Jim Bullard, President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, has dismissed the value proposition of Bitcoin (BTC) based on some of the oft-quoted advantages claimed by BTC proponents. Speaking to CNBC on Tuesday, Bullard remarked that the Federal Reserve viewed Bitcoin as more of a rival to gold than an actual currency. According to Bullard,...Read More
Peter Schiff, a well-known economist, gold proponent, and one of the most vocal opponents of Bitcoin, admitted that he was wrong about Bitcoin not hitting $50,000. Bitcoin’s Price Hits $50K For the First Time in History For the absolute first time since its inception, Bitcoin has hit the coveted $50,000 mark. The price has since...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple, the fintech company behind the third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, have clearly stated that there will not be any settlement on the current lawsuit against Ripple prior to the official trial date. No Prospect For Settlement Both parties made this statement in a discovery letter dated February...Read More
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex On Tuesday, February 16th, Ethereum keeps consolidating — the market is clearly gathering powers to go on actively. The altcoin is now trading at 1,793 USD. On D1, ETH/USD renewed the highs again. The MACD histogram remains above zero but is declining gradually, signalling the beginning of a correction....Read More
Verge, a privacy-centric cryptocurrency, reportedly suffered an attempted 51% attack, causing a massive blockchain reorganization, which wiped off over six months of transactions. 200 Days Worth of Verge Transactions Wiped Off The issue was first revealed by Antoine Le Calvez, chief data engineer at blockchain research company Coin Metrics. Tweeting on February 15, Le Calvez...Read More
Ethereum Price Rally to Hit 5-Figures This Year! The Ethereum price in recent times has sustained multiple rejections at $1800. Moreover, it had maintained strongly above the levels for a quite long time, also hit the highest levels at $1871 a couple of days before. However, the price experienced a slight pullback, yet poised to...Read More
