Alleged Promoter of BitConnect Crypto Scam Charged in Australia

feature The Takeaway As bitcoin’s price edges up, secondhand mining equipment is becoming more profitable to run As a result, the price of used miners has nearly doubled in recent weeks, to $250-$320 for old Bitmain Antminers Somewhere between 220,000 and 700,000 mining units could come online this summer Newer, more powerful models won’t be…

news A pair of New Hampshire lawmakers filed a bill this month that, if approved, would let state-level agencies accept cryptocurrencies as payment, including the state’s tax office. Representatives Dennis Acton and Michael Yakubovich introduced House Bill 470 on Jan. 3, which seeks to require New Hampshire’s state agencies accept cryptocurrencies for taxes and other…

Cryptocurrency custody and trading firm Copper plans to start offering a brokerage service for digital securities in Abu Dhabi early next year, the company said on Wednesday.Copper Securities, the new entity offering execution and custody services, is working with the emirate's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to have the necessary approvals in place by early

Of note in 2023 is the somewhat sporadic monthly returns, with underperformance in February and April, surrounded by outperformance in January and March. The lack of a discernible trend in instances like this highlights the need for objective, quantitative-based tools to evaluate trends. As crypto matures and the base of crypto investors widens, so, too,…

The Fed faces split rate cut expectations as markets price in 50% probability for both 25 bps and 50 bps move this Wednesday. Bitcoin has pulled back from above $60,000 amid rate cut uncertainty. The coming week is shaping up to be that rare one when markets are left guessing about the Federal Reserve's impending

"We know that Bitcoin is sort of like the apex predator. Like it's the pristine asset.""There are new experiments coming."There's a buzz around Bitcoin these days, and it's got as much to do with the development taking place on the original blockchain – once seen as a sleepy and ultra-conservative ecosystem compared with Ethereum, and

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day . Latest Prices (CoinDesk) Top Stories Bitcoin was little changed during the European morning, sitting around $64,500 following a slump to $62,500 on Thursday. That's near

Jefferies initiated coverage of bitcoin miner Core Scientific with a buy rating and a $19 price target. The company is uniquely positioned to capture the recent trend of surging demand from AI companies, the report said. The company's mining operations are profitable and becoming more efficient, the report said. 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold

news Amaury Séchet, a leading developer of bitcoin cash, is renouncing his membership in one of the projects that paved the way for the controversial cryptocurrency. He’s sticking with bitcoin cash as lead developer of the code implementation BitcoinABC, but he’s unhappy with the direction of Bitcoin Unlimited, a code implementation that arguably got bitcoin…