Unlike traditional ones, cryptocurrency wallets store a lot of relevant information such as the secure private key used to access Bitcoin addresses and carry out transactions, etc., And while there are many ways in which users can store their Bitcoins, it’s important to fully understand the drawbacks of each type of wallets. With the growing...Read More
The cryptocurrency community is usually divided into three major camps when it comes down to potential ways to earn money. The first is inhabited by traders, believing that the best way to make profits is to take advantage of the volatility in the market by trading. The second comes in the form of long-term investors,...Read More
While many in the crypto industry focus only on the monetary aspects of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency and its respective blockchain have a technical side too, a side that isn’t often focused on.John Newbery, a developer at Bitcoin-centric development firm Chaincode Labs, recently broke down where he expects the network’s technical development trajectory to head next.Related...Read More
It’s almost the end of the year, and this end would also mean that Bitcoin would successfully be stepping into its 11th year of existence. Over the decade, the largest cryptocurrency has gone through the phase of being a digital currency that’s used by criminals to a currency that has been viewed as a store...Read More
A six-year-old girl in London found that somebody had already written a message in one of a box of charity Christmas cards. It had apparently been written by a foreigner detained in a Shanghai prison and forced to work in the factory where the cards are produced. The prisoner should be thankful that he wasn’t forced...Read More
One of the heated topics in the cryptocurrency, regulatory, and the fintech space has been Facebook’s footprint in the digital asset ecosystem with the unveiling of Libra. This venture is viewed as a positive sign for the growth of the cryptocurrency market altogether by some, whereas criticized by many. The criticism was not much of...Read More
Logarithmic scale analysis of the entire bitcoin and crypto market, based on data from the past decade, point to the potential for the sum of all digital assets to reach a valuation of $11 trillion by 2023. Logarithmic Analysis Predicts New Altcoin Bull Run, Bubble in Coming Years Benjamin Cowen, who has dedicated previous analysis...Read More
Following the recent bout of turbulence experienced by Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets, BTC has been caught within a firm and tight trading range that has led it to consolidate for the past several days.Analysts are now noting that which boundary of this trading range is broken through first could offer significant insight into...Read More
Is the bottom in? Since Bitcoin (BTC) fell precipitously to $6,600 late last month, analysts have been asking if the leading cryptocurrency has finally found a price bottom after a multi-month downturn.Analysts have understandably divided over the question, as the correct answer would show in which direction Bitcoin will head for the next couple of...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) attracts the most attention with its price action. But the technological capabilities of the leading coin should not be underestimated. Bitcoin Network Evolves with Lightning Payment Innovations In 2020, more than a decade after the Genesis block was created, the Bitcoin network will have changed in unexpected ways. Beyond highly active mining and...Read More
Indian banks may start turning down potential customers, because of their religion, as per a recent report. Furthermore, protesters in Hong Kong are boycotting one of the largest banks in the country, HSBC, due to the latest alleged political arrests. Naturally, among economic and financial turmoil of the kind, it’s hard not to bring Bitcoin’s...Read More
Germany’s second-largest stock exchange and a major financial services group in Japan have partnered to expand their crypto operations in Europe and Asia. Boerse Stuttgart recently launched its crypto trading platform while SBI has been expanding its crypto business operations for several years. Also read: Regulatory Roundup: Crypto ‘Inevitable’ in India, China Rankings, NY Streamlines...Read More
As 2019 comes to an end, looking back at the year, the cryptocurrency industry has witnessed several developments in its ecosystem. However, the ones that stood out were the numerous regulations imposed on the industry. While prominent players of the industry have been abiding by these regulations, Poloniex seems to be moving against the conventional...Read More
According to one researcher, quantum computing faces more hurdles than many realize when it comes to achieving viability in breaking encryption. In a recent report Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University, notes that there are issues such as “noise” and error correction that render the buzz about...Read More
Statistics show that the Bitcoin price may be on the verge of seeing a red week. No, by red I don’t mean Christmas, I mean a week in which the cryptocurrency falls, potentially to enter back in the range of the $6,000s.Related Reading: Lightning Works: Bitcoin Podcaster Finds Restaurant Shunning Banks for BTCBitcoin Futures’ Imply BTC...Read More
