These crypto firms are joining the fight against COVID-19. Will this move highlight the benefits of cryptocurrencies and establish the industry? All over the world, doctors, nurses and medical resources are strained as the fight against the coronavirus continues. In response, many charitable organizations and philanthropists from various industries have come forward to offer their […]
Continue ReadingFXCoin announced XRP remittance testing, one company began its security token initiative, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management kicking off its security token project, Coincheck’s fiat exchange listing seven altcoins, FXCoin unveiling physical crypto trading and XRP remittance testing plans, and GMO […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin is close to breaking out of its overhead resistance. This has resulted in strong price action in some altcoins, which suggests that the investor sentiment is bullish. The total crypto market capitalization has bounced from just below $200 billion on April 22 to over $214 billion at press time. This is a positive sign […]
Continue ReadingWhy hasn’t the Ethereum blockchain found the perfect solution for its scalability problem since 2014, and does one really exist? The Ethereum team has been trying to solve the blockchain scalability problem since 2014. During that time, solutions such as Raiden, Plasma, zk-SNARKs, sharding and rollups appeared in the developers’ tool kit. However, the implementation […]
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The bounce in most major cryptocurrencies shows demand at lower levels and also increases the possibility of an up move in the next few days. The recent carnage in US crude oil futures and the selling in Brent affected the equity markets but did not cause any noticeable fall in the crypto markets. This is […]
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With the Bitcoin halving less than three weeks away, pundits predict the hash rate distribution to revert to the optimized pre-halving state. With the Bitcoin (BTC) halving only weeks away, anticipation appears to be building up as Google Trends data for the event show online searches reaching an all-time high. Bitcoin’s block reward halving comes […]
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Vietnamese online ticketing agency Future.Travel now accepts Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network, with funds being converted into local currency at the time of sale. Vietnamese online ticketing agency Future.Travel now accepts Bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning Network (LN), with funds being converted into local currency at the time of sale. To enable LN-based […]
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Gatehub and Bitstamp are facing lawsuits from a Canadian investor over $4.9 million in alleged losses resulting from misleading info. Canadian cryptocurrency investor, Salim Satir, has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchanges, Gatehub and Bitstamp, with the High Court of Justice of England and Wales over $4.9 in purported losses. The plaintiff claims that the […]
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Bitcoin Cash advocate, Roger Ver, claims he spent thousands of dollars on individual Bitcoin transaction costs in the past. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent, Roger Ver, claims he paid thousands of dollars in Bitcoin (BTC) fees on multiple occasions. “I paid a thousand dollars in fees for a single transaction on the Bitcoin network, more times […]
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Most major cryptocurrencies appear ready to start new uptrends after recently bouncing off strong support levels. Binance chief executive officer Changpeng Zhao said that trading activity across major crypto exchanges had increased between 3 to 5 times. This is a bullish sign as it “means there are a lot more people coming into the industry.” […]
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