Police seize £114m of cryptocurrency in money laundering sting June 25, 2021 Scotland Yard detectives last night raided a huge money laundering operation in London, seizing more than £100m in cryptocurrency.
Exclusive: CEO of deVere Group on why Bitcoin bashers have got it all wrong June 24, 2021 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have experienced a major sell-off this week following China’s crackdown on the sector. Around $400bn in value has been wiped from the total digital currency market since Friday, when a major Bitcoin mining hub ordered miners to shut down operations. It followed reports saying that China’s central bank had a meeting [...]
Presidents, senators and bright shiny Bitcoins June 24, 2021 Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are currently down about three per cent over the last 24 hours, with BTC changing hands for around $33k.
Bitcoin: is it still worth it? June 24, 2021 That Martini Guy takes a look at the narratives currently surrounding Bitcoin, particularly the arguments about energy use.
John McAfee found dead in his Spanish prison cell June 23, 2021 Computing legend John McAfee has been found dead in his prison cell – just weeks after his devoted wife said her husband faced dying behind bars.
John McAfee found dead in prison cell ahead of extradition to US June 23, 2021 The founder of McAfee antivirus software has been found dead in his prison cell, just hours after the Spanish High Court approved his extradition to the US. John McAfee was reportedly found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday afternoon. Prison staff tried to revive the 75-year-old but were unsuccessful, according to reports in Spanish [...]
Current institutional approach to decentralised finance (DeFi) June 23, 2021 Rob Gaskell of Appold takes a detailed look at the effects of institutional interest in decentralised finance.
Turbulent day as Bitcoin hits 2021 low before dramatic recovery June 23, 2021 The crypto markets had a rollercoaster of a day yesterday, with Bitcoin briefly dipping below $30,000 for the first time since January before recovering sharply to around $34,000 at time of writing.
China crackdown sends Bitcoin tumbling below $30,000 June 22, 2021 The price of Bitcoin tumbled below $30,000 for the first time since January, wiping out all its gains for the year. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency plummeted by as much as 12 per cent to $28,893 on Tuesday, after China’s central bank intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has fallen 50 per cent from its April peak [...]
Not Satoshi’s vision: Is MicroStrategy in danger of becoming Bitcoin’s central bank? June 22, 2021 Something strange has happened over the past several months, and it’s transpired right under everyone’s noses – Bitcoin has become centralized. During the course of the pandemic, one by one, publicly traded companies have lined up to buy (relatively) cheap BTC, but one has outbought them all. Microstrategy now holds more than 105,000 total Bitcoin [...]
