Pavel Durov breaks silence for first time since arrest

United States prosecutors announced nearly $5 million worth of Tether (USDT) has been seized from a crypto scammer, while in Kansas, a former bank CEO is going to jail for embezzlement.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to support which could determine a $30,000 retest on July 13 as bulls failed to make their case for fresh gains.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin bulls see $33,000 slip awayData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed another lackluster performance for BTC/USD on Tuesday, with local lows at $32,240 on Bitstamp.Ranging…

CoinList founder Andy Bromberg believes that spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are just “watered down crypto” and a sign the industry is heading in the wrong direction, amid growing hype over potential ETF approvals in the United States.Bromberg — also CEO of payments-focused wallet app Beam — told Cointelegraph: “If a Bitcoin ETF is

Ripple (XRP) overtook Ethereum (ETH) to become the largest altcoin by market capitalization again today, Nov. 6, after gaining 18 percent in 24 hours.Data from CoinMarketCap confirms the latest switcharound of the top two altcoin assets, repeating a pattern that has occurred several times this year.Market capitalization overview. Source: CoinMarketCapXRP shot higher over the weekend…

BTC’s latest network difficulty all-time high makes it nearly impossible for bad actors to represent over 50% of the hash rate. 447 Total views 19 Total shares Further distancing itself from any concerns of planned attacks on the blockchain, the Bitcoin (BTC) network established a new mining difficulty all-time high of 31.251 trillion — exceeding…

New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is launching a major partnership program to expand its operations and broaden its intelligence capabilities.As one of the highest-profile analytics firms in the blockchain intelligence industry, Chainalysis develops investigative tools that enable firms, governments and law enforcement agencies to monitor blockchain transactions and track suspected illicit activities.Speaking to Cointelegraph…

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has established its own research and development (R&D) center.According to an announcement on Jan. 6, the initiative makes Bithumb the first company with a blockchain and cryptocurrency research center in South Korea. Bithumb expressed high hopes for the research center’s impact on the company:“Bithumb will become a leading company in…

Global Microsoft Windows failure possibly linked to a CrowdStrike software update has disrupted critical services worldwide, hitting banks with widespread online banking outages and grounding flights.