Bitcoin mining is becoming more environmentally friendly

Bitcoin mining is becoming more sustainable thanks to things like hydro-cooling farms and associated petroleum gas — undermining environmental criticism.

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Bitcoin could be on the verge of a big breakout at $42K, hodler activity suggests

$42,000 is becoming an increasingly important battleground for Bitcoin bulls and bears.

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Bitcoin is Merging with Stock Markets

Bitcoin has now passed the point where any government can seriously think of banning it because the phenomena is becoming part of the ‘real’ economy. PayPal is the latest publicly...

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Over $20K? Why Is Bitcoin Worth Anything at All?

Bitcoin’s price continues to climb, BTC is leaving exchanges, and bitcoin "whale" sightings are becoming more frequent. But the question remains, why?

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Data shows the Bitcoin derivatives market is becoming less crowded

The Bitcoin futures funding rate has declined across major cryptocurrency exchanges in the past 48 hours. The post Data shows the Bitcoin derivatives market is becoming less crowded appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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‘Stealth phase’ over? Why Wall Street FOMO will make $20K Bitcoin look cheap

It’s becoming increasingly clear that smart money is starting to take Bitcoin seriously.

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Becoming a Safe Haven: A Year of Bitcoin Correlation With Gold

The narrative surrounding Bitcoin has often changed, starting as a peer-to-peer form of digital cash, to a store of value, and eventually, to a safe haven asset like gold. The concept that Bitcoin will someday behave similarly as the precious metal is becoming increasingly valid after more than a year of correlation alongside the original...

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Data shows Ethereum is becoming a better payment method than Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s dream of becoming “a peer-to-peer electronic cash system” seems to be fading away due to its high volatility and scalability issues. But, Ethereum could be emerging as the ideal network for digital payments.

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The Dark Side of Becoming the ‘Next Bitcoin’

The road to becoming the next Bitcoin is beset on all sides by the worst scammers, opportunists and manipulators of the cryptocurrency world. The post The Dark Side of Becoming the ‘Next Bitcoin’ appeared first on CCN.com

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Ripple Chief Bashes Bitcoin While XRP Tumbles Again

Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse has been bashing Bitcoin again on its potential for becoming a major payments network. Meanwhile, the company’s own digital currency, XRP, has added to its losses this week.

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2019 Saw Most Exchange Attacks Ever, With Hackers Becoming More Savvy

According to Chainalysis, 2019 saw a rise in cryptocurrency exchange attacks, with hackers getting better at dodging security and obscuring loot. The post 2019 Saw Most Exchange Attacks Ever, With Hackers Becoming More Savvy appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Top Crypto Analyst Lays This Case for 100% Cardano (ADA) Price Surge

Near the top of the Bitcoin bull market in 2018, Cardano (ADA) was dominating. Everything. Aside from a few select altcoins in Ethereum, XRP, and BCH, ADA was at the top of the market, rallying on a seemingly strong team and the promise of Cardano becoming the next leading blockchain that could service everything and... The post appeared first on NewsBTC.

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U.S. Government Continues Digging a Hole of Debt, Bitcoin Keeps Growing

The United States Treasury has announced the return of the 20-year bond, as it faces mounting deficits. With more than $23 trillion of debt owed by the U. S. , coming up with ways to rake in interest is becoming a much greater portion of the national budget.

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TOP 3 Price Prediction: BTC, ETH, XRP ? Gaining Efforts Before Upward Movement?

Are traders becoming more interested in Ethereum (ETH) and XRP than Bitcoin (BTC)?

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CoinCorner helps Isle of Man law firm Quinn Legal accept bitcoin payments

UK bitcoin exchange company CoinCorner, announced today it recently partnered with Quinn Legal, to assist them in becoming the first Isle of Man law firm to offer bitcoin as a payment method for legal fees.

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Alternatives Like Bitcoin Becoming Necessary as World Debt Reaches Record $253 Trillion

Our debt-ridden world economy continues to stack up more IOUs. According to recent estimates, the global debt is now around $253 trillion or 322% of GDP — a record high that Bitcoin is wagging its finger at.

