X-Rated Cryptos – A few months ago, we learned that the X Pornhub site is crypto-friendly, since it announced that it accepts Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) . But there is a plethora of cryptocurrencies that are now joining the game, with the addition of Monero (XMR) among others. The site will therefore now accept no less than 13 different cryptos in total.
As the Bitcoin.com site explains , the Pornhub company had some financial worries related to the refusal of Visa and Mastercard payment processors to continue to handle credit card payments in some parts of the world.
The tenth most visited site on the internet, with 42 billion visits in 2019, was therefore forced to only accept payments by cryptocurrency in a few countries, so that its premium customers can continue to pay their monthly subscription .
For this, the adult video site currently goes through the crypto payment processor ProBiller . In addition to Bitcoin and Litecoin accepted since September, Site X also accepts: Monero (XMR), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Nem (XEM), Tether (USDT), Tron (TRX), Verge (XVG), Waves (WAVES), Zcash (ZEC) and DASH .
As the crypto-media The Block points out , cryptocurrencies have not become Pornhub’s only means of payment on the whole planet.
Indeed, this obligation would mainly include North America (the United States alone representing nearly 24% of traffic), the United Kingdom and Singapore . But in some European countries, such as Germany , the Netherlands or France , it is still possible to pay through direct payment methods, in fiat currencies , by SEPA bank transfer.
The conflict between Visa, Mastercard and Pornhub had emerged following the impact of an article in the New York Times , accusing the platform of hosting child pornography but also rape sequences . The site would, in turn, first denied, then finally took recently of measures under pressure.
After retracing and touching $17,500 between Friday and Saturday, Bitcoin has put itself back in upward gear and in the last few hours is back up to $19,500, close to the record reached on December 1 just short of $20,000, an all-time high.
All eyes are on Bitcoin because of this recovery, which on the one hand is suspicious, but on the other hand is bringing sentiment back to the highest levels in days.
The fear and greed index has been hovering above 90 points for more than a month, since the beginning of November, except in rare instances when it has dropped just below this threshold and then immediately recovered. This is by Bitcoin Revolution the first time that such sustained fluctuations have been recorded, and this is one of the reasons behind this current upturn.
A rise that is being followed by most tokens today. In fact, just over 60% of cryptos today are in positive territory. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) stands out among the best, +2.6%, and Binance Coin (BNB) does better +3.6%.
Among the top 100, Aave and Algorand (ALGO) are the best risers, both up 7% from yesterday’s levels.
Volumes are suspicious, although not at the record levels of the beginning of the month, with average daily trading levels at $145 billion.
It is suspicious because Bitcoin’s rises lead to 2.3 billion trades in dollar equivalent, which is below the average trade since the start of the month. This is the second day in three consecutive that BTC trades are below 2.5 billion. This is an indication not seen since the early days of December, after the explosion seen with the records at the beginning of the month. Ethereum too, despite a decidedly buoyant Sunday for volumes, fell below $1 billion traded yesterday.
The market cap is back above $560 billion, down from the $590 recorded on 1 December, but despite the difficulties it is stabilising at the highs of the last two years.
Bitcoin held on to a 63% market share, with Ethereum stable at 11.8%, while Ripple fell to 4%, its lowest level since the last week of November after a strong rally in late November and early December that brought its market share back above 5%.
Ripple is still under attack from profit-taking after a strong rally on 24 November that saw prices multiply 2.5 times in less than a week. After touching 80 cents, Ripple began its descent, with the price struggling in the 50 cents area. In these hours Ripple goes below the psychological level of 0.5 dollars, at 48 cents.
DeFi is once again close to the 15-billion-dollar mark set exactly one week ago. This is due to a slight increase in the price of Ethereum, but also to the number of ETH that continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace than in October and November. The number of ETH traded on DeFi has risen again to over 7 million, a level not seen since the last week of November.
The market leader is Maker with 2.6 billion, followed by WBTC and then Aave which climbs to 3rd position over Compound, 5th is Uniswap.
Bitcoin reacts after touching lows between Friday and Saturday, touching $17,500, bringing it back to within a step of the historical records of December 1.
The signal in the short term is strong, but in the medium term and based on the current quarterly cycle that began in late September and early October, it is a delicate phase that will give clearer indications in the coming days if the price manages to easily exceed $ 20,000, setting a new record for the Christmas holidays.
This is something that has been lacking in the cryptocurrency sector, which has always seen the second half of December marked by difficulties.
Ostatnia próba Bitcoin’a przełamania 19.500 dolarów w poniedziałek nie powiodła się wśród nasilających się nastrojów związanych ze sprzedażą w pobliżu poziomu.
Flagowa krypto waluta na krótko osiągnęła 15.565 dolarów, ale do wtorkowej sesji rozbiła się o prawie 500 dolarów. Jego korekcyjne posunięcie zilustrowało sentyment do osiągania zysków wśród dziennych traderów. Pokazał również wyraźny brak wyższych ofert na Bitcoin powyżej 19.500 dolarów.
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Analityk rynku Michaël van de Poppe zauważył, że Bitcoin zanurzył się również z powodu rosnącej różnicy między jego ceną a dynamiką. Porównał on ostatnie ruchy BTC/USD z relatywnym wskaźnikiem siły pary (RSI), zauważając, że pierwszy z nich obraca w górę, a drugi w dół.
