Cointelegraph sits down with the World Economic Forum’s project lead for blockchain and digital currency, Nadia Hewett, to discuss how blockchain can change the world economy. Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published a major new blockchain deployment toolkit designed to help governments, enterprises and organizations worldwide to develop more resilient value chains going […]
Continue ReadingSeveral prominent Chinese cryptocurrency miners expect a wave of new Bitcoin buyers following the halving. A majority of Chinese miners expect a huge influx of new Bitcoin (BTC) buyers within the next six months. According to a poll by crypto services firm RockX on May 4, 57% of Chinese miners expect a large number of […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin price has recovered from its weekend losses back above $9,000 as the U.S. government seeks another $3 trillion in an attempt to revive the economy. On May 5, Bitcoin (BTC) price recovered a significant portion of its losses from Sunday’s weekly close correction and data from Cointelegraph Markets and CoinMarketCap shows that within the […]
Continue ReadingIn the wake of the recent pandemic, here’s how many different blockchain projects are stepping up to donate resources in the hopes of finding a vaccine. As the world is still reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, people everywhere are doing what they can to support the effort to find vaccines and treatments. […]
Continue ReadingHas the upcoming halving already been factored into Bitcoin’s price, and can another pump be in the cards in the short term? On Thursday, Bitcoin (BTC) breached the $9,400 mark, thereby boasting a recovery that in many ways put the stock market’s performance during 2020 to shame. From a technical standpoint, Bitcoin’s market surge saw […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for the crypto industry to mature as the world desperately needs a brand new “global digital asset economy.” Last month’s assault on the global economy and Bitcoin’s (BTC) subsequent crash — the worst in seven years — have been the object of much discussion, with critics questioning the leading cryptocurrency’s potential as a […]
Continue ReadingIran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade issued a license to Turkey-based company iMiner for operating in the province of Semnan. Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade granted a license for cryptocurrency mining company iMiner to operate in the country. With 6,000 rigs, iMiner’s setup would purportedly make it one of the largest crypto […]
Continue ReadingLeaders throughout the Blockchain space came together to share their views on the future of the industry at Virtual Blockchain Week. Over the past week, Cointelegraph has participated in Virtual Blockchain Week — a pandemic-proof crypto conference that invited participants from all over the world to join talks with some of Blockchain’s greatest luminaries. At […]
Continue ReadingIn the closing keynote for Virtual Blockchain Week, acclaimed author Don Tapscott argued DLT is the foundational technology of “the second digital era.” To close out Virtual Blockchain Week, best-selling technology author and co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), Don Tapscott, delivered a presentation articulating what he describes as the shift from the internet […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin halvings are nothing new, but plenty has changed since 2016. Can the previous network dynamics provide a clue for 2020? With Bitcoin off on an upward rally, many are pointing to the upcoming halving, due on May 12, as the underlying reason. Not unfairly, either. Precedent demonstrates that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price usually ends up […]
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