Weekend Wrap: Bitcoiners troll German govt, CoinStats blames Lazarus and more

Two new bills focusing on cryptocurrency market manipulation aim to “position the United States to be a leader in the cryptocurrency industry,” their sponsors claimed Dec. 6.The bills, dubbed “The Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018” and “The U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018” will go before the House of…

Binance said it would “significantly scale” its operations in France following the registration approval, and planned to expand its team “to pursue further infrastructure development.” 183 Total views 13 Total shares The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France’s authority responsible for regulating the financial market, has granted Binance’s registration to provide crypto-related services in the…

The results of a poll conducted before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the 2024 race suggested that Donald Trump had more support among crypto owners than Kamala Harris.

Malta-based digital asset exchange OKEx has launched a new comprehensive data insights platform that covers trading trends for derivatives.According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, this platform will reportedly allow OKEx users to see real-time data on the exchange’s futures and perpetual swap markets for nine major tokens, including the top cryptocurrencies BTC, ETH,…

According to data from Whalemap, an on-chain analysis firm that tracks Bitcoin (BTC) whales, the $9,800 support has weakened.The researchers at Whalemap track whale activities by following addresses owned by whales — individual investors that own large sums of BTC. They explained:“Some HODLer activity yesterday. Bubbles show where these HODLer coins were coming from. The…

The Israeli-American musician has been a long-time supporter of crypto, and says he will accept payments in a number of cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, and LTC for the sale of his $13.5 million Nevada mansion. 1068 Total views 11 Total shares Rock legend Gene Simmons says he will accept crypto payments for the sale of…

Privacy and anonymity are the primary benefits of cryptocurrency, yet due to the transparent nature of blockchain technology, crypto transactions are not as anonymous as some may think. Rather, Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies are pseudonymous, as each transaction on a blockchain network is transparent, making it possible to trace wallet addresses back to their…

The arguments in favor included environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin transactions and “the risk to the movement’s reputation for accepting cryptocurrencies." 66 Total views 1 Total shares Requests for comments on a proposal urging the Wikimedia Foundation to stop accepting donations in cryptocurrency have closed, with the majority of users voting in favor.According to a Tuesday…