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Crypto investments in 2019 surpassed $600 million on Grayscale

The correlation between Bitcoin and other altcoins was becoming evident in 2019, where Bitcoin reflected great promise in the first half, but underwent a period of stagnation in the second half. SThe post Crypto investments in 2019 surpassed $600 million on Grayscale appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Canadian Police Ring Alarm Over Elaborate Bitcoin (BTC) Scam

CRA scams are becoming increasingly popular but there are some surefire ways to not become a victim of fraudsters

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Twitter Planning to Introduce a Tipping Feature, Expectantly in Bitcoin

Twitter is considering a feature that will allow users to tip each other, expectedly involving Bitcoin. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is a long-time Bitcoin believer and sees it becoming the native currency of the Internet.

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On the Coast of El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming the Standard

Inside a circular economy built on bitcoin

The post On the Coast of El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming the Standard appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Bitcoin Is Becoming More Valuable to Iranians Amid Tensions With US

The recent geopolitical turmoil between Iran and the United States seems to have pushed Bitcoin-related searches across the Middle Eastern nation to an all-time high

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Bitcoin Shows Signs as Safe-Haven Asset During Global Turmoil

The conflict between the U. S. and Iran served as an example of how Bitcoin has evolved as a safe-haven asset in times of global turmoil. Bitcoin is Becoming a Hedging Asset The U. S. -Iran relations reached a critical point after American forces carried out a predawn airstrike at an Iraqi airport in Baghdad on Jan.

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Tensions In Iran Acting As a Catalyst to a New Bitcoin All-Time High

Bitcoin is possibly becoming a safe haven asset. It's rising with gold as tensions in Iran grow & may be in early stages of parabolic advance. The post Tensions In Iran Acting As a Catalyst to a New Bitcoin All-Time High appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin's 'privacy is going to be a big fight,' says Riccardo Spagni

Bitcoin's all-time high rally drew a lot of attention from the likes of mainstream media, governments, corporates, and even wall street. The cryptocurrency is slowly becoming the most discussed topic The post Bitcoin's 'privacy is going to be a big fight,' says Riccardo Spagni appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Best Bitcoin Mining Software – 2020 Edition

Cryptocurrency mining is slowly but surely becoming more and more commercial. Once reserved for neckbearded nerds with a passion for Linux, computer science and cryptography, the process is slowly becoming adopted beyond that exclusive world.

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Are Crypto Traders Becoming Less Confident The Bottom Is In?

A fall in an important Bitcoin-related metric with ties to overall crypto market sentiment over the past couple of weeks, suggests that recent price action across the crypto market has traders and investors increasingly fearing that the bottom isn’t in for Bitcoin, and may be adjusting their expectations and preparing positions in anticipation of the... The post appeared first on NewsBTC.

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Bitcoin in 2019 wasn't hodled or spent; it was 'traded'

When Bitcoin was created in 2009, it aimed at becoming the universal currency of the world, one that could be both a Store-of-value [SoV], as well as a Medium-of-exchange [MoV]. The problem was, to maThe post Bitcoin in 2019 wasn't hodled or spent; it was 'traded' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Fraudsters Trick Victims Into Becoming Money Mules. Here's How They Do It

Singaporean police were able to prevent a man from becoming a victim of a cryptocurrency-related love scam

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Bitcoin to Benefit More from Trade War in 2020 than Halving

A misguided euphoria rising from the “phase one deal” between the US and China could help bitcoin becoming one of the most profitable investments in 2020. The offbeat asset has been pursuing a flat trajectory ever since Washington and Beijing reached an initial agreement.

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CoinShares CSO: The rising popularity of Bitcoin derivatives means the 2020 halving won’t push its price up

The May 2020 Bitcoin halving might not have such a dramatic effect on Bitcoin’s price. According to Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer of CoinShares, the popularity of the Bitcoin derivatives market means that the price of the underlying asset is becoming less relevant, which will keep it in check even after the halving.

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Wyckoff Analysis: Bitcoin Bottom Is In, Price Poised to Break Past $8,000

For months now, crypto investors have been asking if the Bitcoin (BTC) bottom is in. While the answer has mostly been no over the past few months, a number of analysts are becoming certain that the drop to $6,400 seen earlier this month was the final bout of decisively bearish price action this cycle.

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GSR and Interhash to Create Hedging Solutions for Bitcoin Miners

Hedging products for Canaan mining network becoming available in Jan, 2020

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Binance Sinks Funds in FTX Platform and Invades Australia with Online Bitcoin Trading

Coinspeaker Binance Sinks Funds in FTX Platform and Invades Australia with Online Bitcoin TradingBinance has made a minority investment in the derivatives exchange FTX becoming the first outsider investor in the firm and has also expanded its services into Australia by partnering with POLi Payments.

