Binance has told TechCrunch it’s launching margin trading “soon,” after the crypto exchange accidentally revealed the service in a tweeted image.
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JPMorgan Report Likens Bitcoin (BTC) Price Action to 2017 Rally
Bitcoin’s (BTC) surge in price over the past few weeks has caught the attention of both hardcore cryptocurrency enthusiasts and mainstream investors alike. While the utility of Bitcoin has certainly increased in the past year, with advancements in both the overlying infrastructure and transaction efficiency, some institutions and analysts continue to tie its intrinsic value […]
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Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report
Ethereum clients that still haven’t patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research.
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Smell Something Fishy? The CFTC Will Pay You to Report Crypto Scams
Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
“The Whistleblower Office of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is issuing this alert to inform members of the public about how they may make themselves eligible for both financial awards and certain protections while helping stop [sic] fraud and manipulation relating to virtual currencies,” a handout from the booth reads.
Bitcoin Transactions Spike in April While SegWit Keeps Fees Low: Report
Research has shown that the number of on-chain Bitcoin transactions has risen dramatically throughout 2019, nearing the volume of Bitcoin’s peak in December 2017. Even so, transaction fees are a fraction of what they were around bitcoin’s all-time high, likely due to the continued uptick of SegWit transactions on the network.
These findings were published in the May 6 edition of digital asset publication Diar. Among other research related to DApp adoption on Ethereum, Diar found that fees rose 200 percent in April versus March. Still, fees are negligible compared to the $ 30 some users paid during the peak of bitcoin’s price climb at the end of 2017, and transaction times are 84 percent lower, as well.
Report: Fidelity Will Launch Institutional Crypto Trading Soon
Financial services giant Fidelity Investments, which manages more than $ 2.6 trillion in client assets, is reportedly gearing up to launch its institutional crypto trading service. According to a report published on Monday by Bloomberg, which cites an individual familiar with the matter, Fidelity is planning on rolling out OTC bitcoin (BTC) trading within the next few weeks. […]
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Delphi Digital’s Latest Report Says Bitcoin’s Market Cycle Is Right on Track
Delphi Digital has returned with another installment of its unspent transaction output (UTXO) reports. Recalling its report from January of this year, the research firm says bitcoin’s market cycle is right on track. The prior report called Q1 as the bottom of the bear market, and this claim was later corroborated by Adamant Capital’s own evaluation.
As before, Delphi Digital’s evaluates UTXOs as presages of market buying and selling, and by extension, the future trajectory of the market. UTXOs is a technical way of describing the last time bitcoin was moved by looking at the last block a transaction was included in.
Report: E-Trade is Finalizing its Crypto Trading Platform
New York-based online brokerage firm E-Trade Financial Corp. has plans to launch trading services for digital assets, Bloomberg reports. Bitcoin and ether will be the first assets to be supported by E-Trade’s crypto trading service, but the firm has plans to list other assets in the future. This announcement comes on the heels of a report that TD Ameritrade is testing crypto trading on its platform.
A tweet by New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper suggests that E-Trade is bowing to the pressure of its competitors, as a deluge of traditional financial service providers seem to be rushing into the crypto trading industry.
Report: Australians Lost Over $4 Million to Crypto Scams in 2018
The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $ 6.1 million AUD ($ 4.3 million USD) lost to crypto criminals.
This marks a substantial rise from the $ 2.1 million AUD ($ 1.48 million) that was reportedly lost to scams in Australia back in 2017. The increase came even amid last year’s crypto winter, which saw virtually every digital asset in circulation lose a significant chunk of its value.
Indian Government Again Discussing Ban on Cryptocurrencies: Report
The government of India is said to be renewing its efforts to completely outlaw public cryptocurrencies, according to The Economic Times.
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Mueller Report: Russia Used Bitcoin to Fund DNC Hacks
An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
The culmination of a two-year investigation, the “Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election” details the findings that Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team uncovered during their inquiry into whether or not the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to hamper Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run for the presidency. United States Attorney General William Barr claimed in late March that the investigation found no evidence of such collusion, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a redacted version of the full report on April 18, 2019.
In Fourth Report, QuadrigaCX Court Monitor Recommends Bankruptcy Proceedings
QuadrigaCX monitor Ernst & Young suspects that the beleaguered exchange’s late CEO, Gerald Cotten, may have been financing personal expenditures with company funds, and it is now recommending that the assets in Cotten’s estate be placed under a preservation order.
In January, the exchange announced that it was insolvent, owing clients roughly $ 250 million CAD, after Cotten died of septic shock while honeymooning with his wife, Jennifer Robertson, in Jaipur, India. Since Cotten’s death, the exchange filed for creditor protections in the Nova Scotia court system and the court has appointed a dual counsel in Miller Thompson and Cox & Palmer to represent clients who lost money to the exchange.
Most Crypto Exchanges Still Don’t Have Clear KYC Policies: Report
Regtech startup Coinfirm has found that only 26 percent of crypto exchanges have a “high” level of anti-money laundering procedures.
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CoinMarketCap Responds to Bitwise’s Fake Trading Volume Report
Last week, Bitwise released a research report that revealed just how illusory trading volume numbers are among crypto exchanges outside the United States. The study, which accompanied Bitwise’s recent Bitcoin (BTC) ETF filing with the SEC, found that around 95% of the Bitcoin trading volume for the top-81 exchanges on CoinMarketCap, the largest cryptocurrency market […]
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Report: Korean Messaging App KakaoTalk Plans to Add Crypto Wallet
South Korean internet company Kakao is reportedly working on integrating a crypto wallet into its messaging app, KakaoTalk, for its more than 44 million active users. According to a report by South Korean media outlet fnnews, the move by Kakao is in response to the recent announcement by Samsung that it would be adopting a […]
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EU Report: Blockchain Adoption Will Be Led by Permissioned Platforms
Blockchain adoption will be led by permissioned platforms focused on specific use cases or user bases, according to a new EU report.
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IHS Markit report: finance industry blockchain sector to hit $462 billion by 2030
London, UK-based business information provider IHS Markit announced in a press release it sent to CoinReport the finding of its report, “Blockchain in Finance,” saying the value of blockchain in the global financial sector is estimated to reach $ 462 billion by 2030, thanks to the projected increase …
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Feb Volume Report: Leading Markets Post Strongest Month Since Q1 2018
For many leading markets, February produced the largest monthly volume since the first quarter of last year, with 30-day BTC trade activity surpassing $ 200 billion, and ETH exceeding $ 100 billion.
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BTC Volume Surpasses $ 200 Billion for February
February saw the highest volume for BTC trade in one year, with BTC pairings generating nearly $ 206.37 billion in trade during the last 30 days.
Report Claims That “Sextortionists” Absconded With Over $300,000 in Crypto in 2018
Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $ 300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018.
According to a report by research and risk assessment firm Digital Shadows, this scam was committed through a wide array of “sextortion” blackmail strategies, which included the weaponization of emails.
Report: Facebook’s Coin Could Hit Exchanges in the First Half of 2019
Facebook (FB) made waves in December when Bloomberg revealed that it is developing a stablecoin designed specifically for money transfers on its WhatsApp encrypted mobile-messaging app. Now, a report by the New York Times reveals that Facebook’s development is far enough along that it is already holding conversations with exchanges about “selling [the coin] to consumers.” […]
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