Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, outlines how important it is to remember massively off-the-mark BTC price predictions from McAfee and Dr. Doom. As the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC) is highly volatile, once surging from $1,000 to $20,000 in the span of just over a year. The coin has become the subject of infinite […]
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Large charitable organizations embrace Bitcoin and other crypto donations as the usefulness of crypto in times of crisis emerges. In the war against the novel coronavirus, cryptocurrencies are emerging as a much-needed tool for charity and fundraising projects. Already there are a number of large nonprofits accepting Bitcoin donations. Plus, some blockchain and crypto firms […]
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Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has increased 33% in just two days while the price of Bitcoin trails behind. Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has increased 33% in just two days while the price of Bitcoin trails behind. BTC price & hashrate Bitcoin hashrate has exploded from 91,290,582 TH/s on April 4 to 121,029,181 TH/s on April 6. Historically, […]
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Santori joins to the Kraken’s legal team with broad experience in working on legal frameworks for the crypto industry, including SAFT. The U.S. based crypto exchange Kraken has appointed Marco Santori as the company’s new chief legal officer (CLO), according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on April 6th. Santori’s background in crypto law Santori […]
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Is prime brokerage about to become more common in the crypto world, and what benefits can it deliver? We asked Bequant CEO’s for his perspective. From margin trading to futures, many services have made the leap from traditional financial instruments to cryptocurrency. But there’s one that has yet to enter the consciousness of most crypto […]
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Ethereum co-founder suggests applying stylometric techniques to find Satoshi, but there is a caveat. Charles Hoskinson suggests applying stylometric techniques to find Satoshi Nakamoto, but there is a caveat. Stylometrics In an April 5 interview, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder and founder of Cardano (ADA) Charles Hoskinson suggested that the most effective way to find the person […]
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CEO of Bitcoin.com Roger Ver has swiped away claims that he laid off 50% of his staff, labeling the news “more Bcash FUD”. Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver has brushed aside assertions that his website laid off 50% of its workforce, labeling the claims “more Bcash FUD.” Several cryptocurrency news outlets reported the layoff news after […]
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New Zealand’s financial regulator, the Financial Markets Authority, issued a warning against a suspected Bitcoin investment platform. Amid the apparent global surge of cryptocurrency-related scams, New Zealand’s financial regulator has warned the public against another suspected Bitcoin (BTC) investment scam scheme. In an April 6 statement, the country’s major financial watchdog, the Financial Markets Authority […]
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Publicly-listed mining firm Argo Blockchain has broken its own records for Bitcoin mining, seemingly escaping the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. London Stock Exchange-listed mining firm Argo Blockchain has broken its own records for Bitcoin (BTC) mining, seemingly escaping the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. An operational update published by Argo on April […]
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Blockin, parent company of mining pool Poolin, has launched a new blockchain explorer that will help users select the correct fee for their Bitcoin transactions. Blockin, the parent company of one of popular Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools, Poolin, is launching a new block explorer on April 6. The explorer includes mempool statistics that would help […]
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