Texas taking baby steps toward strategic Bitcoin reserve: Satoshi Action Fund

Jennifer Bailey, the vice president of Apple’s payments service, Apple Pay, said that the company sees potential in cryptocurrencies.CNN reported on Sept. 5 that Bailey told the outlet’s chief business correspondent Christine Romans at a private event in San Francisco:“We're watching cryptocurrency. [...] We think it's interesting. We think it has interesting long-term potential.”A shot…

Bitcoin (BTC) trading at $2,800 isn’t scary as long as it happens before May’s block reward halving, Tone Vays believes.In the latest edition of his Trading Bitcoin YouTube series on March 18, the celebrated trader said that as of now, he is eyeing a floor for BTC/USD of $2,000.Vays: I “always anticipated” $2,800 BTCIn his…

Bitcoin (BTC) bounced at $46,000 support on Aug. 14 after an attempt to crack major resistance ended in rejection.BTC/USD 1-hour price chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin rejects at $48,000Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD rising to tackle a giant sell wall during Saturday, only to reverse downwards to Friday's levels.As Cointelegraph reported, the…

Coinbase has launched a fact-checking portal to combat “misinformation and mischaracterizations about Coinbase or crypto” being shared online. 897 Total views 1 Total shares Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has announced the launch of what he’s calling a “Fact-Check" via the company’s blog. In a May 27 post titled “Announcing Coinbase Fact Check: Decentralizing Truth in…

Blockchain and Bitcoin mining manufacturer Bitfury announced the launch of a dedicated venture to open source the music industry in a blog post on Jan. 16.The spin-off, dubbed Bitfury Surround, aims to tackle the complex and often unfairly proportioned flows of revenue between artists, fans and middlemen using blockchain technology.The post explains,“The Surround platform will…

The two largest phishing attacks together made up 93.5% of the total stolen funds, amounting to $293.4 million.

Could their partnership with a new age guru save lives? Hashgraph has partnered with the Chopra Foundation to develop a mental health platform that they hope will scale to 1 billion users within five years. The platform's initial focus will be on suicide prevention, though they hope to eventually turn it into a broader mental…

U.S. capital gains tax laws are likely to catch out many new users of PayPal's cryptocurrency payments system 1428 Total views 22 Total shares The news that payments company PayPal will support cryptocurrencies has given the industry a major boost — but there are tax implications that are little understood by crypto noobs.PayPal users will…