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First Mover: Bitcoin Just Got Easier to Mine, But for How Long?
20.5.2020
Bitcoin's mining "difficulty" just fell 6%, giving small-scale miners a reprieve. But this is only a small dip before an even steeper ascent
Bitcoin Options: Deribit Exchange Sees Record Open Interest of $1B
20.5.2020
Open interest in bitcoin options listed on the Panama-based exchange jumped to a record $1 billion Tuesday, according to data from Skew
Bullishness Spreads to Major Altcoins (Except XRP) in Wake of Bitcoin Halving
20.5.2020
Despite Bitoin’s (BTC) recent halving on May 11 diverting some of the attention, other major cryptoassets have also seen strong performance in the days following the event, with early signs now indicating that the bullishness in BTC may be spreading to the broader crypto market.
Following...
Bitcoin Suisse Targets Institutional Clients With Secure Custody, Staking for Tezos
20.5.2020
Major Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse has added custodial support and staking services for Tezos, using its PwC-audited vault storage
Hyperblock Bitcoin Mining Servers and Datacenter Infrastructure to Be Auctioned off in Public Sale
20.5.2020
Thousands of mining servers and all the datacenter infrastructure needed to operate them will be auctioned off in an upcoming public sale of Hyperblock’s property. The company has announced on Thursday, May 14, 2020, that its 20MW Montana, USA datacenter went offline and that it has ceased...
Bitcoin Price Past $10K? It Only Needs 0.7% of US Stimulus Check Money
20.5.2020
With a second stimulus check handout on the way, less than 1% of the $478 billion in cash is needed to buy up the entire year’s Bitcoin supply
Bitcoin and Altcoins Preparing For Next Move
20.5.2020
Bitcoin price remained below the key USD 9,950 and USD 10,000 resistance levels. On the downside, there is a major support forming near the USD 9,550 level. Therefore, BTC seems to be preparing the next break either above USD 10,000 or towards USD 9,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins are likely...
Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC Paused Due to Poorly Tested Redemption Code
20.5.2020
A bug in tBTC meant the dapp couldn't tell different bitcoin addresses apart, the team has disclosed
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author’s Warning: ‘Get Bitcoin and Save Yourself’
20.5.2020
Robert Kiyosaki’s May 19 message on Twitter to buy Bitcoin was more ominous than his earlier prediction of a $75,000 BTC price
Bitcoin Just Painted a ‘Golden Cross’ But Is $10,500 Now Achievable?
20.5.2020
The recent golden cross between key moving averages has Bitcoin traders wondering if a strong upside move to $10,500 is in the making
This Bitcoin Documentary From Africa Is Streaming on Amazon Prime
20.5.2020
A new documentary – “Banking on Africa: The Bitcoin Revolution” – explores the role of cryptocurrencies in African economies
Bitcoin Predictions Through Summer and Fall
20.5.2020
After the Bitcoin halving that occurred on May 12th, the question remains: Will Bitcoin price soar or will it fall? Well, there are three scenarios that could happen. Ok, well, there is an infinite amount of scenarios that could happen depending on how deep you want to go into it. But there...
Monster 369MB Block Processed on Bitcoin SV
20.5.2020
A monster 1.3M transaction block has been processed on the Bitcoin SV network
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops More Than Estimated
20.5.2020
Starting today, mining Bitcoin (BTC) has become easier than in the end of April.
On Wednesday morning (UTC time), BTC mining difficulty, a measure showing how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, dropped by 6%, to 15.14 T, while a week ago, some analysts estimated a c. 2% drop. In April...
Bitcoin Sentiment on Twitter Reaches Its Highest Level in 3 Years, Says Data Firm The Tie
20.5.2020
Positive investor sentiment about bitcoin (BTC) on Twitter has reached record levels – its highest in three years – triggered by the cryptocurrency’s supply cut earlier this month, data shows. According to crypto data company The Tie, the 30-day average daily sentiment score is...
Square Unveils Bitcoin Auto Payments Tool
20.5.2020
Jack Dorsey's mobile payments company Square allows users to set up automatic bitcoin payments
5000 BTC Giveaway Scam: Chamath Palihapitiya, Elon Musk Not Giving Away Bitcoin
20.5.2020
The number of bitcoin giveaway scams has been increasing rapidly amid rising prices of cryptocurrencies and deepening economic crisis worldwide. These scams claim that famous people are giving away bitcoin, such as Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and U.S....
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 6% In First Adjustment After Halving
20.5.2020
The Bitcoin network just fine-tuned a key parameter to coax back miners who quit after last week's halving hammered their profits
Chinese Communist Party Adds Crypto to Curriculum
20.5.2020
Chinese Communist Party school publishes a new book on crypto
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...