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Binance Chief CZ Shares Milestone Achievements of Binance in Quarantine Days
28.3.2020
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, took to his official Twitter handle to highlight the key accomplishments of his team in the past four days during the quarantine period. Governments around the world have imposed lockdown in their respective countries to promote social distancing to eradicate the deadly...
Strange Days: S&P 500 Is More Volatile Than Bitcoin This Month
27.3.2020
In a role reversal befitting these topsy-turvy times, Wall Street has recently seen more turbulence than the top cryptocurrency
Market Update: Slew of Unknown Coins Has Seen Considerable Gains Since ‘Black Thursday’
27.3.2020
The top ten coins have done well but there’s a ton of unknown digital currencies moving up the ladder with great speed. In fact, a considerable number of cryptos have gained 50-1,520% in the last 30 days, since Black 'Thursday'
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How to Quickly Cash Out From Crypto to Fiat
26.3.2020
There are many reasons why you might seek to liquidate your digital assets into fiat currency, be it to pay a bill, buy a meal, or cover an emergency. When needs must, speed is of the essence; no one has time to wait three days for a bank wire to clear. For those occasions when […]
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Anonymous Bitcoin SV Miners Capture 55% of the Network Hashrate
25.3.2020
The Bitcoin SV network has been a topic of conversation recently as stealth miners currently command more than 55% of the chain’s overall hashrate during the last seven days. Last year analysts noticed a large amount of the hashrate on all three SHA256 networks (BTC, BCH, and BSV) was being...
Shelter-in-Place for Cash? 2 Bills Submitted by US Congress Mention ‘Digital Dollars’
24.3.2020
During the last few days, members of the U.S. Congress have been trying to pen a stimulus plan to help the American economy. Since then, a few bills have been submitted by representatives and two particular proposals House democrats have tabled talk about a “digital dollar”...
Crypto Mining Crunch Time – Bitcoin Halving Less Than 50 Days Away While Global Economy Shudders
24.3.2020
On or around May 13, the BTC network will see a block reward reduction as miners will go from getting 12.5 coins per block to 6.25 coins following the halving. The last time the protocol’s block reward halved was on July 9, 2016, and the global economy looked a whole lot different back then....
Bitcoin Marks 9% Gain; Crosses Above $6k for 3rd Time in 7 days
23.3.2020
And what really happened while you just blinked your eye? Bitcoin was crumbling in red during the Asian market trading hours, and while we near the end of the trading day, the latter have breached irresistible lows, while the former just formed a green trading candlestick above $6k. Impressively...
Dark Days Expected as Bank of St. Louis Head Says US Unemployment Could Reach 30%
23.3.2020
The global economy is apparently going down rapidly, but if we go by the fresh news coming from the US, the worst days are still to come. As per a report published by Bloomberg, James Bullard, chief of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has predicted that the unemployment rate in the United...
Did BTC Miners Crash Bitcoin Price With 51 Days Before the Halving?
22.3.2020
Did miners cause the Bitcoin price crash? Data suggests they may have
Countdown to Block Reward Reduction – 18 Days Until Bitcoin Cash Halving
20.3.2020
In 18 days, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will see its next halving as the block reward will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 coins on or around April 8, 2020. BCH will be the first blockchain out of the top three SHA256 networks to halve as BSV will see a reward reduction two days after […]
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6 Cryptocurrency Exchanges That Don’t Require KYC
17.3.2020
These days, it’s taken as a given that KYC must be endured to trade cryptos on centralized exchanges. In fact, there are still dozens of exchanges you can access without having to risk your personal documents and identity. The following guide examines six such platforms, and considers...
How to Simulate Long HTTP Requests
17.3.2020
It happens less frequently these days but there are times when we need to accommodate for a HTTP request timing out. The service could be down, under heavy traffic, or just poorly coded, or any host of other issues. Whenever I need to simulate a long HTTP request, I use a bit of PHP...
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Inside BeQuant: 3 Days With a Crypto Exchange CEO
16.3.2020
Pub hopping in London one night, pitching to Malta’s regulators the next: Check out our latest documentary to find out what it’s like to be the CEO of a crypto exchange
Bitcoin Dips Below $5k for 2nd Time in 7 Days; Confirms the Bearish Pull
16.3.2020
Bitcoin price dips below $5,000 just a few minutes ago after three days of price accumulation around $5,000 Within 2 days, BTC has recorded the highest at $5,991 while the lowest at $4,894.39, just minutes ago, from the time of writing The 20-day Bollinger Bands laid shows the prevailing...
Sending Cash to Friends and Family Through Bitcoin ATMs Is Safer Than Crowding Bank Offices During Pandemic
16.3.2020
Transferring money over traditional channels may involve a lot of queuing in lines these days. Authorities around the world are trying to prevent large groups of people gathering in confined spaces to reduce the risk of transmitting the coronavirus infection. Remittances are a lifeline for people...
The CSS Podcast
15.3.2020
From Adam and Una at Google, a podcast just about CSS. I believe I'm contractually obliged to link to that! Just one episode out so far, a shorty about the box model.
Last time I wrote up podcasts I like was 8 years ago most of them are dead now, except the biggies like This American Life and...
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
An Interim Post-Mortem: Worst Days, Liquidations, and BitMEX in Spotlight
13.3.2020
After falling by a historic 40% before recovering slightly yesterday, bitcoin (BTC) is today recouping some of its heavy losses, posting double-digit gains in the early hours of Friday trading.
Today’s rebound comes after the number one digital asset once again saw heavy selling around midnight...