A U.S. government employee has been arrested on espionage-related charges after he attempted to sell restricted data on the design of nuclear-powered warships to a foreign government. The federal employee asked to be paid in monero cryptocurrency. “I am very aware of the risks of blockchain analysis of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and believe monero gives both of us excellent…
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis said the Treasury Department may be more of a threat to innovation in blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the United States than the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Speaking at the Texas Blockchain Summit in Austin on Oct. 8, Lummis said her recent concerns with the federal agency came from the language concerning…
Changelly announces the addition of another token to the platform — the RAD token, thus offering users an opportunity to easily and quickly exchange RAD tokens at floating rates. RAD is the governance token of Radicle, which makes the project the first open-source, community-led, and self-sustaining network for software collaboration. The network’s code and treasury of assets are publicly managed…
2B4CH, a Swiss non-profit think tank assisting the state in exploring cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and blockchain technology, is launching an initiative to potentially make Bitcoin one the country’s reserve assets.On Oct. 8, the association announced plans to start a federal popular initiative aiming to collect 100,000 signatures for introduction of Bitcoin to the article 99 clause 3 of the…
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom, Lord Philip Hammond, has joined cryptocurrency custodial group Copper as a senior advisor with the ambition of “promoting the UK as a Global leader in digital asset technology.”The London start-up firm, which provides custodial and infrastructure services in the digital asset sector, reportedly facilitates over $50 billion in transaction value per…
Bitcoin (BTC) looks poised to pursue a run-up towards $100,000 as its price breaks out of a classic bullish structure.Dubbed as Bull Pennant, the setup represents a price consolidation period with converging trendlines that form after a strong move higher. It ultimately prompts the price to break out in the direction of its previous trend to a level typically at…
The price of bitcoin continues to climb higher as the crypto asset has captured over 19% in gains during the last seven days. Bitcoin tapped a daily high on Monday reaching $57,678 per unit, jumping 4.4% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin Outperforms the Pack as Speculators Assume ETF Approval Is Coming It seems crypto investors are more attracted to…
There is nothing surprising about Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican known to be among the staunchest crypto supporters in the U.S. legislature, revealing a sizable Bitcoin purchase that she had made earlier in the summer. It is still oddly satisfying to observe the alignment between a politician’s long-declared stance on an issue and corresponding monetary behavior (Lummis had been…
On October 6, Pantera Capital published an investor’s note written by Dan Morehead, the company’s CEO. Unlike the myriad of crypto investors who believe that a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will send the crypto asset’s value to the moon, Morehead explains it could be a negative event and when it officially launches he said he “might want to take some…
Bitcoin (BTC) kept markets guessing into the Wall St. open on Oct. 11 after seeing rejection on hitting its highest since May.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC price teases $58,000 February highData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD tracking $57,000 after reaching $57,450 on Bitstamp — its best since May 10.In so doing, Bitcoin effectively fully cancelled out…
