Bitcoin price rally to $15.3K obliterates bears $180M BTC options bet This Friday’s unusual weekly $470 million Bitcoin options expiry seems bearish at first glance, but those bets have gone terribly wrong.2675 Total views 23 Total shares On Nov.4, the open interest on Bitcoin options reached a new all-time high.As this occurred, an even more curious case emerged.On Nov.6, a total… Telecoms Giant Verizon Seeks Talent for Blockchain-Related Positions A search for “blockchain” on the career page for telecoms giant Verizon reveals that the company is actively looking to hire new recruits for blockchain-related jobs, including five blockchain developers.The Block highlighted the vacancies in a report on July 24.
Verizon is apparently interested in creating a distributed network, as per the report.Additionally, the… Hodler’s Digest, Oct.29 – Nov.4: Rapper T.I., Charlie Shrem Sued Over Alleged Pump-and-Dump, BTC Theft Respectively Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week.
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekUS Rapper T.I.Sued for $5 Million After Alleged Failure… Germany Gains Blockchain Real Estate Fund From Investment Manager Peakside European investment manager Peakside Capital Advisors has launched a real estate fund for the German market using blockchain technology, the company confirmed in a press release on June 12.The fund, which focuses on assets between €15 and €75 million ($17-$85 million), is a product of a partnership with German funds-as-a-service technology platform Brickblock.Bricklock operates ScalingFunds,… Grayscale Trust sees largest-ever weekly inflow, nears 500K BTC in total Grayscale is on track to control 5% of the entire Bitcoin circulating supply by the end of 2021 with a record $215 million inflow last week.669 Total views 12 Total shares Grayscale’s Bitcoin (BTC) Trust is on track to reach 500,000 BTC by the end of 2020.Last week, Grayscale saw a record inflow of… Ukrainian Ministry of Finance Creates Working Group to Develop Crypto Taxation The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance is creating a working group to discuss and develop a legal framework for crypto taxation, according to an Oct.8 announcement on the ministry’s official website.The group will start its work beginning Oct.16 to identify crypto-related tax regulation options within the existing legal framework.The group of experts will also… PwC: Bitcoin Ransomware Hackers Laundered Money via WEX Exchange Big Four consulting and auditing company PwC has linked Iranian nationals behind Bitcoin (BTC) ransomware scheme SamSam to the crypto exchange WEX in a recent report published in February.
The report is based on information that was previously disclosed by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ).As per the DOJ, two Iranians — Faramarz… Aragon Expects Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork to Break 680 Smart Contracts The Ethereum network’s Istanbul hard fork is expected to break 680 smart contracts on the decentralized management platform Aragon.Jorge Izquierdo, CTO at Aragon One, said that the upcoming upgrade will result in the breaking of roughly 680 smart contracts, industry-focused media outlet Coindesk reported on Sept.30.Izquierdo explained that the impetus behind the update is… Guilty Plea Moves First US ICO Fraud Case to Final Stages, Sentencing Set for April The suspect at the center of the U.S.’ first Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraud case has pleaded guilty in court, in part settling a case seen as a bellwether for the country’s securities laws, Bloomberg reported Nov.
15.Maksim Zaslavskiy, who faces a sentence of up to 37 months after lying to investors who put funds… Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.Search Submit Recent Posts.
