Litecoin is facing death by the cross. Litecoin’s 2019 has taken a sharp U-Turn. Hailed as one of the top gainers among large-cap cryptocurrencies in the market, the fifth largest coin is staring down at an imminent bearish run. The digital silver’s massive gains of 2019, which took it to a 320 percent price high...Read More
Photo: Shutterstock When cryptocurrency mining became the talk of the crypto sphere, a lot of holders went into it without having to think about the cost of setting up the expensive equipment required to mine coins. Not only was the equipment for mining expensive, but it also generated a lot of heat whilst consuming large...Read More
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) central bank digital currency (CBDC) will allegedly be backed 1:1 by renminbi fiat as well as follow a two-tiered structured system with the bank, commercial banks, and retail market participants. This week China fixed the daily midpoint rate for the yuan at levels that haven’t been seen for more than...Read More
The news of Tron CEO Justin Sun’s much-awaited lunch with Warren Buffett created a lot of waves within the Tron community today after it was revealed that it is still on its course. Another positive development is that TRX got listed on IDAX exchange, a move which will boost the token’s presence in the market....Read More
The twelveth largest coin by market cap in the cryptocurrency market, Monero is well known for its privacy and anonymity features. The coin was recently in the news after being listed on Binance’s margin trading platform. In more good news for the privacy coin’s active community, Monero [XMR] was added as a payment option on...Read More
Ethereum’s performance in the DApp space has dropped over time, despite the fact that users were bound to rely on Ethereum’s Solidity to build DApps. In spite of it being a prominent smart contract programming language, users have often had issues with the platform. In order to up its DApp game, Ethereum Classic Labs, the...Read More
This week, the “altcoin annihilation” really ramped up, despite already causing such devastation to crypto investors. The selling pressure and negative sentiment were enough to also drag Bitcoin price down as well.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Stellar Lumens [XLM] currently stands as the world’s tenth largest cryptocurrency by market cap. At the time of writing, XLM was valued at $0.0629 with a market cap of $1.24 billion. While the price of the coin has fallen since the beginning of the year, it recorded a 1.17% increase in price over the last...Read More
Luis Cuende is not impressed with Libra, or other corporate efforts to enter the world of cryptocurrency. “[T]his is bullshit,” he says. “I didn’t get into crypto because I wanted to work for Facebook.” Cuende leans forward in his chair and stares intently. “I’d rather crypto doesn’t go mainstream than give up on my values,”...Read More
If you live in Switzerland, blockchain technology could become part of your next shopping trip. Migros, the largest Swiss retailer, is implementing a “blockchain-based traceability system” to trace fresh ingredients. The new system will help the company keep track of its supply chain, tracking fruit and vegetables from from suppliers to the grocery store counter. ...Read More
In any financial trading space, market sentiment plays a huge role in deciding the outcome or direction of the price over a certain time period. In the cryptocurrency ecosystem, market sentiment is even more evident and sometimes, it is more important than the fundamental properties of the coin itself. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, usually...Read More
UK asset management firm Elwood plans to develop a giant $1 billion bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment venture, it says. Elwood Expands Cryptocurrency Exposure Quoted by the Financial Times on August 30, Elwood, which is owned by billionaire Alan Howard, revealed it wants to funnel cash into crypto hedge funds. The company is no stranger to...Read More
The crypto market is constantly in flux: brand-new cryptocurrencies regularly appear at the top of the charts, while older coins slowly fade away. While Bitcoin has been a consistent leader, the market is littered with former runners-up. All it takes is a trip through the historical rankings to see just how transient cryptocurrencies can be....Read More
Bitcoin investor, trader and cryptocurrency celebrity hailing from England, Peter McCormack is about to file a lawsuit against Craig Wright, Calvin Ayre and Jimmy Nguyen on account of forgery and fraud. Recently we reported on Craig Wright’s losing the Kleiman case. However, it seems that karma surely is a b**** especially for a person who...Read More
It is important to have the option of replenishing your assets by buying crypto with a credit card or through exchanges. The assets should be secure and transferable. The only correct answer is this: the one that serves your needs. For me, the most important things in a cryptocurrency wallet are the support of all...Read More
Samsung’s Blockchain Keystore which is available on the company’s range of Galaxy S10 phones as well as Note 10, has included support for Bitcoin as well as more than 30 other cryptos. The app also supports more than a few DApps as well. A few months ago in March, Samsung launched its new Galaxy S10...Read More
