New Microsoft chip shortens timeline to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant: River

As the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin’s (BTC) effectiveness as a medium of exchange is still a matter for debate. Unlike fiat money that is inherently infinite in supply and must be managed by a central bank, Bitcoin is akin to gold in that it is commodity money with a finite supply of 21…

Australia's consumer and competition (ACCC) watchdog is investigating Facebook’s parent company Meta for a long running series of fraudulent cryptocurrency advertisements of the platform. The news comes just a day after Cointelegraph reported that billionaire businessman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was pursuing criminal action against the social media giant for allegedly serving users crypto scam ads…

The Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia has ordered an immediate halt to all promotional activities for the recently-launched Lavidacoin (LVC) pending further review, according to a September 5 notice on the SC’s website.According to local news outlet The Star, Lavidacoin was created by Malaysian cosmetics mogul and beauty guru Datuk Seri Hasmiza Othman, aka Dato’…

Bitcoin has finally bounced back, cleanly breaking the $50,000 barrier to trade at around $57,000 at the time of publishing. This signal comes as much-needed relief for bulls after the entire crypto market slumped for two weeks following the flash crash on Feb. 22, now known as “Bloody Monday.”The market slump seemed to persist despite…

A Thai regulator announced that the regulator will amend regulation to prevent crypto use for illicit activities, English-language local news outlet BangkokPost reports on Aug. 5.AMLO to focus on cryptocurrenciesPer the report, Acting secretary-general of the Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Pol Maj Gen Preecha Charoensahayanon, stated that cryptocurrencies will be used for money laundering. For…

Crypto prices on the secondary market may depend on how much information is given to stakeholders says fintech researchers. 1105 Total views 25 Total shares Researchers suggest that utility token issuers should provide basic levels of transparency to the public before listing on exchanges. They say that doing so may increase stakeholder confidence and attract…

The cryptocurrency market is in a state of confusion on Jan. 31 as many traders view Bitcoin's (BTC) weakness as a sign that a crypto winter is beginning, yet increasing news of adoption and multi-million-dollar financing rounds continue to make headlines on a regular basis. As Bitcoin trades at $38,500, analysts are highlighting the current price action as…

The Ethereum network’s main source of income from layer-2 (L2) scaling chains — “blob fees” — has sunk to the lowest weekly levels so far this year, according to data from Etherscan.  In the week ending March 30, Ethereum earned only 3.18 Ether (ETH) from blob fees, according to Etherscan, or approximately $6,000 US dollars

Bitcoin price snaps back above $62,000, but technical traders are unsure whether the BTC downtrend is over.