Block Earner spared penalty in regulator’s crypto yield suit

French authorities have charged former operator of now-shuttered crypto exchange BTC-e and Russian national Alexander Vinnik.Bloomberg reported on Jan. 28 that Vinnik’s lawyers said that he will remain in France to face his charges following his recent extradition from Greece. According to an unspecified official at the prosecutor’s office, Vinnik was charged with extortion, aggravated…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining difficulty has reached an all-time high, demonstrating the increasing competition for block rewards between miners, data from Blockchain.com revealed on June 27.Mining difficulty, which adjusts to the network hash rate every 2016 blocks, hit 7.86 trillion, a new record, surpassing the previous peak in October 2018. Hash rate itself, which set new records…

Cryptocurrency investors awoke to another round of price declines on June 22 after the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a 6-month low at $28,805. The dip below the crucial $30,000 level might appear to be a prime buying opportunity but data shows that institutional investors are continuing their longest selling streak since February 2018.Data…

The central bank is expected to set a direction for its future focus soon, particularly on various fintech verticals. 59 Total views 4 Total shares The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is reportedly investigating the possibility of launching a digital currency and issuing digital bank licenses. According to the head of the fintech section at QCB, Alanood…

Choppy markets after a major pullback offer ample time to take a survey of the cryptocurrency landscape and find solid projects with improving fundamentals that have caught the attention of analysts and tokenholders. One project that has piqued the interest of many, including researchers at Delphi Digital, is Curve Finance, a decentralized exchange for stablecoins that…

Stablecoins like Tether are flooding crypto exchanges again, potentially pointing at another upward move on crypto markets. 4568 Total views 15 Total shares Amid renewed bullish action on cryptocurrency markets, stablecoins like Tether (USDT) are flooding exchanges to hit a new historical high in terms of allocation.According to market data provider CryptoQuant, stablecoin holdings on global…