Paul Atkins emerges as leading candidate for SEC chair

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with $30,000 reconfirmed as support but also a fresh vote of no confidence from the mainstream.After a more or less steady weekend, the largest cryptocurrency remains firmly in its established trading corridor — between $30,000 and $40,000. What’s next?Cointelegraph takes a look at the factors impacting price performance this…

Crypto is on the march, and not just in terms of market price. Not only does data indicate that the number of ID-verified users of cryptocurrency doubled over 2018, but there are various other metrics that suggest that adoption is gaining traction. As many as 84% of companies worldwide are involved with blockchain-based technologies in some way,…

The MEGA Chrome extension version 3.39.4 has been compromised and can now steal user’s Monero in addition to other sensitive information, according to recent posts on Twitter and Reddit. MEGA Chrome extension is a tool that claims to improve browser performance by reducing page loading times, in addition to providing a secure cloud storage service.The…

The Justice Department report, mandated by the president executive order on digital asset development, recommends more efforts along the lines already being pursued. 179 Total views 18 Total shares The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report on international law enforcement related to digital assets Tuesday. It is the first of the approximately…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBitcoin price drop to key $9,000 support could place the uptrend in…

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, made it crystal clear that Twitter will never join Facebook’s Libra project."Nothing within Libra had to be a cryptocurrency”On Oct. 24, per a Twitter thread by Hollywood Reporter editor Alex Weprin, who was covering an event at Twitter's New York office, Jack Dorsey made it abundantly clear that…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Analysts are projecting various lower levels on Bitcoin where they anticipate…

Almost $400 million has been spent on CryptoPunks over the past 30 days. 977 Total views 5 Total shares August is shaping up to be a record month for nonfungible token sales with almost $900 million spent on them over the past 30 days.According to data from the tracking portal Nonfungible, $896 million has been…

The cryptocurrency exchange has until Wednesday to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority. Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been ordered to cease all regulated activities in the United Kingdom following a review of its operations by the nation’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA. “Binance Markets Limited is not permitted to undertake any…