The mainstream media largely avoided April Fools Day pranks this year, but the crypto community decided to have some fun. While much of the mainstream media decided against running pranks this year due to the seriousness of the coronavirus crisis — the crypto community decided to have some fun anyway. One of the earliest, and […]
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Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin clashed with a Bitcoin developer on Twitter when he told him that Bitcoin wasn’t always ‘digital gold’. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was involved in a spat with a Bitcoin developer on Twitter yesterday, when he suggested BTC was originally designed to be P2P cash, not digital gold. Replying to Blockstream employee […]
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A brief spurt to $6,600 takes care of the latest Bitcoin futures gap, while a Cointelegraph analyst calls for caution below $6,900 for BTC price. Bitcoin (BTC) delivered few surprises on April 1 as steadier trading conditions prevailed for a third day and volume remained low. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price shoots […]
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Economist Jeffrey Tucker sparked a debate with prominent crypto leaders when he argued the BTC price is depressed because it hasn’t scaled. American Institute for Economic Research editorial director Jeffrey Tucker reignited the long-running Bitcoin scaling debate with a tweet earlier today. The economist — who has long been a proponent of Bitcoin (BTC) — […]
Continue ReadingSoccer star Kylian Mbappé filed a complaint against an allegedly cryptocurrency scam network under investigation by French police. French international soccer striker Kylian Mbappé filed a complaint on March 31 for the unauthorized use of his name on a cryptocurrency scam network, which is being investigated by local authorities. According to the newspaper L’Équipe, the […]
Continue ReadingWhile a 29% drop in Bitcoin’s hash rate might be due to the miners’ capitulation, analysts point to other factors that could have had a bigger impact. The Bitcoin (BTC) network hash rate took a steep dive on March 26, dropping by a whopping 15.95%, which is a 45% sink from its peak highs of […]
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus lockdown has not stopped the annual Coinfest Conference, which has relocated to the digital realm of Decentraland for a week of games, art, prizes and… dancing. The COVID-19 crisis may have put a stop to millions of sports events, work conferences and meet-ups across the world, but it has not halted those in […]
Continue ReadingIn their case against Craig Wright, the legal team for Kleiman has resorted to Twitter to serve Jimmy Nguyen a subpoena to appear at a deposition. After a court slammed Craig Wright for producing forged documents and giving perjured testimony in the ongoing legal circus between Wright and Ira Kleiman’s estate concerning the Tulip Trust, […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin price fell by 10% after the latest drop in mining difficulty, suggesting selling pressure from miners is driving down BTC price. Bitcoin (BTC) currently sits at $6,370, a slight recovery from the March 27 pullback which saw the price drop nearly 9% in 4 hours. Despite showing some bullish signs, Bitcoin is still down […]
Continue ReadingJack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, is campaigning for government to use Cash App and other payment platforms to distribute U.S. stimulus package. The founder and CEO of Square Inc, Jack Dorsey, believes that his company’s crypto-friendly payments application Cash App can distribute America’s stimulus package more efficiently than the U.S. government. On March […]
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