Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File

This year due to the coronavirus outbreak the world-famous hackers’ convention Defcon held it’s 28th annual event with virtual presentations in “safe mode.” One of the presentations was from an executive from Pyrofex, Michael Stay, who discussed how he broke into an encrypted file to liberate $300,000 worth of bitcoin for a Russian investor. Defcon… Continue reading Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File

Institutional FOMO? CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Soars to $841M

CME Bitcoin futures set a new open interest high at $841 million, further highlighting growing institutional interest in BTC.

‘This Ad Is S***’: Bitcoiners on Grayscale’s New TV Spot

Grayscale Investments released a 30-second TV spot on its nine crypto trusts on major news networks this Monday.

Why Chinese Miners Won’t Stage a 51% Attack on Bitcoin

Jameson Lopp explains why attacks on Bitcoin won’t work and that he expects China’s mining dominance won’t last.

Crypto investor sentiment hits “extreme greed” levels for first time since 2019

Bitcoin currently appears to be in a somewhat precarious position as it struggles to break above its $12,000 resistance, causing the entire crypto market to see some turbulence. Today, this resistance led the crypto to see a sharp selloff that sent its price reeling down towards $11,300, where bulls eventually stepped up and slowed its… Continue reading Crypto investor sentiment hits “extreme greed” levels for first time since 2019

Passive Income via Digital Wealth: A Deep Dive Into Crypto Earning, Staking, Interest Bearing Accounts

During the last two years investment vehicles that allow crypto asset holders to gather yields have grown exponentially and anyone can make passive income with a number of avenues. Staking validators, decentralized finance (defi) lending services, and interest rate earning accounts provide digital currency holders with the means to make their money work for them.… Continue reading Passive Income via Digital Wealth: A Deep Dive Into Crypto Earning, Staking, Interest Bearing Accounts

A Tor Vulnerability May Have Enabled Dark Web Bitcoin Theft

Stealing Bitcoin from Tor users is easy.

Analyst Predicts DeFi Growth May Push Chainlink (LINK) Price to $32

Investment analyst Timothy Peterson says Chainlink (LINK) price might hit $32 by the end of 2020, but holding that level would be impossible.

Crypto Friendly Candidate Yang Left Off DNC Speech List

The agenda for the Democratic National Convention, or DNC, does not include prior democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang as a speaker, leaving the politician surprised.

Bitcoiners Launch Cryptocurrency Relief Fund Following Beirut Explosion

A group of Lebanese expats in Europe organized the Crypto Disaster Relief For Beirut Explosion fund to support those affected by last week’s tragedy.