Augur, one of the largest decentralized betting platforms, is preparing to launch a new version of its product. It will provide several notable changes and improvements for its users, allowing them to place different types of bets on cryptocurrencies. At the same time, Augur’s native coin REP records a daily increase of almost 7%. Augur...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is on the move again, and the dominant color is green. With some impressive numbers across the charts, the total market capitalization rises to $227 Billion. The green is led by Bitcoin, which is seeing decent gains of 5% since yesterday. BTC started 2020 at $7,200 and is up with 18% since...Read More
China has reportedly published a second printing of its textbook guide on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It educates readers about their future usage and potential impact on the world. While teaching about the former is more easily accepted, the latter might come as a surprise since crypto trading has been banned for years in the country....Read More
BitMEX Research, the analysis arm of the popular Bitcoin margin trading exchange, recently published a report on the Lightning Network (LN). The scaling solution for the world’s largest cryptocurrency demonstrates considerable growth across several aspects. Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Grows The Lightning Network, which is Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution, continues to grow. According to a recent...Read More
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will launch options on Bitcoin futures starting today. This comes as a result of the increased interest in cryptocurrencies. Moreover, analysts from JP Morgan think that there’s a high-anticipation among institutional investors for CME’s newest product. Anticipating CME’s Bitcoin Futures Options CME recently announced the launch of its newest product...Read More
Bitcoin had a quiet start 11 years ago but since then has implemented serious innovations within the financial world and has managed to leave a definitive mark. While some people debate over the incredible investment returns it has delivered over the past decade, the largest cryptocurrency also managed to disrupt the whole financial sector. Let’s...Read More
Cryptocurrencies and illegal activities are often mentioned in the same sentence, especially by those who don’t support the idea of digital assets. Their anonymous nature leaves room for attacks that they are mostly used for similar transactions, but some reports might bring more light to the case. With this said, let’s find out whether or...Read More
The end of 2019 marked yet another volatile and, in most cases, profitable, year in the cryptocurrency community. The field continues to evolve with new developments while governments are starting to pay further attention, ultimately leading to a more mature market place. A recent report has compiled interesting data regarding the performance of Bitcoin, Ethereum,...Read More
The whole cryptocurrency market has been somewhat volatile over the last several days. Bitcoin, for example, is almost invariably on the move. Friday, it went down to $7,666 on Bitstamp and yesterday surged to nearly $8,300. At the time of this writing, it has calmed to around $8,100. Taking a look at the technical aspects,...Read More
The cryptocurrency market has been known, at large, for the fact that there’s a lack of regulation in certain aspects. Whether or not one considers this as a positive or negative feature, the fact of the matter is that slowly but surely, market regulators are inserting their views and rules. With so many different sorts...Read More
Indeed, the first impression is not always the last impression, at least, Nigerians have proven that with Bitcoin. Bitcoin started gaining traction in Nigeria after the infamous Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) Ponzi scheme of 2016, which promised a 30% monthly return on investment, both in fiat and Bitcoin. Many got scammed, and some found themselves...Read More
Bitcoin sees the highest attention in the past 5 months according to data by Google Trends. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has been making strides amid retail investors once again, as its price keeps going on rollercoasters regularly since the beginning of the year. Interest In Bitcoin Highest Since September 2019 Bitcoin’s price has been particularly...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been on a wild ride this week. So far, January definitely doesn’t disappoint in terms of volatility and excitement. Seven days ago, Bitcoin was trading at slightly above $7,300. As the week progressed, however, its price shot up to $8,400 only to pull back down to $7,700 from where it’s currently recovering....Read More
While several countries and entities are starting to consider launching their own central bank digital currencies (CBDC), Australia might be on the opposite side. The nation’s Reserve bank seems to think that there’s no current need for such a product among customers, as the payment system now is stable enough. No CBDC in Australia The...Read More
