Man allegedly tries to ‘recover’ losses from BitConnect, kidnapping two

Kristalina Georgieva said that stablecoins "fill the digital gap in privately issued money," but labeled Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as assets rather than a form of money. International Monetary Fund, or IMF, managing director Kristalina Georgieva said more than half of all central banks in the world are exploring how to launch digital currencies.Speaking at…

Bitcoin (BTC) analysts were keen to draw fresh price targets on Aug. 27 after the largest cryptocurrency briefly fell below $20,000.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewSub-$20,000 BTC price targets stay in placeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $19,945 on Bitstamp the night after hawkish comments from the United States Federal Reserve. Intraday…

ETF issuers are getting creative with two new filings for inverse and leveraged funds. 1054 Total views 17 Total shares Exchange-traded fund issuer Direxion has filed for a product that would enable speculators to buy contracts that short the price of Bitcoin.In a filing made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26,…

Ether futures show little confidence in the chance of ETH breaking above $4,000 in the near term.

Staking is still allowed, while the lending opportunities are limited and the proportion of “illiquid” assets is restricted. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) — Canada’s chief financial authority — has confirmed its trust in the regulated futures market for crypto, which “promotes greater price discovery.” Apart from the United States, the Canadian market hosts several…

Chinese economist says signs have shown 2020 is an important year for integrating blockchain within all industries. 1442 Total views 26 Total shares The Tencent blockchain accelerator entry contest was held recently in Shenzhen China. Its theme concerned “blockchain industry and ecological co construction".According to the local news on July 2, Professor Zhu Jiaming, former…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week above $30,000 but heading nowhere as the multi-month trading range refuses to shift.BTC price action is giving traders little more than a frustrating sense of deja vu — and they are now wondering what it could take to change the trend.It may in fact be more accurate to say…

Arkham CEO Miguel Morel said public blockchains are "probably the worst possible way of keeping one's private information private.” The chief of the startup blockchain intelligence platform Arkham has refuted claims by the crypto community that its new “Intel Exchange” is a “snitch-to-earn” or “dox-to-earn” system.On a July 11 Twitter Space, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel…

Update March 7, 11:32 am UTC: This article has been updated to add Jan3 CEO Samson Mow’s X post. As the United States moves forward with its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, speculation is growing over whether China will respond with its own national crypto strategy. On March 7, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order