The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amending the definition of “accredited investor” — a move that will increase access to regulated cryptocurrency investments. A number of them are currently only available to accredited investors. Among other changes, a person can qualify based on professional knowledge, experience, or certifications. Also read: Lagarde Sees...Read More
Bitcoin volatility makes a stunning return. The “extreme fear” countertrade is back on the table. Bakkt futures record all-time highs. Bitcoin’s recent rise has sparked new hopes for BTC just in time for the holidays. Here are several signs that may indicate a Santa Claus rally is on its way. Bitcoin has been anything but...Read More
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group’s cash-settled Bitcoin Futures contract has been up and running for the last two years now and as it celebrated its second anniversary, the CME Group noted an increase in growth in volume and customer interest. As of 17 December 2019, approximately 2.5 million contracts had been traded on CME since its...Read More
The Internet and the protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, URL, and HTTP/S are firmly recognized as a broadly available resource offering an array of possible benefits. Users have superior access to data of all kinds, and various governments and industries had the right platform for providing information and services. Users of all groups embraced the...Read More
A sudden bounce back led bitcoin to register its biggest daily gain in seven weeks.Earlier this week, the cryptocurrency had fallen by up to 9.91 percent on Coinbase exchange.The latest push upwards flashes an interim bullish setup.Bitcoin on Wednesday surged by more than 10 percent to register its biggest daily gain since October 25.The leading...Read More
At a time of intense competition in the bitcoin mining space, Nasdaq-listed crypto mining firm, Riot Blockchain, is ramping up operations. The company has purchased over 4,000 Bitmain Antimer S17 Pros for its Oklahoma mining facility in the last month. Riot Blockchain Bought 3,000 Bitmain Miners on Dec 4 You may not have heard of...Read More
As the push for cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption gains momentum, more users are joining the crypto space daily. Similarly, more wallets enter the market to match the growing number. However, users need to know that some wallets offer more storage functions than others. Usually, it is about special security features and supported currency options. Even...Read More
Kristof is a successful entrepreneur and the co-founder of the ThreeFold Foundation. He is building the next generation blockchain-based IT infrastructure. We discussed his journey building tech companies, problems with current IT systems, and what he believes is the future of modern technologies. Question 1. Let’s get to meet you. Tell me a bit about...Read More
Featured – The rise of Binance has been unstoppable ever since the platform first launched in 2017. It’s fair to say that much of the exchange giant’s growth has been organic, as it has expanded into new geographies and verticals, including IEO platform Launchpad and Binance Futures. Not all of the growth has been organic,...Read More
The Amended Directive to the Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive will go into force in Germany on January 1, 2020. Some of the key changes affect how the German Banking Act and Payment Supervision Services Act relate to crypto. Crypto-Assets Are Now Financial Instruments The new law defines crypto-assets in a somewhat unwieldy manner: digital representation...Read More
Trade has been the mode of exchange since time immemorial. In the past, people traded goods for goods or goods for services. But today, all that has changed because of currency. Today, we use cash to purchase, buy, or sell both products and services. Even tokens of appreciation like bride prices are being paid in...Read More
The year 1989 marks the birth of the World Wide Web. In the following year the first search engine, Archie was introduced. Search engines use different algorithms to determine what content is considered relevant for a particular search. They scan, assess and index content across the Internet. After Archie, several other search engines were created...Read More
The global peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, has revealed it processed almost $1.6 billion in P2P Bitcoin trades in 2019, representing a gradual uptrend since its inception in 2015. Prices May Be Subdued, But Paxful Is On The Rise Announcing its annual growth metrics on the same day as revealing the company’s historical figures dating back...Read More
Bitcoin price strongly defended a key support dating back to 2015. It rose by more than $1,000 in 24 hours, marking a potential generational bottom. Positive sentiment can be carried over to early 2020, unlike late 2018. The bitcoin price has strongly recovered after testing the $6,400 support level. Following a $1,000 increase, a “generational...Read More
Stablecoins have shaped the fabric of how cryptocurrency transactions happen. The idea behind a stablecoin might have arisen out of necessity, to have an easier way to access cryptocurrencies. However, it has since radically morphed and evolved, while still addressing the initial needs. Even though there were multiple stablecoins before Tether, it now holds the...Read More
