Passive Income Crypto Club

Karpeles Beats Embezzlement Charges in Mt Gox Ruling

The Tokyo District Court has found Mark Karpeles, the former head of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange platform Mt. Gox, guilty of record tampering but innocent on other charges related to embezzlement and breach of trust.

Per reports in the Wall Street Journal, the court’s verdict is a massive blow to Japanese prosecutors who have maintained their stance that Karpeles was guilty of embezzlement and…

Cardano (ADA) Volumes Almost Double, CoinBase Could Trigger Rally

Cardano (ADA) price up 17.4 percent

CoinBase could offer support for ADA

Transaction averages almost double in the last two weeks

After dropping from the top 10, Cardano (ADA) is up 17.4 percent in the previous week. Because of this, it is one of the top performers and could register more gains if CoinBase supports ADA.

Cardano Price Analysis Fundamentals

On one end, CoinBase never-ending…

IBM Hints at Entering the Stablecoin Arena

Jesse Lund, head of blockchain solutions at IBM, has just hinted that the tech company has plans to explore stablecoins in an interview with Cheddar yesterday. Lund did not disclose when this venture may debut but said it would be on its World-Wire platform.

IBM and Stablecoins

IBM began its venture with Stellar in late-2017 and finalizedmost of its plans in mid-2018. Stellar is an…

Mastering Trading Psychology (With Jared Tendler)

Jared Tendler is a mental coach to traders and poker players. He’s worked with many of our students.

He’s also the author of “The Mental Game Of Poker”, and a coach to over 400 top poker players.

This is one of the few books about trading that I HIGHLY recommend… In fact, it’s required reading for all of my trading students.

Jared’s approaches trading psychology from a practical point of video,…

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Watch: Important Reversal Signs Emerge

Bitcoin price made a few swing moves above the $3,800 and $3,830 supports against the US Dollar.

The price managed to settle above the $3,850 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.

This week’s major bearish trend line with resistance at $3,845 was breached on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).

The pair tested the $3,870 level and it is currently…

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Cancels Its First ‘Initial Exchange Offering’

United States crypto exchange Bittrex has cancelled its first token sale, dubbed an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO), which it had been planning to host on its Malta-based counterpart, Bittrex International. The news was announced in an official statement published on March 14.

Earlier this week, Bittrex International had announcedplans to host the IEO today, March 15,  allowing investors to use…

House GOP Leader McCarthy Says US Govt. Must Go All-In on Blockchain

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is sounding a lot like a tech entrepreneur these days. In a plea before a select committee on March 12 introducing ideas for Congress to prioritize in the 21st century, the GOP leader made his casefor integrating blockchain technology into the government’s day-to-day operations. Kevin McCarthy: U.S. Government Should Dive Head-First into…

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Low Time Frames Show Signs of Life Amid Weekly Tests

Bitcoin continues to coil tightly within its range-bound market as the bulls and bears fight it out to see which is most dominant. On the lower time frames (TF), bitcoin is managing to find support:

Figure 1: BTC-USD, 2-Hour Candles, Low TF Support

The zone outlined by the green line in Figure 1 represents local support that has kept the market afloat for the last week and a half. Late last…

Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Turned Buy On Dips After Upside Break

Ripple price rallied recently and broke many key resistances near $0.3080 against the US dollar.

The price even settled above the $0.3100 resistance and the 100 hourly simple moving average.

Yesterday’s highlighted key bearish trend line was breached with resistance at $0.3085 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).

The pair rallied towards the $0.3250 resistance…

Blockchain Startup CEO Kidnapped in Kiev

Sunday, a Ukranian blockchain CEO got kidnapped in Kiev. Gregory Kucherkov is the CEO of Cornerstone, an effort to fund real estate investment with a blockchain token. Conerstone is planning an ICO. CCN received a tip from COO Fedir Martynov, and reached out to him by phone.

Martynov tells us that the firm has already raised some capital for its ICO in a private sale, and they and the local…

Crypto News | SEC Rules ETH NOT Security; Binance Adds XRP

The cryptocurrency market is making a comeback this week, after closing out last week in the red. Crypto news was pretty slow last week, but it has picked up a bit today. This morning, CoinCenter released news that the SEC Chairman confirmed that ETH is not ruled as a security by the regulator. In addition to this big news, Binance announcedit has added XRP and credit card payment support to…

What Is Bitcoin? Crypto-Currencies Made Simple

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The Bitcoin world is a new industry that has no shortage of adventure associated with it. You may have heard of the epic dramas in the news about major hacks and the black markets. For most people this is all they know about Bitcoin.

There are many misconceptions about Bitcoin, mostly because it’s difficult for…

Is Tron (TRX) Steadying Because of ChainLink Partnership Rumors?

Tron prices up 2.5 percent but out of the top 10

ChainLink and Tron partnership rumors may support prices

Transaction volumes drop, averages 6.9 million against 37 million of Feb 24

Rumors are rife that Tron and ChainLink are on the verge of collaboration. If that is the case, Tron (TRX) stands to benefit as demand help lift valuation from current pits. The coin is up 2.5 percent from last…

Bancor Launches Wallet for On-Chain Conversions Between ETH and EOS Tokens

Decentralized liquidity network Bancor has launched a wallet for on-chain conversions between Ethereum (ETH) and Eos (EOS) tokens, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 12.

The new product, Bancor Wallet, is a non-custodial cryptowallet that is designed to enable on-chain crypto conversions between Ethereum and Eos-based tokens “in a single action,” the press release…

Bitcoin News Summary – March 11, 2019

Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds.



Following the hashtag “DeleteCoinbase” campaign we reported on last week, the exchange announced on Monday that it will it fire all former the Hacking Team members it hired recently. These members were involved in selling malware to governments prior to starting a blockchain analytics company, which Coinbase…

The $100 Startup By Chris Guillebeau (Book Review & Summary)

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We’re kicking off a new series in Pathways To Wealth called “Book of the Week”.

Every week, I’m doing a review and summary of a book that can help you move towards true wealth.

To kick this series off, we’re going to be starting by talking about the $100 Startup by Chris…

OneCoin Leader Arrested in New York

US prosecutors have arrested one leader of the OneCoin project for stealing billions from investors through the alleged pyramid scheme.

Ruja Ignatova and Konstantin Ignatov have been indicted by the State of New York for wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Ignatov was arrested this week, however, Ignatova remains at large.

The pair defrauded investors out of “billions of dollars”