Bitcoin’s constant deterrent towards true decentralization can be attributed to the centralization of mining, with several people expressing concerns over mining sector concentrating in China in particular. A move taken to make mining more decentralized was made by Blockstream – a bitcoin and blockchain technology firm. Unveiling Blockstream mining and pool in August 2019, the...Read More
After last week’s rally, it now seems that Bitcoin is hitting the headlines once again. American venture capital investor, Tim Draper, has recently spoken out about Bitcoin, suggesting that millennials need to invest in Bitcoin if they want to secure their financial future. On Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020, Draper spoke to Liz Claman during an...Read More
2019 ended with Bitcoin‘s price doing fairly well, and the SEC still not having approved an ETF, and interesting, the new year also followed another similar pattern with Bitwise Asset Management withdrawing its application for an ETF. With the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission continuing to show reluctance towards approving an exchange-traded fund, several...Read More
Elon Musk has long been a major figure within the technology world who has expressed mixed feeling on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, previously calling them “brilliant” while recently explaining that he is “neither here nor there” on BTC. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO recently spoke about Bitcoin during his appearance on an episode of the “Third...Read More
The Chicago-based crypto derivatives platform, ErisX has partnered with Etale’s institutional trading platform. This partnership aims to enhance the trading experience for institutional investors. According to the official release, this would enable users of the Wall Street-backed cryptocurrency exchange operator to view real-time market data, manage account balances as well order execution via a secure...Read More
In an industry like this, where cryptocurrency prices are highly volatile and unpredictable, putting all eggs in one basket could be quite risky. Many got to know this the hard way, while some learned from the experiences of others. A recent Twitter poll revealed that an increased number of crypto traders and investors are now...Read More
The bitcoin cash community is up in arms over a significant protocol change that has major tax implications. | Image: shutterstock.com Bitcoin cash community splintered by 12.5% miners tax proposal. Tax plan will be activated via involuntary soft-fork on May 15. BCH users are furious with the sudden – and unavoidable – six month protocol...Read More
The altcoin market is looking a lot like bitcoin in 2011-12, analyst suggests. That’s a good thing for the market bulls. | Image: shutterstock.com The altcoin market cap may be bottoming out. One trader suggests that the altcoin market cap is mirroring bitcoin’s 2011-12 cycle. If the analyst is correct, there’s a chance we will...Read More
Peter Schiff claims he lost all of this bitcoin due to a corrupted crypto wallet. It’s no surprise he dons the boomer label. He has since admitted that he mistook his PIN for his password. | Source: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Peter Schiff admits that he mistook his PIN for his password. It’s very unlikely that...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini announced the completion of its independent SOC 2 Type 2 examination. With this development, Gemini became the first crypto platform and custodian to complete a SOC 2 Type 2. SOC 2 Type 2 examination essentially covers the security compliance of the platform and Gemini Custody. In the latest blog post, Yusuf...Read More
The debates on whether or not the forthcoming Bitcoin halving will affect the price of the asset continues with full force. While some people believe that the event has already been priced in and the community should not expect a significant boost, others presume that Bitcoin is yet to encounter the real impact. Bitcoin Halving...Read More
Despite taking the lead as the first major country to regulate and license bitcoin exchanges, Japan is home to some of the biggest thefts in the cryptocurrency sector. | Source: Shutterstock.com Before Bitcoin firm CoinExchange closed its doors last year in October, an undisclosed theft had occurred a year prior. The crypto firm said the...Read More
After a turbulent start to the new year, crypto-market sentiment appears to have improved. The market saw a pump in Bitcoin SV’s stagnant price, making it the top-performing crypto-asset over the past week. However, Bitcoin continued to lead the crypto-market due to the increased correlation between the world’s largest crypto-asset and altcoins. According to a...Read More
The Bitcoin SV saga has been one of the highlights of January 2020. After the collective market went on a bullish run in the second week of January, the controversial Bitcoin SV registered a hike of close to 300 percent, taking its valuation from $116 to $457 in a span of 4 days. In fact,...Read More
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been caught within a firm bout of sideways trading since this past Saturday, with this lack of decisive momentum making it incredibly unclear as to where the markets will head next. In spite of this, Bitcoin has been able to hold above multiple key levels, leading some analysts...Read More
