IOHK introduced an important update on 20 February as an intermediary step before launching the Shelley era functionality on the Cardano mainnet. The team announced the successful implementation of its Ouroboros BFT hard fork that replaced the original consensus protocol Ouroboros Classic [Byron Era]. @Cardano, the twitter handle of Cardano Community, informed, “We have now...Read More
The Cardano network update scheduled for 20 February will be an enhanced consensus mechanism, Ouroboros BFT. A median step between the current Byron era and Shelley, the network upgrade allows staking feature on Cardano’s mainnet. Binance announced support for the upgrade and noted that no new token will be created during this. It added: “Deposits...Read More
Litecoin’s past 24-hour change does not mirror its recent bullish rally. The silver counterpart to Bitcoin registered a slump of 9.08 percent and its price held support just above $70. According to CoinMarketCap, its market cap remained under $4.5 billion at press time but the 24-hour trading volume remained positive and above $5.4 billion. Source:...Read More
Ever since cryptocurrencies gained popularity as an asset class, tax regulations surrounding it have been problematic and complex for most users. While the US has taken proactive steps to bring greater clarity with regard to the regulatory and compliance-related aspects of crypto, the intricacies of compliance and the consequences of failing to comply remain a...Read More
The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, has been approved as the very first “pure-play” crypto-related company to become a Visa principal member. Supposedly, this would allow the exchange to further improve its customer experience. Coinbase Becomes Visa Principal Member According to an official release, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has managed to...Read More
With the Bitcoin halving event just three months away, the community is ready for a bull run. Though skeptics suggest the halving has already been priced in, many market participants have made contrasting opinions. While the truth is likely somewhere in between these two views, it could be beneficial to look into the supply distribution...Read More
As Bitcoin’s dominance climbed back to 63% after a brief dive, the altcoins in the market were seen resisting downward pressure after weeks of bullish movement. However, not all altcoins were plummeting. Tezos [XTZ] The latest entrant to CoinMarketCap’s top-10 cryptocurrency rankings, Tezos [XTZ] was buzzing with a market cap of $2.281 billion, at press...Read More
With the crypto-market’s attention presently focused on price movement, many fundamental metrics have undergone critical changes over the past month or so. According to skew analytics, WBTC has been at the head of a crucial development in the ecosystem since 19 January. WBTC, or Wrapped Bitcoin, is an ERC20 token based on Ethereum which is...Read More
Over the past four days, Ethereum has recorded significant price volatility. After registering a significant dump of around 18 percent over 15-16 February, the market’s 2nd largest crypto-asset jumped right back above the $270 mark. Over the past 24 hours, Ethereum had recorded a positive turn around of 8.01 percent, with a market cap of...Read More
“When we look at a framework, we want regulatory clarity and that’s an important one.” These were the words of blockchain giant Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, who featured in an interview with CNN’s Julia Chatterley. He went on to say that while any remittance market that has a “lot of US Dollar and Euro” flow...Read More
Transparency, as well as privacy, are two crucial pillars that need to be respected during times of distress. With almost 1,770 fatalities in China, over 70,000 total cases reported, at press time, China has turned to blockchain-based solutions to not only fight the crisis. In the latest development, blockchain technology has been aiding the Chinese...Read More
The uptrend seen by the aggregated crypto market throughout January began altering into a full-blown “altseason” in early February, when Bitcoin’s break above $10,000 allowing multiple cryptos including Ethereum, Chainlink, and Tezos to see massive rallies. Now, analysts are noting that Tezos could be gearing up for a massive movement towards its all-time highs, with...Read More
The start of the new week came as a sad one for traders as the bears take over the cryptocurrency market, correcting Bitcoin price to below the $9600 region. At the time of writing, the coin is trading at $9,627. The current volatility in the market could be tied to the ongoing selling pressure and...Read More
The second half of 2019 saw Litecoin depreciate by over 75%, and while LTC has seen over 120% gains since the start of this year, it’s also important to note its 52% gain since this time last year. With most altcoins positioned to move up in the weeks to come, LTC might be in for...Read More
Bitcoin‘s recent price fluctuation has created a lot of anxiety among crypto investors and traders. Having started at around $7,000 at the start of the year, the top coin has swung wildly above and below $10,000. With Bitcoin’s halving around the corner, many in the crypto space expect Bitcoin to keep climbing up the ladder....Read More
