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Bitcoin Difficulty Set for 13% Drop as Hash Rate Following BTC Price
19.3.2020
Bitcoin’s difficulty and hash rate are beginning to suffer from its price declines, data warns
Bitcoin Rallies as Fiat Currencies Drop Against the U.S. Dollar
19.3.2020
After a major market crash last week, bitcoin (BTC), the most popular cryptocurrency, at least today is somewhat showing its power as a hedge against risks inherent in fiat currencies and the broader financial system.
Trading up 12% over the past 24 hours as of press time (USD 5,772 at 12:41...
Relief to Bitcoin Miners as Difficulty Set For Largest Drop in Five Months
19.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is now estimated to drop in six days, offering relief to miners, squeezed by the market crash and the current record-high mining difficulty.
The next adjustment will see the difficulty, a measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, go down...
Bitcoin Safe Haven Narrative in Question After Biggest Drop in 7 Years
17.3.2020
Last week’s market meltdown challenged Bitcoin’s store of value label but new data shows the crypto has earned its ‘digital gold’ label
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Stop Using “Dropdown”
16.3.2020
Adrian Roselli notes that it might actually mean:
A <select> menu
An ARIA Listbox, Combobox, Menu, or Disclosure Widget
An input with a <datalist>
An input with autocomplete
A <details><summary> block
An accordion
Flyout navigation
In my own usage, I tend to mean...
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...
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
With $1.5 Billion Under Management Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Slides 30%
14.3.2020
Prior to the market carnage on March 12, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) had acquired over 300,000 BTC. Grayscale’s trust has been one of the longest-running FINRA approved investment vehicles with bitcoin assets under management. On Feb. 5, GBTC shares climbed more than 10% that week...
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
14.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto...
As Ether Price Drop Pressures DeFi, Developers Remain Confident in its Success
13.3.2020
Cracks in the MakerDAO system exposed vulnerabilities in DeFi. How will the ecosystem recover?
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
BitMEX Denies it Made Bitcoin Price Drop to $3.7K After Going Offline
13.3.2020
BitMEX silences critics after allegations that it deliberately failed to step in as the Bitcoin market crashed
DeFi Leader MakerDAO Weighs Emergency Shutdown Following ETH Price Drop
12.3.2020
A large drop in the price of ether (ETH) is testing the feasibility of Ethereum's entire system of lending and borrowing
Ether Suffers Record-Setting 33% Drop Amid Global Market Turmoil
12.3.2020
Ether fell from $197 to $132 in early morning trading Thursday
Bitcoin Options Volumes Surged During Recent Price Drop, Then Died Off
11.3.2020
The nascent market for bitcoin options contracts saw surging trading volumes as the bitcoin (BTC) spot price dropped heavily last Sunday and Monday. Since then, however, interest has largely died off, with volumes now back to a normal range.
The total bitcoin options trading volume on Monday...
BTC Plus Token Scam Equally Responsible for the Drop in Bitcoin Prices as Coronavirus
11.3.2020
The Coronavirus outbreak has disrupted many industries across the globe till now and has somewhat slashed China’s booming economy down to the ashes. More than the aftermath of the deadly virus, what worsened the scenario, is the panic associated with the virus that is negatively impacting China’s...
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
10.3.2020
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff
Bitcoin’s Sharp Price Drop May Have Been Prompted by $120M Scam Selloff
9.3.2020
Bitcoin has quickly plunged to two-month lows, with some analysts suggesting an over-$100 million liquidation by PlusToken scammers as the cause