Biggest fears about Bitcoin’s future: Industry weighs in

The long-awaited EIP-1559 upgrade is just 26 days away now. 200 Total views 2 Total shares The long-awaited London upgrade for the Ethereum network is edging closer as the code was deployed to the final testnet this week.Ethereum’s London hard fork, which will usher in the EIP-1559 upgrade, has now been scheduled for August 4…

Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions over a 10 month timespan in 2018.The 63-year-old, who was a co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, was sentenced to a total of…

The Financial Integrity Network (FIN) — a Washington D.C.-based advisory firm — has urged the United States Congress to regulate firms in the cryptocurrency sector under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).Virtual asset service providers should be regulated under BSAIn a copy of FIN testimony published ahead of a hearing on Sept. 3, FIN recommended that…

People who were aware of CBDCs were more reluctant to adopt the technology when compared with those who didn’t know about it. 301 Total views 12 Total shares A recent public consultation on Canada’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative revealed an overall negative sentiment from Canadians, confirming the Bank of Canada’s concerns around its

Six major Japanese brokerage firms such as SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities officially established Japan Security Token Offering (STO) Association.The four other members of the new association include Nomura Securities, Daiwa Securities, Kabu.com Securities and Japan’s financial giant Monex, who officially announced the news on Oct. 1.Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan STO Association launches in order…

Over $240 million in proceeds from the alleged crypto scheme PlusToken have reportedly moved through four Bitcoin (BTC) transactions.Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to reporting large cryptocurrency transactions — posted on Aug. 17 that four transactions totaling 22,923 BTC were likely the proceeds of PlusToken.The four transactions moved 6,000 BTC, 5,000 BTC, 7,000…

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger CEO reckons it’s more people trusting Bitcoin that is pushing the price up; Glassnode confirms his suspicion. 354 Total views 26 Total shares As crypto prices recover after a slump last week, Pascal Gauthier, CEO of crypto wallet firm Ledger, addressed questions relating to the state of the crypto market. In an…

ETH/BTC rallies to test its 'ascending triangle' pattern for a bullish breakout. 729 Total views 16 Total shares Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) has grown stronger against its rival for the top position — Bitcoin (BTC) — despite an ongoing crypto market rout. But can the ETH/BTC pair continue to rally in the coming months?…

Bitcoin (BTC) will make Peter Schiff’s gold arguments redundant if there is just a 1% chance it will succeed, Anthony Pompliano has told mainstream media.‘You will be kicking yourself forever'In a hotly-awaited debate with gold bug Schiff on CNBC Africa July 31, the Morgan Creek Digital co-founder took the opportunity to talk about a Bitcoin…