North Korea is reportedly ramping up the use of cryptocurrencies to evade US economic sanctions. It’s also alleged that the country is developing its own native crypto asset to further assist moving money across borders, according to a duo of financial intelligence analysts from Washington D.C. North Korea Allegedly Uses a Mixer to Launder Money Using…
While the cryptocurrency markets are sitting well off their year-to-date lows, and Bitcoin is showing increasing stability with major support at $6,000, a Cboe options expert is now claiming that the markets may have yet to hit rock bottom, based on how this rally ultimately ends. As market sentiment is near its all-time low, the…
Markets holding steady on Monday; Siacoin, Stellar, ReddCoin and 0x performing well. Cryptocurrencies are green this Monday morning on the Asian markets. The weekend recovery has held firm and the majority of cryptos are still rising. Market capitalization has remained above $225 billion and is still heading upwards at the time of writing. Bitcoin has…
There is something of a battle for second place in cryptocurrency markets going on right now. The number two and three spots, Ether and Ripple respectively (at the time of writing, at least) have swapped positions twice already today with both showing exceptional strength on a day that is uncharacteristically green considering trends so far…
The crypto community burst with joy earlier today as cryptocurrency prices surged beyond even their most optimistic expectations. Contrary to what everyone has expected, the new price surge was not sparked by Bitcoin, as it usually happens. This time, the bull run is led by none other than Ripple. XRP Spikes Up After nine months…
Lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives have issued an open letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), requesting additional clarity on tax laws surrounding crypto such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The open letter was addressed to acting IRS commissioner, the honorable David Kautter on behalf of Congressmen David Schweikert (R-AZ), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH),…
Markets are stagnant this Thursday; FunFair and Chainlink rising, Maker and Monacoin falling. There has been very little market movement over the past 24 hours. The good news is that the movement that has happened has been positive and markets have just crept back above $200 billion total capitalization. Bitcoin is up less than one…
The Cyber Threat Alliance has just released their latest Joint Analysis focusing on the threat posed by illicit cryptocurrency mining. The report shows that incidents of the cyber attack have surged a massive 459 percent since last year. Incidents of Illicit Mining Surge After Leak of Eternal Blue Exploit The Joint Analysis of illicit cryptocurrency…
Bithumb and Binance have announced listings of new coins, with Bithumb stating that Waves (WAVES) and ChainLink (LINK) will be joining its ranks, while Binance is adding BNB trading pair for TRON (TRX). Bithumb Adds Two New Coins Cryptos getting listed on new exchanges is always big news for both the coins and the exchanges…
56 minutes. That’s the time it took for XRP price to surge 20 percent inevitably causing a frenzy. Though there has been particular news about a Coinbase listing for example, historically, rumors of Coinbase listings trigger swings. Decisive conclusions from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or a confirmed launch of xRapid also played…