Microsoft set to vote on Bitcoin, Peter Todd hiding, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 20 – 26

The cryptocurrency market faced another day of erratic price movements on Jan. 13 after Bitcoin (BTC) bulls were soundly rejected in their bid to push the price above $44,000. This led to an abrupt sell-off that has thrust the price back into the high $42,000 range. Despite the mid-day struggle faced by Bitcoin and many of…

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has opened a new office in Dublin, Ireland, according to an announcement published Oct. 15. In addition to helping expand its operations in Europe, the new Irish offices are reportedly part of a contingency plan for when the U.K. leaves the E.U.Per the announcement, the Dublin team will take on…

Aminhossein “Amin” Rad runs an over-the-counter trading desk in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Searching for a business after dropping out of university, he started to style himself as a Bitcoin broker in 2016. Starting with his first deal after five months of wading through scammers and tire-kickers, Rad went on to found Crypto Desk, a…

On Feb. 24, Tim Watts, Australia’s Shadow Assistant Minister for Cybersecurity, has published an article in the Financial Review on Feb. 24, criticizing the country’s government for its response to the 2019 “ransomware epidemic.”Watts states that Australia was not immune to last year’s ransomware outbreaks, citing a Victorian government regional health network that shut down…

Assets will be sold off weekly, with special handling for BTC, ETH and "insider-affiliated tokens." 332 Total views 3 Total shares The Delaware bankruptcy court has approved the sale of FTX digital assets. Judge John Dorsey made the ruling at a hearing on Sept. 13. Major changes were made to the order authorizing the sale

Organic growth from spot traders opens up key resistance levels closer to $60,000 for BTC/USD, analysts argue. 1603 Total views 26 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) is riding high on the back of a "very low and healthy" indicator, according to one market analyst, which could propel it to a key resistance level at $58,000.In a…

“We’re not just talking about crypto assets, or cash assets, or physical assets — we’re also talking about information, and information here is an asset,” said James Bromley. 949 Total views 20 Total shares James Bromley, a partner at law firm Sullivan & Cromwell representing debtors in FTX’s bankruptcy case in the District of Delaware,…

The move is part of a broader effort by the Singaporean watchdog to regulate advertising cryptocurrency to the public. 1117 Total views 29 Total shares The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reportedly decided to shut down cryptocurrency automatic teller machines in the city-state.According to Bloomberg, to comply with new regulations issued by the Monetary Authority…

Bitcoin tipping via the Lightning Network may be in the cards for the next Twitter app update. 183 Total views 7 Total shares Twitter is reportedly laying the groundwork to enable Bitcoin (BTC) tipping for content creators.According to MacRumors, the latest Twitter iOS beta includes lines of code that could see Bitcoin become a part…