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BNC Weekly Bitcoin Twitter Statistics 27th January 2020
With sentiment continuing to be a significant factor in the price and momentum of digital assets, Brave New Coin has launched a weekly Bitcoin ‘Twitter Sentiment’ infographic - providing at-a-glance insight into the dominant weekly narrative in Bitcoin’s Twitter-sphere. дальше »
2020-1-28 09:00
Ledger Cast - From World War III to World War Z
In this episode, Brian and Josh talk about Coronavirus, Davos, and the recent bitcoin and altcoin price action. дальше »
2020-1-28 14:01
Monero Price Analysis - Random X removes ASICs but has led to mining pool centralization
Following the implementation of a new consensus algorithm, as part of a network wide hard fork in November, Monero's hash rate has hit a new all time high. The new RandomX algorithm offers CPU mining at a competitive advantage over both GPUs and ASICs. дальше »
2020-1-27 14:00
Staking ecosystem surges to $8 billion valuation
The total amount of staked cryptocurrency has spiked to an all-time-high over $8 billion. Holders of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies are choosing to stake their coins to support the network in exchange for income. дальше »
2020-1-27 14:00
BNC Weekly Bitcoin Blockchain Statistics 27th January 2020
Brave New Coin's weekly bitcoin blockchain statistics for the week of: January 20th - January 27th 2019 дальше »
2020-1-27 03:00
Japan’s Virtual Currency Exchange Association publishes data for November 2019
Japan’s Virtual Currency Exchange Association has released new data about its members for November 2019. The data includes transaction amounts and the number of active crypto trading accounts. дальше »
2020-1-27 14:09
Elon Musk details Mars colonization plans
Some say that Bitcoin will eventually be not just a global currency, but a medium of exchange for intergalactic trade. Elon Musk wants to take humanity to Mars, where does that leave Bitcoin? дальше »
2020-1-26 19:00
Venezuelan oil buyers wary of Petro payments
Venezuela's Petro digital currency remains mired in controversy. To add to the country’s economic worries some oil buyers have reportedly halted purchases in fear of violating U.S. sanctions. дальше »
2020-1-26 14:09
Battle for privacy intensifies as EU considers facial recognition ban
The war on privacy has many fronts - from data breaches to blockchain forensics and the creeping threat of surveillance capitalism. Now, facial recognition is emerging as the next assault on privacy. дальше »
2020-1-25 14:05
Basic Attention Token Price Analysis - Publishers increasing across all platforms
The Basic Attention Token (BAT) project has enjoyed a period of strong publisher growth from platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Reddit, Vimeo, Github, and other websites. Growth of other metrics such as browser downloads and on-chain transactions, however, remains tepid. дальше »
2020-1-25 14:00
NBA team Sacramento Kings auction player’s shirt on Ethereum
The Sacramento Kings NBA team has announced a collaboration with Ethereum development firm ConsenSys and blockchain provenance platform Treum to facilitate the live auctioning of sports memorabilia. дальше »
2020-1-23 14:09
XRP Price Analysis- Active addresses rise slightly
The price of XRP up ~45% since mid-December lows, representing its strongest move since October 2019. Fundamental metrics also show growth, with an increase in weekly active address activity over the last month. дальше »
2020-1-23 23:00
Grayscale reports another record year
The world's largest crypto management firm, Grayscale, took in a record $607 million of investment in 2019—a sum that surpasses the cumulative investment from the last six years. дальше »
2020-1-22 20:00
Maximum Bitcoin - Samson Mow on Blockstream's vision for the future of finance
Samson Mow is the Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, a company dedicated to building the financial infrastructure of the future on the Bitcoin blockchain. Samson is an outspoken defender of Bitcoin and a self-described toxic maximalist. дальше »
2020-1-22 12:40
Carbon Credit Trading
BNC Research's latest proprietary report on carbon credit trading demonstrates the digitizing of real-world value in the new economy. This report showcases a world-first use case of digitizing carbon credits, aimed at both investors and policymakers. дальше »
2020-1-22 07:07
Leaders Research Series: Breaking down the trends behind Davos 2020
The World Economic Forum’s Davos conference this week is perhaps its most critical yet as we enter a new decade of unprecedented financial, social and economic uncertainty with limited runway to change direction. дальше »
2020-1-22 06:54
Australian Central Bank says “Nah, mate” to Facebook’s Libra
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says Facebook’s digital currency, Libra, should not be allowed to launch in Australia without being heavily regulated. It does not believe there will be enough demand to merit the effort required to introduce the currency to Australia. дальше »
2020-1-21 18:00
Bitcoin Taproot privacy update on track for 2020
Taproot is designed to increase Bitcoin's fungibility, improve the functionality of smart contracts, and improve privacy by making all transactions appear the same to external blockchain observers. дальше »
2020-1-21 14:05
BNC Monthly XRP Ledger Blockchain Statistics December 2019 to January 2020
Brave New Coin's monthly XRP ledger blockchain statistics for the month of: December 1st 2019- January 1st 2020 дальше »
2020-1-22 14:00
BNC launches Bitcoin ‘Twitter Sentiment’ data
With sentiment continuing to be a significant factor in the price and momentum of digital assets, Brave New Coin has launched a weekly Bitcoin ‘Twitter Sentiment’ infographic - providing at-a-glance insight into the dominant weekly narrative in Bitcoin’s Twitter-sphere. дальше »
2020-1-21 00:00
Stellar Price Analysis - Active addresses in decline
Despite Blockchain.com, Coinbase, and Keybase airdrops over the past two years, active addresses have continued to decline. дальше »
2020-1-20 14:01
Crypto Market Forecast: January 20th
