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Bitcoin History Part 21: Miners Pour One out for Satoshi
10.12.2019
There are a few ways of looking at bitcoin mining. As an ostensibly selfish enterprise, wherein miners are seeking to extract precious coins for profit. And as a community of individuals who envisage a better way of generating, handling and using money, and are motivated to secure the Bitcoin...
Weiss Ratings Downgrades EOS to ‘C-‘ Due to Centralization – How Other Coins Measure Up
9.12.2019
Weiss Ratings has downgraded EOS once again, taking its ranking from a B to a C-. The group cites “failure to decentralize,” “misallocation of resources,” and a congested network as reasons for the fall in rank. “Weiss Crypto Ratings model is not based on opinion....
Buy Presents or a Christmas Trip Using Gift Cards Purchased With Crypto
8.12.2019
Gift cards have become a popular payment tool for cryptocurrency users. Plenty of platforms now offer a wide variety of cards which can be purchased with your digital coins. You can use them to buy just about any product or service from major and small retailers, order food and drinks, or book...
Ex Italy’s Economy Minister on ‘Transition From Old Coins to New Coins’
7.12.2019
“It’s the future and you cannot stop it.” Former Italian Minister of Economy spoke to Cointelegraph about crypto
Chicago Company Mines at Oil Wells, Educates Producers About Bitcoin
7.12.2019
Utilizing stranded gas to power bitcoin mining rigs at oil and gas wells is a promising business opportunity. It is profitable for all participating parties and beneficial for the environment. Not without challenges, this young industry is growing in energy-rich North America. Several companies...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops More; 4 Coins Enter the Negative Zone
2.12.2019
The cryptocurrency market sentiment did not manage to recover from its major tumble last week, despite the situation looking greener. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure for the top 10 coins by market capitalization fell for the fourth week in a row, from last Monday’s 4.39...
'Reports of the Death of Privacy Coins Have Been Greatly Exaggerated'
28.11.2019
Speculation of the death of privacy coins has been greatly exaggerated as regulators are not advocating an outright ban and these coins are already preparing to comply with the infamous Travel rule, according to cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain security company...
As Halving Interest Grows, Spectators Discuss Miner Hoards and Capitulation
28.11.2019
Recently, cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing the upcoming halvings set to happen on the BTC and BCH blockchains in six months or less. Since crypto prices have been heading southbound, the SHA256 consensus hashrate continues to remain relatively unfazed and data stemming from freshly...
Russian Tax Authority Registers Crypto as Part of a Company’s Capital
27.11.2019
A company has blazed a trail in Russia, successfully convincing the country’s tax agency to accept that its equity capital now includes cryptocurrency. The change in the ownership distribution has been registered after the firm filed a set of notarized documents confirming a new investment...
Gold and Silver Follow Similar Trend to Bitcoin, React to News About China
26.11.2019
With crypto prices moving after almost every positive or negative bit of news related to China, gold and silver markets have been reacting to such events as well. With some exceptions, the overall trend in their value has been negative since September. The prospects of both digital coins...
Market Update: Uncertainty Strikes Crypto Traders After Week-Long Downtrend
25.11.2019
Three days ago, cryptocurrency markets were holding foundational support after coins plunged 2-14% and the entire cryptoconomy dropped below $200 billion. Crypto prices continued to slide in a bearish trend, and over the last 12 hours, the entire market valuation of all 3,000+ coins lost another...
What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions
25.11.2019
Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?
Cons of Cryptocurrency: the Other Face of Digital Coins
24.11.2019
So finally, Cryptocurrency is slowly winning hearts and has started gaining traction around the world. To the extent that, a few Asian countries which used to hold a negative stance regarding cryptocurrencies, have started to consider the same with a bit optimistic approach. For these, the credit...
What’s at Stake With Masternode Coins?
21.11.2019
“Masternode” is a term that echoes less often in the cryptosphere these days, but not because user-controlled nodes have fallen out of favor. Rather, the nomenclature has shifted, with “staking” now used to describe the array of blockchains that fall under this banner. As...
Market Volatility Suppresses the Binance Coin’s Price to Trade at $18.61
20.11.2019
Binance Coin recorded the all-time high price, just 5 months back in June 2019 at $39.57 Considering the price movement from the month of August until the time of writing, BNB has recorded over 42% fall Within the said 3-month duration, BNB coin descended as low as $14.38 Binance Coin (BNB)...
‘Lost Coins’ Study Estimates BTC’s True Supply
19.11.2019
Many people like the fact that Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a capped supply of 21 million coins when he created the Bitcoin protocol. However, there’s been a lot of speculation aimed at guessing the number of ‘lost coins’ that will never be spent. On November 19, the digital...
Coinex Chain Launches Two Tokens Anchored to BTC and BCH
18.11.2019
On November 15, the digital currency trading platform Coinex announced the launch of two Coinex Chain tokens that are anchored to BTC and BCH. The two collateralized coins will be used for trading on the Coinex Dex and will be traded in the name of the original assets respectively. Also read:...
With Christmas Approaching, Here Are Some Travel Sites Accepting Crypto
18.11.2019
Traveling for the Christmas holidays is something anyone would enjoy. Dealing with travel arrangements, however, can be a headache. For crypto enthusiasts, being able to pay for airplane tickets, hotel bookings and car rentals with cryptocurrency is a relief, because it’s convenient...
McAfee Announces Airdrop of 700M WHACKD Coins; Only 8,000 Registrations Available
15.11.2019
In quite a weird event, computer scientist John McAfee launched “Eptein Didn’t Kill Himself” token, a cryptocurrency also called WHACKD. About 700 million of WHACKD tokens are up for an airdrop, and it is the last day for registration. Until now, only 8,000 people have registered...
Jim Dolbear: Useful Coins “Have To Be Quantum-Secure, That’s It”
14.11.2019
While much of the crypto community isn’t concerned about quantum computing, Elixxir President Jim Dolbear thinks it is a real threat