The Robinhood users with the help of the stock-trading company recently declared that its customers will in near future have the opportunity to buy fractional shares of a range of equities, so let’s find out more about the latest service by the company in our latest cryptocurrency news. Robinhood achieved to build its reputation in...Read More
Lightning Network [LN], the micropayment protocol that was essentially created to enable instant, low-cost Bitcoin transactions, is all set to make multi-path payments interoperable. According to a recent Decrypt report, sending larger payments across the LN will be possible in the near term. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, told the media outlet, “Multi-path...Read More
The VeChain Foundation was hacked for 1.1 billion VET tokens worth $6.5 million. Internal misconduct is likely the cause. Today, at 12:27 a.m. GMT, VeChain’s buyback address was compromised. The security breach was likely caused by misconduct from inside the foundation’s finance team, stated the report. Information from the foundation purports that the wallet was...Read More
Ethereum and the aggregated crypto markets have been caught in a firm downtrend since early-November, and dwindling trading volume has resulted in ETH and other cryptocurrencies facing an ongoing period of sideways trading that has been frustrating for investors and traders alike.This lack of volatility has especially impacted Ethereum, which is currently witnessing the lowest...Read More
A little bit of confusion or controversy often goes a long way in the cryptocurrency industry. Evidence indicates that the VeChain Foundation’s address to buy back VET has been compromised. The announcement was made by the Foundation themselves earlier tonight. A Major VeChain Foundation Hiccup In the blog post, the team confirms 1.1 billion VET...Read More
In yesterday’s UK General Election, the British people voted for the Conservative Party to take office for another term. The pound responded with a sudden rise in value reminiscent of a Bitcoin move.However, with the now majority Conservative party campaigning to just “get Brexit done”, the future value of both the pound and euro is...Read More
High-powered bitcoin miners and next-generation semiconductors go hand in hand and as process node technology grows, SHA256 hashrate follows. Coinshares’ recent bi-annual mining report highlights that newly introduced mining rigs have “as much as 5x the hashrate per unit as their generational predecessors.” Advanced chip technology has grown relentlessly and it’s significantly bolstered ASIC device...Read More
Recently, Falcon Private Bank published the latest edition of the Falcon Crypto Monthly report, a publication that addressed Bitcoin and altcoin market movements over the last month and derived insights through technical analysis of the data. According to the report, the cryptocurrency market failed to consolidate above important support levels in November, trading just below...Read More
Analysts widely anticipated Bitcoin to begin incurring heightened volatility following its recent movement up to $7,500 that was instantly followed by a full retrace. Despite these expectations, BTC has remained stuck within the $7,200 region as it struggles to garner any momentum.Analysts are now noting that the cryptocurrency may currently be at a critical junction...Read More
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A popular service for tipping social network users has announced that it will cease functioning on New Year’s Eve. BottlePay links social accounts with Bitcoin wallets to allow users to reward each other for agreeable content.The news comes in response to EU anti-money laundering regulations. BottlePay has confirmed that users will still be able to...Read More
In the cryptocurrency world, there are plenty of people with bad intentions. Most individuals simply want to make money quickly and will go to any length to do just that. It is evident that the number of scams in this industry will not necessarily diminish any time soon. Ugandan Crypto Scam Comes to an End...Read More
The last week hasn’t been full of a lot of action with Bitcoin’s price. In fact, the cryptocurrency traded sideways within a fairly tight range between $7,600 and $7,100. However, it managed to retain its market dominance, as it accounts for about 66.6% of the entire capitalization. This also means that altcoins failed to break...Read More
Despite a controversial back and forth with Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s Office, Tether has managed to remain popular and dominate the digital asset market in 2019. The demand for Tether was also highlighted by OKEx recently launching Tether-Futures Margin Trading on its platform on 5 November. The world’s largest stablecoin with a...Read More
The VeChain (VET) buyback program, which boosted the token price, was shaken by a recently discovered loss from the central wallet. The most probable cause was an insider gaining access to the wallet’s private keys, or a human error leading to an exploit. Insider Procedure Flaws Led to Theft VeChain reported 1 million coins lost...Read More
