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7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
New Season of 'Billions' Opens With Bitcoin Mining Bust
4.5.2020
Crypto fans have been discussing actively on social media about the new Bitcoin-related episode of “Billions” series
Craig Wright’s Satoshi Case Goes To Trial July 6
4.5.2020
Craig Wright’s Satoshi case will finally go to trial, both sides confirmed to Cointelegraph
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $8.8K but Optimism Seen Continuing Ahead of Halving
4.5.2020
After a flurry of trading late last week, bitcoin dipped on lower volume
Price Analysis 5/4: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
4.5.2020
Several major cryptocurrencies are facing selling at higher levels but the fact that traders are buying on the dips suggests further range-bound action is likely
Original Blockchain & Bitcoin: Different Paths To Decentralization
4.5.2020
Blockchain co-inventor on why block creation decentralization is not essential to blockchain decentralization
Lebanese Currency Collapse: Failed Policies Led to Economic Meltdown
4.5.2020
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crisis and the local currency has already lost about 60% of its value. The central bank’s policies have come under fire while citizens are protesting how the government handles the economic meltdown which led to people’s living situation...
Buffett ‘Killed His Reputation’ by Being Stupid About BTC, Says Max Keiser
4.5.2020
One of the most successful investors of all time, Warren Buffett might be killing his reputation by being so harsh on Bitcoin, Max Keiser believes
These Miners Might Suffer The Most After Bitcoin Halving
4.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) miners responsible for up to 30% of the network's hashrate, or the computational power, are the most vulnerable and might be forced to turn the majority of their machines off after Bitcoin mining reward halving next week, according to Alejandro De La Torre, Vice President at major...
Bitcoin Price Defies Stock Market Link — Post-Halving World Uncertain
4.5.2020
Has the upcoming halving already been factored into Bitcoin’s price, and can another pump be in the cards in the short term?
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 4, 2020
4.5.2020
May the BTC be with you. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Kraken CEO Underwent Surgery, Bitcoin Fees Skyrocket + More News
4.5.2020
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Jesse Powell, CEO of major crypto exchange Kraken, has revealed to the crypto community via...
Crypto Market Sentiment Takes Another Step Up
4.5.2020
The crypto market sentiment has made another, relatively large step upwards over the course of the past week. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins continued its rise from seven days ago, climbing from 5.37 at the time to today's 5.88 - that...
US Real Estate Market Shudders: Experts Predict 40% Lower Sales, March Contracts Dip by 21%
4.5.2020
According to the National Association of Realtors, pending contracts for property sales dropped by 20.8% in March. Further, the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dropped to 3.43%, but a great majority of people are still not interested in buying or renting homes at the moment. Economists predict...
Bitcoin (BTC) Draws a Descending Channel as the Countdown for Halving Begin
4.5.2020
Bitcoin draws a descending channel as it retests support around $8.6k price area with a lack of support on the half-hourly chart. The 20-day Bollinger Bands laid are not hinting towards an unprecedented volatile breakout. With intermittent hikes above $9k, BTC is now drawing a downtrend as...
Bitcoin Price Retraces to $8.5K Going Into Last Week Before Halving
4.5.2020
Bitcoin price is consolidating below the recent $9.5K high, but which way will it go with less than eight days before the BTC halving?
First Mover: Capitalism’s Biggest Crisis Isn’t Driving People to Bitcoin – It’s the Volatility
4.5.2020
The post-Bretton Woods system is on the ropes, but what's driving interest into bitcoin is price volatility and the upcoming halving event
We Can Do Better: Building Resilience Into the Crypto Markets
4.5.2020
It’s time for the crypto industry to mature as the world desperately needs a brand new “global digital asset economy.”
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: The Middle East
4.5.2020
Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications
Bitcoin Goes Mainstream (Again) in Billions Season 5 Premiere
4.5.2020
A fragment of the official poster for the fifth season of Billions.
This weekend’s big TV show event had a bitcoin (BTC) bent – with series five of Showtime’s Billions drama series focusing largely on the world’s most popular cryptocurency.
The first episode of the series aired over the weekend...