Court Sides With Crypto Exchange Despite Allegation It Violated China Ban

markets View Bitcoin could end the five-year March losing streak with solid gains if resistance at $4,190 (high of last week’s inverted bullish hammer) is convincingly scaled in the next week or two. The cryptocurrency reinforced a bullish triangle breakout witnessed last week with a quick recovery from sub-$3,700 levels yesterday. This “buy the dip”…

Apr 16, 2020 at 08:00 UTCUpdated Apr 16, 2020 at 08:09 UTCCredit: PixieMe / Shutterstock.comA hacker is exploiting trust in well-known brands by creating fake cryptocurrency wallet extensions for Google Chrome that trick victims into disclosing sensitive information.Harry Denley, director of security at wallet provider MyCrypto, who identified the fake wallet extensions, said in a…

Fairlead's 12-week relative rotation graph shows signs of green shoots in XRP, LINK, ETHDOGE likely to continue underperforming BTC and may become a "laggard."Crypto traders looking for clues on pockets of the crypto market seeing signs of green shoots might want to consider (XRP), Chainlink's (LINK) token, and Ethereum's ether (ETH).That's the message from Fairlead

Even in blockchain-friendly jurisdictions, regulatory hurdles and old-fashioned mindsets are holding back innovation and growth for the industry. At least, that's the conclusion you might have drawn from some of the talks at the Concordia Summit in New York Monday. The event, taking place alongside the United Nations General Assembly, included a special track devoted…

Shifting its stance from mostly ignoring CBDCs, a Federal Reserve governor says the central bank is now actively studying the possibility of a U.S. digital currency.That’s the way Meltem Demirors described Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s remarks at Stanford yesterday. For the first time, the Fed has said it is actively researching and experimenting with digital currencies and distributed ledger…

After two weeks of flatlining, crypto markets finally endured a little change of pace as investors spooked by UK inflation and the latest Janet Yellen warning about the U.S. debt ceiling stalemate sent prices reeling on Wednesday.The release of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes later in the day showing U.S. central…

news South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinbin has declared bankruptcy after suffering millions of dollars in losses, in part due to claimed embezzlement. Coinbin published a notice on its website on Wednesday, stating that “increased debt” and “government regulation” led to the firm having to halt its business operations. Specifically, it said regulators’ suspension of its…

Mar 11, 2020 at 10:30 UTCUpdated Mar 11, 2020 at 10:32 UTCYouTube has deleted videos and temporarily banned the accounts of two more cryptocurrency enthusiasts citing a breach in company policy.Earlier this week, cryptocurrency educator "Ivan on Tech" and crypto news reporter "The Moon" took to Twitter to express their anger over being censored for…

NEWS Sep 10, 2018 at 06:15 UTC  |  Updated  Sep 10, 2018 at 07:20 UTC Australia's New South Wales (NSW) government is turning to blockchain for a state-wide test of its driver license digitization program scheduled for November. In an announcement on Aug. 20, the NSW government said it will conduct the pilot for 140,000 license holders…