Ethereum 'dying a slow death' as ETH breaks 8-year trend vs. Bitcoin 

Bitcoin's (BTC) quick run-up above $40,000 during the early New York trading session Thursday lost momentum midway as traders decided to secure short-term profits.The benchmark cryptocurrency shed up to 12.08% after topping out at $40,440 on Coinbase. It reached an intraday low of $36,410 ahead of the London opening bell on Friday, showcasing upside resilience…

Bitcoin faces pressure from China, a stock market trend in addition to the FTX fallout. 132 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) hovered above $16,000 on the Nov. 28 Wall Street open as analysts diverged on the next market move.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin spot price near key supportData from Cointelegraph Markets…

Cryptocurrency is so far on the cutting edge that it almost defines it, yet some are finding out the hard way that it’s even sharper than anticipated. The frightening reveal of nine security bugs through HackerOne internet security platform that had affected Monero (XMR) in recent months — ranging from the insignificant and solved to…

Iota (MIOTA) began its seed migration period on Feb. 29, with plans to reopen the network around March 10. Though some have criticized the decision to close the Coordinator, it may have saved many users’ funds from being stolen.Potential Moonpay compromiseThe Iota network was shut off on Feb. 12, shortly after the team received multiple…

In fresh remarks, Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko said that experiments with a domestic central bank digital currency will begin in spring 2021. 405 Total views 5 Total shares Japan is taking a measured but attentive approach to global interest in central bank digital currency issuance. In his latest remarks published on March 16,…

Less than 40% of surveyed respondents said they supported the approval of Bitcoin as legal tender. 474 Total views 5 Total shares In a recent study published by José Simeón Cañas Central American University in El Salvador, 77.1% of respondents say that they want the Salvadoran government to stop “spending public money on Bitcoin.”Moreover, only 24.4% of…

The upcoming Ethereum Classic (ETC) Agharta hard fork will include features of the Ethereum (ETH) Constantinople fork and intends to make ETC fully compatible with Ethereum.In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 26, ETC Labs further confirmed its intention to ensure full compatibility between ETC and ETH, as the coming Agharta update is…

The Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service has ordered an analytical tool to track crypto transactions, especially those in Bitcoin (BTC), BBC News Russia reported Wednesday, August 29. By the end of 2018, the new application will be included in a condensed monitoring system for the organization, whose main alleged aim is to confront fraud schemes…