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Anonymous Bitcoin SV Miners Capture 55% of the Network Hashrate
25.3.2020
The Bitcoin SV network has been a topic of conversation recently as stealth miners currently command more than 55% of the chain’s overall hashrate during the last seven days. Last year analysts noticed a large amount of the hashrate on all three SHA256 networks (BTC, BCH, and BSV) was being...
Coronavirus Bailouts: US Banking Watchdogs Waive Hundreds of Regulations, Red Tape, Financial Oversight
23.3.2020
In 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses saw more regulation than any year prior. G20 finance ministers, central bank governors, and regulators cracked down hard on the bitcoin industry. However, during the covid-19 scare, U.S. authorities have been dropping regulations on a whim, making...
Report: ICO Fundraising Plummeted 95% Year-Over-Year in 2019
23.3.2020
While ICO fundraising fell 95% from $7.8 billion in 2018 to $371 million last year, equity fundraising is thriving among crypto startups
Monex Grants Small Amount of Bitcoin as Year-End Shareholder Benefit
23.3.2020
Monex Group, the financial services firm that owns crypto exchange Coincheck, plans to give Bitcoin as a shareholder year-end benefit for 2019
'This Will and Needs to Be Bitcoin’s Year' Says Mike Novogratz
23.3.2020
The macro backdrop exposed by virus-stricken world markets is exactly why Bitcoin was created, argues Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz
Bitcoin’s Correlation With S&P500 At 2-Year High Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
22.3.2020
Crypto market research firm says the recent market downturn resulted in a high correlation between Bitcoin and the traditional equity
US Real Estate in Jeopardy – Analysts Predict Housing Market Crash to 29-Year Lows
21.3.2020
As the coronavirus outbreak ravages the global economy, a number of industries are taking a bit longer to feel the brunt of the financial hardship. As individuals watch the value of their investments fall, economists believe the U.S. housing market will crash to 29-year lows amidst a looming global...
Maduro Orders Venezuelan Bank Closures Amid Coronavirus Scare
19.3.2020
In order to combat the coronavirus outbreak in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the entire country to quarantine themselves. With an inflation rate that rises more than 10,000% per year, the country’s citizens have already been dealing with economic turmoil. Maduro...
A Guide to Bitcoin Halving, and What To Expect in 2020
18.3.2020
The next bitcoin halving is almost here. The event is set to occur in mid-May of this year and willContinue Reading
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Bitcoin Yet Again Dipped Below $4500; Is it Approaching 3-Year Low?
16.3.2020
Bitcoin has faced a catastrophic fall of price all the more shockingly today as it has traded way below $5000 again. While there is a significant part of the crypto community, which is considering these vanishing price dips as an opportunity to buy premium crypto coins like BTC, the other part...
Air Cargo Industry Could Save $400M Per Year With Innovative Blockchain Tech
15.3.2020
Air Cargo businesses are expecting blockchain to save $400M per year for their industry
Supreme Court Lifts RBI’s 2-year-old Ban on Crypto Trading Thus Welcoming Crypto Firms
15.3.2020
In April 2018, the Reserve Bank of India imposed a ban on crypto trading that barred various banks and financial institutions in India from availing any services that are related to digital assets and virtual currencies. Following the notice of the ban, several startup companies that were just...
US Woman Funding ISIS With Bitcoin Gets 13-Year Jail Sentence
13.3.2020
U.S. citizen gets 13-year sentence for funding ISIS using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Investors Can Hedge Long-Term Risk With New 2-Year Bitcoin Derivatives
13.3.2020
Quedex's new bitcoin derivatives contracts, which expire in December 2021, saw more than $5 million in volume last weekend
Black Friday in Crypto!! XRP Critically Rests Above Year Low Price
13.3.2020
Traders of all the markets have turned sleepless, restless, and off course profitless over the last week amid the worldwide crash of all the sectors starting from oil to tech to…undoubtably cryptocurrencies!! While all the strong crypto supporters kept persisting on the idea which said that cryptos...
Crypto Exchanges Overwhelmed on Bitcoin’s Most Volatile Day of the Year
12.3.2020
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao referred to it as “Bloodbath day,” and many in the cryptosphere will echo those sentiments, as fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic reverberates through global markets. As crypto exchanges were thronged by frantic traders looking to capitalize on –...
Bitcoin Price Is Now Up Just 8% This Year
11.3.2020
Bitcoin’s recent price drop in line with traditional markets has erased a major portion of its year-to-date gains
Bitcoin Steadies as Bank of England Suddenly Cuts Rates to 11-Year Low
11.3.2020
The UK’s central bank has stunned markets with a rate cut to just 0.25% — the most since the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis
Geoff’s Redesign Posts
9.3.2020
I love it when people redesign "in the open" and write about it. I'd just like to shout out to our own Geoff who has been doing this for 3 months now. He started in late December last year. He's been sharing stuff like his dev tooling choices, considering performance, considering accessibility...
Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel
7.3.2020
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to customs, according to local reports. After failing to provide a convincing explanation as to how he acquired the gold, the traveler flying from Rio de Janeiro to Hong...