The Bitcoin network keeps improving in multiple parameters, and this time, mean block size peaked, carrying the heaviest set of transactions on record. Block Size Growth Remains Organic A Bitcoin block has a variable size, though relatively small blocks usually propagate. There is no target or limitation, and the Bitcoin network has not set out...Read More
The French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has made its first initial coin offering (ICO) approval. While token sales remain legal as a fundraising option in France, only those that have been approved by the AMF may be marketed directly to the public. Also read: France Adopts New Crypto Regulation France’s...Read More
Theta has a bullish short-term and medium-term trading outlook The four-hour time frame shows that a bullish inverted head and shoulders pattern may be forming The daily time frame continues to shows that a bullish wedge pattern breakout has occurred Theta has recently been on the rise and posting impressive trading gains, trading counter to...Read More
Bitcoin’s technical development is progressing full steam ahead. The leading cryptocurrency’s developer community, growing each year, is hard at work to improve the Bitcoin protocol and everything around it. Some of the bigger projects — Taproot, Stratum V2, OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY and Drivechain, to name a few examples — have made much progress throughout the year and...Read More
Concealed crypto mining – using infected computers to produce hashes for specific types of coins – is using more ingenious methods to hide from operating systems. The latest exploit involves an infected image of Taylor Swift. Sophos Labs Discovers Botnet in Taylor Swift JPEG Analysis by Sophos Labs, a digital security firm, shows hackers are...Read More
Venture capitalist Tim Draper has come out to say that Bitcoin will reach $250k by early 2023. His comments bring hopium at a time when investors are still smarting from what has been a testing period, these past few weeks.Bitcoin investors relievedInvestors breathed a collective sigh of relief as Bitcoin managed to reverse the sliding...Read More
The cryptocurrency market went through a turbulent week, as the price of all major digital assets went on a rollercoaster. One thing, however, is making an impression and it’s the fact that Bitcoin is once again claiming the majority of the market share as its dominance spikes up notably. Bitcoin Dominance At 68.3% BTC dominance...Read More
Bitcoin’s comparative lull in the second part of 2019 may have many investors licking their wounds… but it’s not all bad. At the moment, there is an opportunity to buy BTC at basically ‘fire sale’ prices. At least according to the Rainbow Chart from BlockchainCenter.net. Bitcoin Rainbow Chart The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart has been around...Read More
Bitcasino, the leader in crypto gaming, has joined the global movement to plant 20 million trees by early next year, by pledging to pay for the costs of planting a total of 101,010 trees. Estimated to cost $1 each tree, this means that the Bitcasino brand of Bitcoin gaming will be donating just over $100,000...Read More
Taking part in philanthropic activities is one of the few ways cryptocurrency platforms are giving back to communities. One major movement which has a huge potential impact globally has crossed Bitcasino’s radar: the #teamtrees movement. Thanks to a loyal and active community of crypto gamers, Bitcasino has now pledged over 100,000 trees to their noble...Read More
Hedge fund CEO Robert Breedlove suggests that Bitcoin may on the verge of its next major bull run. His chart analysis of previous parabolic runs is remarkably similar to where we are today. If history is anything to go by we could see 35x returns from here until 2023. Hedge fund founder Robert Breedlove believes...Read More
Leading industry bitcoin casino Bitcasino has pledged over 100k trees to the #teamtrees movement, setting an example for the crypto industry. 2019, Tallinn, Estonia – Bitcasino.io, the pioneering online Bitcoin casino, has pledged a massive 101,010 trees (at $1 per tree) to the ever-growing viral #teamtrees movement, which gained traction after pledging to plant 20 million trees by the beginning...Read More
As the BTC/USD quotation updated the lowest level since May of this year, institutional investors were in a rush to benefit from the cheap Bitcoin price. On Bakkt, the trading volume of Bitcoin futures surged to $47 million on Wednesday. Bakkt’s Surging Volume Suggest Investors’ Interest in Cheap Bitcoin Crypto analysts have voiced various predictions...Read More
On December 19, 2019, KuCoin, an IDG-backed crypto exchange, announced that it will add KCS as the platform’s newest margin asset, supporting KCS/USDT trading pair with up to 10x leverage.As a popular feature on KuCoin, margin trading allows users to borrow more tokens by pledging a few tokens to make a long (buy) or short...Read More
The past week has been a difficult one for the cryptocurrency market, with many tokens recording a significant slump in their valuations. According to a recent report by Arcane Research, the top ten cryptocurrencies averaged a decline of around 10 percent, with major assets such as Ethereum losing over 95% of its total gains in...Read More
