When you are dealing with cryptocurrencies and its financial ecosystem, one has to be calculative and consider volatility and major price swings as an important factor before making any investments. Sharpe Ratio, a measurement tool which is regularly used in the traditional financial markets, allows traders and investors to assess the return on investment in...Read More
BioWare suffered another blow with the departure of its next big title’s lead producer, Fernando Melo. Maybe they should part ways with EA. | Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images By CCN Markets: Fernando Melo, the lead producer on the upcoming Dragon Age title, is leaving BioWare. This is especially shocking as it’s happening...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) is, undoubtedly, the king of the cryptocurrency market, and since that is the case, we are bringing you a full overview of the Bitcoin halving history. While this article focuses on the Bitcoin halving history you might also be interested in the Top 5 Bitcoin price prediction charts for Bitcoin halving 2020. The...Read More
The Bitcoin community has a one-word response to the claim that Satoshi Nakamoto will reveal his true identity this week: “bullsh*t!” | Source: Shutterstock. Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: The handful of Bitcoin fans who are still begging for the “real” Satoshi Nakamoto to please stand up may get their wish as early...Read More
Coil, a platform that enables publishers to monetize their content, has recently announced that the company has received a grant of 1 billion Ripple (XRP)trade digital coins from Ripple’s project Xpring. This grant’s initial aim is to increase the use cases of XRP as micropayments on Coil’s platform; in addition, the grant will advance Coil’s...Read More
Over $240 million in suspected proceeds from crypto exit scheme PlusToken have moved in four Bitcoin transactions. Over $240 million in proceeds from the alleged crypto scheme PlusToken have reportedly moved through four Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to reporting large cryptocurrency transactions — posted on Aug. 17 that four...Read More
China’s Shenzhen Special Economic Zone will now support the research and promotion of digital funds and the national cryptocurrency based on the renminbi. On Aug. 18, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China outlined the plans for the future development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, including the research and promotion of digital...Read More
Hong Kong and Argentina pay through the nose for Bitcoin, Binance could be back in the U.S. within months and Barclays cuts ties with Coinbase in the U.K. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights,...Read More
Global investor sentiment toward the crypto industry seems to have shifted in recent years. Here’s how the regulations surrounding this space look in 2019… As the global investor community starts to become increasingly aware of what crypto has to offer, it appears as though this burgeoning asset class is becoming more and more accepted. This...Read More
ETH starts trading above $184 and may cross $185 by the end of the day Ethereum to go bullish in the next 2 weeks surging up to $200 Ethereum may have slumped drastically in the last 2 weeks falling from $216 to its current value below $185. But, it is just a transitory phase, and...Read More
Source: Mark RALSTON / AFP (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: Elon Musk relaunched Tesla’s residential solar-power service and claimed that it could save you about $500 a year. Indeed, Musk gushed that it’s “like having a money printer on your roof.” Musk acquired SolarCity in 2016, but the business has...Read More
As the Dow Jones scrambles to move past last week’s roller-coaster, scrutinize the Fed minutes for proof of a dovish rebellion. | Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones looked dead and buried last week after a devastating 800 point decline, but an end-of-week recovery left the stock market on relatively...Read More
A well-known press release distribution service has published a bit which says that Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s creator, will reveal his identity, as well as other important aspects of his life and career today, August 18th. It appears the release has been submitted by a digital marketing agency and, by the looks of it, it’s nothing...Read More
More than 100,000 marched in a peaceful and orderly manner, demanding the resignation of Carrie Lam and removal of the extradition bill. During the course of the past 10 weeks, the cops and the dissenters have fought at various locations. Huge numbers of protestors are withdrawing their funds [and emptying their bank accounts] and choosing...Read More
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Premiums for Bitcoin in Hong Kong and Argentina despite price...Read More
