Category Archives: Cryptocurrency

The landscape of bitcoin ETFs has evolved significantly in recent years, with a options available in many countries, including the United States and Australia. Continue reading →

Nearly $67 million worth of leveraged long positions were liquidated from the cryptocurrency market within 30 minutes of United States President Joe Bidens withdrawal from the 2024 election. The large liquidations, which took place between 5:30 pm and 6 pm UTC on July 21, were triggered by a sharp 2.3% fall in Bitcoins (BTC) price to $65,880, according to cryptocurrency markets platform Coinglass Continue reading →

Cryptocurrencies have become increasingly popular over the past several years - as of 2018, there were more than 1,600 of them! And the number is constantly growing. With that has come to an increase in demand for developers of the blockchain (the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin). The salaries blockchain developers earn show how much they are valued: According to Indeed, the average salary of a full-stack developer is more than $112,000. Continue reading →

What Is an Atomic Swap? An atomic swap is an exchange of cryptocurrencies from separate blockchains Continue reading →

On Sunday evening, US President Joseph Biden announced his not-so-surprising exit from the 2024 Presidential race, saying it was in the best interest of [his] party and the country. He also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris's bid to run against the popular former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. Although Harris is a known political faceshe ran with Biden for the Vice President post in 2020 and wonit is still being determined how the markets will react in the coming weeks. Continue reading →

At least $230 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from an India-based cryptocurrency platform named WazirX on Wednesday night. Continue reading →

BRICS is issuing a new warning regarding cryptocurrency and the mining process. Continue reading →

Dylan Meissner, 31, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court on Thursday to a wire fraud offense after stealing millions from his former employer. HARTFORD, Conn. Earlier this week, a former cryptocurrency executive from Westport pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to a fraud offense after stealing millions of dollars from his former employer, according to a release from the U.S Continue reading →

Key Takeaways The price of bitcoin (BTC) turned slightly lower early Tuesday afternoon after crossing the $65,000 level in late trading Monday. Bitcoin was trading above $64,000 Tuesday after crypto exchange Kraken received more than $3 billion worth of bitcoin for distribution over the next few weeks to Mt. Gox customers, according to a report in The Block. Continue reading →

A University of Queensland-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status. Associate Professor Levon Blue in UQs Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagementand affiliated with the School of Education said the biggest vulnerabilities for consumers were concerns over security, unsolicited advice, limited options for learning and a lack of financial and IT literacy. Cryptocurrency investment scams cost Australians a reported $171 million last year alone, and that figure is only set to grow as more people embrace new forms of digital finance products and services, Dr Blue said Continue reading →