The Marshall Islands have decided to issue their cryptocurrency. Formerly, the pacific Nation had used the US Dollar solely as currency. This time, they have decided to issue their own based on its own blockchain. With a population of just under 60,000 people, the need to use a cryptocurrency might sound a little weird to many...Read More
Tron completed the first phase of the buy-back plan it had announced two months ago. This phase is in line with measures being taken to prevent the plummeting prices of Tron on the cryptocurrency charts. With a number of projects set in motion to boost Tron’s presence in the crypto-ecosystem, the successive release of BTFS,...Read More
While cryptocurrency’s volatile market stands as another road block for new investors, Bitcoin and its altcoin competitors continue to set new records in various niche metrics. According to the latest report from Coin Metrics, the market cap for BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, and BCH decreased while witnessing a spike in the transaction count. Moreover, it...Read More
The altcoin market is currently in crisis mode, with most of the various individual crypto assets outside of Bitcoin reaching new yearly lows, and in general, bleeding out all remaining value generated during the 2017 crypto hype bubble.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Alongside several financial and non-financial institutions finally embracing crypto, successful entrepreneurs from other business sectors have also taken the leap, with many launching their own brand of new cryptocurrencies. One of the most prominent figures in this space is renowned musician and record producer, Akon, who made a rare appearance in an interview to discuss...Read More
After a bearish crypto-winter towards the end of 2018,, the market regained some modicum of bullish momentum this year. Off late, the king coin has struggled to stay above $10,000, with its price oscillating within the range of $9,400 and $12,000. Owing to this movement, altcoin volume has dipped to all-time lows, with the world’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s recent surge into the $10,000 region has closely coincided with a surge in the cryptocurrency’s dominance over the aggregated crypto market, which hit a fresh two-year peak this week. This surge in dominance has primarily been driven by lackluster price action amongst most major altcoins.Importantly, analysts are now noting that altcoins may be close...Read More
Altcoins will return to prominence as Bitcoin market cap share is bound to decrease, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stated. Binance: Bitcoin Dominance ‘Sticking Around’ In its latest bulletin which went live on September 4, Binance Research, the exchange’s analytics arm, repeated claims made in July that Bitcoin’s current market dominance would not last indefinitely. Officials...Read More
The last 3 weeks have been anything but fruitful for XRP’s valuation in the market. On 14 August, XRP breached its long term support of $0.291 and the price recorded its year-to-date low. At press time, the token had depreciated by 11.22 percent over the last three weeks and XRP’s price was at a low...Read More
Huobi has announced the 6th IEO on Huobi Prime, featuring Whole Network’s NODE token and the Acute Angle phone. Whole Network is a Chinese company which developed an Android-based blockchain phone, with a wide range of features developed for cryptocurrency traders. The device incorporates programmable price alerts that work even when the phone is locked,...Read More
While Bitcoin price makes a comeback, XRP community investors warn Ripple overselling the XRP tokens as part of the company’s investments. After last week’s poor performance, Bitcoin is back in action swinging above $10,500 levels. Bitcoin price started gaining momentum since Monday, September 2 and added $1000 over the last 24 hours. The Bitcoin price...Read More
Huobi plans to dive into the hardware applications market introducing an affordable blockchain smartphone, Acute Angle, which will come with a built-in crypto wallet and a plethora of other crypto products. Huobi plans to dive into the hardware applications market for the first time. This announcement will take place on September 11 during the sixth...Read More
Franklin Templeton wants to have a go at using cryptocurrencies as a tool for investments in a new fund. This will mainstream cryptocurrencies in general and Stellar in particular. Is this the beginning of the big bang we have all been waiting for? While it may sound like something surreal, Franklin Templeton Investments, which is...Read More
Virtual assets have evolved over the past decade. The entire concept began as an idea of a financial asset for a peer-to-peer transaction. However, over time, different crypto-projects have entered the cryptospace, with the likes of stablecoins, exchange-launched tokens, dApp tokens and privacy coins gaining popularity quickly. The working principle of privacy coin hardly differs...Read More
Tron (TRX) appears to be fading fast as the project’s Twitter engagement slumps to near all-time lows and TRX price struggles to find bullish support. Tron Fans Depart The vast community of an otherwise well-hyped Tron is depleting at an increasingly faster rate, as brought to notice by The Tie. The crypto data analysis firm...Read More
