Inverse Bitcoin ETF Sees 300% Increase In Short Interest

Bitcoin ETFs had been seeing a lot of interest since they were first given the green light by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) last year, and while some of them have waned, they still remain a good option for institutional investors wanting to bet on the digital asset but not hold any of it […]

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Earn income and travel with LYO credit token

Choosing a centralized exchange is still an excellent option. A centralized exchange is run by a third-party operator who acts as a mediator in trading, bringing market participants together. The centThe post Earn income and travel with LYO credit token appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Rise After Biden's Executive Order; Sentiment Still Mixed

Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos traded higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Biden's executive order did not impose new regulations on the industry (for now). Ethereum (ETH) underperformed. And volatility is rising, keeping option traders busy.

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Rabu Gary a top member of UIGI shares his 'one-third' investment method

Amid the endless ways of investment in the financial market, crypto has emerged as a new trendsetter. Although some investors still don’t consider the crypto space a go-to option, this decentralizedThe post Rabu Gary a top member of UIGI shares his 'one-third' investment method appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Twitter Chooses “Global, Barrier-Less Option” for Tipping and to Help Creators Join the “Decentralized Internet”

“We recognize it is still early days for digital currencies, but we think that that’s the future,” says the social media giant executive. The post Twitter Chooses “Global, Barrier-Less Option” for Tipping and to Help Creators Join the “Decentralized Internet” first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Australia has doubts for introducing CBDCs right now

The Reserve bank of Australia is still exploring the option of CBDCs but does...

The post Australia has doubts for introducing CBDCs right now appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Stock Price Rises 1.44%, Is It Good Time to Buy?

Coinspeaker Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Stock Price Rises 1.44%, Is It Good Time to Buy?As Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) stock prices rise, is the company can be still viewed as a good option for investors despite the legal issues?Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Stock Price Rises 1.44%, Is It Good Time to Buy?

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Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Combat Virus, Allowing Members to Choose

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BCH meetup groups in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, have announced they will be offering a virtual option for those wishing to avoid crowded places and to participate digitally, while still supporting merchants.

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Hackers Confirm Russia’s FSB Still Aims to Deanonymize Tor Traffic

For quite some time now, there have been persistent rumors regarding Tor being deanonymized. Although it is a known fact the NSA is capable of doing so, albeit it remains to be seen if they will explore that option.

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Apple now lets you share songs and movies with friends via AirPods

Apple revealed Audio Sharing at today’s WWDC event. Now, if you want to share a song or a video with a friend, you’ll be able to do so wirelessly by sending the audio to their AirPods. The company didn’t reveal exactly how this trade would happen: we didn’t see a demonstration, just a still image of two phones hovering next to each other.

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Op Ed: Bitcoin in Africa, What Needs to Be Done to Encourage Adoption?

Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet.

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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy

A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.

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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths, The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy

A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.

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XRP News: Will Ripple Customers Move to the New xRapid Payment Option Over xCurrent?

Investors in XRP are thinking carefully about the direct influence on the coin by Ripple. Blur93, a Reddit user, asked why users of the Ripple platform still prefer to use their international payment option xCurrent, as opposed to the more recent cross border option of the xRapid. Marjan Delatinne, the global head of banking at […]

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Oil Field Alchemy: How Bitcoin Can Turn Waste, Emissions into Proof-of-Work

In a handful of oil fields in the Great White North, natural gas, an otherwise wasted drilling by-product, is being put to work. But it’s not being used to well more oil; it’s being used to mine bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Core 0.18.0 Release: Here’s What’s New

Today, May 2, 2019, marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0. 18. 0, the 18th generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakomoto almost 10 years ago, and still the dominant Bitcoin implementation on the network today.

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Debunking Bitcoin Myths: "It’s Only for Criminals"

A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against BitcoinBitcoin’s core value proposition is that it is an uncontrolled, apolitical money.

