Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 16, 2021

news Security token trading platform DX.Exchange says it has patched a security vulnerability that allowed anyone to access user authentication tokens. DX.Exchange, which went live on Monday, offers crypto tokens representing shares in a number of Nasdaq-traded firms. The company uses Nasdaq’s matching engine and financial information exchange protocol to facilitate the trading of these…

Cadenza Ventures has raised a $50 million crypto venture fund to invest in early-stage digital finance and blockchain technology companies. Van Eck Associates anchored the fund with participation from Solana, Dapper Labs and WorldQuant Ventures, among others.Cadenza Ventures will invest globally in crypto platforms and blockchain technologies. The initial investments will include Middle Eastern cryptocurrency…

Oct 26, 2020 at 11:13 UTCUpdated Oct 26, 2020 at 11:16 UTC(Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)Tax Payers Must Disclose Airdropped, Forked Cryptos, Says IRS’ Draft 2020 GuidanceThe U.S. tax agency has clarified who needs to answer “yes” to a question over cryptocurrency activity included in the draft 1040 income tax form.As reported in September, the Internal Revenue…

Aug 24, 2020 at 14:04 UTCUpdated Aug 24, 2020 at 14:39 UTCNasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining company Marathon Patent Group received and deployed two shipments of new mining machines, which increased the company’s hashrate by 130 petahash per second to 186 petahash per second. According to an announcement Monday, the company received 700 WhatsMiner M31S+ Miners from…

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Bitcoin’s price slipped to the $62,000 area on Thursday as indicators suggest bullish sentiment is near extreme levels, which typically precedes a price pullback.The cryptocurrency’s price was down about 5% over the past 24 hours after failing to sustain an all-time high of almost $67,000 on Wednesday.The crypto Fear & Greed Index remained elevated in…

The wife of Tigran Gambaryan, the American Binance employee detained in Nigeria, released a new video statement on Monday pleading for his immediate release from prison. "It has been six months since I last saw my husband, since our children last held their father’s hand," Yuki Gambaryan said in the video. "His health is deteriorating

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s (GBTC) share price surged to a one-year high on Tuesday as a report about investment asset manager Fidelity Investments preparing to follow BlackRock’s application for a spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with its own, renewed optimism about converting the trust into an ETF.GBTC closed at $19.47 Tuesday afternoon, gaining 7.1% through…