The Cardano ecosystem has long been touted as one of the most innovative blockchain networks in the industry. The CEO of IOHK, the company behind Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, hopes that ADA will be the most predominant force in the cryptocurrency space by the end of 2020 and expects it to become a true social operating...Read More
Bitcoin wallets and their safety have been one of the primary concerns lately in the crypto-community, in light of the fact that crypto-wallets contain information on the secure private key that is used to access Bitcoin addresses and carry out transactions. With the increasing number of cyber-attacks and online thefts in recent times, tensions over...Read More
Bitcoin price predictions are always a point of contention. They have ranged from mind-blowing seven-figure surges to more sedate extrapolations of current market conditions. One industry executive thinks it is quite plausible for BTC to be $50k by the end of 2020 and here’s why. Speaking to Bloomberg, Nexo founder Antoni Trenchev said that company...Read More
Over the course of 2019, Bitcoin Cash had registered impressive adoption metrics in Australia. As reported previously, Roger Ver’s BCH was advancing its retail trade and outperforming the likes of even Bitcoin, ETH, and Litecoin by a huge margin in the land down under. According to the presented data, BCH had registered sales of $36,430...Read More
It was no surprise that Bitcoin was birthed in the aftermath of the collapse of the traditional financial market. Corruption in banks and governments positioned the cryptocurrency, untethered from both realms, to make its mark on public minds and thereby become a beacon for financial freedom. More than a decade later, Bitcoin is seen more...Read More
Bitcoin and the alternative coins receive different acceptance from people: from a speculative tool for trading to an investment option, digital gold, etc. Yet, most of them have another, more meaningful purpose that is somehow neglected by the masses when they see only their coins’ prices. While most people are aware of the top digital...Read More
A Bitcoin donation address has been opened to supply aid for the Australian bushfires raging this dry season. The BTC address offers a borderless way to make contributions for relief immediately. Bitcoin Address Reveals Ongoing Donation Activity The #AustraliaBurning hashtag spread to the crypto community, with a Bitcoin donation address being open for contributions. At...Read More
When it comes to privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies in the market, Monero has always been the coin that stands out the most. The cryptocurrency, that recently saw a successful algorithm shift from Cryptonight R to RandomX, was the main subject discussed by Diego Salazar, in an interview with AMBCrypto. Salazar stated that the fungible cryptocurrency represented “trustless...Read More
The previous decade has been interesting from a financial point of view. Primarily the evolution of bitcoin is worth taking into account. This remains one of the most modern forms of money to be introduced in the past 10 years. The Bumpy Bitcoin Ride Continues It has to be said that bitcoin’s evolution has not...Read More
Bitcoin has been extremely resistant to major price movements over the past month, with the world’s largest digital asset reaching a consolidation phase between $6800 and $7500. However, that particular narrative may soon change according to Antoni Trenchev, Head of Bitcoin lending platform, Nexo.io. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Trenchev lauded BTC‘s immense growth...Read More
The start of the new decade was a fresh start for Bitcoin too as the coin noted a sudden surge on 3 January, pushing its price above $7,200. According to recent research by Arcane, it was found that the market sentiment had stabilized. The Fear and Greed Index was found to be holding stable over...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is often discredited for its shorter period of existence. When compared to traditional markets, Bitcoin’s market has had only 10 years of active trading, which is why people tend to constantly overlook its sustainability in the longer run. This popular opinion was recently called into question after Sean Nance, a Bitcoin trader,...Read More
2019 has been crucial to the emergence of the crypto-derivatives market. Many industry experts believe that this sector would soon replicate “positive figures exhibited by the traditional market” as crypto-derivatives become more and more popular with institutional traders and investors continue to jump into the bandwagon. For a long time, the derivatives space was dominated...Read More
Tensions between the United States and Iran have been cited for bitcoin’s rapid advance Friday, but a closer look at the evidence reveals another factor in play. | Image: shutterstock.com The bitcoin price surged $538 (+7.8%) on Coinbase overnight and into the morning, pulling back at noon Friday morning. Commentators were quick to link the...Read More
Yesterday I recapped the last decade in crypto. Today, let’s look ahead to the future and what I think will happen in the 2020s. Of course, no one can predict the future with much accuracy, but one way to predict it more accurately is to invent it! In short, I think over the next decade...Read More