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Top 6 Viable Alternatives to CoinMarketCap

Keeping tabs on all information in the cryptocurrency world is no easy feat. Luckily, numerous coin track sites exist, all with their own advantages and drawbacks. CoinMarketCap is still the most popular option, but it has also received plenty of backlash.

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Out of Testnet and Into Alpha: Lightning Labs’ Desktop Application Is Live

Lightning Labs just released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino (the protocol, not the analytics company acquired by Coinbase) to give users a lightweight option to “control their own funds,” as opposed to running a full node or trusting a third party to play custodian.

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Breez Wants to Make the Lightning Network More User Friendly

New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.

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CHEAP: 33% off Apple’s 64GB iPhone X makes it… pretty cheap tbf

Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you’re still using an ageing, decrepit iPhone, but don’t really wanna pay an absolute shit ton for an Xs, Xs Max, an Xr, listen up.

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CoolWallet S Review: An ‘Everyday’ Wallet for Crypto?

The CoolWallet S, made by CoolBit X, combines hot and cold storage solutions, blending the mobility afforded by software wallets with the enhanced security features offered by hardware wallets.

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Bitcoin Dev Demos the First Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin ATM

At the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong’s Lightning Hack Day on March 31, 2019, Bitcoin developer Felix Weis presented a successful demonstration of his Lightning-enabled plugin for a Bitcoin ATM.

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Are Bitcoin and Ethereum Cryptocurrency Compound Interest Rate Earnings a Gamechanger?

Despite the price of premier alt-tokens such as Bitcoin still struggling to garner bullish momentum, crypto lending platform BlockFi has just announced that it will be now providing clients with the option to claim compound interest returns on investments via crypto assets such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. As per a blog post issued by BlockFi’s […]

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CEO of SBI Holdings Wants All Japanese Banks to Use the Ripple’s XRP and MoneyTap

The Ripple XRP token is bearing good news while it is still fresh from being listed on the Coinbase Pro. The good news is SBI, which is a backer of Ripple, is planning on having many banks within the Japan market to use the MoneyTap option.

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Decentralized Payment Processor BTCPay Adds New Invoicing Options

Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform on February 22, 2019: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups.

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I ranked mobile gesture-based navigation systems, and the iPhone is still winning

In 2017, Apple introduced gesture-based navigation for iOS on the iPhone X, and kick-started the trend of phones offering this functionality in place of software buttons. One and a half years later, the option to use gestures to get around your phone‘s interface instead of buttons is available on the majority of handsets today.

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So Far, Only Two Businesses in Ohio Have Used Bitcoin to Pay Taxes

According to a recent statement made by Ohio’s state treasurer, so far, only two businesses have filed their taxes in crypto using the state’s crypto tax payment scheme.

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Is It Time to Take an Initiative to Decrease Bitcoin’s Block Size Seriously?

Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position.

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QuadrigaCX Sent Deposits Allegedly Linked to CEO’s Widow, Mailed Withdrawals in Cash

For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc.

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IMF Proposes to ‘Fork Off’ Cash From E-Money

Interest rates in many countries around the world are still languishing at near-zero levels since the last financial crash. Which doesn’t leave much space to move in the event of, say, the next financial crash.

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Wrap Your Head Around This: BTC Is Now Featured as a Token on Ethereum

It happened: Bitcoin is now an Ethereum token. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC-20 token with a 1-1 peg to bitcoin, went live on the Ethereum network on the final day of January, “the first token that makes Bitcoin compatible with the Ethereum chain,” its architects say.

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Binance Now Supports Crypto Purchases With Credit Cards

Binance has finally joined the fiat-on-ramp party, adding support for crypto purchases using credit cards. This is made possible through its integration with payment processor Simplex, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine.

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Mobile Bitcoin Wallet BRD Raises $15 Million, Plans for Expansion in Asia

Cryptocurrency mobile wallet provider BRD wants to accelerate its international expansion, and it has secured $15 million to do it. The Series B funding round was raised from SBI Crypto Investment, a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings.

