Bitcoin's 'Illiquid' Supply Soars to New All-Time High Near 15M Tokens

Alongside, bitcoin on exchanges have fallen to almost a four-year low, suggesting heightened investor demand.

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British Pound Has Been Almost as Volatile as Bitcoin in the Past Month

British Pound Sterling 30-day volatility is almost as high as Bitcoin as the U.K. economy faces a tough month of uncertainty, according to a recent Bloomberg analysis. The post British Pound Has Been Almost as Volatile as Bitcoin in the Past Month appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Terra’s LFG Reveals What Happened to Its Bitcoin Reserves

The Luna Foundation Guard revealed early Monday in a tweetstorm that it had sold off almost its entire Bitcoin reserve in the failed attempt to prevent the meltdown of its...

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The Pomp: The US needs to embrace Bitcoin

Entrepreneur and investor Anthony Pompliano spoke about Bitcoin’s price trajectory (BTC/USD) and its role in the US economy on CNBC’s SquawkBox. Bitcoin is down almost 40% from its all-time high, achieved at the end of last year.

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$200 Billion Exits The Market As Bitcoin Plummets To A Multi-Month Low

Bitcoin, the top asset in the industry has noted a sharp fall in prices over the last 24 hours. At press time, the king-coin depreciated by almost over 9. 7%. Bitcoin dropped its value by almost $7,000 and was exchanging hands at $38,233.

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Bitcoin Price Suddenly Shoots Up

Bitcoin’s Back Is Bitcoin’s slide into oblivion finally over? The cryptocurrency’s value shot up above $39,000 for the first time in almost six weeks, a jump of almost 12 percent within the last 24 hours, according to CoinDesk.

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Bitcoin Dips on Almost Reaching $50,000

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Bailouts, Bitcoin, Disruption, Failures and Hope

From Boeing to Bitcoin in this week's discussion we're talking about our disrupted reality, the politically expedient path forward, why it almost certainly won't work, the alternatives to it, what this means for bitcoin and what you can do to help.

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Bitcoin [BTC] is not being used by almost anybody, claims article; Samson Mow retorts

Bitcoin’s [BTC] upward surge on the cryptocurrency charts has led many people in the space to speculate that the world’s largest currency was back in action and that mass adoption was just over the horizon.

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Bitcoin Cash [BCH]: Almost 50% of network’s transactions over a month linked to single address

After almost a week of bullish momentum, the cryptocurrency market underwent a bearish move today as the collective market fell. Though the movement was relatively insignificant, Bitcoin’s domino effect was once again put to test by the bears today after its hard fork, Bitcoin Cash, also fell by a meager amount on May 6.

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New Player to Offer Next Generation ASIC Chips This Year

A new competitor is advancing on plans to enter the mining hardware market by the end of the year. Canadian company Squire Mining has raised almost $20 million to finance the design, development, and testing of a new ASIC chip and bitcoin mining rig.

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Bitcoin 2018 is NOT Bitcoin 2009

With no centralized leadership, the reality of what Bitcoin is, depends almost entirely on what the Bitcoin community thinks it is. To that end, new research shows that Bitcoin 2018 bears almost no resemblance to Bitcoin 2009

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Trouble on the Horizon? What Last Weekend’s Ruckus Means for Bitmain’s IPO

Over the weekend, information surfaced that could suggest that mining giant Bitmain may be facing an uphill battle as it looks to launch an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

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[promoted] FlipNpik’s Social Media Model: Boosting Incentives for Local Promotions

Launched in 2009, the social networking app Foursquare was hailed as providing a cutting-edge approach for users to share their location with friends. Called a “check-in,” people would reveal their location through their mobile device by selecting the venue they were frequenting at that time.

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Ethereum [ETH] Price Falls Off Cliff – Should You Sell Your Holdings or Is There Hope?

The Ethereum price has been undergoing a colossal depreciation in value in 2018. 2017 was a year which seen Ethereum gain almost 9000%, starting the year at $8. In January, price briefly traded above $1400 but has been on a downward spiral since then, along with the rest of the crypto market.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Strongly Defends $5,800 Support As Crypto Carnage Continues

Bitcoin (BTC) has held the $5,800 support so far even as crypto carnage continues. While most altcoins have already suffered double digit losses, Bitcoin (BTC) has held its ground as can be seen on the daily BTC/USD chart above.

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#FindSatoshi Campaign Raises Funds to Find Nakamoto

The hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto has stepped up a gear with the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to secure funds to find the elusive Bitcoin creator. Estonian Bitcoin investor German Neff has launched the #FindSatoshi campaign to raise $224,000 on Russian site Boomstarter.

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BTCManager’s Week in Review August 13: Bitcoin Moves Below $6,500 Suggesting That New Lows May Be on the Horizon

Bitcoin Moves Below $6,500 Suggesting That New Lows May Be on the Horizon: BTCManager’s Week in Review August 13 The price of bitcoin dropped by almost ten percent week-on-week, continuing last week’s decline, suggesting that we may not have seen the bottom of this year’s bear market yet.

