Bitcoin battles hot US PPI as trader warns crypto 'positioned for lower'

The Ethereum Merge may be coming sooner than planned, after core developers announced a tentative Merge date of Sept. 15, which will see the blockchain transition to Proof-of-Stake.The Ethereum mainnet Merge date came into view after core developers such as Tim Beiko and Prysmatic Labs co-founder Terence Tsao agreed in an Aug. 11 developer call…

The legal motion referred to the SEC publicly claiming CZ and Binance could “commingle customer assets or divert customer assets,” despite a court transcript suggesting otherwise. 410 Total views 2 Total shares Lawyers representing United States-based crypto exchange Binance.US, global exchange Binance Holdings Limited and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ” Zhao have filed a motion alleging…

Censorship resistance is the foundation of crypto, so for many cryptocurrency purists, the Nov. 23 announcement by ConsenSys, the New York-based company behind the leading Ethereum browser wallet, informing its 20 million MetaMask users that their IP and wallet addresses would be collected was simply a gross violation of the crypto spirit.In the weeks that…

Despite centralized cryptocurrency exchanges suffering nearly $300 million worth of hacks during 2019, many digital currency traders continue to hold significant sums of capital on centralized exchange platforms.While many noncustodial crypto services have launched in recent years, few platforms have been able to garner significant liquidity. Cointelegraph reached out to several industry experts to discuss…

One of the world’s leading ports operators is joining the blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk. 1247 Total views 57 Total shares The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting supply chain actors worldwide to focus their energies on becoming more resilient through better digitization — and in particular through blockchain technology.One of…

It has long been understood that satisfied customers are key to a thriving business. Customer relationship management, or CRM, enables just that by helping a business engage meaningfully with its customers, improving profitability while lowering costs. With companies ​spending​ a whopping $48.2 billion on CRM software in 2018 alone — up more than 15% from…

Open interest (OI) for Bitcoin (BTC) Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched toward a new record high Thursday as BTC reclaimed its five-month high of $58,550 on BitStamp.The total number of outstanding derivatives contracts on CME Group's Bitcoin Futures market reached $3.22 billion, according to data provided by ByBt.com, just $40 million…

Initially, the SEC, led by attorney Michael Welsh, had convinced the court to freeze DEBT Box’s assets, arguing the company was moving to Dubai, beyond U.S. regulatory reach. 136 Total views 1 Total shares United States District Judge Robert Shelby has cautioned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawyers, hinting at possible sanctions due to

The latest findings by Santiment, published in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter, indicate that the total amount of BTC held by addresses with 100+ Bitcoin has seen a particularly strong uptick since the news of Tesla investing $1.5billion in BTC, growing by an additional 20,490 BTC. This brings the total amount of Bitcoin located in whale…