World Bitcoin News

Despite still being on the Rinkeby testnet, holders of Reddit’s ‘MOONs’ have devised a way to trade the tokens for fiat. In defiance of Reddit’s apparent wishes, crypto traders have devised a way to exchange the social platform’s ‘community points’  tokens for fiat — and it’s resulted in a pretty surprising market cap. In May Reddit…Read More

The DeFi hype faded in September, dragging prices with it. Over the last few months, DeFi protocols including Yearn.Finance, Compound, Synthetix, and Chainlink have seen their token prices go through the roof, sparking talk that the long-awaited bull market might be here. The DeFi boom is built on Ethereum and propelled ETH’s price rise from $100…Read More

FinCEN has warned U.S. banks that it is closely watching how they respond to crypto risk exposure with their AML programs. The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director Kenneth Blanco has warned banks to think seriously about their cryptocurrency risk exposure.During the virtual 2020 ACAMS anti-money laundering Conference in Las Vegas this week, Blanco…Read More

As Bitcoin price consolidates, bulls target $11.5K and bears expect a drop below $9.8K. Bitcoin (BTC) price appears to be gearing up for another shot at the $11K mark but traders shouldn’t get overly excited as resistance in the $11,000-$11,200 zone and at $11,389 have kept the price from moving higher for the last few…Read More

A new DeFi protocol has been launched rewarding node operators to improve public blockchain performance, but token prices have tanked Just-launched DeFi protocol StrongBlock has announced the integration of Chainlink oracles — however its native token’s price tumbled 70% today. The platform, founded by former members of the original EOS core team, was launched on Sept.…Read More

The lawsuit, accusing Overstock of market manipulation through its security token airdrop, has been turfed by a federal judge. A Utah federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused Overstock ($OSTK) of market manipulation by distributing a ‘digital dividend’ of security tokens to shareholders and repeatedly revising retail earnings guidance upward to punish short-sellers.U.S.…Read More

Crypto traders can earn passive income through Neutrino stablecoin staking. U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Waves.Exchange, which supports the price-stable multi-asset Neutrino protocol, is introducing a way for crypto traders to earn passive income through stablecoin staking.According to a Sept. 29 announcement from Waves, the exchange has expanded its tokenized assets ecosystem to include seven different Neutrino…Read More

‘I do believe crypto is its own asset class and one worth exploring,’ said the TikTok star. A 21-year-old social media star famous for his TikTok videos is entering the crypto space, guided by Bitcoin bull Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano.Bryce Hall has launched a finance podcast with Pompliano called “Capital University”. Unlike Pomp’s regular podcast, which…Read More

“I am handing over the public-listed company’s business to the new directors and I will concentrate on cryptocurrencies,” said the 65-year-old. The founder of Malaysian investment giant Country Heights Holdings is stepping down from his position to focus on issuing a cryptocurrency.According to a Sept. 28 article in news outlet The Edge Markets, billionaire Lee…Read More

Despite skepticism about loosening regulations on loans, the Fintech Task Force couldn’t stop talking about crypto as a way of upgrading payments in the U.S. In a hearing on Tuesday, the Congressional Fintech Task Force heard arguments on new rules that would potentially expand banking regulations to accommodate more technology firms providing financial services.A subunit…Read More