US Border Officials to Test Blockchain for Certificate Tracking

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $28,000 during U.S. trading hours on Tuesday but then steadied as investors monitored progress on a debt ceiling deal, whose passage remained likely but not assured.The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at around $27,740, up 0.1% over the previous 24 hours, although slightly down from its higher perch…

Jul 16, 2020 at 21:53 UTCUpdated Jul 16, 2020 at 22:13 UTCIn the Aftermath of Hack, Lawmakers Blame Twitter, Not BitcoinWednesday’s Twitter hack would seem to  spell regulatory doom for Bitcoin, which is widely distrusted in Washington. Some lawmakers – and U.S. President Donald  Trump himself – associate it with crime. In 2019 Trump tweeted…

MARKETS Bitcoin looks set to end the month below a key long-term support level for the first time in three years. The 21-month exponential moving average (EMA), which served as a price floor for five months straight, was convincingly breached on Nov. 15. As of writing, the former support-turned-resistance is located at $5,896, while BTC…

news More or less decentralized? For Jimmy Song, there’s no in between. An author and partner at venture firm Blockchain Capital, Song made that point repeatedly in a debate with IBM engineer and Hyperledger Fabric co-lead Chris Ferris at SXSW Thursday, where he told the crowd at the Hilton Austin in no uncertain terms: “You either…

news Factom, one of the earliest companies to pitch blockchains to enterprises, is participating in a U.S. government-funded trial of the technology to protect the national power grid. Announced Thursday, TFA Labs, an internet-of-things (IoT) security startup, is experimenting with Factom’s protocol to validate that devices on the grid aren’t infected with malware. Backed by…

Any breaches of the order would face "severe regulatory sanctions," the central bank warned.Feb 5, 2021 at 2:52 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 5, 2021 at 3:02 p.m. UTCNigeria’s Central Bank Orders Banks to Close Accounts of All Crypto UsersThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all banks to close any accounts transacting with cryptocurrencies.The CBN…

news Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai announced last Thursday that its primary competitor, Wasabi Wallet, is the target of an ongoing network attack. The blog post is the latest in a string of allegations Samourai has leveled against Wasabi since mid-July. The attack, according to Samourai Wallet, resembles a Sybil attack, where a small number of…

Celsius was granted permission on Friday to start liquidating its altcoins, as the bankrupt crypto lender prepares a distribution to creditors that will take place solely in the two most widely used cryptocurrencies, bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn of the Southern District of New York approved the move, proposed by Celsius after…

Coinbase (COIN) is telling its users to take their Bitcoin SV (BSV) off the platform by January 9 or face liquidation.“If you fail to withdraw your BSV funds, Coinbase will liquidate any remaining BSV remaining in your Coinbase account,” the notice from Coinbase reads.The Craig Wright coin, which is said to be the pure “Satoshi’s