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Bitcoin Fees Skyrocket 590% Since Mid-June – Supporters Think Mempool Size Is ‘Bullish’
28.7.2020
Bitcoin fees have grown much larger in recent days spiking to a two-month high to $3.80 per network transaction. The crypto asset’s fees have jumped 590% since June 14 and the mempool (transaction backlog) has grown significantly. Digital currency markets have been extremely bullish lately...
Hyperinflation Hits Lebanon: Food Prices Soar 200%, Biggest Crisis Since Civil War
27.7.2020
Lebanon has entered hyperinflation, the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to do so. With a 462% annual inflation rate and food prices rising by almost 200% this month, Lebanon has joined Venezuela in hyperinflating. Meanwhile, the Lebanese pound has lost 82% of its value this year....
Exploring Decentraland: A Review of the Virtual World Built on Ethereum
27.7.2020
During the last two weeks, I’ve been roaming around the virtual world Decentraland in order to get some perspective on the platform supported by the Ethereum Blockchain. The following is a review of my experience in Decentraland and observing all that has been built since it was invoked over...
Median Ethereum Fee Up Almost 1,300% Since April, Bitcoin Fees Jump Too
24.7.2020
The fees on both Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) networks are rising yet again, prompting both the user dissatisfaction and discussions of possible solutions.
There seems to be no end to what many perceive as major issues with high fees on the two biggest networks. The median average Bitcoin...
A Font-Like SVG Icon System for Vue
24.7.2020
Managing a custom collection of icons in a Vue app can be challenging at times. An icon font is easy to use, but for customization, you have to rely on third-party font generators, and merge conflicts can be painful to resolve since fonts are binary files.
Using SVG files instead can eliminate...
Bitcoin Google Search Interest Hits Lowest Since Before $10K Bull Run
22.7.2020
The last time Bitcoin was Googled so little was right before the start of its push from $7,200 to $10,300
Bitcoin ‘Active Entities’ at Highest Since 2017 Bull Run
22.7.2020
The on-chain metric suggests Bitcoin is garnering users despite the cryptocurrency’s extended period of comatose price action
Third Anniversary of Bitcoin Cash Highlights a Myriad of Network Improvements
22.7.2020
In twelve days the Bitcoin Cash community will celebrate the third anniversary of the 2017 fork that happened on August 1. Since then, a number of changes have happened during the last three years and the following editorial will discuss the significant differences between both chains. The Bitcoin...
Putin’s Biggest Critic Received 648 Bitcoins from Donors Since 2016
21.7.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/navalny
Russian “anti-corruption” political activist Alexei Navalny’s support organization has amassed USD 3.3 m worth of bitcoin (BTC) in donations, per a new report.
Navalny is known as one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critics and his Shtab Navalny...
Bitcoin Futures Pass $1B in Open Interest on BitMEX for First Time Since March Crash
21.7.2020
Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges passed $4 billion Tuesday morning
The Covid-19 Crisis Fueled Darknet Markets – A Patron’s Biggest Concern Is Mail Disruption
19.7.2020
Ever since the coronavirus outbreak swept the globe, darknet markets (DNM) have grown exponentially and the lockdowns worldwide are prompting first-time DNM buyers. Currently, the largest DNM on the invisible web is the marketplace Empire, and the only thing impeding the rush of DNM sales these...
Major Lobbyists in DC See a Shift in Regulatory Tone Towards Crypto Since Pandemic
16.7.2020
Despite continuing education gaps, the heads of several crypto-focused trade associations confirmed that lawmakers are paying more attention than ever to the industry
$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There’s Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent
12.7.2020
For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin collection has intrigued people for years. Last December, someone redeemed a 100 BTC Casascius bar and since then 560 Casascius coins worth $5.1 million have been...
Blockstream CSO Samson Mow: I’ve Been Bullish on Bitcoin Since Day One
9.7.2020
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Blockstream CSO Samson Mow: I’ve Been Bullish on Bitcoin Since Day One
9.7.2020
“Crypto Titans” is a series of personal interviews conducted by CoinMarketCap with prominent and forward-thinking minds tinkering on and behindContinue Reading
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Market Update: Crypto Assets Slowly Gather Gains, Bitcoin Needs Capital Inflow, ADA Jumps 85%
8.7.2020
Cryptocurrency market prices have improved a great deal since our last market update, as the overall market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins has gained $16 billion since June 14. Most of the top digital assets have remained in a consolidated cycle and a great number of cryptos have been able...
The Tokenized Metaverse: Non-Fungible Token Sales to Surpass $100 Million
6.7.2020
On July 1, 2020, the partner of Polynexus Capital, Andrew Steinwold, detailed that the sales of blockchain-powered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are about to cross the $100 million mark. The popularity of NFTs has grown massive since 2017, as blockchain cards, collectibles, digital artwork, virtual...
Singapore’s Blockchain Landscape Has Grown More than 50% Since Last Year
6.7.2020
There are 234 companies in Singapore’s blockchain landscape
Over 2,500 Austrian Merchants Can Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
4.7.2020
More than 2,500 merchants in Austria can accept three types of cryptocurrencies via the payment processor Salamantex. The company explained that the system was tested with a number of select A1 5Gi network shops. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, contactless payments have been trending more so than they...
Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime
3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....