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Bitcoin and Altcoins Correcting Gains
20.5.2019
This past week, bitcoin price climbed towards the USD 8,400 level and later started a major downside correction. BTC/USD declined more than USD 1,000 and tested the USD 6,600 support area. However, the price bounced back sharply in the past two days and rebounded above USD 7,450 and USD 7,800....
Bitcoin and Altcoins Decline Sharply
17.5.2019
After tagging the USD 8,350 level, bitcoin price started a downside correction. BTC/USD broke the key USD 7,680 support level and declined heavily. The price is down around 10% and it recently tested the USD 7,000 support area. Similarly, there were sharp downsides in most altcoins such...
Bitcoin Outpaced by Altcoins in Significant Upsurge
16.5.2019
There was another upward move in bitcoin price above USD 8,300, but it failed to hold gains and corrected towards USD 8,000. BTC/USD is currently (08:10 UTC) consolidating and it could once again pop towards the USD 8,300 level. More importantly, there were sharp gains in many altcoins, including...
Bitcoin Consolidating Gains While Altcoins Continue Higher
15.5.2019
After a strong rally, bitcoin price started a downside correction below USD 8,200. BTC/USD declined below USD 8,000 and it is currently consolidating gains. On the downside, there are many supports near USD 7,860, USD 7,750 and USD 7,680. Conversely, there were further gains in ethereum and ripple....
Bitcoin Up More Than 100% in 2019, Altcoins Rally
14.5.2019
The past three sessions were super bullish and bitcoin price broke many important resistance levels, including USD 7,650 and USD 7,800. BTC/USD even surpassed USD 8,000 and USD 8,200 to post a new 2019 high close to USD 8,350. Similarly, there were significant gains in most major altcoins. Ethereum...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Still May Regain Momentum This Week
13.5.2019
This past week, we saw heavy gains in bitcoin above USD 7,000. BTC/USD gained more than USD 1,500 and traded close to the USD 7,550 level. Later, it started a downside correction below the USD 7,240 and USD 7,000 levels. However, the USD 6,750 level acted as a support and the price recently...
As Bitcoin Continues Its Climb, Top Crypto Assets Tease Breakouts
10.5.2019
Bitcoin's ascent continues, with prices hitting new multi-month highs earlier today, and other top cryptos like litecoin may soon join the party
Halving Rally: Litecoin’s Price Logs Biggest Monthly Winning Streak Since 2017
9.5.2019
Litecoin's next block reward halving is now less than 90 days away, but the world's sixth largest cryptocurrency may still have room to run before investors "sell the news."
Bitcoin Rallies, Altcoins Trade Sideways
9.5.2019
After yesterday’s downside correction, bitcoin price found support near the USD 5,750 level. BTC restarted its upward move and broke the USD 5,850 and USD 5,920 resistances. The bulls took control, pushing the price above the USD 6,000 barrier. The price even broke USD 6,100 and traded to a...
Florincoin – The 2013 Altcoin You Don’t Remember – Is Attracting Real Users
9.5.2019
An obscure cryptocurrency that first started getting noticed during the 2014 altcoin boom is showing itself a true diamond in the rough
Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero’s Long Road to Blockchain Respect
4.2.2017
CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects
All Things Alt: XC Inc, Next-Gen PoS and More Waiting for MintPal
27.9.2014
CoinDesk talks to the creator of XCurrency and MintPal faces new delays with its updated altcoin exchange
Bittylicious Extends Credit Card Payments to Altcoin Buyers
23.9.2014
UK digital currency brokerage Bittylicious is now allowing altcoin buyers to pay with credit cards
All Things Alt: Sync’s Stability Bid, an Ivy League Alt and a Coin for World Domination
16.8.2014
In this week's roundup: SYNC adds more services to its network while a block chain-based strategy game takes shape
New Altcoin Promotes Fitness with ‘Proof of Sweat’
15.8.2014
Mangocoinz uses exercise as proof of work, but how to stop the cheaters?
Why We Need All The Altcoins We Can Get
9.8.2014
Are there too many altcoins? If anything, we need more of them and here's why
BitHalo: Smart Contracts Without the Block Chain Bloat
9.8.2014
Decentralized platform BitHalo enables the creation of trustless, two-party transactions and smart contracts
Why Japan Fell in Love with Monacoin, the Cat Meme Cryptocurrency
3.8.2014
Japan's quest for the novel and locally-made has extended to altcoins, as fans create a cultural ecosystem around monacoin
5 Global Problems Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Can Help Solve
3.7.2014
Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?
Poloniex Claims All Customers Repaid Following March Bitcoin Hack
2.7.2014
The cryptocurrency exchange is saying it has fully reimbursed all affected customers since it suffered an attack in March