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Bitcoin And Altcoins In Corrective Decrease: Key Supports To Watch
4.5.2020
This past week, we saw a strong upward move in bitcoin price above the USD 8,850 resistance area. BTC/USD even surpassed the USD 9,200 resistance and traded close to USD 9,500. Recently, it started a downside correction below USD 9,000 and it could correct further towards USD 8,550 or...
Interview with Alex Richter: Future of Antares Trade
4.5.2020
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Hi Alex! First of all, thank you for the time that we have been given and the willingness to answer our questions.
Good afternoon, glad to meet you as well.
Question one: is Antares today a startup or...
BitPay vs BTCPay: Which Bitcoin Payment Processor is Right for Your Business?
3.5.2020
Although most of the activity around bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies currently has more to do with price speculation than actual commerce, there are still plenty of reasons as to why accepting bitcoin payments makes sense for some businesses. Whether you believe in the ideas behind Bitcoin...
Bitcoin’s Halving: Stars are Aligning for Next Big Bull-Run
3.5.2020
George McDonaugh is the CEO and Co-Founder of KR1 plc, the London listed cryptocurrency and blockchain investment company.
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Could it ever be a good thing to have your salary cut in half? Ask a Bitcoin (BTC) miner and your answer might well be a resounding ‘yes’.
The spotlight is on Bitcoin once...
COVID-19 Crisis Weighs On Crypto M&A, Startups To Sweat Harder
2.5.2020
Several crypto M&A deals have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the general economic uncertainty, Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, the CEO of Arcane Research, told Cryptonews.com. Also, crypto startups will need to put more effort in order to secure fresh capital, he added.
The CEO of...
Mainnet, Testnets, Targets, Multiple Clients and 20 Crypto Jokes
2.5.2020
Another crypto week is behind us, so let's take a quick look at what happened. Bitcoin soared to pre-crash levels, Cardano announced their new "mainnet wallet", Hive saw a major pump and a smaller dump on listing news, Telegram's Gram token launch was postponed indefinitely, Plan...
Nuclear Power and Blockchain, Crypto Exchanges Boost Hiring + More News
1.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
The Chinese nuclear industry is tentatively looking at blockchain technology adoption proposals, reports media...
Women Becoming Stronger Players in the Crypto Market
1.5.2020
The Cryptoverse aims to change (or replace) the traditional financial sector, but at the same time it suffers from the same problem - both sectors are heavily dominated by men. But it seems that it is already changing as new data shows that more women are getting interested in this nascent...
CryptoSlots donates all proceeds from new slot to the fight against coronavirus
1.5.2020
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Gambling for a good cause – CryptoSlots donates all proceeds from new slot to the fight against coronavirus
CryptoSlots released their newest slot, Micro Monsters, a game filled with bonus extras to beat...
This Miner Buys 1,000 New Antminers as Bitcoin Halving Looms
1.5.2020
Antminer S19 Pro. Publicly traded crypto mining company Riot Blockchain, Inc. says it has purchased 1,000 next generation mining machines, as the Bitcoin (BTC) miners brace for the upcoming halving in mining rewards, expected to occur on May 12.
The company said it has recently completed a purchase...
This Crypto-themed CoinMarketCap Roast Is Getting Spicy
1.5.2020
How did you celebrate your seventh birthday? With a cake, party games and balloons? Not so for the biggest crypto market data provider CoinMarketCap, whose operators decided to fete the seventh anniversary of the site’s founding by asking all-comers to take part in a roast on that most unforgiving...
New Mining Difficulty Record Cancelled Right Before Bitcoin Halving
1.5.2020
Four days before the next Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty adjustment, the previously estimated all-time high is nowhere in sight. Not only will there not be a new record, but along with the falling hashrate, the difficulty is now expected to drop.
Major Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com's latest...
These New Crypto Regulations Come into Force in Japan Today
1.5.2020
It is the start of a new month all over the world, but in Japan, it may the start of a new era for the crypto industry, as a set of new legal amendments comes into force, changing the way that businesses dealing with cryptoassets need to operate in the country.
As of May 1, a series of amendments...
Ripple’s XRP Sales Drop Sharply, ODL Gets Traction
1.5.2020
The XRP-affiliated fintech firm Ripple has once again reduced selling from its massive holdings of XRP tokens, this time reaching its lowest quarterly sales ever.
According to their new report, the first quarter of this year saw XRP sales by Ripple of USD 1.75 million. The new figure comes after...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of Green April
1.5.2020
The coins have entered a new month of this year, meaning it's time we take a look at how they fared in the previous month - and there's something to see! April's so green, we couldn't even find a proper loser. While major coins saw double-digit rises last month, there are only two coins that...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Correct But Uptrend Looks Intact
1.5.2020
Yesterday, there was a significant rally in bitcoin above USD 8,500 and USD 9,000. BTC/USD surged around 20% and tested the USD 9,500 zone before starting a downside correction. It declined below USD 9,000 and currently (08:30 UTC) consolidating above USD 8,550 (the previous...
A BTC 6 Contest to Create a Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Sidechain is On
30.4.2020
Ten days were not enough for blockchain developers to win a new Bitcoin (BTC) contest, launched by Paul Sztorc, an independent BTC researcher, and tap into a BTC 6.1 (USD 53,600) prize fund. However, contestants still have at least 12 days to go.
The contest started last week and includes potential...
Citizens Burn Banks, Print Their Own Money as Fiat Founders
30.4.2020
Source: a video screnshot, Youtube/FRANCE24 English
As conventional currencies struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, citizens around the world are railing against traditional finance, and looking for new alternatives to cash.
In Europe, an Italian town has taken to minting its...
The Regulation of Crypto Gambling Around the World
30.4.2020
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Different approaches are applied when it comes to crypto betting and gambling in different countries. But the clearest stance on this is taken by Japan, and we know their history with...
USD 515M Crypto Fund, Blockchain-Powered Remittance Pilot + More News
30.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Investment news
a16z crypto, the crypto arm of venture capital giant Andreesen Horowitz, has raised USD 515 million for its second...