Asia, Africa see rise in share of crypto startups this year, says accelerator

Deputy CIA director Michael Ellis' comments reflect Bitcoin's maturation as an asset but conflict with the cypherpunk philosophy. The US Central Intelligence Agency is increasingly incorporating Bitcoin (BTC) as a tool in its operations, and working with the cryptocurrency is a matter of national security, Michael Ellis, the agency’s deputy director, told podcast host Anthony

In 2019, the total volume of cryptocurrency-related fraud and theft resulted in losses worth $4.4 billion, according to CipherTrace’s report for the third quarter of 2019.In its “Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, 2019 Q3,” security research firm CipherTrace delved into the 120 most popular cryptocurrency exchanges’ compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…

Altcoin trading platform Coinexchange.io has announced that it is shutting down due to financial difficulties.In an official announcement on Oct. 1,  the platform noted that the closure was purely a business decision and is not connected to any security breach or other incident.No longer economically viableCoinexchange.io is currently seeing daily traded volumes of roughly $700,000,…

When exchange listing news hits the crypto market, there’s often a spike in trading volume and a rapid (if often short-lived) appreciation in the price of the crypto asset. The degree of movement depends on the exchange making the announcement, the liquidity of the token and many other factors — but as has been identified…

KuCoin is partially restoring crypto withdrawals after a major hack. 916 Total views 19 Total shares The KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange is partly restoring deposits and withdrawals following a major hack.As KuCoin officially announced on Oct. 7, the platform has completed the wallet security upgrade for major cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Tether (USDT).Following…

Following an enormous drop in Bitcoin’s (BTC) network hash rate back on March 26, the premier currency’s hash rate increased between April 4 and April 6 by at least a whopping 33%, exploding from around 85–91 exahashes per second to roughly 122 EH/s, according to various data sources.Historically speaking, Bitcoin’s native hash rate and overall…

Bitcoin comes charging back after a single U.S. macro data print reverses days of BTC price declines.

The exchange stated the stablecoin is purchased at three times the rate with U.S. dollars as compared to other fiat currencies. 125 Total views 2 Total shares United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says the adoption of USD Coin (USDC) has been “more conservative” outside of the U.S., which it believes is a result of international…