From the Front Page - 4 Minute Crypto
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4 Minute Crypto - Kraken Finds A Way to Break Into A Popular Hardware Wallet
December 11th, 2019 by
BTCMedia A security research team at Kraken which is a crypto exchange has found a way to gain access to seeds from the widely used KeepKey hardware wallet. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - The Bitcoin Halving, Explained
December 9th, 2019 by BTCMedia The Bitcoin halving is an event that halves the rate at which new Bitcoins are created and It occurs once every four years. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bloomberg Analysts Expect Bitcoin Price to Rally Past $10,000
December 6th, 2019 by BTCMedia Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone of the business media giant’s Intelligence unit believes that Bitcoin has a positive outlook heading into 2020 and the next decade due to a confluence of factors. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Hits New All Time High
December 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia The Twitter account Bakkt Volume Bot is dedicated to reporting Bakkt trading volumes, and it tweeted on December 3rd that Monday’s open interest on Bakkt Bitcoin futures reached a new all time high of 6.5 million dollars. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - 3 Way Congress May Approach Bitcoin Taxation
December 2nd, 2019 by BTCMedia With the IRS looking to enforce more stringent Bitcoin tax compliance, Congress should step in to clarify the way virtual currencies should be treated for tax purposes. The following are 3 possible ways lawmakers could approach Bitcoin taxation. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - New Crypto Stealing Malware Infected 80,000 Computers
November 29th, 2019 by BTCMedia The Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection research team shared insights on a new crypto stealing malware called Dexphot that has already infected close to 80,000 devices since October 2019. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - US Federal Reserve Exploring Digital Dollar
November 25th, 2019 by BTCMedia The United States Federal Reserve System is exploring the development of a central bank digital currency and what issues and risks it could potentially pose. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - 2 Things Holding Bitcoin Above $7K
November 22nd, 2019 by BTCMedia With Bitcoin breaking below eight thousand dollars, investors are holding their breath. But, these two key developments might just keep its head above water. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - 4 Possible Long Term Bitcoin Scenarios
November 19th, 2019 by BTCMedia People have speculated where Bitcoin will be in ten, twenty, or even a hundred years from now since it’s inception. Predictions vary from it becoming the next intergalactic unit of account, or that it will crash to zero. We are nearly 10 years into the great crypto experiment and here are 4 long term possibilities for you to think about. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bitcoin Will Hit $25K Due To Its Network Value
November 18th, 2019 by BTCMedia During an interview on CNBC, Lee argued that cryptos are network value assets and share this with the world’s most successful tech stocks when asked about the logic behind Fundstrat’s $25,000 by 2022 forecast for Bitcoin. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - The FED Prints 111.9 Billion Dollars As The Repo Bailout Intensifies
November 15th, 2019 by BTCMedia The New York FED added more than one hundred eleven billion dollars to the financial markets this week. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Stephen Colbert Pokes Fun at Bitcoin
November 13th, 2019 by BTCMedia As normal, the television host and entertainer weighed in on and poked fun at the state of U.S. politics. What’s weird is that Bitcoin and blockchain made a cameo, but not in the way you’d expect. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - A New Way To Send And Receive Bitcoin As a Gift
November 11th, 2019 by BTCMedia Today there are many Bitcoiners who want to give Bitcoin to family members and friends, but it may be a little tough for a non-Bitcoiner to understand what they are being given and how to receive or safely store the Bitcoin. There is a solution on the horizon and that is GiveBitcoin.io. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Ron Paul Says Crypto Will Protect Wealth in The Next Crash
November 8th, 2019 by BTCMedia In an interview, Dr Paul stated that the government has a responsibility and has been messing up, causing depressions and recessions. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Lottery Winner Puts Half His Winnings Into Bitcoin
November 6th, 2019 by BTCMedia An Illinois resident who won five hundred thousand dollars in a state lottery revealed that he put half of it into Bitcoin back in May. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Study Shows How Clueless People are About Money
November 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia A study by Bitcoin mining firm Genesis Mining sought to discover just how much the general public knows about the way the Federal Reserve and wider banking system operates. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Satoshi Nakamoto Published the Bitcoin White Paper 11 Years Ago
November 1st, 2019 by BTCMedia October 31st was the 11th year anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - 3 Reasons Bitcoin's Price May Hit 20K by Year End
October 30th, 2019 by BTCMedia The path seems open for bitcoin to stage an end of year rally, with $20,000 shaping up as a realistic price target. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Australian Law Enforcement Nets 2000 Percent Gains From Seized Bitcoin
October 28th, 2019 by BTCMedia Back in 2016, Australian authorities arrested a suspect in a sting involving an arms dealer. The weapons were bought and paid for using Bitcoin, resulting in the Bitcoin used in the transactions being seized as evidence. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - SIM Swapping Still Biggest Threat to US Traders
October 25th, 2019 by BTCMedia Because of vast losses in digital coins, consumers are finally taking regulators to task for no control over swapping SIM cards. Read More
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