Bitcoin data provider Coin Metrics raised $15 million in an investment round led by financial institution Goldman Sachs. According to Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs led a $15 million investment round in Coin Metrics, a bitcoin data provider for institutional investors. Goldman’s global head of digital assets, Mathew McDermott, will also join the analytics firm’s board of […]
Price analysis 5/5: BTC, ETH, BNB, DOGE, XRP, ADA, DOT, LTC, BCH, UNI
Bitcoin is trying to stage a comeback in order to catch up with the spectacular price action seen in Ethereum and other altcoins. Dogecoin (DOGE) skyrocketed above $0.69 today and flipped XRP to become the fourth largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of over $88 billion at its highest point. Galaxy Digital recently released a […]
Georgia’s central bank is exploring ‘Digital Gel’ CBDC
The Republic of Georgia’s central bank has invited fintech firms and others to participate in the CBDC project. The National Bank of Georgia said that it is considering launching a central bank digital currency. In an announcement today, the central bank hinted at the issuance of a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, in an […]
Bitcoin Cash Slated for May 15- Upgrade to Bring Improvements for Users and Merchants
On May 15, 2021, the Bitcoin Cash network will undergo the process of an upgrade that will bring a handful of improvements. These updates include the removal of the unconfirmed transaction limit, enabling multiple OP_RETURNS, the implementation of double-spend proofs, and the inclusion of a new mining block default limit size of 8 MB, as […]
FBI plans to put warning signs on Bitcoin ATMs to hinder scammers
The Cuyahoga County (U.S. state of Ohio) Scam Squad and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have issued a public warning as scammers began to actively use Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs to defraud people, TV channel News 5 Cleveland reported on Tuesday. “Now scammers are asking you to pay in Bitcoin,” said Sheryl Harris, director of […]
For sports fans, DOGE is starting to look like crypto’s real MVP
Mark Cuban said the Dallas Mavericks are selling more merchandise in a day with DOGE than in a year with Bitcoin or Ether. In addition to its increasing attention from investors, Dogecoin appears to have found a niche following among sports fans. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner Mark Cuban said that the […]
How Did Satoshi Nakamoto Remain Anonymous? A Detailed Look at the Bitcoin Creator’s Opsec
The creator of the world’s first successful blockchain network has been an enigma ever since the mysterious inventor released the white paper over 12 years ago. Interestingly, Satoshi Nakamoto worked on the Bitcoin project publicly for 25 months and 13 days, all while being able to remain completely anonymous. What the Public Knows About Satoshi […]
NYDIG Partners with FIS to Bring Bitcoin to 300M US Bank Accounts
Coinspeaker NYDIG Partners with FIS to Bring Bitcoin to 300M US Bank Accounts In one of the latest and largest institutional moves towards the cryptocurrency market, NYDIG has announced a strategic partnership with Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) Inc (NYSE: FIS) to bring Bitcoin (BTC) to over 300 million United States banks in the coming […]
Altcoins To Watch: TLM, FTM, NEO
Coinspeaker Altcoins To Watch: TLM, FTM, NEO Although there are obvious leaders in selecting the altcoins to buy based on their market activities, like Doge, ETC, ETH, I’d like to concentrate on these three alts that yet to show greater gains. Trillium Alien Worlds is a metaverse, where players seek for resources, mine, trade, capture, […]
Fiat Lux: The Origins Of Modern Money
Heavily Armed Clown explores the commonly misunderstood term “fiat” alongside in-depth historical economic background. This post contains compilations of work previously written by the author and published separately. The word “fiat” is growing more aggrandized in the modern lexicon, however, despite its increasing popularity it is often ill-defined or misused. I regularly observe people falsely […]