Category : Rumours

Tether’s Billion Dollar Reserves May Not Equate to ‘One-to-One Backing’ or ‘No Misconduct’

Bloomberg reported that Tether “has the billions it promised,” suggesting that USDT could be backed one-to-one by dollars. That said, the reserves do not necessarily prove Tether’s innocence in a laundry list of other misconduct. On Dec. 18th, Bloomb...

Bitcoin Trading Desk: Goldman Sachs CFO Says Speculation Is ‘Fake News’

One of the first major investment banks to enter the cryptocurrency sector, Goldman Sachs has been hinting at launching a Bitcoin trading desk since June. Following news of a delay, Goldman Sachs CFO Martin Chavez is now saying that the firm never ha...

Google and Cardano London Meetup Reveals Potential Collaboration

Founded by Ethereum Co-founder Charles Hoskinson, Cardano (ADA) is poised as a third-generation blockchain with a focus on propelling mass adoption. Released on June 28, 2018, Cardano developer met with Google at their London offices to discuss the s...

Is Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Writing a Book? The Crypto Community Doesn’t Think So

A schism appeared within the cryptocurrency community around the time a new statement and book excerpt purportedly released by Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. NakamotoFamilyFoundation.org, A newly-registered website launched Ju...

Facebook May Be Planning to Launch a Native Cryptocurrency

The world’s leading social network is looking into the potential of blockchain technology to facilitate peer-to-peer payments. According to a report from The Verge, Facebook is “very serious” about launching its own native cryptocur...

NYSE Parent Company May Be Launching a Bitcoin Investment Platform

Bitcoin spent the better part of a decade on the fringes of the financial system. While markets recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin was slowly building a following and collecting attention. However, even as it soared in value last year,...

Bitcoin Twitter Suspended, Hijacked and Restored as Twitter Balances Free Speech in the Age of Crypto Disinformation

It was a busy week for the @Bitcoin Twitter account, as it was suspended, hijacked, and restored – all within a matter of days. The account was apparently a casualty of the ongoing drama between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, two rivals who suffer from an...

Mysterious Blockchain Company Buys Enough Land in Nevada to Build a City

A mysterious “blockchain company” just bought 62 percent of a 162 square mile Industrial park near Reno, Nevada. That’s 67,000 acres. This land has been bought at the Tahoe/Reno Industrial Center, also home of Tesla’s Gigafact...

What’s Going on with NEO?

NEO is the latest altcoin to see a massive price gain in a volatile November cryptocurrency market. The cryptocurrency market is as volatile as ever, thanks in large part to the ‘real’ Bitcoin war. Most altcoins have seen a huge influx of investment...