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What Is Bitcoin Dust – and How Can You Clean it?
22.3.2020
Spring is in the air for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means it is time to get started with some spring cleaning – especially for those of us with crypto holdings.
If you trade cryptocurrency on a relatively frequent basis, you will probably have tiny sums in exchange wallets...
VR and Crypto - a Match Made In Reality
21.3.2020
Cryptocurrency is also known as virtual currency. And funnily enough, "virtual" is becoming an increasingly apt word to use in the context of cryptocurrency, which is showing a newfound fondness for virtual reality.
More and more cryptocurrency events and meetings are being hosted in...
Devastation, Mitigation, Migration, Stabilization and 20 Crypto Jokes
21.3.2020
Another adventurous crypto week. Did you have fun? BTC once again saw heavy selling on Monday, after the news that the Fed was taking emergency measures to mitigate the financial devastation, Coin Metrics found that it's the short-term traders again who have been driving the most recent sell-off...
Why Is South Korea’s Coronavirus Fatality Rate so Low?
18.3.2020
With the coronavirus pandemic raging – bringing illness, death, and unprecedented economic decline in its wake, the pressure is on scientists, doctors and statisticians to pick key patterns out of the flood of coronavirus-related data.
In fact, rewind a few weeks and you may recall that South Korea...
How Will Bitcoin Halving Affect Its Security?
15.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is the most secure cryptocurrency with the most secure blockchain, remind the legions of Bitcoiners who argue that the cryptocurrency's increasing hashrate is enough to ensure that it never succumbs to a 51% attack.
However, skeptics argue that Bitcoin's halving block rewards put this...
Attempts to Increase Bitcoin's Supply Would End Up With Another "Bitcoin"
14.3.2020
A famous painting by a Belgian Surrealist artist, René Magritte. It says: This is not a pipe.
Bitcoin's supply cap is one of its biggest selling points. Limiting the network to almost 21 million BTC, the cap makes Bitcoin a ‘deflationary’ currency.
Naturally, people have been questioning whether...
Crash! Boom! Bang! and 20 Crypto Jokes
14.3.2020
What an eventful, volatile week this has been. After Bitcoin mining difficulty and hashrate hit new highs, Bitcoin dropped suddenly to January lows, with altcoins suffering major losses, and then it crashed to USD 5,000 levels, and crypto exchanges had to make emergency moves to deal with...
How to Trade the Current Bitcoin Carnage
13.3.2020
The expected economic impact of the coronavirus has resulted in crashing stock markets across the globe. Unfortunately, the same thing happened in the crypto markets in the past few days when it became apparent that COVID-19 has become a pandemic.
In this article, which is not a financial advice...
‘Crypto-Friendly Bank’ Blocked Your Money? Good Luck Recovering It
8.3.2020
Sooner or later, you may be blocked out of your bank account. It can happen to any of us, and it can even happen with supposedly crypto-friendly “banks,” such as Bitwala, Revolut, and more.
The question is: what should you do if such a company freezes or blocks your account? Well, according...
Check These Five Bitcoin Escrow Services You Could Use in 2020
8.3.2020
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Making larger bitcoin (BTC) transactions for business or other purposes can be daunting – and that is why many choose to make use bitcoin escrow services. Simply put, these can help you ensure that you only part with your coins after all aspects of your agreement have been...
AMLD5 Won't Save Crypto Exchanges From Bank Rejection
7.3.2020
EU regulation is catching up with crypto. Once an anarchic domain where only code was law, cryptocurrency's rise to international notoriety has meant that the world's legislators have been busy over the past few years creating a framework that just might tame crypto.
The EU's 5th Anti-Money...
Victories, Opportunities and 20 Crypto Jokes
7.3.2020
Let’s see what crypto was up to this week. Major victories have been won: South Korean National Assembly voted in favor of the country’s first cryptocurrency-specific legislation, and India’s crypto ban got overruled, though the fight is not over. Bitcoin may be too young to be predictable, but...
Ethereum’s ProgPoW Call Features Frustration but Little Progress
6.3.2020
The controversial proposed change to Ethereum’s mining algorithm failed to change status after meeting resistance during Friday’s core developers call
HTC Unveils Privacy Protecting 5G Router, Pundi X Finalizes Blockchain Phone Prototype
6.3.2020
Product announcements in the mobile and internet communications sector have indicated that cryptocurrency-related features are going to become more common. A 5G router with a Bitcoin node that provides secure connectivity, a new blockchain phone you can customize, and a flagship’s hardware...
Coinsquare: A Secured Crypto Exchange Platform With Best Features
5.3.2020
Cryptocurrencies have managed to earn a strong customer base hailing from different parts of the world in a small-time span of ten years. By ensuring lucrative returns to the investors along with the use of the revolutionary blockchain technology, virtual currencies have found their way in almost...
Bitcoin Cash Node Reveals Upgrade Plans for May and Difficulty Algorithm Research
3.3.2020
On March 2, the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node project announced the team’s plans for the May upgrade and beyond. The programmers highlighted that the implementation was built to follow the longest chain, regardless of whether the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) is voted...
Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
2.3.2020
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’ trading. White House Market is also going strong, boasting almost 100% uptime in its first six months and over 60,00 users. In related news, the darknet has gained...
MTV Airs Only the Negative Parts of Crypto Youtuber ‘Ya Girl’ Rachel Siegel’s Bitcoin Analysis
1.3.2020
A new television series by MTV features arguably the channel’s first crypto personality. Rachel Siegel, a bitcoin advocate and proponent of mass adoption who’s behind the Youtube channel Crypto Finally, was invited to enrich the story of a $5 million SIM swapping scam with...
Andrew Yang's Out, Who's the New "Crypto Candidate" for US President?
1.3.2020
Andrew Yang emerged as a popular presidential candidate in the crypto community after making several very clear crypto-positive statements in several interviews. On February 11, however, Yang dropped out of the presidential race, leaving somewhat of a void for another potential “crypto candidate.”...
How Will Bitcoin Cash's Halving Affect the 4th Largest Network?
29.2.2020
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the fourth largest crypto network by market capitalization, is halving in April. Yes, much like its bigger brother, the Bitcoin-forked cryptocurrency will be cutting the block rewards it dispenses to miners by 50%, from BCH 12.5 (USD 4,073) to BCH 6.25.
But according to...