Federal agencies are missing the mark on celebrity crypto endorsements

Cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has accused a cryptocurrency project of falsely using its name in the promotion of a product dubbed Mangocoin (MNG).In an Aug. 9 blog post, Bitmain states that it came across a fraudulent use of its brand in the sale of a product dubbed “Bitmain Cloud Miner” and in the promotion…

Hyperledger has introduced a set of tools dubbed “Hyperledger Aries” aimed at interoperability of different types of blockchain-based data. The company announced the development in a blog post on May 14.Hyperledger Aries is a set of tools that purportedly enables the exchange of blockchain-based data, supports peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging and facilitates interactions between different blockchains…

With Bakkt launching just a few hours ago, crypto Twitter exploded with somewhat anticipated disappointment at the news of the first Bitcoin trade on ICE Futures US taking place at 8:02 ET.Twitter users were quick to point out that early orders had a meager value of around 3 BTC, which sluggishly grew to over 18…

For the Hong Kong-based spot Bitcoin ETFs to compete with their US counterparts, they will need to attract more retail and institutional investors.

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, says a price of $16,000 per Bitcoin will happen “soon-ish,” in a tweet sent on Nov. 1. Zhao explains that price predictions are easy, but getting the timing right is hard. He said:“Lol, price predictions are easy. It's just hard to be right about the timing. We…

The fees will bring virtual currency companies on par with those paid by banking and insurance institutions as a way for the state to recoup operating expense costs and “best support” the industry. 301 Total views 26 Total shares The cost of running a crypto business in New York is about to rise with the…

In total, Block generated $4.42 billion worth of gross profit in 2021 marking a total YoY growth of 62%, however, net profit totaled just $77 million. 98 Total views 14 Total shares Crypto-friendly digital payments tech firm Block, Inc. (formerly known as Square) posted $1.18 billion worth of gross profit in Q4, representing a growth…

The daily transactions involving the richest Litecoin (LTC) addresses — "whales" that hold 10,000 to 1 million LTC — have jumped to their highest levels since December 2021.Litecoin selloff ahead?On-chain analytics platform Santiment detected a total of 3,458 LTC transactions worth over $100,000 on April 5, calling it "an indicator of mid-term price direction shifts." Meanwhile, Litecoin's…

A recent run-down in the Bitcoin (BTC) market faces the prospects of exhaustion before confirming a full-fledged bearish breakdown, so reflects a classic momentum-based oscillator.RSI forming higher lowsDubbed as Relative Strength Index, or RSI, the indicator measures the speed as well as change of directional price movements. It operates within a set range of numbers—between…