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Harvard And Yale At Odds Over Crypto Predictions

A Yale study has revealed the best time to buy into Bitcoin and potentially given us a blueprint to make money. But almost at the same time, an expert from Harvard has predicted that Bitcoin could enter a terminal slide from which it never truly recovers.

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How a Finnish millionaire lost $35M worth of Bitcoin in a gambling scam

Is your cryptocurrency portfolio looking a little light lately? That’s nothing compared to one Finnish investor, who lost 5,500 Bitcoin ($35 million) to an investment scam this year. Bangkok Post reports that businessman Aarni Otava Saarimaa was approached by a group who sought to link him up with some hot investments: shares in a few high-profile companies and a cryptocurrency called Dragon Coin.

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Bitmain Holds One Million Bitcoin Cash and LTC, 22,000 Bitcoins and Almost No Eth

Bitmain holds more Bitcoin Cash than Satoshi Nakamoto at 1,021,316 as of March 2018, amounting to $600 million at current prices and at nearly $1 billion at acquisition prices. The... The post Bitmain Holds One Million Bitcoin Cash and LTC, 22,000 Bitcoins and Almost No Eth appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Investors Turn To Bitcoin In Turkey As Lira Value Slips

The Turkish Lira value took a huge hit today, bringing the currency down 13% for the day and more than 45% for the year. Fiat Vs. Bitcoin Today the value of the Turkish Lira sank almost 16% before slightly retracing to 0.

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Bitcoin [BTC] Price Rises After Two Week Bloodbath

Yesterday was the first decent day for Bitcoin in the past two weeks. Bitcoin has suffered a steep drop of nearly 30% from $8500 to almost $6100. After meeting some support near the $6100 mark, Bitcoin bounced yesterday to almost $6600.

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Bank For International Settlements (BIS) Continues Bashing Bitcoin As A Currency

The debate over the legitimacy of Bitcoin as a currency has persisted since the beginning of the creation of the coin. When the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto rolled out the Bitcoin blockchain years ago, skeptics almost immediately began to argue that the currency would quickly peter out, losing value as quickly as it had gained notoriety. […]

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Almost Half of the Russians Have Heard About Cryptocurrencies, Reveals Study

Russians love their vodka, but they also seem to love their digital currencies. A new survey conducted by Romir, a research representative of the Gallup International Association, revealed that over 44 percent of the citizens have heard about cryptocurrencies.

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Almost Half of Russians Have Heard About Cryptocurrencies, Reveals Study

Russians love their vodka, but they also seem to love their digital currencies. A new survey conducted by Romir, a research representative of the Gallup International Association, revealed that over 44 percent of the citizens have heard about cryptocurrencies.

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Bitcoin [BTC] Price Bottomed Out? Bulls or Bears to Take Over?

Price of bitcoin reached lows of near $6100 yesterday but after finding some support, we are experiencing a rise in price today. It was only two weeks ago when the price was trading near $8500 and BTC has experienced an almost 30% decline from these levels.

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The Definitive Checklist of Necessary ICO Documentation

By now, most blockchain enthusiasts are familiar with the term “whitepaper. ” After Satoshi Nakamoto’s seminal work on peer-to-peer electronic cash — the Bitcoin whitepaper — it has become almost synonymous with a business proposal in the space.

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Economist Explains Why He Remains a Cryptocurrency Skeptic to This Day

Cryptocurrencies made waves in 2017 when skyrocketing prices made countless investors millionaires almost overnight. While these digital currencies are gaining acceptance among the general population, there are still crypto skeptics such as Paul Krugman who remain unimpressed.

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Bitcoin Price Falls Below $6,500 as Cryptocurrency Market Continues to Bleed

August continues to be a difficult month for Bitcoin as well as the general cryptocurrency market. Today (August 8, 2018), the top-ranked cryptocurrency has continued to decline, dipping below $6,500 or the first time in almost a month.

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Bitcoin Price Falls Below $6,500 as Cryptocurrency Market Continues to Bleed

August continues to be a difficult month for Bitcoin as well as the general cryptocurrency market. Today (August 8, 2018), the top-ranked cryptocurrency has continued to decline, dipping below $6,500 or the first time in almost a month.

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Lightning Network Passes 3000 Nodes, Capacity Approaches 100 BTC

The Lightning Network active on the Bitcoin mainnet has passed 3000 nodes with capacity for almost 100 BTC in August. Capacity Expands 85% In July Data from monitoring resource 1ml. com confirms that network capacity increased 85 percent in the past thirty days, bringing mainnet Lightning’s total funds accommodation to 97 BTC ($628,000).