Cybercrime is rife across the crypto industry, ranging from SIM-card swap hacks, phishing attempts, password cracking, and even cryptocurrency mining malware. Today, the altcoin project known as VeChain experienced that first hand.The project’s buyback wallet containing a substantial amount of VET tokens was hacked, and the VeChain Foundation is now hard at work doing their...Read More
If you bought synthetix (SNX) this time last year, you don’t need to read these words. You’re already rich after your moon bag lived up to its billing and pulled a 50x. Despite the era of undiscovered gems tapering off in 2018, there’s still a handful of tokens that achieve the impossible each year, making...Read More
During the crypto hype bubble and Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, speculation ran wild due to the incredible potential the emerging technology could bring to the world, if only the technology could find its “killer app” – something that makes the technology a must-have addition to daily life.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
On Dec. 11 Zcash activated the Blossom network upgrade. Announced last year, the upgrade halved the block time to 75 seconds to increase throughput. Markets responded positively, but can that last? The Blossom upgrade is a fairly simple change that doubles the throughput of the Zcash blockchain. Blocks are produced twice as fast while maintaining...Read More
Bitcoin and XRP were the world’s largest virtual assets going into 2019. However, while Bitcoin continues to dominate the market over the year, Ethereum did manage to overtake XRP on the cryptocurrency charts. Over the course of the last twelve months, Bitcoin and Ethereum have recorded a period of prolific performance, with the two crypto-assets...Read More
When it comes to choosing a cryptocurrency exchange, the vast majority of both budding and experienced traders alike tend to settle for the first option. This, however, is rarely the best choice.In the past decade, cryptocurrency exchanges have gone through a revolution of sorts, with numerous new cryptocurrency exchanges launching with features that even major...Read More
The Lisk (LSK) project, one of the most high-profile ICOs from 2016, came upon hard times. Despite the relatively solid backing, LISK ended up having troubles keeping all of its staff. Loses Team to Layoffs, Developers Leaving Lisk’s team was one of the most significant features of the project, and the startup held offices in...Read More
In the crypto market, there’s an ongoing bullish bias that constantly permeates the market. However, there’s no denying that the entire market, including Bitcoin, has been in a downtrend for the last few months.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
What is Cubed? Cubed develops a suite of payment solutions so merchants can accept digital currencies both at the point of sale and through online stores. Cubed is a blockchain-as-a-service provider that is designed to be used alongside conventional fiat payments. Their innovative system enables merchants to seamlessly accept cryptocurrencies and digital currencies with the...Read More
Bitcoin declined by 2.5% over the last week, dropping to the $7,220 level. The cryptocurrency has been trapped within a tight range between $7,708 and $7,123 for the entire period of December, thus far. A breakout of this range will dictate the direction Bitcoin will head toward over the following weeks. If the bulls continue...Read More
Another chart of Bitcoin (BTC) price movements shows that in hindsight, periods of appreciation coincide with active, concerted minting of Tether (USDT). Bitcoin Cycles Coincided with USDT Printer In hindsight, Bitcoin price moves upward coincided with the printing of Tether (USDT). The correlation was especially flagrant in 2017, when the supply of USDT expanded in...Read More
Hodl Hodl has launched the first part of the exchange’s API today, December 13, 2019. The new API release will allow any website or application to display offers from Hodl Hodl, best known for its peer-to-peer (P2P) structure that allows it to operate without holding user funds. This will help the bitcoin exchange’s offers to...Read More
San Francisco-based blockchain firm, Ripple, expanded its services to the Philippines with its strategic partnership with SendFriend at the beginning of this year. The money transfer company leverages the digital asset XRP and builds on top of the Interledger Protocol [ILP] to move funds internationally, on-demand. Now, it would seem that SendFriend is claiming to...Read More
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published on Thursday a discussion paper on the treatment of crypto and digital assets. Central Banks Expected to Share their View on Crypto The BCBS, an international body that has central banks as stakeholders, wants a global standard to approach cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based assets. The committee published a...Read More
XRP’s price has been stagnant for a while. Multiple technical patterns estimate that an upswing is underway. A spike in sell orders could be catastrophic. XRP has been contained within a narrow trading range over the last 20 days. Now, several technical patterns are estimating that this cryptocurrency could be bound for a bullish impulse....Read More
