulls try to flip $40,000 into a support level If the crypto continues holding above this previous resistance, it could allow for significantly further upside in the days and weeks ahead One …
Read More »1,000 Decade-Old Dormant Bitcoins Moved Today on Bitcoin’s 12th Anniversary
12 years ago, Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto launched the network after revealing the cryptocurrency concept via the white paper a few months prior. At approximately 18:15:05 UTC, the network launched its first block and since then, over 664,000 bitcoin blocks have been mined. Moreover, on the 12th anniversary of the …
Read More »Bitcoin’s “Main Bull Phase” Has Arrived: On-Chain Analyst
Bitcoin has undergone a strong rally over recent weeks that has nearly brought it to $30,000. The leading cryptocurrency currently trades for $29,900, far above where it was just weeks ago. Analysts think that the main Bitcoin bull phase is here. This comes in spite of some concerns shared months …
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