Category Archives: 03 – Cryptocurrency

HitBTC Users Cannot Move or Withdraw USDT Due to “Currency Operations not Available” Error

Posted on December 22, 2017 | Leave a comment

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Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Continues to Feel Bearish Sentiment – Bitcoin News

Posted on December 21, 2017 | Leave a comment

Bitcoin (BTC) has been suffering from a bearish decline since it reached $19,600 USD across global markets and had touched a low of $15,410 on December 21

Source: Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Continues to Feel Bearish Sentiment – Bitcoin News

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Bitfinex – Telephone Scam Warning

Posted on December 21, 2017 | Leave a comment

The largest and most advanced cryptocurrencies exchange

Source: Bitfinex – Telephone Scam Warning

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How bots are manipulating cryptocurrency prices | VentureBeat

Posted on December 18, 2017 | Leave a comment

The cryptocurrency market has grown exponentially this year, with a current market cap of $440 billion at time of writing. The largest cryptocurrency is, of course, Bitcoin, which has gone up 1,500…

Source: How bots are manipulating cryptocurrency prices | VentureBeat

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Bitcoin: Massive fossil fuel use required for cryptocurrency’s generation is industry’s dirty secret | The Independent

Posted on December 15, 2017 | Leave a comment

Bitcoin has a dirty secret. The cryptocurrency has wowed markets this year with breakneck gains as investors flocked to an asset that exists only in cyberspace. But the laborious creation of each digital bitcoin by private computer networks has real-world consequences in the form of massive energy use – including from fuels that cause the most pollution.

Source: Bitcoin: Massive fossil fuel use required for cryptocurrency’s generation is industry’s dirty secret | The Independent

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Crowdfunding Giant Indiegogo Joins the ICO Bandwagon – Bitcoin News

Posted on December 14, 2017 | Leave a comment

The well known international crowdfunding website, Indiegogo, has announced the firm is now getting into cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICO).

Source: Crowdfunding Giant Indiegogo Joins the ICO Bandwagon – Bitcoin News

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(14) Tim Tam on crypto trading bots – YouTube

Posted on December 14, 2017 | Leave a comment

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‘Market manipulation 101’: Wolf of Wall Street-style ‘pump and dump’ scams plague cryptocurrency markets | Business Insider

Posted on December 13, 2017 | Leave a comment

Source: ‘Market manipulation 101’: Wolf of Wall Street-style ‘pump and dump’ scams plague cryptocurrency markets | Business Insider

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Leaked Documents, Withheld Funds, and Altcoin Pumps: Bittrex Faces Increasing Scrutiny

Posted on December 12, 2017 | Leave a comment

Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks. A Russian Telegram channel indicates that a customer was accidentally forwarded passport documentation and other sensitive data for users of the exchange in an email generated by the exchange. Also, a number of Iranian traders claiming to have previously used the exchange are complaining that they have been blocked from using the platform and thus rendered unable to withdraw funds held on Bittrex. Lastly, a self-confessed market manipulator has claimed to purchase a Tesla with profits generated by conducting altcoin pump-n-dumps on the exchange.