Colonial Pipeline: US Officials Recover Millions Paid as Ransom to Hackers
Federal agents have been able to track and seize the Bitcoin wallet into which the ransom was paid.
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Federal agents have been able to track and seize the Bitcoin wallet into which the ransom was paid.
BitMEX will mint a unique Bitcoin similar to 2013’s Casascius physical coins and it will be delivered to the lunar surface by the NASA-selected space company.
Per a previous prediction, Brandt had stated that Bitcoin’s price could crash to as low as $20,000.
The bidding for Banksy’s artwork will happen in Hong Kong Dollars (HKD). But the exchange rate of payments received in BTC and ETH will be taken from Coinbase.
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin still are very volatile and still depend on numerous factors from the outside.
China has issued a fresh order on investigating alleged links of cryptocurrency being involved in illegal money laundering in traditional black markets, and has adopted the policy of crackdown and blocked several cryptocurrency accounts on Weibo to assert and establish control on ongoing Bitcoin mining practices.
Although Ruffer’s stake in Bitcoin was short-term, the company made a significant profit.
To facilitate the actualization of the move, the government of El Salvador is partnering with Strike, a lightning network mobile payments app that has recently launched in the country.
Anonymous stated that Musk’s reckless tweeting against the BTC mining propagated false analysis and made BTC lose potential investors.
Square’s proposed hardware wallet might be a game-changer and a driver for crypto adoption.
The role of Elon Musk in the digital currency ecosystem is mixed. Those who have been following the billionaire’s activities on Twitter will attest to the fact that his tweets are not 100 percent bearish.
Ron Paul made a point that he is worried about the power and command that their government has over the dollar.
Bitcoin price is now down approximately 31%, 9.6%, and 5.4% in the past 30 days, two weeks, and seven days respectively.
Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone writes that despite nearly 50% correction, Bitcoin fundamentals remain strong as BTC is forming a base around $30,000. The strategist also expects a Bitcoin ETF approval ahead this year.
China has been routing for the globalization of the Chinese yuan as a settlement and the reserve currency, eventually overthrowing the American dollar.