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The people who got burned by the Bitcoin boom
August 23rd, 2018
Pete Roberts of Nottingham, England, was one of the many risk-takers who threw their savings into cryptocurrencies when prices were going through the roof last winter. Now, eight months later, the US$23,000 ($34,638) he invested in several digital tokens ...
Bets against bitcoin have doubled since the beginning of August, exchange says
August 17th, 2018
Betting on bitcoin isn’t for everyone. However, according to data from a leading cryptocurrency exchange, interest in betting against the worlds biggest digital currency is growing. Bitfinex, the fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange with 24-hour volume of $614.8 million, has ...
Ten experts debate bitcoin’s recent declines and the future of cryptocurrency
August 16th, 2018
Bitcoin’s price was above $8,000 at the end of July. Now, in the middle of August, the cryptocurrency is down to around $6,500. “What you’re seeing now is a bit of panic selling” Brian Kelly said on CNBC’s “Power ...
Bitcoin dropped below $6,000 as almost every Cryptocurrency tumbled
August 15th, 2018
Bitcoin dropped below $6,000 and dozens of smaller digital tokens tumbled as this month’s selloff in cryptocurrencies showed few signs of letting up. The largest digital currency fell as much as 6.2 percent to $5,887 as of 3:07 p.m. ...
Bitcoin slipped below $7,000; Bitcoin leading rivals also retreated
August 7th, 2018
Bitcoin slipped below $7,000 to its lowest level in three weeks, as seemingly positive sentiment surrounding the largest virtual currency soured over the weekend. The digital token fell as much as 6 percent to trade with a $6,000-handle for ...
Intercontinental Exchange plans to launch a bitcoin exchange
August 6th, 2018
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses, data and listings services, announced that it plans to form a new company, Bakkt, which intends to leverage Microsoft cloud solutions to create an open and regulated, global ...
CFTC announced $1.9 Million penalty for Bitcoin and Binary options fraud scheme
July 25th, 2018
On July 9, 2018, a New York federal court ordered Dillon Michael Dean (Dean) of Longmont, Colorado, and The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH), Dean’s UK-registered company, to pay over $1.9 million in civil monetary penalties and restitution in connection ...
Operator of shuttered bitcoin exchange pleaded guilty in defrauding investors charges
July 24th, 2018
The operator of a shuttered bitcoin-denominated exchange pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges that he defrauded investors and lied to US securities regulators investigating the theft by hackers of virtual currency now worth about US$46 million. Jon Montroll, ...
Bitcoin mining company declares itself largest miner by capacity
July 20th, 2018
The virtual currency’s price grew 16% to $7,400 in a week, as the US Congress prepares to examine whether cryptocurrencies constitute money. Hut 8, a Bitcoin mining company out of Toronto, Canada, announced this week that it has finished ...
Billionaire Marc Lasry sees bitcoin reaching up to $40,000
July 19th, 2018
The price of bitcoin could reach up to $40,000 as it becomes more accepted and easier to trade, billionaire investor Marc Lasry told CNBC on Wednesday. “As it gets more into the mainstream, and as more markets end up ...
