Following the demise of one of Poland’s largest crypto exchanges last week, news is breaking today that one in Japan has just been hacked. Bitpoint Suspends Services An official announcement today stated that Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint has suspended services following a heist to the tune of around $32 million in crypto assets. A Boomberg…
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…
Facebook certainly rattled some cages when it announced its own cryptocurrency last month. A number of nations including Russia and China have expressed concern over the rising dominance of US tech and internet giants, especially if they’re aiming to manipulate finances as they currently do with data. Crypto Community Unfazed, China Is The crypto community…
For a while now, investors have been waiting on futures for Ethereum (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. These expectations have been stifled though, with regulatory uncertainty and interest concerns about the crypto asset. But, according to a recent report from The Block, the CME Group, one of the world’s largest financial exchanges,…
For a while now, Anthony Pompliano has been a leading champion of Bitcoin (BTC). Best known as “Pomp”, the Facebook staffer-turned-crypto investor and media tycoon has garnered over 100,000 followers on Twitter while lauding BTC. Case in point, his catchy quips, “Long Bitcoin, Short the Bankers” and “Bitcoin is never down”, have become industry favorites,…
New York University professor and staunch bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini is threatening to sue BitMEX, a global cryptocurrency exchange. The renowned economist lambasted Arthur Hayes, co-founder & CEO of BitMEX, for releasing a doctored video of a debate featuring the two. He alleged that Hayes, who owns the rights to the footage, neither permitted the…
Bitcoin (BTC) may be a non-sovereign crypto asset, but its future was recently cemented with a single tweet from a world leader. On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States, issued an impassioned message on his favorite social media platform. Related Reading: Circle CEO: Crypto “Mega Trend” is Here to Stay,…
Trading cryptocurrencies has become more than a pastime these days. It has turned into more of a profession, driven by the assets’ volatility as traders, both experienced as well as novices, attempt to make a living out of it. While the profession seems promising, not all crypto trading platforms are currently up to the mark,…
In Taiwan on Wednesday, Nouriel Roubini was as bearish on Bitcoin (BTC) as ever before. The career market cynic, who famously called the 2008 Great Recession, which, ironically enough, was the catalyst that spawned the first cryptocurrency, quipped that this entire industry is rife with scammers, criminals, degenerates, and so on and so forth. Related…
In what has been dubbed the ‘Tangle in Taipei’, serial crypto misanthropist Nouriel ‘Dr Doom’ Roubini faced off with BitMEX boss Arthur Hayes. The crypto sparks started to fly as the language became more colorful between the two adversaries. Dr Doom On The Warpath Economist Roubini just can’t stay away from Bitcoin. His repugnant rants…