Global Fire Sensors and Detectors Market Report 2019 – Market Size, Share, Price, Trend and Forecast is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global Fire Sensors and Detectors industry. The report also covers segment data, including: type segment, industry segment, channel segment etc. cover different segment market size, both volume...Read More
Cardano is currently on the road to Shelley, an upgrade that will introduce staking for the first time via its Oroborous Genesis consensus mechanism. IOHK, Cardano’s development group, has been hard at work on the upgrade. For the most part, waiting is all that is left—here’s what you should expect from Cardano’s upcoming staking features....Read More
The U.S. economy is booming with unemployment the lowest it has been in nearly 50 years, nominal wage growth is the highest in the decade and the economy continues to grow – but the cost of living has risen by 14% in the last 3 years – far outpacing wage growth. This is causing Americans...Read More
Cardano is ranked at #13, below UNUS SED LEO but above TRON and Dash on coinmarketcap. The price grew at a rate of 1.98% in the course of the past 24-hours. The trading volume recorded is $31.504 million, whereas the supply has 25,927,070,538 ADA coins in play. The total market cap of Cardano is $1.264 billion. As...Read More
Economist and crypto analyst Alex Krüger believes that $20,000 won’t be the all-time high (ATH) bitcoin price for much longer. Expect Bitcoin Price to Hit $50,000 In a Twitter thread published on Saturday (August 17, 2019), Krüger outlined his argument for the bitcoin price going as high as $50,000 by 2021 at the latest. According...Read More
Sunday, Aug. 18. — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day, as Bitcoin (BTC) struggles to stay over the $10,150 mark again. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is currently down by 1.79% on the day, trading at around $10,166 at press time, according to Coin360. Looking at...Read More
Dash continued to improve its growth in 2019 and according to their official Reddit blog, Dash enjoyed a lucrative week. It was indicated that Dash had outperformed a total of 8 major coins in the past week. Simple moving average [SMA] of 47% was registered; with Dash outperforming 4 of the top 10 coins. Source:...Read More
Bitcoin may have limited supply, but demand will not be unlimited. Once bitcoin is revealed to be worthless, demand will dry up. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: As the resident “Bitcoin Skeptic” here at CCN, it’s my job to provide some level – headed arguments about why you should be extremely careful about buying...Read More
Crypto-fever dreamers cheered as Hong Kong protesters suggested organizing a bank run, but apparently rioters didn’t flock to bitcoin. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: There’s nothing like a bank run to bring out the bitcoin-fever dreamers. Hong Kong protesters reportedly tried the tactic in their latest effort to stop what they see as unfair...Read More
The special economic zone of China located in Shenzhen province will now support research on digital currencies as reported by a local daily. China has been ambivalent on cryptocurrency, where they had earlier banned exchanges from operating in the country. However, a lot has changed in recent times. According to the report, “The Central Committee...Read More
The basic idea behind the inception of cryptocurrency is to decentralize and take away the rigid control that some banks and organizations have on the monetary transactions. However, according to the latest report of the PARSIQ, an organization involved in the monitoring of the blockchain and related technologies, most of the Bitcoin wealth is concentrated...Read More
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee acknowledged that he is one of the investors in Bitcoin personal key security firm Casa, congratulated it for a new high profile hire. On Aug. 16, Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee disclosed in a tweet that he is “an investor in Casa,” a Bitcoin (BTC) personal key security firm. He also...Read More
This week, US President, Donald J Trump, decided that he would like to buy Greenland, thereby completely surrounding the USA’s northern neighbor Canada. Denmark semi-politely told him to… that it wasn’t for sale. Perhaps he would have more luck buying Bitcoin? Bitcoin Price: Down But Not Out Well, when it comes to bitcoin price, arguably...Read More
In addition to his real-life identity, Satoshi Nakamoto will use “My Reveal” to divulge such facts as his country of origin, education, professional background, and why he has yet to move any of his 980,000 Bitcoins. Believe it or not, there’s a new Satoshi in town. No, no, you’ve read it right. It seems Craig...Read More
Cuba used to be host to an inexplicable phenomenon called SNET, a network made by people for the people. Soon SNET will be no more. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Cuban authorities have stated that the government will be taking over the country’s largest private network, SNET. Its users are unhappy and fearful for...Read More