Ethereum (ETH) has chosen the year’s most inactive day to perform a hard fork. On January 1, the Muir Glacier hard fork, as it is known, is supposed to once again delay the difficulty time bomb. Difficulty Diffusion Simply Forgotten During Istanbul Hard Fork The reason for choosing that date is ignominious, as the developer...Read More
So apparently, it was Christmas this week… Did anybody get any bitcoin? Bitcoin Price So we didn’t really get much of a Christmas present when it came to bitcoin price this year. A push at the start of the week took us to $7.6k, but bulls failed to capitalize on that and prices dropped back...Read More
Reports emerged that hackers have demanded bitcoin as ransom from users of vulnerable cameras sold by Amazon and its subsidiary Ring. Bitcoin is constantly being used as a means of extracting payment, blackmailing people, and demanding ransom in exchange for data. Ransomware attacks are ones, where hackers infect users’ devices, encrypt their files, and then...Read More
The impact of 2020’s economic and political events could have a lasting effect on the future of crypto assets, although it is unclear what the final result may be. Most people are likely aware of the massive potential impact that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can have on countless industries. Their ability to revolutionize the world...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) took off with its mainstream appeal since around mid-2017. Since that time, the market price of BTC has seen ups and downs, with at least a dozen dramatic days of appreciation or crashes. Altcoins at Risk of Being Wiped Out in Value Looking back, betting on BTC prices brought an upward daily move...Read More
It is no secret that early Ethereum (ETH) ICO buyers later became whales and potential multi-millionaires. But the project also seemed extremely generous to its developers. Ethereum Devs Got Paid for Short-Term Involvement Ethereum, which went through multiple phases of pre-mining, actual mining, and as much as eight hard forks, has always been accompanied by...Read More
Blockchains faced fierce competition in 2019, with only a handful of altcoins remaining in good condition. Now, a new proposal has been made, a hypothetical merger of Dash and Bitcoin Cash. Both Bitcoin Cash and DASH Brands Cause Resentment Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Dash (DASH) were bandied about as two chains that could merge, producing...Read More
A recent episode of The Ripple Drop saw executives give their predictions on the state of the crypto world in 2020 and beyond. Ripple Team Looks to the Future Ripple has recently released a special holiday episode of ‘The Ripple Drop’, which looks back on the things that impacted the crypto and blockchain industry over...Read More
Monica Desai Weiss, an investor at the venture capital company, Kleiner Perkins, recently had an interview in which she shared her predictions regarding fintech and blockchain in 2020. The year 2020 is almost here, and with it, an entirely new decade is about to kick off. Many expect it to be the age of technological...Read More
The MetaMask Ethereum wallet, one of the key entry points to crypto-based logins and distributed apps, has been suspended from the Google Apps Store. The reason cited was that MetaMask allowed phone-based mining, which the wallet provider denied. MetaMask Denied Offering Mobile Mining MetaMask denied its services involved mining, though the case is still being...Read More
2019 saw a number of large crypto exchange hacks, resulting in millions of dollars stolen per attack. Here are 5 of the biggest breaches in the last 12 months. While cryptocurrencies are well-known for increased security — mostly thanks to the decentralized nature of their underlying technology — the same cannot be said for crypto...Read More
This year will be one to forget for the majority of cryptocurrencies which are ending it lower than they began. 2020 could be fundamentally different though and here’s why. A Brighter Future For Cryptocurrencies Total crypto market capitalization is currently 50% higher than it was this time last year, however that is largely bitcoin’s doing....Read More
According to recent reports, the Bank of Russia has started using a regulatory sandbox to test the performance of stablecoins. Russia Warming to Stablecoins Russia’s stance towards cryptocurrencies has always been questionable, with the country’s intentions and goals never being fully known to anyone. However, according to recent reports, it may be that Russia sees...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has been rising relentlessly in the first decade since its Genesis block. But now, the price may be entering a stage where new price moves are uncertain. Bitcoin Average Price Move in Bullish Direction Looking at average prices paints a bullish picture over the years-long frame. Bitcoin prices have moved through several waves,...Read More
People often criticize Bitcoin for its volatility, not realizing that the coin is still in development, but investing in it is investing in a better future. Bottoms Up When it comes to Bitcoin investments, a lot of people may have a wrong idea regarding what to expect. The fact is that Bitcoin still has its...Read More
