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Bitcoin Car-driving Crypto Fan Beats NASCAR Champ in e-Sports Showdown
27.4.2020
A Bitcoin (BTC) aficionado has pulled off a famous cryptocurrency-related e-sports first – by beating a pro-NASCAR driver in a racing game.
Bryan Cook, who goes by the name of Boris on Twitter, won his virtual NASCAR race in a car emblazoned with Bitcoin logos, beating pro driver Kyle Busch,...
Are Bitcoin Cash Miners Driving Up the Price of Bitcoin?
12.4.2020
Bitcoin mining difficulty is rising as a mass exodus of Bitcoin Cash miners swap networks to mine BTC ahead of the May 2020 halving
How Institutional Players Like CME, CBOE and Bakkt Influence the Bitcoin Price
23.3.2020
The introduction of institutional heavyweights like CME, CBOE and Bakkt to the bitcoin space was heralded by many as the key to solidifying bitcoin’s mainstream acceptance, and driving prices to a stabilized moon. While this hasn’t played out exactly as some predicted, it is still early...
Bitcoin Bulls Back in the Driving Seat as Price Crosses $10K
19.2.2020
Bitcoin has crossed into bullish territory above $10,000 alongside gold's rally toward seven-year highs
The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth, feat. Travis Kling
14.2.2020
The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth
Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration’s Talk of New Crypto Rules
13.2.2020
Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday
China Worries Driving South Korean Central Bank to CBDC Research
3.2.2020
The South Korean central bank is launching a second central bank digital currency (CBDC) team – a year after disbanding its first group of CBDC researchers.
The central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced its intentions to launch the new unit, which it says will conduct CBDC-related research, in what...
Lack of Regulations Driving Crypto Firms to the Verge of Ruin - Report
31.1.2020
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A new report claims that more South Korean cryptocurrency and blockchain technology companies could fold soon following a closure announcement earlier this week from much-vaunted wallet service BitBerry.
As previously reported, BitBerry operator and Dunamu subsidiary...
Dash Up 70% in Two Days – What’s Driving the Rally?
15.1.2020
As nearly all coins in the crypto market surge, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency dash (DASH) stands out as one of the biggest winners, recording a gain of about 70% over the past two days alone.
In fact, large gains in the price of dash started to occur already in early January when the price...
Plustoken Cash-Outs Could Be Behind BTC Price Drop, Says Report
17.12.2019
On Monday, the blockchain surveillance company Chainalysis published an excerpt from the firm’s upcoming crime report that will publish in January. According to the Chainalysis research, the Ponzi scheme called Plustoken not only defrauded investors out of $3 billion but the scam “may...
In 2019, Cryptocurrency Exchanges Diversified
21.11.2019
With exchanges controlling so much of the industry inflows, and accounting for more than 40% of the jobs, any review of the year has to start and end there. An analysis of the dominant trends driving trading platforms serves as a proxy for measuring the cryptosphere’s overall health. From...
Is Blockchain the ‘Secret Weapon’ Driving the Yahoo Japan-Line Merger?
19.11.2019
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Industry insiders in South Korea and Japan are talking up the potential blockchain “synergy” that may materialize from the proposed Line and Yahoo Japan merger – after the tech giants’ operators agreed on a deal in principle.
Yahoo Japan operator SoftBank has released...
Robert E. Kahn Affirms That Parallel Blockchain of Hyperchain Technology Ltd. And Paralism Are the Driving Forces
7.11.2019
Finding a person who is unaware of the Internet in today’s globalized world is the most surprising thing one can come across. The system, which was introduced as a medium of exchange between different countries, has undergone several phases of development to evolve as the strongest and the most...
Ford Test Driving Blockchain for Energy-Efficient Vehicles
15.10.2019
Ten vehicles have been outfitted with geofencing and blockchain capabilities to monitor their fuel efficiency in low-emission zones
India’s Proposed Bitcoin Ban Is Already Driving a Crypto Exodus
16.9.2019
Local industry and talent critique legislative recommendations that would make India “the first large democracy to ban an innovative technology such as crypto”
Trump’s Trade War May Be Driving Chinese Investors to Bitcoin
6.9.2019
As the Chinese yuan falls in value due to the trade war with the U.S., there are signs that locals are increasingly moving funds into bitcoin
US-China Trade War Driving Retail Investors to Bitcoin, Says EToro
30.8.2019
EToro reports correlated uptick of positions in both Bitcoin and gold against a backdrop of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China
What's Driving Up Bitcoin Price? Central Banks, Says FT Reporter
21.8.2019
Central banks are igniting Bitcoin’s valuation, argues the Financial Times' chief correspondent for international finance
Philippines Increasingly Crypto Friendly – A Look at Driving Forces
18.8.2019
There are many reasons why the Philippines is becoming increasingly crypto-friendly. Not only has its central bank registered more crypto exchanges recently, but the Securities and Exchange Commission has also been actively finalizing crypto guidelines. The country has an active crypto community...
Currency War Erupts as US and China Bring Out the Big Guns
6.8.2019
What started out as a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies is now a full-blown currency war as the U.S. and China bring their big guns to the battlefield. The impact on the global financial markets was immediate and severe, driving up safe-haven assets as ordinary people...