The altcoin market continues to bleed out, setting one fresh low after the next. It’s caused the overall crypto market sentiment to reach extreme fear and despair, with many worrying that the altcoins they hold may never again return to their previous all-time high prices.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Oil-rich economies of the Middle East and North Africa are looking for ways to diversify, and the Jibrel Network (JNT) is leveraging blockchain technology to make it happen. Private financing has a new avenue for building wealth, according to the development company, with “young and tech-savvy entrepreneurs” in the region moving into new industries and...Read More
The current payment infrastructure surrounding retail stores prevents them from tapping into potentially substantial businesses from the cryptocurrency community. Eligma is an one of the growing exceptions, with the firm raising over €4 million ($4.4 million USD) in investments from Bitcoin.com and Pangea Blockchain Fund. Eligma plans to bridge this gap using Elipay – an...Read More
Even though Amazon is yet to announce any plans for its own digital assets, a new report which surveyed opinions from several analysts, has claimed that Amazon is very likely to announce a Libra competitor. A few months ago, Facebook revealed plans for its own cryptocurrency called the Libra, and also announced the Libra Association....Read More
The steady growth of the cryptocurrency market has caught the attention of a lot of major tech giants, including the likes of Facebook, JP Morgan and now, Telegram. Out of these, Facebook’s Libra remains the most talked-about project, not only owing to its huge user base, but also due to the several hearings which have...Read More
Binance enters into the cryptocurrency derivatives market with the acquisition of an exchange based in Seychelles, JEX, which will rebrand to Binance JEX offering options, futures, and perpetual contracts. The crypto industry is growing constantly with new deals and investments dominating the scene over the years. Binance, the world’s largest exchange by trading volume, has...Read More
2019 has not been a bad year for crypto as some assets, including Bitcoin, have seen more than 100% in ROI. However, funding is significantly reduced and venture capitalists seem to be backing off. Why is this happening? The bear market which started in 2018 was a very disappointing period in crypto. This was made...Read More
Changpeng Zhao-led cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, recently launched a crypto-lending platform on its network. The exchange had informed the community that the lending platform was supporting just three assets, namely, BNB, ETC, and USDT. Holders of the aforementioned coins could engage in lending and further, earn interest through the exchange’s services. The Malta-based exchange will be...Read More
After a highly successful phase on launch of Binance Lending, the exchange has now announced the launch of a second phase with a few more digital assets added including BTC, ETH, and ADA. The Changpeng “CZ” Zhao-led Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has now announced that it is ready to launch the second phase of its Binance...Read More
Photo: Liquid / Instagram Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Liquid, that conducted a sale of Telegram’s crypto tokens back in July, has revealed the wallet address where the sum will stay until releasing of the tokens. The wallet, as announced, carries $4,123,116.76 worth of the USDC stablecoin. As we previously reported, the strange story started out in...Read More
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This year has been all about Bitcoin. Even the handful of altcoins that have made good gains are now losing them as BTC crushed them all with its increasing market share.Bitcoin Dominance at 2 Year HighAccording to charts on Tradingview.com BTC dominance topped 72.5 percent today. Its recent move back into five figures has kept...Read More
The bitcoin price increased from $9,766 to $10,500 as its dominance over altcoins and the rest of the cryptocurrency market hit 70 percent. | Source: Shutterstock The bitcoin price increased from $9,766 to $10,500 in the past 24 hours as its dominance over altcoins and the rest of the cryptocurrency market hit 70 percent. Prior...Read More
It seems the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap only has its ‘second-to-Bitcoin’ status to be proud of. Market volatility is at a 3-month low compared to bitcoin, according to data from Skew Markets. A host of other indicators are also pointing towards an upcoming ‘danger zone’ situation for Ethereum. Low Volatility Means Unattractive Investment Let’s...Read More
The altcoin market has been bleeding out for what feels like forever now. The selloff has picked up in severity in recent weeks, but first started back at the start of 2018 when the crypto bear market first began, and Bitcoin price crashed, bringing down the rest of the market with it.But throughout much of...Read More
