There Will Be No Lessons Learned From FTX
There’s so much more to blockchain than crypto and we’re just not getting there fast enough, says EY's blockchain innovation leader. As a new year gets underway I know that I don’t need to buy anything for the crypto-skeptic in my life. As an industry we’ve already bought them, at a cost of billions of dollars, a gift that’s genuinely priceless and always in style: the smug self-satisfaction of knowing they were always right. After all that happened in 2022, it would be nice to know that...
There Will Be No Lessons Learned From FTX
There’s so much more to blockchain than crypto and we’re just not getting there fast enough, says EY's blockchain innovation leader. As a new year gets underway I know that I don’t need to buy anything for the crypto-skeptic in my life. As an industry we’ve already bought them, at a cost of billions of dollars, a gift that’s genuinely priceless and always in style: the smug self-satisfaction of knowing they were always right. After all that happened in 2022, it would be nice to know that...
International ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. The next generation of hackers will target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies
In May 2023, the Dallas City Government was hugely disrupted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted. The attack in Dallas put a halt to hearings, trials and jury duty, and the eventual closure of the Dallas Municipal Court Building. It also had an indirect effect on wider police activities, with stretched resources affecting the ability to deliver, for example, su...
International ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. The next generation of hackers will target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies
In May 2023, the Dallas City Government was hugely disrupted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted. The attack in Dallas put a halt to hearings, trials and jury duty, and the eventual closure of the Dallas Municipal Court Building. It also had an indirect effect on wider police activities, with stretched resources affecting the ability to deliver, for example, su...
Exploring BlackRock's Bold Bitcoin Venture
Cryptocurrencies are set to witness a pivotal moment as BlackRockBLK +0.4%, the world's largest asset manager, takes a daring step toward establishing a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. An ETF is an investment vehicle traded on stock exchanges, akin to stocks. Therefore, a bitcoinBTC 0.0% ETF is designed to mimic the bitcoin market, allowing investors to engage in bitcoin price movements without directly owning the cryptocurrency. This streamlined investment process attracts investors rangi...
Exploring BlackRock's Bold Bitcoin Venture
Cryptocurrencies are set to witness a pivotal moment as BlackRockBLK +0.4%, the world's largest asset manager, takes a daring step toward establishing a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. An ETF is an investment vehicle traded on stock exchanges, akin to stocks. Therefore, a bitcoinBTC 0.0% ETF is designed to mimic the bitcoin market, allowing investors to engage in bitcoin price movements without directly owning the cryptocurrency. This streamlined investment process attracts investors rangi...
Will Bitcoin catch up? BTC price was $40K when the dollar was this weak last time
Bitcoin (BTC) may see a “parabolic curve” begin thanks to U.S. dollar weakness as the greenback falls to three-month lows. In a tweet on July 11, popular trader Moustache suggested that the time is right for BTC price history to repeat itself.DXY "most important chart" for Bitcoin this yearBitcoin’s formerly strong inverse correlation to dollar strength has waned this year, but its latest movements are a talking point among traders. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows th...
Will Bitcoin catch up? BTC price was $40K when the dollar was this weak last time
Bitcoin (BTC) may see a “parabolic curve” begin thanks to U.S. dollar weakness as the greenback falls to three-month lows. In a tweet on July 11, popular trader Moustache suggested that the time is right for BTC price history to repeat itself.DXY "most important chart" for Bitcoin this yearBitcoin’s formerly strong inverse correlation to dollar strength has waned this year, but its latest movements are a talking point among traders. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows th...
This indicator suggests Bitcoin just survived the ‘worst bear market ever’
Although Bitcoin (BTC) is still trading in a largely sideways trend, indicators suggest that the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset has just got out of a lengthy bear market and has embarked on a bullish journey that might see it massively growing its price. In fact, Bitcoin’s 200-week moving average (200WMA) suggests that the recent bear market was the worst in history for the maiden cryptocurrency, as observed in a chart pattern analysis by the crypto market expert PlanB also known...
This indicator suggests Bitcoin just survived the ‘worst bear market ever’
Although Bitcoin (BTC) is still trading in a largely sideways trend, indicators suggest that the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset has just got out of a lengthy bear market and has embarked on a bullish journey that might see it massively growing its price. In fact, Bitcoin’s 200-week moving average (200WMA) suggests that the recent bear market was the worst in history for the maiden cryptocurrency, as observed in a chart pattern analysis by the crypto market expert PlanB also known...
