Opera to Launch Built-In Cryptocurrency Wallet for Desktop Browser Opera is launching its desktop web browser with built-in crypto wallet functionality, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Wednesday, August 8.The firm already offers a mobile crypto wallet as part of its beta version of Opera for Android, which launched in July earlier this year.Opera cites “strong interest” and an “overwhelmingly… Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler: ICOs Should be Considered Securities Former chairman of the U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler said that most tokens sold through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) should be classified as securities, Bloomberg reported Oct.15.Should cryptocurrencies be considered securities, they would fall under the regulatory purview of the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Issuers of coins would have… Malware on Official Monero Website Can Steal Crypto: Investigator The software available for download on Monero’s (XMR) official website was compromised to steal cryptocurrency, according to a Nov.
19 Reddit post published by the coin’s core development team.The command-line interface (CLI) tools available at getmonero.org may have been compromised over the last 24 hours.In the announcement, the team notes that the hash of… Cardano is Working on a Microchip That Would Give Crypto a Cash-like Experience Cardano is working on a crypto-native microchip that would enable crypto transitions without the internet access, potentially delivering fiat-like experience to the hundreds of millions around the world.2431 Total views 59 Total shares In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Charles Hoskinson elaborated on the crypto-native chip that IOHK is working at its blockchain lab at… ECB’s Yves Mersch Warns Libra Cryptocurrency Is ‘Facebook’s Siren Call’ Yves Mersch, European Central Bank’s key legal official, said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous” during a speech at the ECB’s legal conference in Frankfurt on Monday.Bloomberg reported on Mersch’s remarks in an article published on Sept.2.Per the report, he said that private currencies have little or no prospect of establishing… The frontrunner in ByBit’s trading competition is up 4000% so far How the heck is this even possible? A trader has managed to secure over 4,000% profit in less than three weeks as part of the World Series of Trading, or WSOT — a competition hosted by leverage crypto trading exchange, Bybit.Using his Twitter name for the competition, SalsaTekila appears on the WSOT troop leaderboard, advancing… Bitcoin trader explains why BTC outperforming Ethereum is just ‘simple math’ Bitcoin (BTC) has been outperforming Ether (ETH) in the past several days as BTC surged above $50,000 for the first time in history.
Meanwhile, one popular cryptocurrency trader explains that this is “simple math” given the growing institutional demand for BTC.BTC vs.ETH (orange) performance in February.
Source: TradingviewWhile ETH is beating BTC in USD… Crypto Startup Uses Surveys to Build Exchange Based on ‘Emotions and Thoughts’ of Traders A new crypto exchange says it offers “bells and whistles” compared with rivals – and argues that most of the market leaders are failing to provide investors with the technical analysis tools they need to make informed decisions.In a break away from confusing user interfaces, Encrybit wants to help traders that it says have been… CME Tells Cointelegraph They Consider $2.3M BTC Options Debut a Success The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is happy with the results of its Bitcoin options trading product launch on Jan.13, according to CME Group’s managing director and global head of equity index alternative investment products Tim McCourt.First days of new options offering a success“We’re very pleased with how day one went,” McCourt told Cointelegraph in… .
