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Why is Binance Really Burning its Own Stash of BNB Tokens?
19.7.2019
Changpeng Zhao. Source: Twitter, Changpeng Zhao
While Binance CEO Changpeg Zhao proudly affirmed that he and the major crypto exchange "are doubling down on our mission to exchange the world" (whatever that means), various commentators suspect that Binance might have more than one ulterior motive...
Zebpay: There Are Too Many Crypto Exchanges, M&A Inevitable
19.7.2019
All competitors are crypto exchange Zebpay’s prospective partners as the consolidation is bound to happen, Ankur Agarwal, Australia Head for Zebpay, once major Indian exchange, told Cryptonews.com. Furthermore, he finds that decentralized exchanges are a promising future and the right direction...
Libra is a Red Herring. Facebook's Main Game is Calibra
14.7.2019
Calibra has little to do with the ideals behind blockchain. The digital wallet is more like a traditional bank account.
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Amid the hype around Facebook’s plan to launch its own digital token, Libra, there’s one big question. How is the company going to profit...
Top 5 Bitcoin Cashback Rewards Apps You Can Use to Earn Bitcoin
14.7.2019
Cashback rewards have been made popular by credit card companies seeking to attract new customers for their cards. Fortunately, for cryptocurrency users, there are also bitcoin cashback reward platforms that pay shoppers small rebates in bitcoin when making purchases with supported merchants....
Can We Trust Crypto Exchanges With Each Other's Coins?
13.7.2019
Crypto-exchanges are getting big ideas. Barely satisfied with merely facilitating trades between investors, the biggest among them are branching out to launch their own blockchains, their own tokens, and their own ecosystems.
This, at least, is what Binance has been doing in recent months...
Crypto’s Travels: 20 Crypto Jokes
13.7.2019
Another week of crypto fun and unpredictability is almost behind us. Let’s check out a few things that happened, before moving on to the jokes of the week.
In Bitcoin news: we saw Bitcoin sneaking to USD 13K, with altcoins struggling to keep up, then finally hitting it for the third time this year...
Strongest Bull Market in Bitcoin History
12.7.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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Bitcoin hit rock bottom on Dec. 15, 2018.
According to CoinMarketCap...
OKEx Heats Up Competition in the U.S. Market via OKCoin
12.7.2019
Major Asian cryptocurrency exchanges are intensifying competition for the huge and highly regulated U.S. market. As Binance is preparing to launch its American branch in the coming months and Huobi is already strengthening its presence here, OKEx is also taking steps in an attempt to reach more...
Coinpaprika Bets on its Mobile-only Product, Will Look For Investors
12.7.2019
Ad and fee-free crypto research platform, Coinpaprika, is building their business model on the mobile-only COINS product and will be looking to raise more capital to support faster growth, CEO Mike Grzybkowski tells Cryptonews.com.
While “Coinpaprika is and will remain completely free with all...
Micro Bitcoin Investors Are Struggling to Sell Their Coins
7.7.2019
While the cryptoasset market is remarkable for its low barriers to entry and its accessibility for anyone with an Internet connection, a class of investors is finding themselves unable to cash out their bitcoin investments. Investors who have purchased micro amounts of bitcoin (e.g. worth of...
The Answer to Forecasting Bitcoin May Lie in Artificial Intelligence
7.7.2019
With no physical form, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is difficult to analyse and its trading patterns challenging to discern.
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As Bitcoin tries to regain some of the lustre it held in late 2017 when it nearly reached US$20,000 in value, investors are still questioning...
Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google - Who Will Follow Facebook's Libra?
6.7.2019
After months of rumors, Facebook has finally confirmed the existence of its Libra cryptocurrency project. However, the new stablecoin’s announcement has predictably given rise to speculation over another question: when will the other FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) corporations...
Crypto Twist: 20 Crypto Jokes
6.7.2019
Never a dull week in the cryptoverse. In Bitcoin news, we saw it lighter by another USD 1K, then another, dropping below USD 10,000, only to jump back to the USD 11K zone in ten hours. Many nerves were lost, and a lot of hair too. On the further unexpected but positive side of the news, DOGE...
Facebook Libra: a New, Revolutionary, Fiat Currency
4.7.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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Within just the last couple of weeks, so much has been said...
Top 12 Do's and Don'ts of Bitcoin
30.6.2019
Bitcoin is back! Year-to-date, the price of the digital currency is up by more than 200%, and people are taking notice. Bitcoin Google search volumes are up, brokers are advertising their crypto offerings again, scammers are coming back, and first-time buyers are knocking on the doors of exchanges....
Libra Won't Help the Billions of Unbanked People
30.6.2019
‘It’ll never catch on!’
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When Facebook unveiled its new digital currency libra, it explicitly said the initiative was intended to address the problems faced by the world’s unbanked: the 1.7 billion people without a bank account. As well as facing inconvenience, these...
The Future of Your Crypto Security
29.6.2019
Security is hard. And if you want proof, just try asking the many people who have lost their crypto wallets or keys over the years, or the numerous exchanges that have been hacked.
But as crypto matures, it comes as no surprise to hear that new security solutions for the industry are emerging, from...
The Adventures of Crypto: 20 Crypto Jokes
29.6.2019
Well, this was a rollercoaster. Everybody alright out there? Bitcoin went up and beyond USD 11,000, then USD 12,000, USD 13,000, and got so near USD 14,000, we thought it’d touch it. And then Bitcoin showed us once again how volatile it can be. And on top of everything, the community saw another...
Seller of USD 100K Virtual Car, Animoca, Bets Big on Blockchain
25.6.2019
Animoca Brands, Hong Kong-headquartered publisher of mobile games, is betting on blockchain as they're considering this technology to be a game changer in the industry, according to Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of the company.
In 2018, Animoca reached AUD 12.8 million (USD 8.9 million)...
With Libra, Facebook Moves Toward Becoming an Independent Nation
23.6.2019
The world’s newest country?
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Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to its efforts to dominate global communications and business. Backed by huge finance and technology companies including...