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COULD PAYING A CRYPTO RANSOM BE ILLEGAL? The Twitterverse is abuzz following news that US smartwatch maker Garmin International was hacked and subsequently received the decryption key to recover its computer files from the ransomware attack. The issue in question is that to re-access its file, a ransom was likely paid – $10 million in cryptocurrencies – and as it is reported that the hackers were based in Russia, the payment could be construed as...
Highlights from the North American listed crypto, blockchain and mining stocks:Pricing of shares in Chinese bitcoin mining equipment producer Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN) jumped to a 2 month high of $2.93, while both Grayscale Investment’s Digital Large Cap Fund (OTCQX: GDLC) and Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF (NASDAQ: BLCN) traded at 52-week highs this week at $6.60 and $32.40 respectively. CAN’s move saw a significant increase in average volume, spiking 174% during the week.Grayscale Investment announced FINRA had...
MARKET ANALYSIS This week, the crypto majors continued their slumber as BTC tightened its trading range between $9,089 and $9,283. The asset finished the 7 days ended 7/20 at $9,164; down 0.8% week over week. Despite the period of consolidation, Bitcoin remains firmly ahead of gold as the best performing asset class on a YTD basis. All major crypto assets saw slight dips in price over the week with Litecoin...
Highlights from the North American listed crypto, blockchain and mining stocks:TAAL Distributed Information Technology (OTCQX: TAALF), a bitcoin SV miner, has been added to the weekly update based on its upgrade from the pink sheets to the OTCQX.Ebang International Holdings (NASDAQ: EBON) is up 30% over the past 7 days closing at $5.50. EBON traded as high as $8.00 this week increasing average volume by 125%.Hut 8 Mining (TSX: HUT. TO) renegotiated terms...
MARKET ANALYSIS It was another quiet week with limited price action as BTC traded between a tight range of $9,118 and $9,450. The asset finished the 7 days ended 7/13 at $9,277; down 1.4% over the period. Bitcoin remains firmly ahead of gold as the best performing asset class on a YTD basis. Ripple (XRP) led all other major crypto assets by 6% - 10% this week and was...