Following a Spanish investigation into a gang’s recently-busted money laundering operation, the nation’s police force claim to have exposed gaps in the European Union’s regulations designed to prevent money laundering. The group reportedly exploited the lack of rules regarding Bitcoin trading terminals, popularly referred to as Bitcoin ATMs. Authorities believe the criminal group used the…
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets plummeted over the past day after BTC failed to stabilize in the $13,000 region and incurred a sudden influx of selling pressure that sent it spiraling downwards. Naturally, the world was quick to try to pin this drop on some concrete event – rather than some technical reason –…
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have continued to extend the downwards movement that they incurred yesterday, and BTC is now approaching its next region of psychological importance that exists around $11,000. Although some bulls may believe that this downwards move could simply be a flash in the pan that traps bears and fuels a…
Electronic payments giant, Visa, along with VC firm, Blockchain Capital, have raised $40 million for a Series B funding round at digital asset custodians, Anchorage. The little-known startup seeks to advance institutional participation in cryptocurrencies. And this latest round of funding brings a total of $57 million invested since 2017. While Anchorage is a relative…
In a further show of support for Facebook’s crypto asset Libra, the Winklevoss twins waded into the discussion by giving their backing to the much-maligned project. Despite their chequered history with Mark Zuckerberg, the twins believe Facebook’s standing as an established tech company would be beneficial to crypto as a whole. This comes at a…
Since the start of April 2019 when Bitcoin rallied over $1,000 in a matter of a few minutes, the first ever crypto asset has taken the market by storm, capturing the attention of all crypto traders, investors, and analysts – but at the expense of the altcoin market. While hope for an “alt season” has…
Contrary to the beliefs of many crypto critics, Facebook’s Libra will not be a Bitcoin killer. In fact the new digital coin from billionaire Zuckerberg et al may not even be available to some of the world’s largest markets. India Still Hates Crypto, Libra Included The world’s largest social media company has no plans to…
Another big move by Bitcoin has seen the king of crypto break a crucial level of resistance which could result in greater gains this week. There is no denying the momentum at the moment as altcoins continue to get devoured by an increasing BTC market dominance. Bitcoin Breaks $13,000 Looking at the closing candles when…
Bitcoin (BTC) has been in a firm uptrend for the past several months and has only recently found itself caught in a period of consolidation after it failed to break above its recently established 2019 high at $13,800. BTC’s upwards momentum has allowed it to incur strengthening technical formations, and analysts are now confident that…
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been experiencing incredibly bullish buying pressure over the past several months, with BTC surging from year-to-date lows of below $4,000 to recently established highs around $13,800. The traditional equities markets are currently hovering right around their all-time-highs, and they have been having a very positive 2019 in spite…