Over $122M Bitcoin longs liquidated as BTC falls below $61K

Gone are the days when shady dealings in crypto were perceived as immune to the clutches of law enforcement.Illicit crypto proceeds can be shuttled between wallet addresses at the click of a mouse, and their obfuscation behind the multiple strings of numbers and letters of wallet addresses can create a dizzying — if not impenetrable…

Will they or won't they happen? Amid debates over how safe the Olympic games can be in 2021, cryptocurrency traders can now bet on the likelihood of their eventual go-head. 1292 Total views 8 Total shares Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has created a new, specialized futures contract for traders to bet on the likelihood of…

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According to Coin Center director, the proposed bill would essentially bypass existing checks and balances on the Treasury Secretary’s authority in surveilling financial institutions, including crypto firms. 1140 Total views 13 Total shares Jerry Brito, the executive director of non-profit crypto policy advocate group Coin Center, suggested U.S. residents call their elected officials over possible…

It’s been another good, stable week for Bitcoin. No big breakout yet but also no sudden collapse and a comfortable rise of around 1.6 percent. If that sounds like Bitcoin is becoming a bit predictable, don’t rest too easy. Some analysts see this sideways period as the prelude to a big move—either up or down.…

Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can now retrieve information from online sources and interact with third-party websites via a new plugin feature introduced by its creator, OpenAI. The plugin feature is still in its “limited” alpha phase and will only be available to a small set of users initially before rolling out to "larger-scale access. Users…

Israel-based projects have raised over $600 million through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as of the third quarter (Q3) of 2018, according to report by cryptocurrency analytics firm One Alpha released Nov. 2.Per the research, 140 blockchain-focused companies in Israel have attracted $1.3 billion in investment, wherein more than 60 percent of companies and 88 percent…

One Ethereum user’s loss of 40 ETH has prompted community debate surrounding ways to mitigate losses resulting from wallet address typos. 1499 Total views 57 Total shares A proposal for the creation of a specialized decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, has garnered debate within the Ethereum (ETH) community. The focus of this DAO would be…