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Montreal police search for suspected Bitcoin thief
Credit: Eivind Pedersen – Pixabay European accused of stealing several million dollars in cryptocurrencies at Montreal is actively wanted by authorities after cutting off his electronic bracelet and fled. Vukasin Popovic, and his 2 accomplices, were arrested on February 12, 2020 and are accused of having stolen several million dollars in cryptocurrencies to two Americans…
Intermex will not use Ripple in Mexico
The CEO ofIntermex said his company would not use blockchain solutions from Ripple in its main markets but rather in new regions. During the last call to the results ofIntermex, the president and general manager of the company, Robert Lisy, returned to the partnership knotted with Ripple in February. While the California blockchain firm announced…
Bitcoin (BTC): Have institutional investors returned to buying after the crash
Credit: Christo Anestev – Pixabay The technical rebound of Classes of Bitcoin (BTC) post fall of Thursday March 12 continues. The volume increase suggests that it could last. Key technical factors of the article: The bitcoin price has been in technical recovery since the fall of March 12 and the preservation of long-term technical supports….
Between SEC and Kik, the ICO of discord
The positions of the American stock exchange regulator, the DRY, and of Kik, the token editor KIN, remain irreconcilable. If Kik’s CEO has said he’s ready to go broke to fight the SEC, the company is looking for a quick resolution to the dispute. The $ 100 million ICO from the Canadian publisher Kik do…
Will the Fed's QE program strengthen Bitcoin in one way or another?
Another huge Quantitative Easing (QE) program is expected to favor bitcoin, both in terms of reputation as a hedge against centralized changes in the financial system, and also directly, as asset prices gradually rise across the board. The action of QE While QE can be considered an anathema for cryptocurrencies, some experts agree that the…
HDR (BitMEX) invests in the Indian crypto-exchange CoinDCX
The Indian platform CoinDCX just got up $ 3 million to accelerate its development. According to its CEO-co-founder,India is a market with "huge potential for cryptocurrencies " Since cancellation of the Bank of India's anti-crypto circular by the Indian Supreme Court, more and more specialized investors are betting on the immense country of South Asia….
Computers that extracted crypto, are now working on coronavirus research
CoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain, is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computers to research aimed at finding therapy for the new coronavirus. Hopefully to find a solution These graphics processing units (GPUs) will be directed to Stanford University's Folding @ home, with the intention of forming a distributed supercomputer…
Chainalysis to Monitor P2P Bitcoin Paxful Exchange
The startup specialized in blockchain analysis Chainalysis will deploy its monitoring solution Chainalysis KYT sure Paxful, a platform for buying and selling Bitcoin between individuals. In a press release, Chainalysis announced that this partnership sets a new standard of compliance for peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanges. Although several popular crypto exchanges, such as Binance and Bitfinex, already…
Facebook Libra is back: what you need to know
Facebook has changed its plans regarding the Libra cryptocurrency project. This decision comes after months of massive regulatory pressure and political pushbacks. According to a new report from The Information, Facebook no longer plans to produce the Libra token. On the contrary, it is in the process of forming a partnership with the nonprofit Libra…