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Bitcoin Mining: An Evolution from CPU to ASIC
4.10.2019
To a newcomer, the cryptocurrency market might seem like any other industry and some might even be intimidated by it. Scarcely would anyone believe that it is only 10 years old. In 2008, it was just a hobby for some scholarly enthusiasts motivated probably by ideals like breaking free from...
RBI Ban Stops Indian Police From Cashing Out Seized Crypto
4.10.2019
The effects of banking restrictions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have reached an Indian police department. The police sold some cryptocurrencies they seized only to find out that they cannot access the Rs 8.42 crore (~$1.2 million) proceeds due to the current RBI banking ban. Also read:...
Global Law Enforcement Has Auctioned Massive Amounts of Bitcoin
3.10.2019
Last month, the U.K. police auctioned off roughly $300,000 worth of cryptocurrencies after they were confiscated by the country’s Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU). Since 2014, law enforcement agencies worldwide have been auctioning large sums of bitcoin seized during...
Investment Firm Files Prospectus for New BTC Futures Fund With US SEC
3.10.2019
Investment management firm Stone Ridge is trying to register a new BTC futures offering with the U.S. SEC
Mark Cuban Thinks Bitcoin as Less Useful Than Both Bananas and Baseball Cards
3.10.2019
In the global financial ecosystem, cryptocurrencies especially Bitcoin has evolved as a lucrative yet controversial element that has brought the biggest names of the industry running after it. While Facebook’s leader Mark Zuckerberg is ready to replace Bitcoin with his stablecoin Libra, Jack Dorsey...
Bitcoin (BTC) Recovery Rally Comes to a Standstill Around $8,000
3.10.2019
The traders in the crypto market are going through an adventurous phase. If we talk about last three days, Bitcoin (BTC) was dealing at $8,400 on October 01, $8,300 on October 02, and today, it is at $8,300 and moving towards $8,400 again. This fluctuation in the coin is pointing towards...
German Bank Predicts BTC at $90,000 After Next Halving
3.10.2019
You wouldn’t expect a traditional financial institution to come up with a very optimistic forecast about the future of a cryptocurrency or an honest appraisal of its design. But Bayern LB, a lender based in the rich German province of Bavaria, has surprised the crypto community. In a recently...
BTC Surf expands its exclusive offer for its community
3.10.2019
Disclaimer: The text below is a sponsored article.
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If you have been in the world of cryptocurrencies for a long time, you should have experienced the evolution of the business models. In the initial phase, there were many business models linked to advertising.
The already known "faucets"...
Trump Pressures Fed for More Rate Cuts as Mega Banks Drain the Balance Sheet
2.10.2019
U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring the central bank to cut interest rates even further as a spike in oil prices has offset the Federal Reserve’s ‘normalization’ tactics like rate-cutting and overnight repos. Additionally, the mega bank JP Morgan Chase (JPM) is being blamed...
Price Analysis 02/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, LEO
2.10.2019
Will Bitcoin or Ether lead the next leg of the recovery? Let’s study the charts
Bitcoin Trading Journal: Swing Trader Shares How to Profit From Altcoin, BTC Investing
2.10.2019
Veteran trader shares his trading journal to help show investors how to make better crypto trades
No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives
2.10.2019
There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet...
New Evidence Escalates Panic as RBI Still Limits Bank Withdrawals
2.10.2019
Customers of a cooperative bank with 137 branches across India still do not know the fate of their money, which was restricted by the central bank. Evidence of alleged bank fraud has since surfaced, but the RBI still insists that India’s banking system is safe, despite many citizens being...
CME Exec: No Plans for Physically Settled BTC Contracts Currently
2.10.2019
A senior executive says CME Group has no current plans to launch physically settled BTC contracts
Innosilicon’s Bitcoin Mining Farm Catches Fire Leading to Loss of Nearly $10 Million
2.10.2019
The early morning hours of September 30, 2019, shocked the crypto world to the core with the outbreak of the devastating news of a major fire breakout. A nine-minute long video circulated on Twitter by bitcoin miner, Marshall Long showed the burning down of a large bitcoin farm in China....
Band Protocol Launches its Mainnet and its First dApp, BitSwing
2.10.2019
A blockchain startup supported by venture capital firm Sequoia India, Band Protocol, has launched its mainnet along with the first decentralized application (dApp) known as “BitSwing” which permits the users to trade Bitcoin (BTC) binary options, a kind of derived product. Disclosing...
Bitcoin Fails to Grow, Still Struggling below $8,300
2.10.2019
Bitcoin shows no signs of growth, value is below 8,300 USD The next resistance of BTC may fall at 8,483 USD In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin (BTC) could not make any major impact; the value is still lagging behind the 8300 USD price level. It has been through four major price variations and...
BitPay Achieves Service Organization Control (SOC 2) Compliance Review
2.10.2019
Major Blockchain payments provider BitPay has proclaimed that it has passed the Service Organization Control Review (SOC 2). The review was conducted successfully by the Aprio, which is among the top 100 CPA led advisory firms. The tech audit firm assures maximum confidentiality and data privacy...
How G20 Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Progressing
2.10.2019
Central bank digital currency has become a hot topic among finance ministers and central bankers worldwide, with some G20 countries ahead of the rest on work done toward issuing their own digital currencies. Experts have weighed in on their expectations of when the first G20 digital currency will...
Shots Fired as Nancy Pelosi Challenger Bacelar Funds Campaign With Crypto
2.10.2019
27-year-old Agatha Bacelar is a Brazilian-American immigrant from a STEM background, and she’s targeting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s seat in the California Congress (CA-12) in the next election cycle. Her campaign is seeking to raise $1 million in crypto (BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC...