Bitcoin drops 3% as US sellers spark sub-$65K BTC price targets

Microsoft Korea has claimed the country is facing an increase in cryptojacking incidents, according to a report from local English-language daily The Korea Times, published on April 22.The findings were announced by Microsoft security program manager Kim Gwi-ryun during a press conference in Seoul today, which accompanied the release of the annual Microsoft Security Intelligence…

Wolf von Laer, the CEO of Students for Liberty, spoke with Cointelegraph about the nature of the Bitcoin community and the need for more openness. 296 Total views 2 Total shares Throughout recent years, the world of crypto has been subject to as much scrutiny and volatility as it has innovation and growth.A significant component…

While other countries may be placing central bank digital currencies — also known as CBDCs — at the top of their agenda, Australia could buck the trend.According to a local news report on Sept. 17, the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest payments paper has taken a cautious and sceptical line toward CBDCs as well as…

Futurist and author, Daniel Jeffries, shared with Cointelegraph his view on the future scenarios awaiting Bitcoin in the aftermath of COVID-19. Two possible outcomes In one particularly dark scenario,  the global economy will plunge into a severe recession and countries will turn to authoritarianism in order to survive. In such a scenario, world governments will impose capital control…

XRP (XRP) has been trapped within a tight range over the last eight days. The altcoin was trading just above its $2.00 support after a marketwide recovery over the weekend. Onchain and technical data now show that the XRP/USD pair is well-positioned for a breakout toward $3.00. XRP/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView XRP whale accumulation

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South Korea’s finance minister said that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will be taxed as “intangible assets.” 1859 Total views 13 Total shares Amid the growing opposition against the new cryptocurrency tax regime in South Korea, finance minister Hong Nam-ki confirmed that the government will start taxing capital gains from crypto trading starting next year.“It’s inevitable, we will…

John McAfee’s anonymity-oriented Ghost project plagiarizes PIVX blockchain in “at least 20 of the 26 total pages” of its whitepaper, PIVX developers claim. 1561 Total views 45 Total shares John McAfee’s anonymity-oriented Ghost project has largely plagiarized its whitepaper, according to developers of privacy coin PIVX.“After a detailed investigation, it is obvious the GHOST whitepaper…