The hacker behind the attack, a Russian national, intended to ask for a $1 million ransom in Bitcoin. The attack was, however, foiled by the FBI after Tesla employees came forward. Musk, via a tweet, confirmed that an employee at the Nevada factory had been approached and offered an upfront payment Read more…
Bitcoin ETP (Exchange-Traded Product) was recently listed on several leading stock exchanges in Europe. Specifically, the exchanges that listed it originate from Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. The ETP is offered by 21Shares, which now offers 11 crypto exchange-traded products in total. Bitcoin ETP finally emerges on stock exchanges The Swiss-based firm, 21Shares, Read more…
Pornhub, the ninth most visited website in the world, now allows its users to pay for premium subscriptions with Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC), according to an announcement made via its official Twitter handle. In his statement, Corey Price, a VP at Pornhub, claims that his team is actively working on implementing Read more…
On a sweltering summer afternoon in West Texas, a cryptocurrency miner backed by billionaire Peter Thiel powered down its data-processing centers for about 30 minutes. During that short window, the company made money not from Bitcoin, but from selling electricity. On hot days without wind, the company, Layer1, can sell Read more…
The bitcoin price has started the new week trading higher and is presently hovering at around $1.9k, up 0.48%. After the recent drop below $11,400 and subsequent quick recovery following news of FED’s new plan to increase inflation, it is clear that the bulls are determined to push the prices higher. Just ask Read more…
A bullish Bitcoin technical pattern that has held firm since October 2019 flashed once again this week. It is an uptrend–an ascending channel–wherein BTC/USD’s momentum indicator is making higher highs and higher lows. The so-called Relative Strength Index reverses its uptrend after its tests the upper trendline of the Channel. Read more…
Celsius Network, the industry-leading cryptocurrency rewards-earning platform, announced that U.S. customers can now earn 6.2% APY on their Bitcoin holdings, the highest rate available for BTC in the crypto-lending space. Customers based in the U.S. can take advantage of this in-kind rate and earn 6.2% BTC on BTC on their Read more…
In a Sunday post on GitHub, the individual described the loss of more than 1,400 bitcoin (worth around $16.2 million at press time) as a result of “foolishly” installing an old version of the lightweight wallet. Going by the username “1400BitcoinStolen,” they described how a pop-up message asked to update their security prior Read more…
As we come to the end of the month, Bitcoin is trading above $11,500, capping at +2% returns, and +27% in Q3. It has been after a week that the digital asset went above $11,700 today, but ‘real’ spot volume is still low at just $1 billion. “High time frames Read more…
Huobi Futures, the crypto derivatives market of Huobi Group, today announced the upcoming launch of Bitcoin (BTC) options for trading on September 1st at 10:00 UTC. The new options product follows the successful roll-out of Huobi Futures’ Perpetual Swaps earlier this year and aims to give traders more ways to create arbitrage and Read more…