Altcoin season brews as a bullish trading pattern forecasts an explosive price move

Computer analysts at cybersecurity firm Zscaler ThreatLabZ have found a new type of trojan that targets cryptocurrency users.In a blog post published on Aug. 8, the company reveals that it identified a new remote-access trojan (RAT) that is able to capture administrative control of the targeted computer, retrieve browser history and look for activities involving…

In this week’s newsletter, read about how two Bored Ape nonfungible tokens (NFTs) sold for almost $1 million during the bear market and how the word “metaverse” made it into the top three finalists for Oxford Word of the Year. Check out how the metaverse can generate passive income through royalties and how NFT marketplace…

Peer-to-peer exchange Paxful will add security to its operation through a partnership with blockchain analysis outfit Chainalysis.Through a new partnership, Paxful will harness specific technologies from Chainalysis. “Paxful uses the Chainalysis Reactor to conduct deep investigations and the Chainalysis KYT to monitor transactions for any illicit behavior,” Youssef said, referring to the firm’s Know Your…

Bitcoin’s node count has achieved another all-time high milestone with almost half of the nodes running on Tor. 657 Total views 3 Total shares The number of reachable Bitcoin network nodes has crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time. As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the previous all-time high was 11,613 achieved back in January.According…

Chinese officials from the Yaan municipality released a statement on the use of the local hydropower-derived electricity for cryptocurrency mining operations. 2199 Total views 58 Total shares Chinese officials from the city of Ya’an in Sichuan have come out in support of using locally produced hydropower for cryptocurrency mining operations.On April 20 the Municipal Economic…

The two new partnerships will see crypto and NFT integrations with major professional sports and esports organizations. 41 Total views 12 Total shares Sports and esports fans will soon see more crypto ads during games as Terra has partnered up with the Washington Nationals MLB team and crypto exchange Bitstamp is now partnered with esports…

Russia’s massive build-up of soldiers, warplanes, equipment and extended military drills near Ukraine’s borders increased fears of a possible invasion within the next few days. That could have renewed selling in Bitcoin (BTC), which plummeted below the strong support at $39,600.Among the gloom and doom, there is a ray of hope for crypto investors because…

Concerning NFTs, NASA stated that it “does not wish for its images to be used for these purposes. Despite a general consensus amongst degen apes that NFTs are headed to the proverbial moon, space agency NASA has revealed it will not clear the use of its content and logos for take off. This is an…

The French police have arrested two suspects and seized 210,000 euros worth of crypto in connection with the Platypus exploit. 344 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTTwo suspects have been arrested by the French police in connection with Platypus' $9.1 million exploit, and 210,000 euros…