US authorities charge three suspects in the massive Twitter hack.

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A British man, a Florida man, and a Florida teen have been charged by US authorities in relation to the Twitter hack of prominent politicians, celebrities, and technology moguls to scam people around the globe out of more than USD 100,000 in Bitcoin, authorities said Friday. Graham Ivan Clark, 17, was arrested Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office will prosecute him as an adult. The 17-year-old will faces 30 felony charges.  Hackers sent out fake tweets soliciting bitcoin from compromised accounts.  The hackers managed to access the

There’s More To Bitcoin’s Rally Than Just Inflation Fears

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While some analysts are pointing to inflation fears to explain bitcoin’s recent rally, there are so many other factors at play that affect the cryptocurrency’s rise.Neil Johnston was a creature of habit, and it was one of the things which his wife of twenty-four years Dorothy, both loved and loathed about him. While Dorothy appreciated Neil’s dependability, she was wondering if things were getting a little stale.So naturally Dorothy grew a little worried when Neil, who would walk through the door almost like clockwork at 7 pm every evening for

Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Explodes Past $11k, Ethereum 2.0 Nears, Cardano’s Shelley Launches

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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been an explosive week for the Bitcoin and crypto market, to say the very least. Bitcoin surged from under $10,000 to as high as $11,500 this week. Over the past seven days, the asset has gained approximately 20% — the best weekly performance in many months. Chart of BTC's price action over the past two weeks from TradingView.com Bitcoin’s recent price action comes as a breath of fresh air for crypto traders, which had to deal with BTC flatlining in the $9,000s for

Novogratz’ Galaxy Digital Continues Losing Streak in 2019, Posts $33M Q4 Loss

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Galaxy Digital, a major cryptocurrency investment bank founded by ex-Goldman Sachs partner, Mike Novogratz, continued its 2018 trend by posting another net loss in Q4 of 2019.According to an official April 8 announcement, the company suffered a net loss of more than $32.9 million in Q4, with the company outlining “realized loss on digital assets” and operating expenses as causes for the loss.Galaxy Digital has posted repetitive losses since its founding in 2018Galaxy Digital was officially founded in early 2018 with the mission to institutionalize the crypto industry. Since then,

Exchange CEO Explains Bitcoin Exploring Uncorrelated Price Action

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Bitcoin’s price initially dumped alongside the mainstream markets, but now looks to be exploring its own route. “When the stock markets crashed, Bitcoin crashed,” AAX crypto exchange CEO Thor Chan told Cointelegraph. “It appeared that they were correlated,” he posited, adding:“However, the previous plunge of Bitcoin together with traditional financial markets is due to a liquidity problem. People dump whatever they can in any market. This is very extreme and rare because even the ‘safe haven’ assets dropped. Soon after, the liquidity became ‘normal’ again, we’ve seen Bitcoin’s price is discovering

If Bitcoin Hits $8K, What Will Happen Next?

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Bitcoin has been holding above $7K, but where will its next move take it? Many investors are eyeing $8K as a key level for continuing Bitcoin’s upward momentum and possibly pushing it into a bull market. However, a couple traders believe Bitcoin could easily make a reversal in the near future and plummet back down to $3K. BBC featured trader Charlie Burton and co-founder of Genesis Block HK Clement Ip weighed in on Bitcoin’s short term and long term future in Cointelegraph’s latest crypto market discussion video.Will Bitcoin Make it

Algorithmic Trading Strategies, Explained

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Momentum trading is based around the logic that if a predominant trend is already visible in the market, then that trend is plausibly going to continue at least until signals begin to come in that it has ended. The idea with momentum trading is that if a certain asset has been moving primarily in one direction for, say, several months, then we can safely assume this trend will continue, at least until data starts to show otherwise. Therefore, the plan will be to buy on every dip and lock in

Crypto Attorney Kyle Roche Discusses Class Action Lawsuit

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Kyle Roche, a partner at law firm Roche Cyrulnik Freedman recently opened up about 11 class-action lawsuits against top crypto companies. The firm, alongside Selendy & Gay, has filed lawsuits against crypto exchanges as well as ICO tokens. Defendants include Tron, Status, Bancor, and Block.One alongside their executives.Bringing lawsuits against crypto head honchosThe 11 class action lawsuits follow the SEC’s guidance that ICOs are unregistered securities offerings in the US and all ICO issuers and exchanges must be registered with the SEC. The defendants in the case include Changpeng Zhao,

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Makes Sharp Rise, Faces $175 Resistance

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Key Highlights Ethereum has risen to $175 but faces resistance Ether will rally above $200 if the resistance line is breached Ethereum (ETH) Current Statistics The current price: $169.62 Market Capitalization: $18,623,402,337 Trading Volume: $14,698,755,099 Major Resistance Zones: $175, $200, $225 Major Support Zones: $125, $100, $75 ETH Price Analysis April 09, 2020 Ethereum has moved up to a high of $175 after a rebound at the low above $140. Ether was earlier in a tight consolidation between $120 and $140. It faces rejection at $145 any time it rises

Former Bakkt CEO to Sell All Holdings After Insider Trading Accusations

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Following major accusations of insider stock trading during the coronavirus-induced market crash, Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), the former CEO of Bakkt, is liquidating her holdings with her husband.In an April 8 tweet, Loeffler said that she and her husband Jeffrey Sprecher, CEO of ICE, which is the company that owns Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts regulator Bakkt, are liquidating their holdings in managed accounts to focus on tackling the coronavirus situation.“I’m doing it because the issue isn’t worth the distraction”The former CEO of Bakkt has also published an opinion piece in