As first covered in Bitcoin Magazine on April 6, Buncombe County, North Carolina proposed a one-year moratorium on bitcoin mining and held a public hearing on May 2.The text of the proposal stated that the moratorium,…
Crypto Hedge Funds Defraud $100 Million From Investors,…
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been charged in U.S. federal court for securities fraud. He has pleaded guilty and is facing up to 20 years in prison. His two funds cumulatively had…
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC,…
Bitcoin (BTC) has attracted several institutional investors in the past few months, but with the market capitalization sustaining above $700 billion, many more institutions are likely to contemplate buying Bitcoin. Similarly, Ether (ETH) with a…
German Authorities Can’t Access Bitcoins Worth $65 Million…
German authorities have been unable to gain access to more than 1,700 bitcoins belonging to a convicted hacker, who kept silent about how to access his crypto stash while serving his prison sentence. German prosecutors…
Major correction for DeFi as Bitcoin rejected again…
The decentralized finance or DeFi market saw a steep correction over the last 12 hours as Bitcoin (BTC) was unable to break the $41,000 level. Meanwhile, analysts say that the profits from major DeFi tokens…
DOGE and XRP rally as pump and dumps…
The rise of interest in cryptocurrencies amid Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) bull runs often goes hand in hand with the proliferation of scams and manipulation schemes related to various altcoins. One of the main…
Snoop Dogg and Gene Simmons join Elons Musks…
Rapper Snoop Dogg and Kiss’ Gene Simmons have been both expressing their support for the “Doge Army” over the weekend alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk. As a result, the cryptocurrency's price has rallied once again by…
Indian Government Prepares to Fast Track Crypto Bill…
The Indian government is reportedly considering taking “the ordinance route” to quickly pass the cryptocurrency bill. “The government is of the firm view that they want to introduce the law within a month of clearance…
Rock Legend Gene Simmons Talks Bitcoin: Musician Believes…
The American musician, co-lead singer, and bassist for the rock band Kiss, Gene Simmons, has been very talkative about cryptocurrencies during the last two weeks. Just recently, Simmons sat down with Bitcoin.com’s podcast host, Dustin…