Popular YouTube cryptocurrency analyst, Alessio Rastani, yesterday posted a new vlog giving an update on his ‘wildcard’ scenario for Bitcoin. Had recent BTC price drops crushed it, and if so then what comes next? What’s The Wildcard Scenario? As Bitcoinist reported at the end of July, Rastani bucked the bullish trend at the time by proposing a contrarian ‘wildcard’...Read More
According to recent information, China’s e-yuan will roll out in early 2020, and it will be very cautious, initially only focusing on consumer spending. Recent reports regarding China’s upcoming cryptocurrency claim that Beijing is preparing to launch the so-called ‘e-yuan’ in early 2020. This will be the world’s first digital sovereign currency. However, the reports...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
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
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
After CryptoKitties, the Ethereum blockchain again has an application that has been the most active on its network recently. Following the launch of its .crypto registry for blockchain domain names, Unstoppable Domains has stormed to the top of the most active dApps (decentralized applications) on Ethereum. Over 30,000 .crypto transactions were processed by users within...Read More
As Ethereum nodes kept falling over the course of 2019, nodes in Bitcoin’s network continued to grow. As per Trustnodes, Ethereum’s network was the largest when it came to the number of nodes, and the blockchain dominated the industry in terms of size. However, the number started falling in 2019, currently being down by around...Read More
Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, has suggested a unified Muslim crypto asset in talks with the Malaysian Prime Minister and Turkish President during the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019. Rouhani said that the move would strengthen cooperation amongst Muslim nations and enhance resistance to financial shocks and manipulation by the US. Unified Muslim Crypto Well-Received Malaysian Prime...Read More
The next Bitcoin parabolic rally may take prices as high as $141,173, based on logarithmic band analysis. But the trek to those highs may take a while testing various support levels. Bitcoin Price Prediction Based on Previous Bands Charted Forward Analysis by Benjamin Cowen based this prediction on a backward look at BTC performance so...Read More
The dollar price of Ripple’s token XRP has remained relatively flat, with a long-time gradual slide for all of 2019. But the story about price action may be hidden in another pair, XRP/BTC. XRP Closes In on Crucial Level Against BTC XRP may be nearing another crossroad level, though not expressed in terms of dollar...Read More
According to recent estimates, bitcoin mining in 2020 is expected to take off at an explosive pace. Miners are predicted to mine around $3 billion worth of BTC as per the coin’s current price. Bitcoin mining has always been a crucial part of the BTC network. Mining involves validating transactions, adding blocks to the blockchain,...Read More
Serial forger, fantasist, and the world’s most famous Faketoshi, Craig Wright, has been at it again. This time ‘proving’ that he genuinely is Satoshi Nakamoto, by sharing a timestamped document, revealing the pseudonym’s origins… Or at least holding up a blurry printout with some writing on it, during a Skype interview with a sympathetic journalist. Rather than,...Read More
Despite regulatory uncertainty, the developers of Facebook’s Libra project continue forward. Recently, the Libra team released its second Roadmap, with points preparing for mainnet launch. Facebook’s Libra, which still has no hard and fast dates for an actual launch, continues to build up its community. A recent blog post by its developers suggest the project...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has tended to look “boring” in 2019. But the coin has regular, dramatic price moves, exceeding 20% per day. This behavior has continued since BTC moved into the mainstream. Bitcoin Surprise Moves Happen Despite Overall Low Volatility Bitcoin saw volatile days from 2017 until now, with 20 occasions of price moves above 20%....Read More
Are authorities in Australia starting to turn bearish on cryptocurrency as we enter a new year? The nation’s AML Agency ‘AUSTRAC’ has now revoked three of its previously issued licenses to cryptocurrency exchanges for alleged criminal ties. AML Agency Cancels 3 Cryptocurrency Licenses According to Australian news site itnews, the Australian AML Agency AUSTRAC has...Read More
The U.S. cryptocurrency scene might be on the way to seeing clear cut crypto regulations as Congress prepares to consider a new bill detailing modalities for digital asset oversight. Clear Definition for Digital Assets According to Forbes, the proposed bill titled ‘Cryptocurrency Act of 2020’ seeks to provide a clear framework for crypto regulations in...Read More