2019 was marked by numerous events in the crypto industry, some of which could be considered quite significant and major fails. With 2019 being only 6 days away from its conclusion, it might be interesting to take a look back on this year, and see which events related to the crypto industry may stand out....Read More
Bitcoin is looking set to end the year almost double its price at the beginning. The long term trend is still very strong and those gains are likely to continue for the next few years. Bitcoin Up Over 90% YoY Last Christmas, Bitcoin was priced at around $3,800. It had been through a brutal bear...Read More
Blockchain Capital Partner, Spencer Bogart, has been talking to Bloomberg about his predictions for Bitcoin in 2020. TL;DR – things will go vertical, and though he isn’t specifically referring to BTC price, that may well follow. The End Of The Horizontal Competition Era Bogart’s most anticipated element of cryptocurrency industry development in 2020 is to see...Read More
According to recent reports, Uzbekistan has recently decided to ban crypto purchases, even when it comes to licensed crypto exchanges. A few weeks ago, Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Project Management introduced new regulatory amendments. The new regulations came on December 6th, and its consequences are already being felt, as it pulled back the operability capacities...Read More
Cryptocurrency has long been trumpeted and used as a tool to escape the hardships of abusive, inflationary financial regimes. Step forward an audacious plan to economically jailbreak the entire population of Zimbabwe with Dai. A Nation Dai-ing On Its Feet Bitcoin use has soared in Zimbabwe over the past year, as the government has applied...Read More
According to recent complaints by a number of people in the crypto community, Youtube has removed a vast number of crypto videos without warning. Youtube Censors Crypto YouTube has been the prime video platform around the world for a decade and a half now, and over the years, it has definitely had a number of...Read More
In order for a crypto asset to be attractive to traders it needs to have liquidity. Without any daily volume there is nothing really to trade and recent findings indicate that 95% of altcoins fall into this category. Dying Altcoins in The Thousands Even with today’s minor dip, bitcoin dominance is still holding above 70%...Read More
Canadian tax authorities’ approach to crypto-assets might discourage the country’s citizens from using digital assets, as things like double taxation remain an issue. While the US still struggles to bring regulatory clarity to the world of cryptocurrencies, its neighbor, Canada, currently faces taxation issues. The country was quick to introduce crypto taxes as early as...Read More
In a recent interview, Henry Arslanian gave his opinion on the future of crypto markets and why he believes that more institutional investors are about to arrive. As 2019 is approaching its end, many are looking back to what the crypto industry has accomplished this year. However, a topic that is just as interesting, if...Read More
Tokens that emerged from Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) have demonstrated a poor performance this year, according to BitMEX research. Most IEOs Have Failed Despite Bitcoin Surge In May of this year, BitMEX published its first piece of research on IEOs, concluding that the market was doing much better than initial coin offerings (ICOs). In fact,...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has announced a Christmas ‘Give Away’ of a Tesla Cybertruck and $50k of TROY tokens. Of course, ‘Give Away’ might be a slightly misleading description, as receiving the truck will require a shed-load of TROY trading (and trading fee spending) on Binance. Binance Give Away: Terms And Conditions Apply Binance announced its Christmas...Read More
Funds from the recent theft from the Upbit exchange are on the move, according to a Whale Alert tweet. A transaction of 2,000 Ethereum shows that the hacker keeps trying to obfuscate the whereabouts of the funds. Ethereum Taken from Upbit Moved to Multiple Smaller Wallets The Upbit hack at the end of November took...Read More
A bitcoin trader who promised massive returns by investing in his BitMEX fund, has allegedly made away with more than $380,000 in BTC in what appears to be an exit scam. Bitcoin Scammer Drops Parting Joke According to Twitter handle ‘stealthbomber21,’ a bitcoin trader with the moniker ‘hitsXBT’ has defrauded investors in his Bitmex $BTC...Read More
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has blacklisted four FX brands, for unauthorised trading of FX and crypto. According to reports, the brands misleadingly claimed affiliation with Bdswiss Holding, which is licensed and regulated in the country. CySEC Clamps Down On Unauthorised Brokers The latest entities to be added to CySEC’s caution list are Nervic Fx...Read More
Karem Albayrak, a self-proclaimed hacker who somehow got access to 300 million iPhones, pleaded guilty to blackmailing Apple. 150 Iphone Accounts Deleted Per Minute Back in March 2017, The Hacker News and many other news media published reports of a hacker threatening to remotely wipe 300 million iPhones, unless Apple pays the ransom. The hacker...Read More
