The creator of first PoW-based crypto says the vast majority of projects are just “recycling something that belongs to someone else.” There are more than 5,000 diverse cryptocurrencies being traded with a total market cap of nearly $250 billion. As much as 95% of those cryptos are nothing but scams, according to the creator of […]
Continue ReadingCoinMarketCap invited us to “roast them” for their seventh birthday celebration… so we found a few numbers that might make new owner CZ feel the burn. Following Binance’s acquisition of CoinMarketCap, we have some great news for Changpeng Zhao: the silver medal is still worth winning. To celebrate the seventh anniversary of the platform’s launch, […]
Continue ReadingA recent tweet storm from Elon Musk begs the question — is Tesla’s founder selling his reportedly small Bitcoin holdings? As part of a recent series of nonsensical tweets, Tesla’s eccentric founder, Elon Musk, expressed plans to sell all his physical possessions. Are his Bitcoin (BTC) holdings included in the fire sale? “I am selling almost […]
Continue ReadingCharlie Shrem gave Cointelegraph an exclusive update to the mysterious story of a letter he received in 2014 from a ‘Marcel Mellish.’ In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph during Virtual Blockchain Week, crypto pioneer and founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation, Charlie Shrem, revealed new information surrounding a mysterious letter he received in 2014. In […]
Continue ReadingMulti-chain DeFi framework, Equilibrium, raised EOSDT circulation cap from $70 million up to $170 million with pBTC integration. As the decentralized finance, or DeFi, industry continues to grow, the need for liquidity in cryptocurrencies is steadily increasing. DeFi startup Equilibrium has today expanded the supply of its decentralized EOS stablecoin, EOSDT, as a result of […]
Continue ReadingLeading crypto traders lay out both bearish and bullish scenarios for Bitcoin as the halving approaches. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased from $7,700 to $9,500 in merely 48 hours from Wednesday to Thursday, rising by more than 22%. The market has cooled down since, with the dominant cryptocurrency dropping back below $9,000. All key […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain co-inventor may have crossed paths with Satoshi in pre-Bitcoin days. Blockchain co-inventor, Scott Stornetta, profiles Satoshi Nakamoto for Cointelegraph. In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Stornetta explained why he could not have been Satoshi Nakamoto, or part of Bitcoin’s creation. He also ruled out Craig Wright as a possible candidate. Although he may not know the […]
Continue ReadingChina has consolidated more than half of the world’s Bitcoin mining operations. What threats could the situation create? Could China take over the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem? It’s a very real possibility, and it could happen very quickly because China controls more than half of the world’s Bitcoin mining operations — upward of 65% of the […]
Continue ReadingOne analyst suggests staking may trigger a bull run for ETH, but how likely is ETH 2.0 to generate this amount of demand? Ethereum 2.0 has dragged its feet. But when it does finally ship, it could provide the “largest economic shift in society” — or so it’s believed. The launch of ETH 2.0 is […]
Continue ReadingBTC gets propelled over the $9,000 mark but fails to immediately cement the level as support in volatile Friday trading. Bitcoin (BTC) was back on May 1 as the largest cryptocurrency regained $9,000 after climbing 7% in less than 24 hours. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price shoots for fresh $9K support Data […]
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