Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District

Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually raised suspicion, now faces at least three ongoing legal battles. … Read more

Investors Show an Increased Appetite for Bitcoin Ahead of new CME Product Launch

Traditional banks continued to oppose cryptocurrencies not that long ago. Today, most of them are looking to get  a piece of the pie in this industry. JPMorgan, for example, has completely changed its opinion on bitcoin. CME Eyes Another Bitcoin Product So much even that the company expects big things for the CME bitcoin Options … Read more

Beware of the Latest Binance Phishing Email

Cryptocurrency users are often targeted by criminals and scammers. Particularly emails can prove to be incredibly harmful in this regard. It appears a fair few phishing emails are making the rounds once again. Another Fake Binance Email Appears One of them claims to come from Binance, even though it is clearly not. Anyone who looks … Read more

Bithumb Pledges $8M to South Korea’s ‘Regulation-Free’ Blockchain Zone

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has pledged to invest roughly $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone. The region was recently declared “regulation-free” by the national government and modeled after the Switzerland town of Zug. Bithumb’s subsidiary GCX Alliance will discuss the preliminary plans with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) this month. Also read: Mining … Read more

Tron and BitTorrent Prepare to Welcome the DLive Audience

Mergers and acquisitions are a common theme in the financial industry. Even in the crypto world, joining forces is often better than slowly withering away.  DLive, a live streaming platform utilizing blockchain technology, has made some big announcements. DLive Moves to Tron and BitTorrent First of all, it will switch from the Lino blockchain to … Read more

Ripple’s XRP Price Analysis for January, 10th – XRP Remains Under Bearish Control

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog On Friday, January 10th, the XRP is still selling, generally trading at $0.2014. On D1, the XRP demonstrates the bearish predominance inside the previous channel. The declining direction of the MACD supports further decline. A breakout of the low of $0.1741 can open the way to the psychological … Read more

This Company Sets Out to Prove Crypto Mining Has a Place in Your Home

Hotmine, a company based in Ukraine which engineers home appliances for crypto enthusiasts, is not new to mining equipment development. But sometimes it takes the right time and the right technology to be able to create and offer solutions that consumers would be willing to buy and use. Thanks to tech progress and proper market … Read more

Perpetual Litecoin Trading is now Available on Binance

Cryptocurrency futures contracts can be a great addition to the industry. It now appears that Binance will expose traders to LTC/USDT contracts with massive leverage.  Crypto traders aren’t afraid to take a gamble with their money. Binance has Hopes for Litecoin Trading Assets such as bitcoin and altcoins are very volatile, even under the best … Read more

Why the Counter Economy Is Necessary to Bitcoin’s Survival as a Disruptive Currency

As Bitcoin is adopted by more and more traditional financial institutions, and becomes regulated by governments worldwide, the question of its survival as a truly disruptive alternative to legacy financial systems is raised. After all, if governments like Qatar’s can ban it, and international banking laws like AMLD5 can push bitcoin-friendly companies out of business, … Read more