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Bitfury Rolls Out Lightning Peach, Its Own Suite of Lightning Tools

Bitfury’s new suite of Lightning products has been released to the public. Lightning Peach, the title of the product bundle, was developed by Bitfury’s Lightning Network team of the same name.

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8 Crypto Debit Cards You Can Use Around the World Right Now

Cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming a viable payment option across a range of markets and jurisdictions. If there is a tool that significantly expands the usability of digital coins in a world still dominated by traditional payment systems, it’s the crypto debit card.

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Making $2,000 a Month With Cryptocurrency – Arbitrage Bots

As the quest to make money in the cryptocurrency world continues, trading and arbitrage bots can play an increasing role of importance. Automating the way people make money is usually the easier option, although there is still plenty of room for personalization.

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Venezuelan Government Converts Pension Payments to Petro Without Consent

Pusers can still convert their Petros back into bolivars and transfer them to a bank account, but that option isn’t easily accessible on the website. The financial overhaul of the Venezuelan economy is based on a cryptocurrency called Petro, at least for the Maduro-led government.

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Crypto Arbitrage Today: XLM, LTC, Dash, TRX, EOS, XMR

As the overall cryptocurrency bear market continues to rage on in full effect, the moneymaking opportunities involving Bitcoin and altcoins are slowly drying up. There is still money to be made by playing the spreads, but arbitrage opportunities may slowly become a better option at this rate.

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Crypto Holiday Guide: Gifts for Every Bitcoiner on Your Shopping List

The holiday season is here. And even if crypto prices are on the coal heap, you can still have fun spreading some holiday bitcoin cheer. For the bitcoiners in your life, this could mean a crypto-related gift as a token of solidarity.

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Nasdaq could launch Bitcoin futures in early 2019

Despite the cryptocurrency market’s plummeting price of recent weeks, the Nasdaq is still plowing ahead with preparations to launch Bitcoin futures. Sources close to the matter say it could happen as soon as Q1 2019, according to Bloomberg.

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In the Race for a Bitcoin ETF, Wall Street Has Plenty of Hurdles to Clear

In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).

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BlockFi Announces Global Expansion of Its Crypto-Backed Loan Services

Galaxy Capital–backed BlockFiis taking its loan services to the global stage. According to a statement shared with Bitcoin Magazine, the platform is expanding its services to an international audience.

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Making Factom’s Blockchain More Accessible to Store Data

Using blockchain technology to store and secure data is definitely a viable business model. Although a lot of projects are trying to explore this option, it seems Factom might be inching ahead of the competition as of right now.

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Despite Setbacks Crypto Wages Still an Option for Russians, Poll Finds

Crypto markets have passed through hard times this year but cryptocurrency remains a viable remuneration option for businesses in the industry and their employees in Russia, new numbers and estimates suggest.

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Litecoin Will Fly If It Makes The Most Of Social Media

The pursuit for cryptocurrency adoption seems to focus on three major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. Indeed, this isn’t to disregard the likes of XRP and Stellar, both of which also provide a solid use in mainstream society, however in terms of worldwide societal adoption, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin tend to be the go-to currencies.

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Is Litecoin Cloud Mining a Worthwhile Option in 2018?

Litecoin cloud mining may still seem like an attractive proposition for crypto enthusiasts in a bear market. Is it worth it? Our verdict is in. The post Is Litecoin Cloud Mining a Worthwhile Option in 2018? appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Huobi Exchange Set to Release Huobi Chain Project, a Public Blockchain and DAO

Even though blockchain technology seems to be flourishing, it is still considered to be in its infancy. Now, the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange based on trading volume is making the push to launch a transfer option to a public blockchain.

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Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 Is Released: Here’s What’s New

Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0. 17. 0, the 17th generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost 10 years ago and still the dominant Bitcoin implementation on the network today.

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