What many thought would never happen did on Thursday. Just days after Tether Limited, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, minted $300 million worth of its crypto asset, reports revealed that its operator, iFinex, may be on thin ice. It was claimed that prominent Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Bitfinex was unable to keep up with customer…
Bitcoin price declined sharply after it broke the key $5,400 and $5,380 supports against the US Dollar. The price even broke the $5,000 support level and tested the $4,900 support area. There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support at $5,410 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed…
Bitcoin bulls and bears alike are watching the recent price action like a hawk ready to strike at the first sign of opportunity. Thus far, bulls have been winning the recent battles and appear to be regaining control. However, the bear market has been a long one with many surprises, twists, and downturns. History often…
A document unveiled by the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office on Thursday has revealed that iFinex, the company behind both Tether (USDT) and Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex, is coming under legal pressure. Bitcoin Loses 2% As Tether Debacle Comes To Light In a press release posted earlier this hour, the NYAG’s office revealed that iFinex…
What started off as a cult-like group of supporters behind a completely nascent and unproven technology has rapidly evolved into a world-wide phenomenon that has consistently grabbed headlines in mainstream news outlets and has sparked some major controversies. The crypto industry is still quite young, but is rapidly growing and is slowly infiltrating the world…
For some reason or another, many pundits, both in and out of the crypto ecosystem, have likened Bitcoin’s parabolic rally in 2017 to the Dotcom Boom and Bust at the turn of the millennia. Sure, there are similarities, like the fact that both industries were revolutionary, were initially misunderstood and hated, and were rife with…
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin (BTC) project, always expressed an inkling of mistrust and cynicism towards centralized institutions, including Wall Street and the incumbent government. This theme was only accentuated when the first ever crypto diehard embedded a Financial Times headline, which pertained to 2008’s Great Recession, into the coinbase of his/her…
Bitcoin price corrected lower recently and traded below $5,500 and $5,480 against the US Dollar. The price traded close to the $5,370 level and it is currently trading with a bearish bias. There is a key bullish trend line formed with support at $5,405 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from…
In the past, the public has largely viewed cryptocurrencies – and Bitcoin in particular – as tools widely used by criminals that provide them with unfettered anonymity while they facilitate nefarious transactions on the dark web. Although the public’s perception of BTC and other digital currencies may have been altered slightly after the 2017 bull…
The 18-year-old rap musician Lil’ Pump has announced that his online store will accept payments for products via the Lightning Network. Fans of the artist will be able to spend Bitcoin on merchandise from Lil’ Pump’s fashion line, “Unhappy” using the innovative micropayment solution. Although such acceptance stories do not directly translate into increased Bitcoin…