The past four months saw Bitcoin volatility continue to rise, as prices moved between highs above $10,000 and lows near $6,500. But transaction levels also tell a story of sudden activity just before or during active rally phases. Bitcoin Activity Linked to Transaction Spikes, but Also Sharp Drops Bitcoin transactions, both in number and size,...Read More
Bitcoin is still in a consolidating bull market, shows the 2020 prediction of Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence. Bitcoin Evaded the Worst Scenario of Fast Slide, So Far The behavior of BTC has been erratic in the last months of 2019, leading to even more erratic predictions for the next year. But...Read More
As 2019 approaches its end, many are sharing their views on what 2020 and the future of Bitcoin may look like. Fundstrat’s Head of Research, Tom Lee, seems to be very optimistic. The end of the year for crypto usually means the time when prices are surging, although this seemed more and more unlikely in...Read More
The ongoing legal dispute between the self-proclaimed creator of crypto, Craig Wright, and the estate of his former business partner, Dave Kleiman, is far from over. The latest filing is sure to confuse, enthuse and amuse you in equal measure, as it lays out a memorandum of joint discovery before the case heads back to court. Thought...Read More
At a time of intense competition in the bitcoin mining space, Nasdaq-listed crypto mining firm, Riot Blockchain, is ramping up operations. The company has purchased over 4,000 Bitmain Antimer S17 Pros for its Oklahoma mining facility in the last month. Riot Blockchain Bought 3,000 Bitmain Miners on Dec 4 You may not have heard of...Read More
The Amended Directive to the Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive will go into force in Germany on January 1, 2020. Some of the key changes affect how the German Banking Act and Payment Supervision Services Act relate to crypto. Crypto-Assets Are Now Financial Instruments The new law defines crypto-assets in a somewhat unwieldy manner: digital representation...Read More
The Bitcoin network keeps improving in multiple parameters, and this time, mean block size peaked, carrying the heaviest set of transactions on record. Block Size Growth Remains Organic A Bitcoin block has a variable size, though relatively small blocks usually propagate. There is no target or limitation, and the Bitcoin network has not set out...Read More
Concealed crypto mining – using infected computers to produce hashes for specific types of coins – is using more ingenious methods to hide from operating systems. The latest exploit involves an infected image of Taylor Swift. Sophos Labs Discovers Botnet in Taylor Swift JPEG Analysis by Sophos Labs, a digital security firm, shows hackers are...Read More
Bitcoin’s comparative lull in the second part of 2019 may have many investors licking their wounds… but it’s not all bad. At the moment, there is an opportunity to buy BTC at basically ‘fire sale’ prices. At least according to the Rainbow Chart from BlockchainCenter.net. Bitcoin Rainbow Chart The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart has been around...Read More
As the BTC/USD quotation updated the lowest level since May of this year, institutional investors were in a rush to benefit from the cheap Bitcoin price. On Bakkt, the trading volume of Bitcoin futures surged to $47 million on Wednesday. Bakkt’s Surging Volume Suggest Investors’ Interest in Cheap Bitcoin Crypto analysts have voiced various predictions...Read More
Two years after Bitcoin’s ATH, the US SEC still continues to deal with cases involving illegal fundraising by crypto-based companies. SEC Sets its Sights on Latest Crypto Project It has been two years since Bitcoin (BTC) reached its all-time high, with its price reaching $20,000. However, the market surge that allowed its price to go...Read More
Billionaire Tim Draper recently spoke about emerging technologies, especially blockchain and crypto, revealing what he expects will come in years to come. The year 2019 is at its end, and the next decade is ready to begin. However, while the new decade means a new beginning for a lot of people, it also means a...Read More
A recent “whale” transaction of 789,525 Ethereum (ETH) was claimed to belong to the wallets of the PlusToken scam. The exact holdings of ETH for the scheme are unknown, but this tranche alone is worth $105 million. PlusToken Still Holds onto Part of BTC, ETH Haul PlusToken, despite the law enforcement crackdown against the team,...Read More
The state of the blockchain space in November shows long-running trends establishing themselves. Bitcoin (BTC) was still the leader in multiple metrics, and China was the focus as activity flowed to local markets, shows the latest Longhash report. China Emerges as Leader in Trading Activity November’s Blockchain Data Report focused on China, basing its conclusions...Read More