Binance has come up with a detailed research report about the new People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The research reveals that the new currency will be a two-tiered system and is aimed at replacing cash. Binance Research, which is the analysis and data research arm at Binance, recently came out...Read More
OneLedger announced a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) who will provide cloud computing services that facilitate an on-demand environment for developing software applications. An interoperable blockchain platform OneLedger announced their new partnership with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). GCP supplies cloud computing services that clear the way to an on-demand territory for developing,...Read More
Photo: Binance Blog Crypto exchange Binance has unveiled its new platform offering to developers called Binance X. This new developer-driven initiative from Binance focuses on fostering innovation in the blockchain ecosystem. As per the company announcement, Binance X would majorly focus on helping developers learn and collaborate in the blockchain ecosystem. Moreover, the platform also...Read More
Hedera Hashgraph has announced the launch of its mainnet in September which will be followed by the release of its native HBAR coins. The platform has called for all interested developers to use its DLT for the creation of diverse DApps. Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise public distributed ledger platform, has officially announced that it will...Read More
Litecoin’s hash rate continued to plummet as it entered the third week after its halving on August 5th. According to the popular cryptocurrency stats website, BitInfoCharts, Litecoin’s hash rate on 28th August was 331.4 TH/s, a decline of 33.3% from a hash rate of 458.3 TH/s on the day of halving. In the words of...Read More
Recently, the crypto market fear and greed index hit its lowest point in history, despite Bitcoin price trading above $10,000 and at that point had yet to break down. The fear was mostly driven by altcoin holders who have been selling any remaining bags at a substantial loss at an alarming rate.While even altcoins did...Read More
TRONSCAN, a blockchain browser for TRON community announced its support for the Sun-network, where it would be developing a block explorer for the Sun Network’s Dapp chain. The block explorer will be integrated into the TRONSCAN according to the latest TRON weekly report posted by TRON Japan. Check out the weekly report made by @TRON_JPN...Read More
GRAM tokens are finally coming to investors, Telegram says. The company behind the second-largest cryptocurrency sale expects to ship tokens in the next two months, the New York Times reported yesterday. The issuance will end a saga that began almost two years ago, when a handful of private investors put $1.7bn into the proposed Telegram...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced pressing charges against Bitqyck Inc. and its founders for defrauding investors in securities offerings of two digital assets and operating an unregistered exchange. Quoting the official statement, “Bitqyck and founders Bruce Bise and Sam Mendez created and sold Bitqy and BitqyM (tokens) in unregistered securities offerings to more...Read More
According to a recent study by Coinbase on higher education, the adoption of academic courses on digital currencies and the underlying blockchain technology by top institutions around the world is on the rise. A Coinbase‘s survey was carried out on the top 50 universities in the world (i.e., according to the U.S. News And World...Read More
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been in the news all month for a host of reasons. The exchange had a rough beginning to the month after the exchange’s old KYC data was leaked on a Telegram group. However, the exchange has managed to keep the community informed with a series of positive developments in its...Read More
Sharding is widely hailed as a solution to blockchain scalability. But projects that implement sharding technology may be introducing new security risks into their blockchains, according to the CEO of Solana, which could make them vulnerable to consensus attacks. Speaking to Crypto Briefing, Anatoly Yakovenko said that the risks associated with sharding far outweigh any...Read More
In a pattern that has been rinsed and repeated countless times this year, crypto markets are crumbling as Bitcoin failed to hold support. The altcoins are still hopelessly tied to their big brother so any pain for it is magnified for them.Over $20 Billion Exits Crypto SpaceOver the past 24 hours crypto markets have shrunk...Read More
China’s Government and Central Bank just can’t seem to align on the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC). On Tuesday, government-supported tabloid, Global Times, reported that the Central Bank called speculation on an upcoming launch ‘inaccurate speculation’. Then yesterday, it published an article suggesting that plans are gaining momentum, with a pilot-scheme in Shenzhen imminent....Read More
