A US district Judge has ruled that Craig Wright will have additional time to prove he could still be Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the one and only Bitcoin. Specifically, the judge’s ruling comes in the ongoing legal battle between Craig Wright and the estate of late Dave Kleiman, Wright’s former associate.
The president of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, released a statement saying that the country needs to “seize the opportunity” afforded by blockchain technology.
As the violence in Hong Kong reaches previously unseen levels with each passing week, the local upheaval is now spilling over into the financial world after rumours about government-enforced forex controls emerged over the weekend.
Mark Yusko, the CEO of Morgan Creek Capital, told CNBC’s Melissa Lee that Bitcoin is still a great buying opportunity even if the price were to slide to $5,000.
Bitcoin’s price continued to fluctuate around $10,500 on September 5 as the largest cryptocurrency stopped just shy of decimating the $11,000 mark.
Facebook has hired a lobbying firm that aims to ease regulatory pressure on the Libra cryptocurrency project amidst an extensive crackdown by global authorities.
Spanish banking conglomerate Santander Group is expanding its “payment corridor” for cross-border remittances by using Ripple’s xCurrent software solution in Latin America.
Litecoin has been facing an upward struggle of late as fear, uncertainty, and doubt following its lacklustre price-action post-halving sparked controversy on GitHub forums.
Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder and staunch Bitcoin flag-bearer Anthony Pompliano says the European Central Bank (ECB)’s expected timid turn will be “rocket fuel” for Bitcoin.
There have been many accusations made towards the quasi-U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin Tether over the years, ranging from Bitcoin price manipulation to outright fraud. Most recently, Tether also admitted to fractional reserve banking, at which point U.S. regulators subpoenaed Bitfinex – the exchange behind Tether issuance. As one can imagine, this ruffled more than a couple of feathers in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.