In 2008, a digital cryptographically-secured currency was anonymously created that encompassed all the properties of incorruptible money. A currency that couldn’t be confiscated, inflated away, or counterfeited. The mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, knew he was making Bitcoin to solve these problems. Some could say he’s a freedom fighter, like V from the film “V for Vendetta.” Maybe ……
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are still hoping for a major breakout but at the moment, bears are applying pressure and keeping the digital asset pinned below $61,000. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that an early morning breakout by bulls to make a run above $62,000 was met with a strong defensive line from the bears who handily rejected…
A Shiba Inu token holder who invested thousands of dollars in the memecoin in February has partially cashed out to become a stay-at-home dad. According to a Nov. 4 report from Fortune, a 35-year-old supermarket warehouse manager identified only as Rob invested $8,000 into Shiba Inu (SHIB) when the price was roughly $0.0000001 giving him an allocation of 800 billion…
The mayors of Jackson, TN, and Tampa, FL, have committed to convert their next paychecks into bitcoin. Game theory is playing out gracefully and mayors across the country are racing to portray their towns as the most Bitcoin-friendly. The trend was kicked off by Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, who was closely followed by New York City Mayor-Elect Eric…
Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week ‘Uptober’ closes at record high in best month of 2021 5 things to watch in Bitcoin…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America’s domestic intelligence and security service, has published a public service announcement concerning fraudulent schemes associated with cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes. The FBI’s warning, published on November 4, highlights the presence of “scammers” directing their energy at unknowing victims. US Federal Agency Warns of Increase in Crypto ‘Scammers’ On Thursday, the U.S. government…
By Cassandra Heart, Arash Afshar Digital signatures are a foundational concept in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Modern blockchains use digital signatures to secure billions of dollars of value. Digital signatures use what is known as a keypair, a pair of random looking values, where one key is a “private key” and the other a “public key”. Through digital signatures, any person with…
In brief bZx is a DeFi lending protocol. It’s investigating an exploit of a private key linked to its Binance Smart Chain and Polygon deployments. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. DeFi protocol bZx, a lending protocol built atop Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain, has been hacked for at least $55 million, according to blockchain security firm SlowMist.…
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraphs decentralized finance newsletter. For many years, Ethereum and XRP held the second and third-ranking spots in the crypto market. Read on to discover how wXRP will integrate into Ethereum to expand its utility to smart contracts. What youre about to read is the smaller version of this newsletter. For the full breakdown of…
Watch This Episode on Youtube Watch/Listen To This Episode: [00:00:07] CK: We’re here to talk about the Market Disruptor event in Miami that Mark Moss is putting on. Mark, welcome to the stage. How’s it going my man? [00:00:15] MM: Thanks so much for having me on, man. I’m excited to talk about personal and financial sovereignty and today’s out-of-control…
