Altcoins had a pretty disappointing time in 2019, but since the turn of the year, it has been a different story, and one of the altcoins that could be watched closely at this point is Tezos (XTZ). Over the course of the past seven days, XTZ has enjoyed a sustained rally and has emerged as
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The total crypto market capitalization was close to $270 billion on May 8 and currently, the metric stands at $275 billion. This suggests that the crypto markets have been largely stuck in a range for about a month. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 As reported by Cointelegraph, Bitcoin (BTC) miners are holding on to
Recent ransomware attacks from well-known cybercriminal groups have been suggesting that gangs are forging cartel-style alliances to pressure their respective victims to pay the ransom requests. Cointelegraph has obtained access to what seems to be a darknet site that belongs to the Maze group. On the site, Maze has been leaking stolen data beginning sometime
The crypto sphere has developed at a remarkable rate over the course of the past half a decade, and one of the biggest developments has been the emergence of stablecoins like Tether (USDT). Despite skepticism from many in the crypto space, the stablecoin has continued to grow, and in a new development, it has been
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” R. Buckminster Fuller The world is beset by wicked problems. Due to their scale, complexity, interconnectedness, and the persistent lack of information which makes it difficult for us to see all of their
About one-third of institutional investors surveyed by Fidelity said they have invested in digital assets. 25% of the survey participants said that they hold Bitcoin (BTC) and 11% confirmed that they hold Ether (ETH). While these are encouraging signs, the future looks even brighter as 91% of survey participants expect to hold at least 0.5%
Recent reports revealed that a group of hackers behind the Kingminer botnet targeted vulnerable Microsoft SQL server databases to mine cryptocurrencies at some point in the second week of June. According to the cybersecurity firm Sophos, the attackers used the botnet, active since 2018, to exploit the BlueKeep and EternalBlue vulnerabilities, by also accessing through
Welcome, all traders, to this week’s Crypto Markets Live show featuring traders CryptoBirb and Big Chonis. Whether you’re just getting started or have been trading for years, you’re bound to learn something new today. We’ll be analyzing Bitcoin (BTC) and other top cryptocurrency markets while exploring the step-by-step processes that inform every decision to trade. CryptoBirb
The New Year has seen a degree of a turnaround in the crypto space, as many tokens have recorded significant gains. One notable gainer is Tezos (XTZ). Since the start of the year, the XTZ token has more than doubled in price, and it goes without saying that it could be on the radars of
Despite yesterday’s 8% crash in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) driving many BTC bulls from the markets, altcoin longs have only seen slight declines, with Ether (ETH) longs defying the trend with a slight rally test of recent all-time highs on Bitfinex. However, altcoin bears are quickly emerging from the woods, with shorts against many
Gaming behemoth Atari announced that holders of its Atari token will be able to spend it on betting, gaming and shopping. According to an announcement on June 12, the new offerings for Atari token holders follow a partnership with esports firm Unikrn. With the partnership, Unikrn will get access to Atari’s classic games such as
Microsoft announced on June 10 that it had discovered a number of cryptojacking attacks on powerful machine-learning clusters on its Azure cloud computing network. In a blog-post, the company said that some customers had misconfigured nodes, allowing attackers to hijack them to mine the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR). Default settings overridden Microsoft said that it
Takeshi Fujimaki, a former adviser to George Soros, has said that Paul Tudor Jones is attempting to capture the big trend. According to Fujimaki, Jones’ recent investment into Bitcoin (BTC) indicates that he is concerned about inflation and believes that cryptocurrencies could benefit in such an environment. Following the recent growth and popularity of Grayscale’s
Ether (ETH) options were launched over a year ago at Deribit derivatives exchange but they have only recently gained traction. Open interest is the main gauge for derivative contracts activity, and on Ether options it has soared by 315% over the past two months to $158 million. This surge in OI has many retail investors