Neowin News Feed for: Altcoins

Smaller cryptocurrencies could plummet in price according to people in the industry

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:56:01 +0000

Industry insiders have warned that smaller cryptocurrencies face collapse amid the wider economic woes taking place. Some think this will be good as many junk projects will be removed from play. Read more...

McAfee and his advisor indicted over cryptocurrency fraud

Paul Hill — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 04:54:01 +0000

The US Department of Justice has indicted John McAfee over cryptocurrency fraud. It said the businessman was involved in a pump-and-dump scheme on Twitter. He's currently detained in Spain. Read more...

Bitcoin hits $40,000 but will the bull run continue?

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:06:01 +0000

The price of bitcoin briefly reached $40,000 on Thursday before retreating a bit. It's not clear what will happen to the price going forward but it has certainly piqued people's interest. Read more...

$100 million bitcoin order pushes price to 2019 high

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:50:01 +0000

Bitcoin has hit $5,000 today, marking its highest point since the start of the year. It was triggered after an order for 20,000 bitcoins was placed, split across three major exchanges. Read more...

Ledger wallets could let hackers steal your money

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:08:01 +0000

Ledger's software wallets are vulnerable to an exploit which could see your bitcoins get surreptitiously sent to a hacker. The firm said that it doesn't plan to fix the issue but will raise awareness. Read more...

Bitcoin briefly reaches $3,000 setting new record

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:36:02 +0000

The price of bitcoin, yesterday, briefly passed the $3,000 threshold. It's the first major milestone since May 21, 2017, when bitcoin passed $2,000. Some spectators say it could go much higher. Read more...