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HTC Adds Native Bitcoin Cash Support to Its Flagship Smartphone
16.9.2019
The bitcoin cash community now has a new way to secure and transact its digital money, as HTC adds native BCH support to its Exodus 1 smartphone. A key reason the technology manufacturer has chosen to do so is that many consumers are using BCH as a payment method and HTC wants to see...
At Least 19 Central Banks Give Way to Monetary Easing As Economy Slows
16.9.2019
In a coordinated fashion, more than 18 central banks worldwide have or plan to cut interest rates, sparking a domino effect of monetary easing. It’s been 10 years since the world has seen central planners orchestrate such harmonization in an attempt to save the economy from a deep recession....
A Short History of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools
15.9.2019
Mining pools grow and shrink, and rise and fall altogether. Today there are more extinct mining pools than there are active ones. The hashpower of the survivors secures hundreds of PoW crypto networks, from major coins such as BTC and BCH to obscure altcoins such as monero classic...
50+ Positive Catalysts on Bitcoin's Horizon by Murad Mahmudov
14.9.2019
On Saturday, at the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga, Latvia, Murad Mahmudov, the head of investments at crypto hedge fund Adaptive Capital, shared more than 50 catalysts that, according to him, are tailwinds for Bitcoin's growth, adoption, and price appreciation.
According to Mahmudov,...
Distrust of the Bolivar Prompts Venezuelans to Seek Sound Money
14.9.2019
There’s a small team of committed researchers and activists called the Ryver Bitcoin Cash group surveying Venezuelans, and giving them educational resources about the benefits of bitcoin cash. The Venezuelan country has been suffering from rapid inflation and many people distrust...
How Prime Brokerage Will Affect Crypto Markets
14.9.2019
Prime brokerage firms are coming for crypto in what’s likely to be a race of winner-takes-almost-all. Goldman Sachs is synonymous with institutional wealth and power, even to those who’ve never purchased a financial product in their life. Like the eponymous tower it occupies in Jersey...
Nature Abhors a Vacuum: Why Trump’s Proposed Negative Rates Bode Well for Bitcoin
14.9.2019
In a recent tweet, U.S. president Donald Trump delved into an explosive, all-caps-loaded mini-rant about the necessity of getting “interest rates down to ZERO, or less.” The bombastic politician stressed the need for America to refinance its debt, trailing off with some superficially...
Crypto Facilitates Money Transfer for Restricted China
14.9.2019
Crypto is not illegal in China, but it is illegal for banks and financial institutions to deal in crypto. It’s also illegal to send or receive over $50,000 in fiat money without government permission. Restrictive banking regulations, international trade wars, and a surveillance state in...
Local.Bitcoin.com Gathers 56K Accounts and $200M Worth of Trades Initiated
14.9.2019
Three months ago, Bitcoin.com launched its over-the-counter BCH marketplace on June 4. Since then, Local.Bitcoin.com has aggregated more than 56,000 accounts, hundreds of bustling users every day and thousands of BCH trade offers. Also Read: Plans to Build $50M Bitcoin Cash Tech Park Revealed...
Big Banks Won’t Touch Crypto Clients – But These Smaller Banks Will
13.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies undoubtedly bring new business opportunities. The expanding industry around digital assets and its customers need more and more services that traditional sectors can provide. Banking is often a bottleneck in the crypto space as most traditional institutions are still reluctant...
Review: Coinfinity’s Card Wallet Provides Tamper-Proof Cold Storage
13.9.2019
Outside of exchanges, few cryptocurrency industries are as prosperous as custody. At this stage in Bitcoin’s lifespan, trading crypto and storing crypto appear to be the most popular use cases for crypto – in that order. As a result, a thriving aftermarket for crypto storage solutions...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Showing Positive Moves
13.9.2019
In the past few days, we saw bearish moves in bitcoin below USD 10,200. BTC/USD even spiked below the USD 10,000 support on a couple of times. However, the bulls managed to protect any nasty drops below the USD 10,000 level. As a result, there was a fresh recovery initiated recently, and the price...
CME Wants to Double Its Monthly BTC Futures Trading Cap to USD 100M
13.9.2019
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has announced that it intends to double its monthly Bitcoin futures trading cap to BTC 10,000 (USD 103 million) – and has already asked America’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for regulatory permission.
Currently, individual investors...
PR: Sportsbet.io and Watford FC Drive Bitcoin Awareness
12.9.2019
The Bitcoin logo (₿) will appear on the shirt sleeve of Premier League football club Watford this season, as part of an educational drive led by the innovative sports betting brand Sportsbet.io.
The logo is part of a wider campaign to improve awareness around Bitcoin and educate the public on...
Developer Reveals Token Reward Platform Fueled by Bitcoin Cash
12.9.2019
There’s a new crypto platform called Honeypoints that just released for beta testing on Apple’s Testflight. The digital currency application created by two former Bitcoin.com employees aims to fuel merchant adoption with loyalty rewards. The Honeypoints app is meant to stimulate retail...
Crypto’s Forgotten Altcoins Re-Emerge: A Look at What’s Happening
12.9.2019
During the crypto bull market of 2017, everybody was happy. It wasn’t just the BTC maximalists, BCH enthusiasts, or proponents of ETH. Privacy coins like monero were doing great, and even charity-supporting “comic relief” coins like doge were riding high. Since that enchanted...
Greta Thunberg Joins Satoshi in Questioning Bank Bailouts
12.9.2019
Saving planet Earth is a noble goal with many different dimensions. Climate change needs to be addressed vigorously as our world warms up faster than ever. Economic development needs a higher degree of financial freedom to provide everyone access to opportunities and wealth. A teenager from...
PR: Bitmain’s Announces Highly Anticipated World Digital Mining Summit
12.9.2019
The World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) hosted by Bitmain – the world’s top 10 and China’s second largest fabless chipmaker – is set to return on 8-10 October in Frankfurt with a focus towards industry investment and innovation for the mining sector.
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Bitcoin and Altcoins Remain at Risk of More Declines
12.9.2019
This week, bitcoin price struggled and settled below the main USD 10,500 support area. BTC/USD even broke the USD 10,400 and USD 10,250 support levels, which are now acting as resistances. Conversely, there was a minor recovery in major altcoins, including ethereum, ripple, BCH, litecoin and EOS....
Indian Lawmaker Raises Hope of Positive Crypto Regulation
12.9.2019
A member of the upper house of the Indian parliament has given the crypto community some advice on what can be done to influence the government’s crypto decisions. He encourages anyone to reach out to him and discuss their concerns, including issues related to the draft bill to...