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Why Exchanges List Small-Cap Coins Despite 51% Attacks
11.2.2020
It is profitable for exchanges to list low market-cap coins, despite the potential for 51 percent attacks, say two VCs from Dragonfly Capital
XRP Still Third Largest Crypto by Market Cap After Founder Dumps 1 Billion Coins
10.2.2020
Crypto traders and speculators have been discussing the digital currency XRP (ripple) lately because the price has been stagnant compared to other digital assets. Some venture capitalists and analysts plan to short XRP, while other speculators believe the crypto is poised for a price jump in...
How Often Are Top Privacy Coins and Mixers Actually Used? – A Look at XMR, DASH, and ZEC
10.2.2020
As Bitcoin and crypto help everyday individuals to regain control over their money, and make trusting third parties unnecessary, it’s not surprising that privacy advocates have flocked to the space. While bitcoin’s ledger is openly viewable, privacy coins and privacy enhancing protocols...
Tax Agents ‘Confiscate’ Bitcoin From Criminal but Keep the Coins in His Wallet
7.2.2020
The State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) has seized some bitcoins for the first time. The cryptocurrency, allegedly acquired through illegal means, is still being stored in the wallet set up by a criminal. Experts have expressed concerns about the risk of the money disappearing as officials...
How to Buy Bitcoin in the Philippines
7.2.2020
The Philippines has many places you can buy bitcoin from. Not only has the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas licensed some cryptocurrency exchanges, but there are also peer-to-peer marketplaces, bitcoin ATMs, and other services to help you. This guide will show you where and how to buy bitcoin in...
There’s No Such Thing as Tainted Bitcoins
6.2.2020
All bitcoins are created equal. But in the eyes of blockchain forensics firms, some bitcoins are more equal than others. If these companies are to be believed, coins that have been used in criminal transactions are ‘tainted,’ destined to be forever linked with nefarious activity....
SLP Token Trading Platform Cryptophyl Adds BTC Pair With Bitcoin Cash at Flat 0.15% Fee
6.2.2020
Digital asset exchange Cryptophyl has announced it’s launching bitcoin core (BTC) trading. The first available pair is with bitcoin cash (BCH), the platform revealed on social media this week. Trading the two major cryptocurrencies will also allow users to earn the exchange’s native...
4 ‘Bitcoin Contenders’ With Zero Use Cases and Barely Any Infrastructure
6.2.2020
Cryptocurrency markets and the industry are extremely competitive and many users believe a single digital asset will reign someday, and that it may not be BTC. Over the last few years, many holders believe the assets they hold are bitcoin contenders with coins like IOTA, EOS, ADA, XRP, and...
Zengo Is a Keyless Yet Noncustodial Bitcoin Wallet
3.2.2020
Zengo is a non-custodial mobile wallet that dispenses with private keys in favor of threshold signatures to create two ‘mathematical secret shares’ – one stored on your mobile device, the other on their servers. In other words, there’s no single point of failure and no risk...
Another Crypto Exchange Discourages the Use of Bitcoin Mixing Services
30.1.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance was recently scrutinized for flagging a customer’s funds because the individual had used a bitcoin mixing application. Now the platform Paxos Global is discouraging the use of crypto mixers after a customer allegedly sent coins to a mixing service. Also...
Three High Profile Crypto Networks Face Reward Halvings This Spring
28.1.2020
This spring, three of the largest crypto networks, BTC, BCH, and BSV, will undergo their halvings around the same time for the first time in history. During the last halving in 2016, only one network existed, but now three protocols share the same consensus algorithm. Google Trends shows that...
XRP Remains in Red for the Week While Other Coins Surge
28.1.2020
XRP, the digital token affiliated with the San Francisco-based fintech firm Ripple, has been rather disappointing for investors this past week, as it remains in the red for the week while most other coins are seeing gains.
As of pixel time (13:04 UTC), XRP trades at c. USD 0.233 and is up by 1.2%...
Ukraine to Oversee Crypto Transactions Above $1,200, Sees Opportunities in Legalization Not Risks
27.1.2020
Cryptocurrency transactions in Ukraine will be strictly monitored by the state, although the country’s finance minister admits that it’s not digital coins but fiat cash that criminals and corrupt officials are more likely to use. The legalization of cryptocurrencies remains a priority...
More Than 77 Crypto Projects Claim to Be Backed by Physical Gold
26.1.2020
The last few years have seen the creation of blockchain projects that claim to have tokens backed by physical gold. In October, Coinshares and Blockchain.com launched a digital gold token (DGLD) backed by physical gold that uses BTC’s security. Tether just announced a new token called tether...
Millennial and Male: 3 Crypto Card Issuers Profile Their Average User
24.1.2020
Platforms offering debit cards that can be topped up with cryptocurrency have enjoyed growing popularity in the crypto community. They provide a payment solution for those who earn and own digital coins, enabling in-store and online crypto payments. Their expanding user base provides a snapshot...
Research: Ether Was the Cryptocurrency Most Correlated to Other Coins in 2019
22.1.2020
Ether was the coin most correlated to the rest of the crypto market in 2019, while Cosmos the least correlated
Retail Accumulation? Number of Bitcoin Addresses With One or More Coins Sees Solid Rise
22.1.2020
A key on-chain metric has witnessed solid growth over the past 12 months, possibly indicating steady accumulation of bitcoins by retail traders
How Not to Lose Your Coins in 2020: Alternative Recovery Methods
21.1.2020
Retaining private keys is a complex task, leading to the emergence of alternative solutions
Dead Coins and Wallets: The Treasures of Atlantis or Zombie Uprising?
16.1.2020
How many more coins will be lost forever and when will “dead” projects have a strong impact on the industry?
Uzbekistan to Create National Mining Pool, Launch Licensed Exchange
16.1.2020
Establishing a “national mining pool” has been declared a priority in Uzbekistan. Miners who join the pool will enjoy lower electricity rates, announced the country’s agency overseeing the crypto industry. The Central Asian nation is also preparing to launch a licensed...