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Bitcoin Collapse is Imminent, Warns Crypto Analyst – BTC Price Heading Towards New Lows
Major cryptocurrencies entered positive territory early on November 5 due to the continued existence of a market worth of more than $1 trillion for cryptocurrencies. After the descending triangle pattern’s bullish breakout on November 5, the price of bitcoin showed a bullish trend. The technical picture indicates that there is still room for more gains for BTC, which is currently up more than 3% to $21,342. However, the Bitcoin bulls are being warned by the crypto analyst who correctly predicted this year’s crypto bloodbath. According to pseudonymous crypto analyst Capo, BTC is currently attempting to chase as many bulls as […]
Bitcoin supera los US$21K a pesar del inesperado informe de empleo de EE. UU.
Bitcoin superó los US$21.000 por primera vez en nueve días luego de que el informe de empleo de octubre en los Estados Unidos resultara mejor de lo previsto y mostrara que el mercado laboral continúa sorprendentemente sólido a pesar de la presión de la Reserva Federal (Fed, por sus siglas en inglés) para enfriar la economía. Read this article in English. El precio de bitcoin (BTC) subió hasta US$21.287 en las últimas 24 horas y logró alcanzar un valor máximo desde el 13 de septiembre. Al momento de publicación, la criptomoneda más importante por capitalización de mercado cotizaba alrededor de […]
Bitcoin Mining Host Compute North Paid Executives $3M on the Day It Declared Bankruptcy
Eliza Gkritsi is CoinDesk’s crypto mining reporter based in Asia. Executives at Compute North, which provides data centers where bitcoin (BTC) miners can host their machines, received about $3 million in payroll and bonuses on the same day the company filed for bankruptcy, a court filing shows. Compute North filed for Chapter 11 on Sept. 22, succumbing to the rout in cryptocurrency prices and rising electricity costs. But even as that bankruptcy filing put a freeze on payments to creditors, executives received large payouts. The company paid co-founder and former CEO Dave Perrill $613,000 for payroll and benefits, according to […]
Chinese Gov Bitcoin Holdings Outrank MicroStrategy Despite Crypto Ban
The Chinese government currently has more Bitcoin holdings than MicroStrategy as a result of the funds it seized from the PlusToken Ponzi scheme. The Chinese government holds more Bitcoin than MicroStrategy after it seized 194,775 BTC during the infamous PlusToken scam. The total value of the Bitcoin holdings is about $3.9 billion. In addition to the Bitcoin, the government also seized 833,083 ETH, 1.4 million LTC, 27.6 million EOS, 74,167 DASH, 487 million XRP, 6 billion DOGE, 79,581 BCH, and 213,724 USDT. In total, the government has crypto assets worth over $5 billion. China’s Bitcoin Holdings Top Even MicroStrategy This […]
El minero de bitcoin Argo no consigue recaudar US$27M y las acciones se desploman
Oliver Knight is a CoinDesk reporter based between London and Lisbon. He does not own any crypto. Argo Blockchain (ARB) afirmó que fracasó un acuerdo para recaudar 24 millones de libras esterlinas (US$27 millones) por parte de un inversor estratégico, lo que llevó a que las acciones de la compañía minera de bitcoin cayeran 72%. Read this article in English. La empresa con sede en Londres, que a principios de este mes había firmado una carta de intención para vender 87 millones de acciones al inversor con el fin de aliviar las presiones de liquidación, no explicó por qué se […]
Bitcoin Software Company Synonym Launches Bitkit, a Bitcon Wallet Powered by Slashtags Protocol
Bitcoin Frederick Munawa is a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covers blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks. LUGANO, SWITZERLAND – Synonym, a Bitcoin software company, has launched Bitkit, a new Bitcoin wallet app that features portable web profiles and passwordless web accounts. The official announcement took place on Saturday at the PlanB Forum Bitcoin conference. Bitkit is Lightning-compatible and leverages Synonym’s Slashtags protocol. Slashtags is a system that uses Bitcoin cryptographic seeds to create portable web profiles (that can be used across multiple platforms), automatically updated contacts, contact payment preferences and authentication without a password. […]