Bitcoin’s Taproot Privacy Tech Is Ready – But One Thing’s Standing In The Way

news North Korea is funding its weapons of mass destruction with cryptocurrency and fiat currency stolen from banks and exchanges, according to a confidential U.N. report. Seen by Reuters, the report – researched by “independent experts” and presented to the U.N. Security Council North Korea sanctions committee last week – says that North Korea has used “widespread…

The January launch of a bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is expected to face subdued demand initially, which could lead to a ‘sell the news’ scenario, Singapore-based QCP Capital wrote in a recent note. This could result in short-term volatility for bitcoin, which will shift the focus towards ether (ETH).“It is likely that the

news Mark Mobius, major investor and founding partner of Mobius Capital Partners, is still bearish on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology… with some caveats. Speaking on CNBC’s The Squawk Box this morning concerning emerging markets and safe-haven asset classes, Mobius said cryptocurrencies, like fiat, are backed by faith and only hold utility as far as others…

Oct 23, 2020 at 14:20 UTCMany active addresses. (ninita_7/Pixabay)Active Bitcoin Addresses at Highest Since 2017’s $20K Price RecordActive user participation in Bitcoin’s network has accelerated to levels last seen in December 2017, when the cryptocurrency printed record highs near $20,0000. The number of active entities, or clusters of addresses controlled by a single network participant,…

Nov 9, 2020 at 08:55 UTCUpdated Nov 9, 2020 at 08:56 UTCNew Jersey State House (Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock)New Jersey has inched closer to implementing a cryptocurrency license similar to the “BitLicense” mandated in neighboring New York since 2015.Sponsored by Senator Nellie Pou (D.-35), a bill known as the "Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act" was introduced to…

news Hackers apparently still have control over New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia. Blockchain data analytics firm Elementus said in a blog post Tuesday that Cryptopia’s hacker, after going quiet for some days, has stolen an additional 1,675 ether from 17,000 wallets – an amount worth about $181,000 at the time of writing. While initially it looked…

One of President-elect Donald Trump's many promises — to fire Gary Gensler and appoint a new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — could happen as soon as Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration. Gensler, for example, took office less than 11 weeks after being appointed by President Joe Biden on Feb.

Metaverse focused blockchain Lamina1 has launched its betanet and Hub for developers and creators.Lamina1 CEO Rebecca Barkin told CoinDesk that they are "not far" from mainnet launch and aiming to put out a product that can be used more broadly and publicly by early next year.Lamina1, the metaverse-focused layer-1 blockchain co-founded by science-fiction writer Neal…

Jul 16, 2020 at 12:56 UTC(Kon Karampelas/Unsplash)First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s DreamIn a paradoxical twist, bitcoin’s price, which is denominated in dollars, has become unusually stable in recent weeks, prompting some Twitter users to joke that it’s trading like a stablecoin. “It’s surprising to see bitcoin be so boring…