It would appear Tether’s stability struggles are not over just yet. The current still remains below $0.97 for the second day in a row, and it seems retaking the $1 level will be challenging. In fact, the only exchange trading USDT at the correct price is Bitfinex, which won’t really […]
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Wall Street Giant Fidelity To Open A Crypto Storage And Trading Platform
Fidelity Investment has announced that it’s launching a cryptocurrency storage and trading platform. Dubbed Fidelity Digital Assets LLC, the new platform will cater mainly to institutional investors, offering custody solutions for digital assets, institutional advisory services and a crypto trading platform for its clients. Fidelity made the announcement today, October […]
Fbot’s Blockchain-based DNS Service Tracks Down Crypto Mining Botnets
No one can deny there has been a notable increase in cryptocurrency-related malware over the past few years. Nipping these threats in the bud has been a major challenge, although researchers have launched an intriguing tool. Known as Fbot, this botnet uses blockchain-based DNS discovery to shut down malicious crypto […]
Polish Darknet Vendor of Counterfeit Euro Bills is Taken Into Custody
Offering any product or service on the darknet can be a very risky business. This is especially true when trying to bring illegal goods to consumers, such as drugs, guns, or even counterfeit goods. In Poland, one of the most prolific darknet vendors of counterfeit goods has been arrested. His […]
Altcoin ASIC Debacle Will Split Siacoin’s Community In Two
It has been coming for a while now, but the ongoing Siacoin debacle will create a bit of a fallout. The developers’ decision to rebuke Bitmain and other ASICs from the network is an intriguing choice. Not everyone favors this decision, however, which will result in creating the SiaClassic Foundation. […]
Bitcoin Price Remains Stable Despite Attractive Arbitrage Opportunity
A lot of people are keeping a close eye on the Bitcoin price as of right now. That is only normal, primarily because of how it dominates the cryptocurrency landscape as a whole. At the same time, it is evident there is some price discrepancy to keep a close eye […]
Tezos Price Eyes $1.4 Courtesy of Kraken Listing
A lot of cryptocurrency markets are in the red once again. After yesterday’s upward momentum, one would expect things to keep going. Sadly, that will, once again, not be the case in the cryptocurrency industry. Tezos, on the other hand, is still going strong despite the overall market opposition. How […]
TUSD Price Struggles to Drop to $1 Again as Stablecoin Volatility Remains
The cryptocurrency industry is in the process of dealing with a very peculiar problem right now. Despite Tether’s USDT struggling for stability to regain $1, its TUSD counterpart has a struggle of its own. Over the past day, the currency has struggled not to go over the $1 mark, yet […]
3 Peculiar VeChain Price Predictions for 2018
Throughout 2018, there has been a very strong focus on the VeChain project. This particular ecosystem seems to attract a lot of price speculators and enthusiasts, which can lead to some interesting VET predictions for the remainder of 2018. The following 3 charts show the VeChain price might be bound for […]
Ease of Access Ensures Darknet Activity Continues to Grow
The darknet often gets a very bad reputation because of all of the illicit activity taking place. That is not entirely abnormal, as criminals have shown a strong tendency to buy and sell stolen data, drugs or other illicit products on the darknet. One of the biggest problems to date […]
How to Turn Any Smartphone Into a Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
In the world of cryptocurrency, secure storage solutions will always be in very high demand. It seems unlikely that demand will diminish, even though very few reliable hardware solutions exist today. The new Parity Signer V2.0 software kit can, in theory, turn any major mobile phone into a hardware wallet […]
Weekly Crypto Roundup: Roubini Vs Buterin, Bithumb Sells Stake, Coinbase Lists First ERC-20 Token
When one of the biggest Bitcoin critics had his day to testify before Congress, the crypto world knew it would be brutal. Popularly known as Dr. Doom, Nouriel Roubini held nothing back as he attacked crypto, but it was the aftermath that was even more exciting. Roubini called out the […]
Report: Barclays Puts Its Crypto Trading Desk Plans On Hold
U.K banking giant Barclays has put on hold its plans to put up a crypto trading desk, a report has revealed. The initiative has been shrouded in mystery ever since reports emerged that some of the top staff at the bank were working on the project. Barclays came out to […]
BitPay Adds Settlement in Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Circle Coin (USDC)
In a press release today, Bitpay – the largest bitcoin payment provider – announced that they are now supporting settlement in two more currencies: Circle (USD) Coin, and Gemini (US) Dollar. The decision to add settlement in stablecoins makes perfect sense during these volatile periods. It allows merchants to avoid […]
Is Using Tor Illegal in the United States?
There have been numerous concerns regarding Tor and the usage of this particular “anonymity” solution. Many people are afraid using this software could lead to legal trouble, even though there is nothing to worry about when living in the United States. That doesn’t mean one should use Tor thoughtlessly either, […]
NullTX Announces Partnership With NulleX
Los Angeles, Oct 15th: Crypto news media NullTX announces a partnership with NulleX – a privacy-centric cryptocurrency. NullTX’s founder Marat Arguinbaev, will also be joining the NulleX team as an advisor, officially supporting the project. At its core, NulleX is a clone of PIVX which in turn is a clone of […]
USDT Price Volatility Continues Despite Binance Debunking Delisting Rumors
No one will deny Tether’s USDT stablecoin is a bit controversial. That image has only been reinforced today, as the currency proves to be anything but stable in value. A current market dip pushes the below per USDT below the $0.96 mark. A very odd situation for a currency allegedly […]
Litecoin Price Pursues the $60 Level Despite Losses Against Bitcoin
A lot of cryptocurrencies have noted some strong gains over the past few hours. This is primarily because Bitcoin is firing on all cylinders during this brief bullish spell. The Litecoin price also reaps the benefits of this uptrend, as it has surpassed $55 once again. The losses against Bitcoin, however, […]