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Bitcoin Selling for $24,000 per BTC in Iran as US Tensions Escalate
3.1.2020
#Bitcoin premium soars in Iranian rials as U.S.-Iran tensions reach a boiling point
A Deep Dive Into Satoshi’s 11-Year Old Bitcoin Genesis Block
3.1.2020
11 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network at approximately 18:15:05 UTC and the world hasn’t been the same since. The Bitcoin blockchain came to life on January 3, 2009, and so far, more than 600,000 blocks have been mined into existence. Nakamoto’s genesis block...
BTC Marks a Fresh Weekly Decline Below $7k; Retains Short-term Support
3.1.2020
Bitcoin, at the time of penning down this article, was trading at $7,186.80. Important to note that the BTC price has hit a fresh weekly low around $6,400 in the past 24 hours. Currently, the coin’s momentum is correcting upwards, as it has again moved above $7,000. Bitcoin has marked this fresh...
Why Double Spends on BCH Are Not the Same as Replace-By-Fee Fraud
3.1.2020
When it comes to creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, accepting zero confirmation transactions becomes critically important. When a model’s main aim is to “just hodl” or push an isolated store of value narrative, important concerns like double spending can take a back...
BTC’s Hashrate Touches 120 Exahash, But the Price Has Not Followed
3.1.2020
On January 1, the BTC network hashrate touched an all-time high at close to 120 exahash per second (EH/s). Despite the crypto market lull and lower BTC prices, the 2020 milestone happened just before the blockchain’s 11th anniversary. BTC’s curious jump in hashrate has the cryptosphere...
Mining Giant Bitmain May Lay Off Another 50% of Staff Before BTC Halving
2.1.2020
Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is reportedly working to reduce its workforce by another 50 percent pending the BTC halving
Tron-Based Tether Has Ballooned to Over 900 Million Tokens, Almost 22% of Total Supply
2.1.2020
Since Tether’s (USDT) migration to other networks beside the BTC-based Omni protocol, significant shifts have taken place seeing the heavily-printed stablecoin rise to prominence also via Ethereum’s ERC20 standard and Tron’s TRC20 implementation. Ethereum-based USDT supply...
These Are the Bitcoin Stories You Loved in 2019
2.1.2020
2019 was a crazy year for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and a number of interesting events happened throughout the last 12 months. It’s hard to keep track of the day-to-day activities taking place within the cryptosphere and there may be a few incidents some of our readers missed....
Price Analysis Jan 01: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XTZ, XLM
1.1.2020
Numerous cryptocurrencies remain in a phase of range bound price action but Bitcoin appears to be gearing up for a sharp move soon
Alleged $8B BTC Tulip Trust Expires With Tales of Bonded Couriers
1.1.2020
Five years ago, the crypto community became aware of an alleged contract called the Tulip Trust. The supposed contract emerged when a few tech-based news outlets published stories on two former business partners Craig Wright and David Kleiman. According to the Tulip Trust contract story, Wright...
Bitcoin Trades with a Considerable Support After Nosediving to $7,195
1.1.2020
Bitcoin, at the press time, was trading at $7,194.57. After having consolidated around $7,200 for the longest time now and facing rejection at $7,500, BTC has now slid down, giving an intraday dip. The end of the bygone year was quite calm for the BTC holders as compared to the altcoin investors....
Etoro CEO Yoni Assia on Reaching 12 Million Users and Why Cryptos Are a Gateway to Stocks
1.1.2020
Yoni Assia is the CEO and founder of multi-asset trading platform Etoro. The brokerage firm, which enjoys a high profile within the cryptosphere, enables digital assets such as BTC and BCH to be traded alongside stocks, ETFs, and commodities. Juxtaposed between the traditional and crypto investment...
Veriblock Captured Close to 60% of BTC’s OP Return Transactions in 2019
1.1.2020
During the course of 2019, the most used BTC-based OP_Return protocol, Veriblock, outshined Omni Layer outputs. According to statistics, Veriblock captured 57% of BTC’s OP_Return outputs in 2019. Ever since the protocol’s opcodes started dominating, a number of BTC influencers called...
XRP Price Lost 66% Against BTC in 2019 — Will the Pain End in 2020?
31.12.2019
XRP holders can’t wait to say goodbye to 2019
Bitcoin (BTC) Trades Under the Big Falling Wedge
31.12.2019
Volatility is incoming as daily prices may see a rise in value to test the trendline at $7600. Weekly BTC prices are still trading inside the declining channel and can go down further to complete this pattern. Bitcoin Price Prediction Weekly prices are trading at a 61.8% Fib level and it...
BitMEX Ends Year With Additional 13K BTC in Its Insurance Fund, Up 61%
31.12.2019
BitMEX Insurance Fund now holds nearly 0.2% of all BTC in circulation, but what’s it for?
Debate Ensues After 68% of BCH Hashrate Mined by Stealth Miners
31.12.2019
2019 was known for the growing trend of stealth miners mining on the BTC and BCH network. On Dec. 30, data shows that 68% of the Bitcoin Cash network’s hashrate is being mined by mystery miners. As the year comes to an end, the large number of unknown BCH hashrate has attracted scrutiny. Also...
Price Analysis Dec 30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, XTZ
30.12.2019
Bitcoin appears to be settling into a tight range and the completion of the most recent relief rally has traders wondering when bulls will regain momentum
Wazirx CEO on 2020 Outlook, RBI Ban, Crypto Regulation for India
30.12.2019
The Indian crypto community has had an eventful year, with a bill on the horizon, the RBI ban’s supreme court hearing, and the community’s efforts toward positive crypto regulation. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed Nischal Shetty, CEO of local crypto exchange Wazirx, about what the Indian...
Bitcoin (BTC) Starts the Week with an Upsurge; May End the Year Neutrally
30.12.2019
Bitcoin manages to grow marginally over the last 24 hours The next halt may come by $7531 Bitcoin has not been able to fetch any significant upsurge to end the year with a bullish note. Over the last one month, the trend of BTC has shown numerous price fluctuations. However, the price has traded...