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FUD Fueled Crypto Market Dumps $25 Billion in 24 Hours

FOMO Moments Bleeding markets once again, XRP, EOS, IOTA and Ethereum Classic in a world of hurt As if testament to the volatility and immaturity of cryptocurrency markets, another FUD storm has caused 25 billion dollars to be dumped in almost as many hours.

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Know Your Customer: How ‘KYC’ Works Within Cryptocurrency Industry

Cryptocurrencies are by now an established global presence and continue to generate excitement and disruption in the financial sector. The rising popularity of digital coins has generated almost daily news snippets on some aspect of virtual currencies.

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Have You Heard? $60K Stolen In Latest Bitcoin Hack

Bitcoin hacks are seemingly more and more sophisticated by the day. I see it like this, for every ‘level up’ the technology industry reaches, the criminal underworld seem to get a multiplier and level up twice as fast.

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Bitcoin Market Share Returns to December High as Hash Rate Exceeds 50 Quintillion Hashes per Second

Bitcoin’s market share catapults back to almost 50 percent, returning to levels not seen since the December 2017 bull-run that resulted in an all-time high BTC value of nearly $20,000. The return of Bitcoin’s market share dominance coincides with an unsurpassed level of hashing power directed at the Bitcoin network, with total hashpower exceeding 50 […] The post Bitcoin Market Share Returns to December High as Hash Rate Exceeds 50 Quintillion Hashes per Second appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Blockchain Data Safety: Top 6 Crypto Companies Securing Personal Privacy

Ever since it first appeared, the blockchain technology has been tightly connected with cryptocurrencies and has become almost synonymous with Bitcoin. However, while this IS the purpose for which the blockchain was first created, this technology has evolved a lot and has reached tons of new appliances.

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Despite NYSE’s ‘Biggest News of the Year’ for Bitcoin, Crypto Markets Plummet in a Blink

Markets have taken a rapid plunge today, with Bitcoin losing almost $500 on the day to dip below $7,000 and over $13 billion wiped from total market cap of all cryptos

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA, TRON: Price Analysis, August 03

Total crypto market cap has lost almost $40 billion over the past week - what should we expect next? Let’s check the charts

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The Bitcoin Price Could Turn Round And Sprint Up Soon, BTC Will See $20k Again

The markets are looking painfully desperate today. As an investor it’s pretty hard to not totally worry about what we are seeing. Bitcoin has lost almost $1,000. 00 in the week and it’s looking like the decline is set to continue through the weekend.

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What Is BTCP Pay?

The launch of Bitcoin Private has not generated the big buzz some speculators had hoped for. In fact, most people had almost forgotten about it until recently. That is all coming to change thanks to the BTCP Pay platform, which will bring Bitcoin Private to online retailers across the globe. BTCP Pay is a Merchant Solution […]

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Stellar Price: Small Uptrend Hints at Crypto Market Recovery

It remains to be seen how all cryptocurrency markets will evolve in the coming hours and days. It would almost seem as if the Bitcoin price is on the verge of making a small comeback. This is great news for all of the altcoins which suffer from ongoing losses. Follow XRP’s example, the Stellar price […]

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2020 U.S. Presidential Candidate to Accept Bitcoin Donations

Bitcoin (BTC) , among other cryptocurrencies, is steadily making its way on the stage of politics. 2020 U. S. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang will be accepting cryptocurrencies as official forms of donation for his campaign.

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You can spend any coins with debit cards, why this new project chooses BCH

Also read: Bitcoin (Almost) Everywhere: Bitcoin Debit Cards Worth Checking Out Fuzex Chooses BCH as Base Currency Let’s start with the news in the sector: Fuzex, a global cryptocurrency payment card project, has just announced it’s adding bitcoin cash (BCH) to its card.

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How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion

International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association.

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Meet the daring detectives sniffing out booby-trapped Bitcoin mines

“We will make electricity so cheap only the rich will burn candles,” Thomas Edison reportedly said during the first public demonstration of his light bulb. Unfortunately, it wasn’t made cheap enough.

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What’s Gone Wrong With Bitcoin Cash?

The one year anniversary of bitcoin’s first ever successful chain-split fork is now just two days away, with the months passing almost as quickly as they came, leaving us with... The post What’s Gone Wrong With Bitcoin Cash? appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Profiles in Crypto-Awesome: Brock Pierce

Child-actor, serial-entrepreneur, pre-YouTube content creator, MMORPG milker, early bitcoin adopter, and co-creator of two of the top ten cryptocurrencies — number-9 on Forbes’ Richest People in Crypto is donating his entire $1 billion fortune to rebuild Puerto Rico into Cryptopia.

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Lyn Ulbricht and the Effort to Free Ross: Looking at "the End of the Road”

The darknet site founded by Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road, has been offline for years now. But the legal questions behind his conviction and subsequent sentencing to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, remain fresh, raw and real to Ulbricht’s advocates.

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