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Bitcoin Drops Below USD 5,000, Altcoins Start Fresh Decrease
16.3.2020
This week started with a fresh increase in selling pressure on bitcoin below the USD 5,500 resistance area. BTC/USD broke a couple of key supports near the USD 5,200 and USD 5,000 levels to enter a bearish zone. It seems like there are chances of more losses below USD 4,800 and...
Sending Cash to Friends and Family Through Bitcoin ATMs Is Safer Than Crowding Bank Offices During Pandemic
16.3.2020
Transferring money over traditional channels may involve a lot of queuing in lines these days. Authorities around the world are trying to prevent large groups of people gathering in confined spaces to reduce the risk of transmitting the coronavirus infection. Remittances are a lifeline for people...
Bitcoin Price Drop: Is This the Right Time to Step Up Buying Digital Coin?
16.3.2020
Hitting at its lowest level since March 2019, Bitcoin prices have become a hotly contested debate in the economic circles. The impact of Coronavirus, which has engulfed whole economic activities across the globe, is now having its visible impact on the digital coins and gold as well. The contagious...
Price Drop Casts Pall Over Bitcoin Miners’ Equipment Upgrades
16.3.2020
Bitcoin miners spent $500M+ over the past six months preparing for May’s “halving”. Last week’s price crash means they may wait longer for the payoff
Coinbase Launches BTC Transaction Batching, Saving Users 50% on Fees
16.3.2020
Batching BTC transactions will save users 50% on fees, according to a blog post released by Coinbase on March 13
Traders Flock to Tether, USDC, PAX – Stablecoins See Great Demand After Crypto Market Havoc
16.3.2020
Stablecoins have seen massive volume and growth this month especially after the market carnage on March 12. Per usual, tether has been the king of stablecoins following the market downturn, but the 4.6 billion USDT wasn’t enough for all the liquidity needed to shield the storm. Other tokens...
Bitcoin Price Tops $5.9K as Fed Cuts Interest Rates to 0%, Restarts QE
16.3.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins benefit from the Federal Reserve’s attempt to combat the economic downturn brought about by COVID-19
QE4 Begins: Fed Cuts Rates, Buys $700B in Bonds; Bitcoin Rallies 7.7%
15.3.2020
Effectively, this is “QE4,” the fourth major round of quantitative easing by the American central bank since the global financial crisis a little more than a decade ago
Crypto Carnage, Fears of $1,000 BTC, MakerDAO Crisis: Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 9–15
15.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin’s dramatic decline, MakerDAO left with bad debt worth millions, and how a BTC miner ended up with an $8M windfall
Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Combat Virus, Allowing Members to Choose
15.3.2020
Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BCH meetup groups in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, have announced they will be offering a virtual option for those wishing to avoid crowded places and to participate digitally, while still supporting merchants. In Tokyo, physical venues will still be booked...
Circle’s USD Coin Sees Major Growth After Market Downturn
15.3.2020
USDC seems to be the only stablecoin to stabilized on a significantly higher market cap after the recent Bitcoin price downturn
Using Digital Currency for Climate Markets
15.3.2020
Can digital currencies help to fight climate change?
3 Reasons Last Week’s Epic Bitcoin Price Crash Has a Silver Lining
15.3.2020
Bitcoin had its daily candle since being in the public eye, but there are positives amidst this carnage
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
How Will Bitcoin Halving Affect Its Security?
15.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is the most secure cryptocurrency with the most secure blockchain, remind the legions of Bitcoiners who argue that the cryptocurrency's increasing hashrate is enough to ensure that it never succumbs to a 51% attack.
However, skeptics argue that Bitcoin's halving block rewards put this...
These Online Stores Will Sell You Masks, Gloves, Emergency Items for Cryptocurrency
15.3.2020
Events like the global coronavirus outbreak provide good justification for some prepping. Crises like this often result in shortages and skyrocketing prices of important emergency items, proving that everyone should keep a box of face masks and even a decent survival kit, should things go really...
French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond?
15.3.2020
In the end, the actual classification of BTC in the Nanterre court case may be less important than the mere fact that it is being classified
‘Extreme Fear’ Grips Markets Despite Oversold Bitcoin Price Metrics
15.3.2020
Bitcoin’s chance of rallying higher improves above $5.5K but this appears to depend more on mainstream media and equities markets performance
Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify
15.3.2020
Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are still arbitrarily declining to process crypto transactions. Banks say they are waiting for instructions to lift the ban from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....