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$200 Million Brazilian Crypto Fraud Scam: The US Seizes $24 Million Worth of Digital Currencies
5.11.2020
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrencies worth $24 million after receiving an official request from the government of Brazil. The seizure stems from an ongoing investigation into the $200 million cryptocurrency scam that may have defrauded tens of thousands...
Gold Price Expected to Rally Despite Concerns About Lockdown 2.0
5.11.2020
Gold industry players say the inevitable printing of new money by the U.S. will lead to an increase in the circulating supply of fiat currency. This increase, in turn, will further dilute the value of U.S. currency and thus diminish its perceived status as the world’s foremost reserve...
Venezuela to Incorporate Bitcoin and Litecoin Wallets into National Remittances Platform
2.11.2020
Venezuela says it will incorporate bitcoin and litecoin wallets to its Patria’s Cryptocurrency Remittance Platform. In an update, authorities in the country say this move will enable Venezuelan citizens to formally receive remittances in cryptocurrency form. Many citizens of hyperinflation...
Bitcoin hits $14K, UNI airdrop rejected, scammers target Trump: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 26–Nov. 1
1.11.2020
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
The blockchain revolution is already here, say Alex and Don Tapscott
28.10.2020
Tech evangelists Alex and Don Tapscott believe blockchain will “rewrite the economic power grid and the old social order.”
MicroStrategy’s $425M Bitcoin Bet ‘Elevating Firm’s Profile,’ Say Executives
27.10.2020
Bitcoin is boosting MicroStrategy's market visibility, say executives. Revenues rose 6.4% year-over-year and the company notched a net loss of $14.2 million for the quarter
Why traders say $13,875 will be the next ‘logical’ Bitcoin price resistance
27.10.2020
Bitcoin price is moving toward $14K but traders expect the $13,875 resistance to be a critical level for the short term
First SEC Official to Say Ether Is Not a Security Is Leaving the Agency Later This Year
27.10.2020
William Hinman, the director of the SEC’s division of corporation finance, is planning to conclude his tenure later this year
If Bitcoin Passes $14K, Analysts Say Traders ‘Should Look to $20,000’ Instead of Looking Back
27.10.2020
While bitcoin prices touched all-time 2020 highs on Tuesday, a few analysts say they are expecting only a few more hurdles to surpass the 2017 all-time high (ATH). For instance, the market analyst from Etoro, David Derhy, says to look to $20,000 instead of back at $12,000. A few traders and popular...
JPMorgan’s ‘JPM Coin’ Is Live, Execs Say
27.10.2020
A major tech firm is about to start using JPM Coin in global payments, as the investment bank doubles down on its blockchain business
Bitcoin analysts say this BTC metric is in ‘belief zone’ for the first time in 15 months
27.10.2020
Glassnode data finds Bitcoin has entered the "belief zone" for the first time since the July 2019 top, indicating a bull cycle is nearing
40 Million Troy Ounces: Russia’s Gold Find Reaffirms Bitcoin as the More Scarce Asset
26.10.2020
News of the discovery of approximately 40 million troy ounces of gold in Russia’s Siberian region is likely to boost the profitability of the country’s biggest gold producer, while adding to the supply of the “scarce” resource. Reports say the Polyus owned the Sukhoi...
Paypal’s Crypto Embrace: Morgan Stanley Says Move Boon for Mass Adoption, Critics Say Payment Giant Violates Crypto Principles
24.10.2020
The entry of Paypal into the cryptocurrency industry continues to expose the divide between traditional crypto space players who are less enthusiastic and non-crypto players who endorse the move. Non-crypto players like the analysts at Morgan Stanely are agreement with the notion that the payments...
Bitcoin price rise to $500k is inevitable, Winklevoss twins say
23.10.2020
They said that real adoption of the asset class "hasn't even started."
Prediction Markets Say Trump Won the Election Debate - but Barely
23.10.2020
Donal Trump (on the left) and Joe Biden (on the right) during the debate. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CNBC Television
Even prediction markets seemingly don't know what to make of last night's face-off between US President Donald Trump and his challenger for the upcoming election,...
Top traders say Bitcoin log chart points to a 2017-style BTC bull run
22.10.2020
As Bitcoin price rises to new heights, top traders say the monthly and logarithmic chart signal that BTC is entering a new bull trend
‘Bitcoin’s No Longer Optional’ — What Investors Say About Paypal Launching Crypto Services
22.10.2020
Paypal launching cryptocurrency services has given crypto investors much to think about. While many crypto users view the news as extremely bullish, some point out several areas of concern bitcoin investors should be aware of. ‘Every Major Bank Is Having a Meeting About How To Support...
European Commission Opposes Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund: Victims Say Commission Cozying up to the Industry
21.10.2020
The European Commission (EC) is opposing the creation of the crypto crime victim superfund to be financed with $0.0001 per dollar on all cryptocurrency transactions occurring within the EU. The Commission says that it does not have the competence to set up and administer such a fund. It also argues...
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure
21.10.2020
Let’s say we want to have the following HTML structure:
<div class='boo'<div class='boo'<div class='boo'<div class='boo'<div class='boo'</div</div</div</div</div
That’s real a pain to write manually. And the reason why this post was born was being...
“Durable”
20.10.2020
Looks like the word “durable” is an emerging term in the world of serverless. As I understand it, it’s like allowing for state in places you wouldn’t normally expect to have it. For example, you call some cloud function and run some JavaScript… unless you have it...