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You Can Earn Lead Tokens by Becoming a Crypto Community Champion

Becoming a cryptocurrency community leader is a good way to bring about the future you want to see in the world by taking real action today. Now you can also be directly rewarded for your work with the Bitcoin Cash community’s new SLP token, Lead (Leaders of Education, Adoption and Development).

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Peter Schiff on Bitcoin Halving: Half of Nothing Is Still Nothing

Bitcoin becoming more scarce doesn't change the fact that it's worthless, according to gold bug Peter Schiff

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Cryptocurrency Bollinger Band Squeeze Will Spur Next Big Move

Technical indicators are getting to that stage where another big move is becoming imminent on cryptocurrency markets. After several weeks of consolidation this is usually the case which leaves us with the big question; up or down? Bitcoin Still in Slumber Very little has happened on BTC markets over the past day or so.

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Hackers Take Over Amazon Ring Camera, Demanding 50 Bitcoin Ransom While Setting Off the Alarm

Hackers are becoming more and more bold in their efforts to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting investors. A recent attack in Texas, for example, involved a breach of home security cameras by these extortionists, hacking the system to demand cryptocurrency from a couple.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Continues to Increase in Popularity on Dark Web

Bitcoin is becoming more popular on the dark web while its mainstream adoption hits a snag

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Industry Reacts to Mark Cuban’s ‘No Chance’ for Bitcoin Comments

American businessman and investor Mark Cuban believes that Bitcoin has “no chance” of becoming a reliable currency. Amongst other criticisms, the billionaire believes the digital asset is too difficult to use for the average person.

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Klarna and Sofort Becoming Names to Know in Cryptocurrency Circles

The primary aim of Bitcoin when it was first created was to replace all fiat currencies with the peer-to-peer payment system supported by its blockchain. Since the release of the original cryptocurrency, the original use of the digital coins has become somewhat muddled amidst the interest in the ocean of cryptocurrencies as investment opportunities.

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Bitcoin Volatility Is Up, Liquidity Stagnant

If stability and liquidity are part of bitcoin's road to becoming a mature asset, 2019 has been a period of arrested development.

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Litecoin May Not Become Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold Afterall

Litecoin (LTC) has a limited potential, and will most probably fail to fulfill its promise of being silver to Bitcoin’s gold. Recent points made by entrepreneur and blogger Sylvain Saurel show that LTC has lost its momentum and is becoming irrelevant.

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Bitcoin’s Empty Blocks Are Becoming a Relic of the Past

Once upon a time, Bitcoin was processing many empty blocks due to low on-chain activity. However, that is now a thing of the past. Empty blocks in Bitcoin mining pools were a pressing problem in 2015 and 2016.

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Bitfinex becomes the first exchange to support the Lightning Network

Bitfinex, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced support for Lightning Network deposits and withdrawals becoming the first exchange in the industry to do so. Bitfinex adds support for the Lightning Network The Lightning Network is a second layer solution to Bitcoin’s scalability problem.

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Is Braiins Stratum V2 Update The Answer To Bitcoin Mining Becoming Fully Decentralized?

The company that’s behind one of the largest mining pools for Bitcoin (BTC), Braiins, has recently presented a code that looks promising when it comes to decentralized mining. The specification is called Stratum V2 and can greatly improve the way in which Bitcoin mining works.

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Coinbase Holds a Whopping 966,230 Bitcoin ($7B) in Cold Wallet

According to recent reports, Coinbase has a whopping 966,230 Bitcoin in its cold wallet. The exchange is increasingly becoming like a ‘bank’ which stores a growing number of deposited cryptocurrency assets.

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Blockchain Entertainment Platform “Fight to Fame” Expands Its Operations in South Korea

Fight to Fame, a blockchain-based company working on fight sports opened its first office in Seoul, South Korea. The Fight to Fame project is a reality show started in 2017 to give professional fighters the chance to become Hollywood stars.

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Short-Term Bottom for Bitcoin is Most Likely to be at $6,400

Cryptocurrency traders say that $6,400 has the greatest probability of becoming the short-term bottom for Bitcoin.

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Will the Bitcoin Price Plunge Further? Analysts Target $6,000

A rough week for Bitcoin is turning into a big hangover at the weekend as the sells keep the pressure on. For the first time in over six months BTC dipped below $7k and further losses are looking likely.

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