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RenBTC Quietly Goes Live in Latest Bid to Bring Bitcoin Into Ethereum
22.5.2020
RenBTC, the latest implementation of bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, quietly went live this week, though the general public can't yet mint thier own tokens
3 Bitcoin Price Metrics Just Converged — A Bull Run Has Always Followed
22.5.2020
A basket of one quant analyst’s favorite metrics is still overly bullish, casting aside this week’s Bitcoin price drop
How’s the Bitcoin Community Celebrating the Bitcoin Pizza Day
22.5.2020
For any newborn industry, there’s one moment in time that defines its future, and the crypto space is no different. On 22nd May 2010, a young man named Laszlo Hanyecz, now popularly known as the Bitcoin Pizza Guy, bought two pizzas at Papa John’s pizza joint for, hold your breath...
Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut
22.5.2020
The China-based manufacturer had cut the pricing for its bitcoin miners by half during the first three months
Kleiman Lawyers: Craig Wright ‘Has Keys to Encrypted BTC 820,200 File’
22.5.2020
Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Youtybe, CoinGeek
The long and bitter legal struggle between Dave Kleiman’s estate and Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has taken a new twist, with the former’s legal team claiming Wright has the keys to an encrypted file that may contain...
This is Why This Investor Prefers Stocks Over Bitcoin and Gold
22.5.2020
Peter Mallouk. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Creative Planning Inc.
Despite a number of investors and asset managers urging people to buy “hard assets” like bitcoin (BTC) and gold as protection against central bank’s love for money printing in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, one wealth...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Could Be Short-Lived
22.5.2020
Yesterday, we saw a strong bearish wave below the USD 9,550 support zone. It opened the doors for more losses and BTC price traded below the USD 9,200 support. The price tested the USD 8,800 support and it is currently (08:30 UTC) correcting higher above USD 9,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Don’t Buy Bitcoin, Says Wealth Exec as Lebanon Chooses BTC Over Fiat
22.5.2020
Bitcoin and gold are “too speculative” and it’s better for investors to trust the government to pay them back, claims Peter Mallouk
Bitcoin Traders Now Eye $6-7Ks After 4 Failed Attempts to Break $10K
22.5.2020
The price of Bitcoin is set to test lower levels as support after numerous attempts to break $10,000 have failed
Bitcoin.com’s New CEO is Third So Far in 2020 Amid ‘Lagging Morale’
22.5.2020
Bitcoin.com is being led by its third CEO in three months, with the promotion of Chief Product Officer Dennis Jarvis
Craig Wright Already Has Key to Encrypted ‘Satoshi’ File — Kleiman
22.5.2020
Ira Kleiman’s legal team claims Craig Wright already has access to the encrypted file at the heart of the case, citing the movement of $1.6 million BTC as evidence
Gox Rising Offers $800 per Bitcoin Claim to Buy out Mt Gox Creditors
22.5.2020
Gox Rising has offered to buy out creditor claims from the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. The Brock Pierce-led outfit will pay $800 per bitcoin claim, either in BTC or cash, to creditors who are unwilling to wait for the finalization of the ongoing civil litigation. “Our payment...
Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
Cardano is Working on a Microchip That Would Give Crypto a Cash-like Experience
22.5.2020
Cardano is working on a crypto-native microchip that would enable crypto transitions without the internet access, potentially delivering fiat-like experience to the hundreds of millions around the world
Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy
21.5.2020
Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining
Market Wrap: Traders ‘Buy the Dip’ as Bitcoin Hovers at $9,000
21.5.2020
Bitcoin fell for a second day as sentiment grew bearish, though some traders say they’ll buy the dip
Albania Approves Europe’s Most Comprehensive Crypto Law Yet
21.5.2020
The new law aims to regulate all the transactions made with digital tokens and virtual currencies in the country
Recent Unemployment Numbers Might Not Mean Anything for Bitcoin
21.5.2020
Millions more Americans posted unemployment status last week, but does that mean anything for Bitcoin?
Trump Signs Deregulation Order to Boost US Economic Recovery
21.5.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to eliminate “unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery” following the coronavirus crisis. With this deregulation, government agencies are “encouraged to promote economic recovery through non-regulatory...
Bitcoin Could Be More Resilient to Global Electric Failure Than Banks
21.5.2020
In a world without electricity and the Internet, Bitcoin would find alternatives to flourish, argues Andreas Antonopoulos