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Bitcoin Extending Gains While Altcoins Consolidate
4.7.2019
In the past few sessions, bitcoin price climbed higher above the USD 11,200 and USD 11,500 resistance levels. The upward move was such that BTC/USD even tested the USD 12,000 resistance. It is currently (08:10 UTC) correcting gains and likely to find support near USD 11,500 or USD 11,250....
Casa Launches Lightning Node Mobile App for Bitcoin Newbies
3.7.2019
Casa's new wallet aims to help aspiring cypherpunks graduate from getting their first bitcoin to running their own lightning node
Modi Discussed Crypto Standards at G20 Summit – A Look at How They Apply to India
3.7.2019
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in discussions on crypto assets at the G20 leaders’ summit in Osaka, Japan. At the conclusion of the summit, the leaders of the G20 countries jointly declared their commitment to applying the crypto standards set by the Financial Action...
Bitcoin Rebounds from Below USD 10K to above USD 11K in Ten Hours
3.7.2019
It took ten hours for the largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, to rebound from USD 9,960 to USD 11,000 before it moved even higher.
At pixel time (04:38 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 11,360 and is up by more than 13% in the past 24 hours, trimming its weekly loss to 7% and increasing monthly gains...
City of Dublin Ohio Plans to Launch Bitcoin Cash-Based SLP Token
3.7.2019
On July 1, Joshua Green, CEO of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implementation Bitcoin Verde, told the BCH community that the local government from Dublin, Ohio plans to mint a token using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). The unnamed SLP token will be used for city events, redeemed for city-branded swag...
Bitcoin and Black Market Fiat: Hyperinflation Crushes Venezuela as Global Devaluation Ramps Up
2.7.2019
Venezuela is being crushed by staggering hyperinflation as a sharply divisive political crisis has the economy in ruins. Some are seeking refuge in alternatives to the national currency, like foreign fiat and crypto. The situation also calls into question the long-term trajectories of other, less...
Bitcoin’s Survival Depends on an Uncensorable Internet
2.7.2019
In an age of unprecedented censorship, surveillance and rampant deplatforming, Bitcoin stands out as a beacon of hope. Its decentralized ledger enables value to be transmitted to anyone, anywhere without fear or favor. Whether you’re a Mongolian goat herder or a Miami drugs baron, your money...
PR: CoinDeal Celebrates Premier League Sponsorship Renewal With Token Launch
2.7.2019
Coindeal’s popularity and number of new users are growing very fast. The exchange will soon be available in several states in the USA and has prepared their own CoinDeal token – CDL. This giveaway is addressed to its 300.000 current and 150.000 new users – internal exchange tokens are waiting...
Africa’s Interest in Bitcoin Remains High as 15 States Plan to Adopt the ‘Eco’ Currency
2.7.2019
By 2020, a large group of West African countries plan to adopt a single fiat currency called the eco. After a meeting in Abuja held on June 29 between the 15 member-country regional bloc, the implementation of a new single currency, after debating the monetary unit for years, was agreed. Despite...
PR: Pbet IEO Launches on P2PB2B Exchange
2.7.2019
Great news for aspiring crypto investors looking for a prospective token. Rising crypto gaming platform Pbet will finally launch its IEO on P2PB2B exchange today for its signature token Pbet that holds strong potential for excellent ROI in near future. PBET will launch its IEO on 2 additional...
Share of Illegal Bitcoin Transactions Declined to Less Than 1%
2.7.2019
The proportion of bitcoin transactions tied to illicit deals is declining, according to blockchain research company Chainalysis.
Illegal activity has accounted for less than 1% of all bitcoin activity so far this year — down from 7% in 2012, Bloomberg reported, citing Hannah Curtis, senior product...
Bitcoin Sell-off Continues, Price Drops Below USD 10,000
2.7.2019
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, just declined below the psychologically important level of USD 10,000, where it was more than 10 days ago.
At pixel time (05:44 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. 9,880 and is down by more than 11% in the past 24 hours and by 13% in the past week. In June, bitcoin...
Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?
1.7.2019
Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive...
Confronting Bitcoin Network Issues Using Nakamoto Consensus and a Mining Parliament
1.7.2019
On June 28, Bitcoin Cash proponent Javier Gonzalez announced the launch of an interesting protocol called the Bitcoin Mining Parliament (BMP). The theory behind BMP is backed by the concept of Nakamoto Consensus where “miners are the executive power of Bitcoin” and “any needed...
Crypto Market Sentiment Worsened as Prices Drop
1.7.2019
The crypto market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top ten coins has dropped significantly in the past week, deep into the neutral zone, from last Monday's 5.32 to today's 4.8, according to Omenics , a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
The only coin in the positive zone remains...
G20 Leaders Issue Declaration on Crypto Assets – A Look at Their Commitments
1.7.2019
The G20 leaders jointly issued a declaration on crypto assets at the end of their summit in Osaka, Japan. They declared their commitments, reaffirmed that crypto assets do not pose a threat to global financial stability, and requested further work done by standard-setting bodies. Also read:...
Bitcoin and Altcoins are Facing an Uphill Task
1.7.2019
This past week, bitcoin and altcoins started a major downside correction. BTC/USD declined below the USD 12,500 and USD 11,500 support levels. The price even broke the USD 11,000 support area and it is currently consolidating losses in a broad range. Similarly, there were heavy downsides...
Flowery V20 Talk and Government Terror: Why Darknet Crime Is the Least of Our Worries
1.7.2019
Governments and central banking regulatory bodies continue to express concern about crypto being used for criminal purposes and terror. The terror campaigns of these very same governments continue unabated, however. In the wake of the V20 summit it might seem that lawmakers actually care about...
Another Volatile Weekend Takes More Than USD 1,000 from Bitcoin
1.7.2019
Source: Alan_Lagadu
After starting this past weekend above the USD 12,000 level, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, enters the new week at the USD 11,000 level.
At pixel time (05:59 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 11,098 after rebounding from USD 10,800 and is down by 7.53% in the past...
Bitcoin Cash Register Surpasses 10,000 Installs and BCH is Coming to Brave in Weekly Video Update
1.7.2019
Bitcoin Cash Register has surpassed 10,000 installs on the Google Play Store, live streaming platform Twitch reinstates cryptocurrency payments and BCH is coming to the Brave web browser. Watch these and other developments discussed in this week’s video update on Bitcoin.com’s Youtube...