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South Africa Leads Crypto Revolution in Africa – Challenges Spur and Slow Adoption
22.5.2020
Africans rank atop global cryptocurrency ownership rates, according to a new report by Arcade Research. South Africa ranks third globally with 13% of its internet users owning or using cryptocurrencies, while 11% of connected Nigerians own cryptocurrencies in the fifth-placed populous West African...
Gox Rising Offers $800 per Bitcoin Claim to Buy out Mt Gox Creditors
22.5.2020
Gox Rising has offered to buy out creditor claims from the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. The Brock Pierce-led outfit will pay $800 per bitcoin claim, either in BTC or cash, to creditors who are unwilling to wait for the finalization of the ongoing civil litigation. “Our payment...
Cardano is Working on a Microchip That Would Give Crypto a Cash-like Experience
22.5.2020
Cardano is working on a crypto-native microchip that would enable crypto transitions without the internet access, potentially delivering fiat-like experience to the hundreds of millions around the world
Recent Unemployment Numbers Might Not Mean Anything for Bitcoin
21.5.2020
Millions more Americans posted unemployment status last week, but does that mean anything for Bitcoin?
Price Analysis 5/20: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, ADA
20.5.2020
Most major cryptocurrencies have turned down from their immediate resistance levels, which suggests a minor correction in the next few days
Square Unveils Bitcoin Auto Payments Tool
20.5.2020
Jack Dorsey's mobile payments company Square allows users to set up automatic bitcoin payments
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
CME Traders Prefer Cash-Settled Bitcoin Products
19.5.2020
CME customers would rather trade cash-backed Bitcoin products at present
Square Dollar Cost Averaging Lets Users Repeat Buy Bitcoin in Cash App
19.5.2020
Bitcoin and stocks are now on the menu for Cash App users wanting to minimize the “impact of market swings,” the payment network says
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
19.5.2020
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code
From Buenos Aires to Beirut – Covid-19 Excuse Restricts Millions of Citizens from Withdrawing Their Own Money
18.5.2020
The coronavirus and the government-induced lockdowns have wreaked havoc on the global economy and millions of people can’t access their own money. Reports from financial stricken areas like Venezuela, Argentina, and Lebanon show that citizens are being stopped from accessing their...
Price Analysis 5/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
18.5.2020
Bitcoin looks ready to head higher in the next few weeks, meaning traders could consider accumulating on the dips
From Cash to Crypto: COVID-19 Is Changing the Way the World Sees Money
18.5.2020
Emerging technologies such as blockchain are driving the world to digitized finances in an effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic
P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes and Inflation in Latin America Are on the Rise
16.5.2020
During the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ demand for cryptocurrencies seems to be on the rise in certain regions in Latin America. Various reports published this week have noted that countries like Colombia, Venezuela...
Someone Was Propping Up the Bitcoin Cash Hashrate at a Loss in April
16.5.2020
Data indicates that someone was propping up Bitcoin Cash at a loss prior to the halving
Pine64 Drops BitPay Before First Bitcoin Payment Over Twitter ‘Outcry’
16.5.2020
The latest revolt against the controversial BitPay appears to result in open-source competitor BTCPay getting its business
Price Analysis 5/15: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
15.5.2020
The action in altcoins has become coin specific, meaning, traders should remain with those that are in an uptrend as they are likely to follow Bitcoin if it moves higher
Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 3 New Features Added to Consensus Rules
15.5.2020
Today, at precisely 9 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network completed another upgrade adding a few new features to the blockchain. The latest upgrade comes with new opcode support, a chain limit extension, and the improved counting of signature operations using the...
Australian Woman Arrested in 'Cash for Bitcoin' Money Laundering Sting
15.5.2020
Sydney police have arrested an Australian woman for allegedly running a crime syndicate using Bitcoin to launder $3.23 million since 2017
Visa Files Patent for Cryptocurrency System to Replace Cash
15.5.2020
Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Visa’s Cryptocurrency Patent Filing The United...