Ethereum aka the World Computer’s migration to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) from Proof-of-Work (PoW) chain is taking longer than previously anticipated. It’s obvious considering how huge the network has grown. However, the migration hasn’t been going swiftly; several EIPs have been proposed to improve this. Published 5 days ago, EIP 2515 is trying to squash the...Read More
The collective crypto-market was recording a market cap of $305 billion, with Bitcoin holding a dominance of 61%, at press time. With the king coin consolidating above $10,000, many of the market’s undervalued altcoins have gained much-anticipated momentum, movement that has gone on to pull down Bitcoin’s dominance to an eight-month low. Is the altcoin...Read More
Bitcoin’s insane 2020 uptrend has allowed the benchmark cryptocurrency to rally from lows of $6,800 to highs of $10,500. Although these gains are nothing to scoff at, this bullishness has spilled over into the altcoin markets, allowing some other cryptos to significantly outperform BTC. Some of the altcoins that have outperformed Bitcoin include Ethereum, Tezos,...Read More
The cryptocurrency index and beta fund provider, BitWise, recently published a report regarding how financial advisors look at digital assets. Partnering with numerous information sources on the matter, the company concludes that cryptocurrencies are becoming more attractive to advisors and their clients. Increased Interest For Cryptocurrencies BitWise and ETF Trends conducted the report by questioning...Read More
The collective digital asset market cap has registered a spike of 65.14 percent since 1 January. That is over $100 billion in less than 2 months, which is why a majority of the space is completely convinced by the bull-run bandwagon. Keeping some of the major crypto-assets aside, a few mid-cap cryptocurrencies are exhibiting significant...Read More
Discussions around Facebook‘s Libra seem to have dialed down a bit lately. However, all the attention that was once given to Libra seems to have extended to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) now. A recent research report had revealed that at least 18 central banks are currently developing digital currencies. In fact, China’s central bank...Read More
Bitcoin’s price made yet another positive week of continuous gains. In the past seven days, BTC is up more than 4%, finally breaking above the essential technical and psychological resistance of $10,000. The price shot up to as much as $10,500 but failed to claim this level and retraced to where it currently trades at...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw a small 4.7% price increase over the past 7-days as the cryptocurrency finally managed to break above resistance at $9,815 to climb above $10,000. It has met slight resistance at around $10,430 and will need to break here to continue higher. If the bulls penetrate $10,430, higher resistance lies at $10,500 $10,707...Read More
Cryptocurrencies are popping in 2020. The entire market’s capitalization has once again touched $300 billion – something that was last seen six months ago. The interesting part is that it’s not just Bitcoin’s price that’s increasing this time – altcoins are exploding as well. Naturally, as it has always been the case, this drives more...Read More
Bitcoin has been performing extraordinarily well over the last six weeks, stealing the spotlight from many of the altcoins in the space. Even larger-cap altcoins like Ethereum and XRP saw impressive gains this year, steering attention away from a few unsung heroes like Hedera Hashgraph, Chainlink, and Huobi exchange’s native token, Huobi token. Source: HBAR/USD...Read More
Over the past week, major crypto-assets such as Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin have registered significant growth rates of 27.78, 16.14 and 10.45 percent, respectively. Bitcoin has spiked by 5.32 percent as well, with its positive correlation with other crypto-assets reflecting in the market as well. Although the attention has been largely stolen by these major...Read More
One of the most popular and currently dominant football clubs – FC Barcelona, has joined forces with a cryptocurrency project. The partnership seeks to create a specific token which aims to increase the engagement of Barcelona’s fanbase. Barcelona To Launch Own Cryptocurrency According to an official press release, FC Barcelona, the captain of which is...Read More
Cryptocurrency regulations are taking a front-row in high-end governmental discussions. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury of the US, noted that FinCEN is working on introducing several new requirements to counter possible illegal financial activities. FinCEN To Apply New Requirements Yesterday, the U.S. Senate held a hearing to cover the 2012 budget. While addressing many...Read More
Back in the parabolic bull run in 2017, more often than not, a random cryptocurrency would skyrocket and increase by a staggering percentage. In a lot of the cases, however, this was based more on pump and dump schemes rather than on actual fundamental or technical indicators. Over the past couple of days, Futurocoin, which...Read More
When the concept of a stablecoin was first introduced, it took the cryptocurrency industry by storm. Trading moved faster, liquidity rose, and markets became more efficient. Further, the introduction of stablecoins enabled users to make cryptocurrency payments without the risk of volatility. Though stablecoins have changed the way crypto-markets work, a number of controversies surrounding...Read More