The second version of the “Lightning Torch” (LN Trust Chain 2.0) was recently launched on its birthday, and the community keeps spreading it around the globe. Its primary purpose continues to be the same – to raise people’s awareness of the benefits of Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution – the Lightning Network. The New Lightning Torch:...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is undoubtedly the most successful coin, seeing immense adoption and growth over the past few years. The cryptocurrency not only paved the way for an electronic cash system, which does not rely on a 3rd party, but also led to the creation of several other cryptocurrencies/technologies and several other industries...Read More
Bitcoin aka digital gold recently marked the successful completion of a decade of existence. Over the years, the coin has seen several developments and changes, wherein if the community did not agree with the changes or wanted a particular change that did not have a majority vote, they had the liberty to fork the chain....Read More
Bitcoin has found itself caught within a firm consolidation phase over the past several days, which has come about following the cryptocurrency’s recent rejection at $9,200. Following the downwards movement that resulted from this rejection, BTC has found some stability around $8,600. In the near-term it is important to note that Bitcoin has found some...Read More
One of the most prominent traditional investors, Ray Dalio, recently said that Bitcoin (still) fails to serve the purpose of money. However, he also holds that people should look for alternatives of cash as governments can print out as much as they want, which ultimately depreciates its value. Bitcoin’s Volatility Holds It Back Raymond (Ray)...Read More
Cryptocurrency is a form of currency, but instead of having a physical form, such as cash or a debit card, it exists as an internet-based medium and uses cryptographic functions to conduct a transaction. Bitcoin started the wave of cryptocurrency back in 2009. Since then, it has become an attractive investment for people around the...Read More
As a response to a legal case filed by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has now clarified that Bitcoin is not banned in the country. The nation’s central bank says that it has only restricted regulated financial establishments from dealing with anyone using digital assets. RBI...Read More
Bitcoin‘s journey this new year has left everyone on the edge of their seats. The coin has jumped by almost 17% but was noting an impending correction, at press time. Despite the crests and troughs in the market, CME‘s first week reported strong data. It has been just one week since the Chicago Mercantile Exchange...Read More
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has a crucial 2020 to look forward to, with one of the most important events lined up for May – block reward halving. Many investors and traders are expecting the price of the cryptocurrency to record massive recovery, with some expecting it to break its previous all-time high on the...Read More
“The point of all these cryptocurrencies and blockchains is ultimately the management of assets, information, trust, and data,” said Charles Hoskinson, CEO of IOHK and Founder of Cardano, in a recent interview. During the same, Hoskinson spoke at length about Bitcoin, blockchain security, Ethereum, and about creating a global social operating system. According to Hoskinson,...Read More
UK’s Revenue and Customs agency is ready to invest up to $130,000 towards the development and implementation of a new “cryptoanalysis” tool. According to a recent report, the United Kingdom’s tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is looking for, “vendors to showcase their capabilities by demonstrating their expertise in the field of crypto-asset tracing.”...Read More
Despite many criticisms against Segregated Witness (Segwit) since its implementation in 2017, the Bitcoin scaling solution continues to see an increased number of bitcoin transactions over the years. Segwit Sees Serious Increases Data from Segwit.space, a platform that monitors the adoption of Segwit, revealed that it had achieved a new landmark as the transaction volume...Read More
Bitcoin has seen eye-popping returns over the years but it has largely failed as a transactional currency. | Source: Shutterstock.com Charlie Bilello highlights the performance of Mastercard and Visa in an attempt to shoot down bitcoin. In terms of returns, bitcoin has dramatically outperformed the two financial companies. When it comes to transaction volume, Visa...Read More
Bitcoin’s value plunged by nearly 5% over an hour on 19 January and at press time, was valued at $8,650. While this is the second time the king coin’s price plummeted after crossing the $9,000-mark this year, it is still going strong in terms of on-chain network activity and usage. Reportedly, Bitcoin’s blockchain activity continued...Read More
Prominent gold bug Peter Schiff hasn’t been one to hide his opinions on Bitcoin and digital assets in general, frequently railing against them in tweets to his nearly 200k followers. Today, however, his critiques of Bitcoin took a more personal turn when he slammed the cryptocurrency for not having any market value after he was...Read More