Crypto asset manager Bitwise has written a letter to the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), addressing the regulator’s concerns of market manipulation, which was cited as one of the reasons the SEC had rejected bitwise’s bitcoin exchange-traded fund ( ETF’s). Earlier in October, the SEC had cited concerns regarding market manipulation and surveillance sharing in...Read More
In less than six months’ time, Bitcoin will see an extremely important event. Known as a “halving” or “halvening,” the number of coins issued per block to miners will get cut in half from 12.5 to 6.25, effectively meaning that BTC’s inflation rate will be cut in half in layman’s terms.Related Reading: XRP Could Soon...Read More
There was a nice upward move in bitcoin price from the $6,435 low against the US Dollar.The price is now trading nicely above the $7,000 and $6,960 support levels.There is likely a bullish continuation pattern forming resistance near $7,180 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The price could decline a...Read More
Over the past few days, Bitcoin has strongly outperformed altcoins, especially Ethereum and XRP. On Wednesday, when BTC was trading 8% down on the week, both ETH and XRP — the second and third-largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, respectively — were down nearly 15% since the weekly open, crushed under the pressure of BTC volatility.Related...Read More
Antagonists are essential to the story. Perched on a revolving chair, running his hand through a sphynx cat’s bare skin, puffing down a half-finished cigar, is not quite how one would describe the congressman from California’s 30th congressional district, but that’s how the cryptocurrency industry sees Brad Sherman. A vocal opponent of the growing digital...Read More
Since trading as low as $6,400 this week, Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a strong price recovery, surging as high as $7,300 late last week as bulls managed to defend key levels. In other words, the leading cryptocurrency jumped by nearly $1,000 from the multi-month bottom, making some believe that bulls are back.A top analyst, however,...Read More
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit continues following the plaintiff’s request to Judge Reinhart asking him to overrule Craig Wright’s recent objections. Wright’s council has responded in a joint discovery memorandum asking for access to data tied to David Kleiman’s 15 computers. Wright has also requested any documentation tethered to Ira Kleiman’s (Dave’s brother) real estate...Read More
Binance recently came under fire for purportedly suspending a Binance Singapore user’s Bitcoin withdrawal for some time after flagging the transactions as “risk management”. The platform notified the user that a few cryptocurrency withdrawals were made using coin-mixing service CoinJoin, which is part of the privacy-focused wallet Wasabi. Among other inquiries, the Binance Singapore team...Read More
This Bitcoin scam victim got a lesson in the cold-hearted nature of crypto. | Source: Jaiz Anuar/Shutterstock.com Bitcoin scam victim makes an appeal to authority – but no such authority exists. The independence afforded by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is a double-edged sword. In crypto, no one can hear you scream. A cryptocurrency user appeared...Read More
Is the bottom in? Since Bitcoin (BTC) fell precipitously to $6,600 late last month, analysts have been asking if the leading cryptocurrency has finally found a price bottom after a multi-month downturn.Related Reading: Eat My Shorts: Everything You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Bart PatternAnalysts have understandably divided over the question, as the correct answer...Read More
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. This week has been quite a tumultuous one for the Bitcoin market. As of the time of writing this, the cryptocurrency is effectively flat on the week, posting a slight loss of 1%. But this statistic hides the truth: this week has seen BTC undergo two 10% swings, one to...Read More
One of the drawbacks the U.S regulators have constantly faced in the cryptocurrency space is the lack of regulation that was put forth, and, notably, this has been cited as one of the reasons that has stifled the growth of the market in that region. In response to this, several proposals have been made to...Read More
Bitcoin’s massive upwards momentum that was first incurred when BTC bounced from its recently established lows of $6,400 has begun showing signs of faltering, as buyers have been unable to maintain the momentum as bears ramp up the selling pressure.It is important to note that one technical indicator is flashing a sign that BTC may...Read More
Since Bitcoin was launched in early 2009, it has been the subject of backlash from many critics. Common criticism includes the age-old argument that “Bitcoin is backed by nothing,” the assertion that the cryptocurrency is “only used by criminals, gamblers, and adult entertainment addicts,” and the belief that the use of the Bitcoin network is...Read More
2019 has been a slow year for bitcoin. It is up almost two-fold since January but it is at risk of ending the year with a 50 percent drop from its yearly high. Still, it has managed to overtake Donald Trump, VISA, PayPal, and Libra on Google Trends at the year’s peak.Cryptocurrency researcher Eric Wall...Read More
