US politicians who may be spinning the news with crypto

North Korea (DPRK) has attempted to mine Bitcoin (BTC), Yonhap News reported August 27, citing a report compiled by a research unit from South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB). Yonhap notes that the mining attempt – which was allegedly conducted “on a small scale” between May and July 2017 – appears to have been…

Bitcoin (BTC) has passed another network performance milestone this week as the largest cryptocurrency’s hash rate hit a new record high.Bitcoin secured by 80 quintillion hashes per secondData from monitoring resource Bitinfocharts confirmed Bitcoin’s hash rate exceeded 80 quintillion SHA256 hashes per second Aug. 8, the first time such a level has been reached.Hash rate…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that the top five coins that retained their peg represented 87 % of the total top 20 market capitalization. 387 Total views 6 Total shares

On Saturday Bitcoin (BTC) price punched a hole through the $7,200 resistance, rallying all the way to $7,293 to briefly escape the resistance cluster the price has been trapped within since April 6. As the Bitcoin price surged on Saturday, altcoins also added commendable gains. Ether (ETH) rallied to $189.60 before pulling back to trade at…

Paxos will partner with Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, for the stablecoin launch.

It might seem unlikely that BlockFi founder and CEO Zac Prince would describe a prosecution that resulted in a $100-million fine for his company as “a win not only for BlockFi but for the broader cryptocurrency industry,” but that is indeed what he said. And, he might be right, although it remains to be seen…

This batch of Cointelegraph’s Top 100 for 2023 includes rankings 11–20, with the SEC’s Gary Gensler just outside the top 10. 40 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTIn early February, Cointelegraph started unveiling its 2023 Top 100 list of the finest heroes and worst villains…

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with crypto analytics startup Coinfirm to improve its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.New platform for FATF complianceThe integration of Coinfirm’s blockchain-agnostic AML Platform will purportedly streamline Binance’s compliance with the AML rules issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to a press release published on Oct. 3.The new…

Once again, BTC price weakness is number one on the radar for Bitcoin traders after bulls fail to overcome $65,000.