The US State of Illinois made a massive step towards further blockchain adoption. According to the Blockchain Technology Act, which took effect on January 1st, blockchain-based smart contracts satisfy the law under certain circumstances. Smart Contracts Admissible In Court One of the biggest challenges in front of regulators when it comes to crafting legislation for...Read More
China’s central bank is reportedly preparing a new set of stricter rules that will affect public privacy and personal information. The update will make nine significant changes regarding leasing services and other types of financial transactions, and the community has quickly brought up Bitcoin and its potential to be used freely in similar situations. China...Read More
Bitcoin, despite being only 10 years old, has already left its mark on a lot of prominent and influential people. Elon Musk, who’s arguably one of the best-known and popular entrepreneurs in the whole world, has mentioned it again. And, moreover, staying completely true to his usual self, his statement could mean one of many...Read More
When it comes to the massive adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based technology, decentralized applications (DApps) are considered as one of the pathways to it. According to a recent report, 2019 has seen a serious number of new DApps coming out. More interestingly, though, TRON has managed to establish itself as the second most-used platform for...Read More
Ripple is looking to expand its presence in Asia, forming a new partnership with Siam Commercial Bank. The latter will reportedly develop a new type of mobile application for faster and cheaper cross-border payments, which will run on Ripple. Ripple Partners With SCB Ripple recently announced its newest partnership with Thailand’s oldest bank – Sian...Read More
The European Central Bank is considering the launch of its own CBDC, according to the bank’s President – Christine Lagarde. She indicates in a recent interview that they need to adjust to this changing world and that the bank will not interfere with any private companies in coming up with a similar digital form of...Read More
Kelly Loeffler, the former CEO of Bakkt, has recently taken a seat in the U.S. Senate for the state of Georgia. Reports have it, though, that she is also assigned to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee with the CFTC. Given that her husband is the CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), this could raise...Read More
News keeps coming from the Middle East, as the US recently announced that the general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, has been killed in an airstrike. In retaliation, Iran launched missiles at two US military bases in Iraq. Amid all this, the prices of oil, gold, and Bitcoin, surged. Is there...Read More
Australia is in severe pain as massive bushfires spread across the country with a staggering 10 million hectares of land consumed by the ferocious flames, leaving at least 2500 buildings destroyed and 25 people and 500 million animals dead. Binance To Help With Australia’s Distress Many institutions and people from around the world, including foreign...Read More
Bitcoin’s price went on a rampage. Just five days ago, it was trading at around $6,850, and today, it went over $8,400 to settle at where it currently trades at around $8,270. With an increase of around 5% for the past 24 hours, Bitcoin seems to mark a good start to yet another year. As...Read More
Telegram appears to have caught a break with the recent case filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company recently refused to share its financial records with the market regulator, and now the New York court has ruled against SEC’s demand. SEC Request Denied This year started on the wrong foot for...Read More
Two of the largest corporations in Japan, SBI Holdings and GMO Internet Inc., have found their way into the bitcoin mining sector through a connection with Frankfurt-based company and owner of the world’s largest Bitcoin mine, Northern Bitcoin AG. According to Bloomberg, an agreement between the two Japanese firms and Whinstone Inc., a subsidiary of...Read More
The new year is here and it started off kicking. Bitcoin went on a rollercoaster, dropping to a low of $6,850 only to surge back up to $8,000 days later. As it’s almost always the case, the cryptocurrency market followed. Looking at how January turned out for altcoins throughout the past 4 years, it’s safe...Read More
Bitcoin is on the move again, heading north. The largest cryptocurrency is recording impressive gains over the last 24 hours, and it even touched $8,000 before retracing to the current level of $7,900. Just yesterday, BTC was trading around $7,300, and, in a few positive candles, surged with almost 10%. However, as Cryptopotato reported, the...Read More
Binance was on a roll in 2019, and it doesn’t appear to stop this year with new features on its platforms. The company recently announced that it will add XRP/USDT as a new perpetual contract trading pair, and the leverage will be up to 75x. At the same time, the price of the third-largest cryptocurrency...Read More
Financial institutions in South Korea may soon be able to launch Bitcoin derivatives and other crypto-based products as part of the country’s effort to make crypto a legal asset. The South Korean presidential office of the 4th industrial revolution Commission published a document advising the Korean government on some policies they could use as a...Read More