Bitcoin began its year on a negative note. Its price fell below $7,200 on the second day of the year. The much-awaited Santa Claus rally didn’t materialize for the world’s largest cryptocurrency as the optimism fueled by the holiday spirit did not really catch up with the coin’s price. However, soon, the price did rebound....Read More
After hovering below its previous support at $7,000 for several hours yesterday, Bitcoin’s bulls were able to generate significant momentum that has allowed BTC to reclaim its position within the $7,000 region, and it appears that this upwards momentum is growing.This move coincided closely with news regarding a US airstrike on a top Iranian military...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price spiked on 3 January by 7.08%, with its price jumping from $6,853.53 to $7,339.08. The rising price of the digital asset strangely coincided with reports of an airstrike at Baghdad’s airport, one that killed the Head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani. The President of the United States,...Read More
It’s safe to say that the beginning of 2020 is everything one might have expected it to be on the cryptocurrency market: volatile. Just a few days after the New Year’s bell rang, Bitcoin went on a rollercoaster, dropping down to a low of $6,850, only to recover hours later, gaining upwards of $500 in...Read More
Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded a lucrative first half in 2019, with many in the crypto-community attributing the performance of the market to the performance of these cryptos. The second half of 2019 was far less exciting for the market, however, as both cryptos registered massive losses. In fact, Ethereum ended the year with a 2.09...Read More
Commercial banks should work out their own transfer systems as an alternative to Facebook’s Libra, urged Jens Weidmann, President of Bundesbank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB). Euro Area Banks Should Not Rely on Facebook’s Libra Banks in the Euro area should explore tools for faster, cheaper transfers, but...Read More
Bitcoin‘s pump on 3 January came as a surprise; the pump contributed to BTC shooting from $6,853 to $7,369 in a span of 8 hours. During times like these, there are bound to be many liquidations, many worth hundred-millions. At press time, the price was staring at the resistance that it failed to breach during...Read More
11 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network at approximately 18:15:05 UTC and the world hasn’t been the same since. The Bitcoin blockchain came to life on January 3, 2009, and so far, more than 600,000 blocks have been mined into existence. Nakamoto’s genesis block is special and the hardcoded block has a...Read More
If you are looking to borrow or lend BTC, here are some of the best Bitcoin lending sites and P2P platforms that you can use for this particular financial service. What Is Bitcoin Lending? Bitcoin lending is similar to your regular bank loan, the difference being that you do not need to involve banks and...Read More
The sudden escalation in US-Iranian hostilities sent a shockwave through global markets. | Source: AP Photo / Vahid Salemi Trump sent a shockwave through financial markets when he ordered an airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani. Stocks, gold, and oil all fluctuated wildly as US-Iranian hostilities flared. Here’s how the prices of major assets responded. When...Read More
The Internet bubble prompted the establishment of new innovations that the masses did not realize they needed at that point. Some survived while others shut down for being too innovative and radical for that time. 11 years since the inception of Bitcoin, the industry has seen the space evolve, with newer cryptos coming into existence...Read More
A U.S. citizen, Joanna De Alba has been detained and indicted for an alleged conspiracy to possess and distribute illegal drugs including heroin and methamphetamine, through the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin. The defendant was arrested while trying to enter the United States through the U.S-Mexico border on October 24, 2019. Alleged Dark Web...Read More
Bloomberg, the mainstream media interviewed Antoni Trenchev, CEO of NexoFinance about Bitcoin’s journey in the last decade. Trenchev poured out his views on how Bitcoin has fared and 9000000% increase since 2010. According to Nexo CEO, Bitcoin is an “incredible asset” uncorrelated to the overall market. He further compared BTC to gold asset & claimed...Read More
The saga of cryptocurrencies began in January of 2009. This is when Bitcoin, the first-ever cryptocurrency, was introduced. The allure of cryptocurrency is that it is a creative and imaginative solution to a very real problem with fiat currencies across the world. Governments issued fiat currencies are subject to the printing press to pay astronomical...Read More
Bitcoin’s price went on yet another quick rollercoaster throughout the past 24 hours. It dropped down to about $6,850 yesterday, only to get back up above $7,300 today. Interestingly enough, the move comes following a US airstrike, which had the leader of Iran’s Quds Force’s leader killed. Bitcoin Price Surges $500 In Hours Yesterday, the...Read More