„Bitcoin próbował przełamać kluczową strefę oporu na 19.500-19.600 dolarów, ale nie udało mu się“, wyjaśnił Poppe. „Niższe ramy czasowe niedźwiedzich rozbieżności są tam, co może oznaczać dalszą korektę w kierunku 18.400-18.600 dolarów“. Strefa krytyczna do podtrzymania byczego pędu.“
Bitcoin pokazuje niedźwiedzią dywergencję na swoich wykresach 2H. Źródło: BTCUSD na TradingView.com
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Stwierdzenie to odpowiadało również negatywnym odczuciom dyrektora generalnego CryptoQuant Ki-Young Ju. Analityk-onchain ostrzegał o drastycznym wzroście depozytów Bitcoin na azjatyckiej giełdzie Huobi przez konta posiadające większe ilości tokenów kryptokurwalutowych. To zwiększyło perspektywę potencjalnego dumpingu w przyszłości.
„Myślę, że nie jest tu bezpiecznie tak długo, jak te azjatyckie wieloryby napędzają cenę w ciągu najbliższych 6 godzin“, powiedział pan Ju około 0730 GMT. Wielu połączyło napływ BTC z pogłoską, że władze zwracają użytkownikom jednostki Bitcoin, które stracili podczas hackowania 460 milionów dolarów w Mt Gox w 2014 roku.
Spekulacyjne przypuszczenia, wydaje się, że ten dip pochodzi z azjatyckich wielorybów $BTC w @HuobiGlobal
To dodatkowo zwiększyło możliwość nowej fali presji na sprzedaż, gdyby beneficjent Mt. Gox zdecydował się na masową sprzedaż swoich refundacji.
Krótkoterminowy niedźwiedzi szok nie wstrząsnął jednak nastrojami inwestorów w dłuższej perspektywie. Wielu analityków zgodziło się, że jedynym kierunkiem rozwoju Bitcoina w przyszłości jest wzrost, biorąc pod uwagę jego rosnący popyt wśród inwestorów instytucjonalnych jako zabezpieczenie przed inflacją prowadzoną przez ekspansywną politykę Rezerwy Federalnej.
„Miliarderzy LITERALNIE mówią ludziom publicznie, że kupują Bitcoina i są ludzie, którzy są nadal niedźwiedzi“, powiedział niezależny analityk rynku Scott Melker. „Korporacje nie kupują aktywów skarbowych, żeby zrzucić 1000 dolarów wyżej. Ta rzecz prawdopodobnie idzie o wiele wyżej. I nadal będą kupować.“
Praca badawcza wydana przez JPMorgan & Chase pokazuje również, że Bitcoin może przyciągnąć około 600 miliardów dolarów, nawet jeśli duże korporacje zdecydują się przeznaczyć 1% z nich na swój portfel aktywów.
„Zakupy Bitcoinów przez MassMutual stanowią kolejny kamień milowy w przyjęciu Bitcoinów przez inwestorów instytucjonalnych. Można dostrzec potencjalny popyt, który może pojawić się w nadchodzących latach, gdy inne firmy ubezpieczeniowe i fundusze emerytalne pójdą za przykładem MassMutual“, stwierdza nota.
MassMutual, weteran firmy ubezpieczeniowej, kupił w zeszłym tygodniu Bitcoina o wartości 100 milionów dolarów.
Em resumo
A empresa multinacional de tecnologia Foxconn foi alegadamente invadida por um grupo de resgate.
O grupo, DoppelPaymer, diz ter criptografado os arquivos da empresa e destruído alguns backups.
Ela exige que a Foxconn pague 1.804 Bitcoin Pro por uma ferramenta de decriptação.
Mesmo as empresas multinacionais de tecnologia, que compreendem em primeira mão o valor da segurança cibernética, podem ser alvo de grupos de resgate.
Foxconn, uma empresa de eletrônica e tecnologia com sede em Taiwan, foi atingida por um ataque de resgate em 29 de novembro, de acordo com informações do site de notícias de segurança da informação Bleeping Computer.
A Ransomware faz 30 anos este mês. E o software malicioso, inventado pelo biólogo evolucionista maluco, Joseph L. Popp, está prosperando.
Os hackers responsáveis dizem que codificaram dados relacionados às suas operações na América do Norte e disseram à Foxconn para pagar cerca de 1.804 Bitcoin (atualmente no valor de cerca de US$ 34,5 milhões) por uma ferramenta de decriptação.
Uma nota de resgate dos hackers, um grupo conhecido como DopperPaymer, declarou: „Se nenhum contato for feito em 3 dias úteis após a infecção[,] a primeira porção de dados será compartilhada ao público“.
Dado que o prazo foi na semana passada, a Foxconn presumivelmente chegou até os hackers. A Decrypt enviou um e-mail à empresa para obter detalhes, mas ainda não recebeu uma resposta.
O ataque teria atingido as instalações mexicanas do gigante da tecnologia para montagem e envio de eletrônicos. Em uma entrevista com a Bleeping Computer, a DoppelPaymer disse que encriptou „cerca de 1200-1400 servidores“ e destruiu até 30 TB de backups em uma tentativa de forçar a mão da Foxconn.
Embora não tenha necessariamente BTC em seu balanço, a Foxconn está familiarizada com a tecnologia por trás do Bitcoin. Investiu em startups de blockchain como a Abra, uma plataforma de investimento criptográfico para tipos não acreditados, assim como a Cambridge Blockchain, uma empresa de identidade digital.
Os 34 milhões de dólares em Bitcoin que está sendo solicitado a pagar é uma gota no balde. A empresa de segurança de TI BlackFog registrou 28 ataques de resgate somente em novembro, inclusive contra a empresa de brinquedos Mattel, Manchester United Football Club e Baltimore Public Schools.
Ainda assim, dependendo dos dados, pode ser mais barato ignorar o DopperPaymer. De acordo com pesquisas da Sophos, em média, custa às empresas atacadas duas vezes mais para pagar o resgate do que para obter os dados de volta por outros meios.