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The Cost of Javascript Frameworks
26.4.2020
I expect this post from Tim Kadlec to be quoted in every performance conference talk for the next few years. There is a lot of data here, so please check it out for yourself, but the short story is that JavaScript-framework-powered sites are definitely heavier and more resource-intensive than...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back Off
24.4.2020
Bitcoin traded sideways Friday, staying around $7,500. However, it regained its March losses and is showing upward momentum
Crypto Long & Short: The Battle of the Yields
20.4.2020
What does the current crisis mean for the value of actual cash, and how does it stack up to assets like bitcoin and gold?
Will Short-term Turbulence Deteriorate Dogecoin’s Month-long Recovery?
14.4.2020
Almost a month-long recovery of Dogecoin has been halted; the coin is on the verge of a breakout The 1-week chart of DOGE/USD shows a couple of ups and downs; currently testing resistance at $0.0019 Investors may find this scenario confusing as the coin holds a bearish picture regarding...
Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship
13.4.2020
Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying
Is Bitcoin More Like Gold or Equities?
6.4.2020
Bitcoin markets have behaved a lot more like equities than gold during recent market swings. But widen the time frame, and things start to look shinier
April Fools Sees Toilet Paper Token in Short Supply on CoinMarketCap
31.3.2020
Toilet Paper Token (TPT) leads CoinMarketCap charts at a price of $1.64, up over 1,000% on the past 24 hours
Onchain Data Suggests Bitcoin Sell-Off Fueled by New Investors
20.3.2020
While the covid-19 outbreak has caused economic calamity, cryptocurrencies have regained some of the losses that devastated digital currency markets on March 12. A recent report published by the researchers at Coin Metrics notes the “crypto asset sell-off was driven by short-term...
Spanish Securities Watchdog Halts Short Selling Amid Coronavirus Caused Recession
17.3.2020
Spain has banned short selling for a month, although extension for additional periods is still possible
Blame Short-term Bitcoin Holders For the Price Crash Again
17.3.2020
Sometimes, the history indeed repeats itself. In the Cryptoverse, it's the short-term traders who have been driving the most recent sell-off. Again.
As reported in October 2019, crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics found that the bitcoin (BTC) selling pressure at the time originated from...
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
Litecoin’s Short-term Rebound Sees Hurdles
9.3.2020
Litecoin has faced a very strong meltdown over the last couple of days amid Coronavirus threats. It’s not just LTC that has gone through such a bearish market phase; the whole market, in fact, all the markets (including the major ones such as US and China) have broken down. Litecoin Price...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Might Be Short-lived
9.3.2020
This week started with a massive decline in bitcoin from well above USD 8,500. BTC/USD tumbled around 10% and it broke many supports near the USD 8,400 and USD 8,000 levels. The price is currently correcting higher, but upsides are likely to remain capped near USD 8,200 and USD 8,240.
Similarly...
Bitcoin Halving Can Have Negative Short-Term Effect on BTC Price — Here’s Why
4.3.2020
Bitcoin tends to drop before and after a block-reward halving in the short term. Will this time be different?
Crypto Derivatives, A Short Guide to A Growing Trade (pun intended)
4.3.2020
CoinMarketCap has now expanded its listing to include crypto derivative market data. If you are interested to learn more aboutContinue Reading
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Coinbase Wallet Adds Short, Customizable Addresses to Simplify Sending Cryptos
26.2.2020
The new support also includes an integration with the Ethereum Name Service), allowing Coinbase Wallet users to send cryptocurrencies to .eth addresses
Coinbase Wallet Adds Support for Short and ‘Human-Friendly’ Cryptocurrency Addresses
26.2.2020
One of the scariest features of transacting with cryptocurrency, for many new users, is correctly inputting the long hexadecimal addresses involved. Various individual projects and larger collaborations have tried to tackle this anxiety-inducing issue in different ways, so that bitcoin adoption...
‘Short Bitcoin’ ETP Available to Investors on Germany’s Second-Largest Exchange
25.2.2020
The new listing makes inverse trackers widely accessible to European retail investors
Germany’s Second Largest Exchange Boerse Stuttgart Lists Short Bitcoin ETP
25.2.2020
When Bitcoin’s price falls, investors can still pocket gains with an ETP now listed on Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart
Steemit for Sale: Popular Crypto Blogging Platform Sold to Tron, Community Reacts
16.2.2020
Crypto blogging platform Steemit is undergoing a big change, migrating from its own Steem blockchain to the Tron network. The struggling crypto blogging platform launched in 2016 and made waves when big name libertarian users began to make thousands of dollars per post. The platform’s heyday...