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How the Pressures of the Coronavirus May Open the Door for Tokenization
2.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed businesses worldwide, and tokenization might be the best tool to adapt to the new world
Amended Lawsuit Against Ripple Now Offers Theory That XRP May Not Be a Security
1.4.2020
While the lawsuit against Ripple Labs still alleges the firm broke securities laws, the plaintiffs now seem to be hedging their bets
Financial Bazookas Revealed – Market Strategists Believe the Fed Will Purchase Stocks Soon
1.4.2020
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since the covid-19 outbreak, the Fed has unleashed a massive arsenal of monetary weapons to combat the effects on the economy. After the significant rate cuts...
Bitcoin Price Pumps $600 to CME Gap, But $6.6K May Be End for Bulls
30.3.2020
BTC price dead cat bounce or more evidence that the bottom is in?
‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu
28.3.2020
Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central...
Pantera Capital CEO: BTC Will ‘Come of Age’ in Crisis, May Top All Time High
27.3.2020
The blockchain and cryptocurrency hedge fund founder said the cryptocurrency could rise far above its all-time high of $20,000
Geopolitical Crisis May Benefit Oil, Gold and CBDCs, Not Bitcoin
26.3.2020
Demand for gold is skyrocketing and the clamor for scarce assets in a remote-first world was precisely where bitcoin was supposed to shine. But it's complicated
Why This May Be The Time For Bitcoin To Shine
26.3.2020
Gary McFarlane is a cryptocurrency analyst at interactive investor, a UK-based investment platform.
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With central bank money-printing machines switched back on, might bitcoin be the star of the recession?
Crypto – it’s still all about COVID-19 for now
Whether the bounce in both bitcoin...
Making Bitcoin Go Viral: Could Endless Printing Trigger a Hyperbitcoinization Event?
26.3.2020
Hyperbitcoinization has been defined as “a state where bitcoin becomes the world’s dominant form of money.” But what actually needs to happen for bitcoin to ‘go viral’? As it turns out, a hyperbitcoinization event may be more likely than many suspect, especially in...
Why Today’s BTC Difficulty Adjustment May Cause the Price to Plunge
25.3.2020
Today’s Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment may be an ominous sign for its price
How Working From Home May Be Exposing Us To Cybercrime
25.3.2020
Apart from the obvious health and economic impacts, the coronavirus also presents a major opportunity for cybercriminals.
As staff across sectors and university students shift to working and studying from home, large organisations are at increased risk of being targeted. With defences down...
Bitcoin Price Facing New ‘Death Cross’ Suggests No $10K BTC Before May
25.3.2020
Bitcoin facing uphill battle before the May 2020 halving
China May Ramp up Digital Currency Progress to ‘Fend off Risk’ from US
25.3.2020
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted China’s economy, but not its digital currency plans. And amid reports that the country is nearing a major breakthrough in its plans to launch a digital fiat, one of the project’s key figures is urging caution lest American rivals steal a march on the Middle...
Global Stablecoins May Be Subject to Securities Regulation, Says IOSCO
25.3.2020
Global stablecoins may be subject to securities laws, says IOSCO, in a new report that could complicate such projects’ embrace of decentralization
Mt. Gox Trustee May Sell Off Some Crypto Assets, Says Draft Repayment Plan
25.3.2020
The trustee of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange intends to liquidate cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin and bitcoin cash as part of a draft rehabilitation plan
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....
Bitmain S19 Antminers Sell Out, Won't Ship Until May 11
23.3.2020
With the Antminers set to ship from March 11, Bitmain is facing a wave of accusations that it is front-running its customers
XRP Awaits a Stimulus Price Move; Price Trend May Remain Stuck Around its Support Level
23.3.2020
Apparently, the market is heading towards the third significant price plunge of 2020 amid persisting Coronavirus fears. While major economies like China, Italy, and many others are already affected, it is now India, where the death toll has increased significantly owing to Coronavirus. This...
The Internet May Be Next Victim of Coronavirus Pandemic – Netflix, Google, Apple and Amazon React
23.3.2020
With an estimated billion people staying home, remote working or just watching shows online all day, telecom infrastructure is coming under great strain. Experts and companies are mostly saying that the risk is far from critical yet, but the EU has taken the possibility of the internet crashing...
Minting Basic Income – US Lawmaker Asks Treasury to Issue Two $1 Trillion Coins With No Debt
22.3.2020
The U.S. is now facing the onslaught from the coronavirus outbreak. During the last two weeks, bureaucrats have shut down multiple industries while the Federal Reserve has injected trillions into the hands of private banks. Bipartisan members of Congress have been penning a 2020 stimulus plan,...