Most digital assets enjoyed strong gains this week despite a sharp market wide sell off towards the end of the week. Many altcoins including Bitcoin SV, Dash, and Zcash hit new 2020 highs and experienced one day gains reminiscent of the 2017 bull market. дальше »
2020-1-20 14:00
BNC Weekly Bitcoin Blockchain Statistics 20th January 2020
Brave New Coin's weekly bitcoin blockchain statistics for the week of: January 13th - January 20th 2019 дальше »
2020-1-23 03:00
Japanese educational institution charged with misappropriating funds to buy cryptocurrency
The Meijo Gakuin Educational Corporation will file a criminal complaint against the company’s former chairwoman after funds were used to buy cryptocurrency. дальше »
2020-1-19 14:09
SEC fines ICOBox for selling unregistered securities
The crackdown on the sale of unregistered securities continues with the SEC fining the ICO-as-a-service platform, ICOBox, $16 million for the violation of securities laws. дальше »
2020-1-18 14:05
SEC issues IEO investor alert
The SEC issued an investor alert this week urging investors to use caution before investing in initial exchange offerings or IEOs. дальше »
2020-1-17 14:05
Maker Price Analysis - Multicollateral Dai released
Initially, ETH was the only collateral accepted for backing Dai. In November 2019, MKR introduced a multi-collateral asset. The original single-collateral asset, backed by ETH, was renamed Sai, while the new multi-collateral asset assumed the previous name, Dai. дальше »
2020-1-17 14:01
Celsius partners with Korbit
Celsius Network has announced a partnership with Korbit to manage a portion of their treasury, a first for the organization. This is the first stage of an ongoing partnership between the two companies. дальше »
2020-1-16 18:03
Analysts weigh in as Bitcoin leads the Crypto rally
The cryptocurrency market is riding a fresh wave of optimism, with bitcoin pushing up to a two month high and large-cap altcoins following close behind. What’s behind the current rally? дальше »
2020-1-16 14:04
Digital Gold - How CoinShares is positioning to become the crypto version of JP Morgan
Daniel Masters is the Executive Chairman at Coinshares, a leading digital asset management firm. The Coinshares Group manages nearly $700 million of assets on behalf of a global investor base. Daniel has a long history in the financial markets and was once the global head of energy and trading at JP Morgan. дальше »
2020-1-16 13:01
CME Bitcoin Options launch to strong interest
CME Group successfully launched Bitcoin options trading on its derivatives exchange this week. Investors, Bitcoin companies, and miners can now hedge or speculate on the price of BTC using regulated Bitcoin options. дальше »
2020-1-16 14:07
Litecoin Price Analysis - Bullish trend on the horizon
Technicals for the LTC/USD pair have flipped neutral for the first time since July 2019. Trend metrics including the 200-day EMA and Cloud show the possibility for an imminent bullish reversal. Significant near term support sits between US$50 to US$60, based on the historic volume profile. дальше »
2020-1-16 14:01
German central banker warns against a digital euro
The head of Germany’s central bank, Dr. Jens Weidmann, told Handelsblatt that the European Union should refrain from launching a digital euro. Instead, banks should improve their payment services to compete with the growing cryptocurrency market. дальше »
2020-1-15 20:00
Deribit is moving to Panama as regulatory pressure mounts
Deribit, the popular Netherlands crypto derivatives exchange is relocating to Panama to avoid new AML regulations. дальше »
2020-1-15 14:04
Bitcoin Price Analysis - Hash rate continues to increase
Network mining fundamentals have once again begun to heat up in the new year with a new hash rate and difficulty all-time high. If the hash rate continues to increase over the next few months, the block reward halving will occur much sooner than the currently projected May date. дальше »
2020-1-13 14:01
Crypto market forecast: January 13th
The crypto markets enjoyed a strong week of bullish trading activity creating new optimism for the new week ahead. CME markets launch their new Bitcoin options this week and there are signs it will have a more successful launch than similar institutional crypto product launches in 2019. дальше »
2020-1-13 14:00
Bitcoin options set to boom in 2020
Following a surge in bitcoin futures trading, cryptocurrency exchanges are doubling down on another form of derivative - options. дальше »
2020-1-13 23:28
Ledger Cast - Altcoin setups for 2020
In this episode, Brian and Josh evaluate various alt-coin setups and talk through Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith's release from jail plus Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler becoming a U.S Senator for the state of Georgia - and more. дальше »
2020-1-13 14:01
The stablecoin regulation landscape for 2020
With the announcement of the proposed Libra digital currency in 2019, even skeptical officials were forced to accept that crypto assets are here to stay. Stablecoins are seen as a priority for 2020, with national and global regulators publishing a variety of stablecoin research across the last 12 months. дальше »
2020-1-11 14:07
Telegram’s rocky road to TON launch date
In 2018, Telegram conducted an ICO that reportedly raised $1. 7 billion dollars. The private token sale involved the sale of GRAM tokens through SAFT agreements to accredited and institutional investors. дальше »
2020-1-10 14:05
Ethereum Classic Price Analysis - Agartha Hard Fork on January 13th
In April, the ETC Labs dev team released ECIP-1054, Atlantis, which enabled the Spurious Dragon and Byzantium network protocol upgrades currently active on the ETH network. The protocol changes increased interoperability between the ETC and ETH chains. дальше »
2020-1-10 14:01
Ethereum dodges difficulty bomb with last-minute fork
Ethereum celebrated New Year's Day with a last-minute network upgrade, Muir Glacier, which is designed to delay the onset of the ‘Ice Age' дальше »
2020-1-9 14:04
Smart Contract platforms continue to evolve in 2020
In recent months smart contract platforms have grown despite a stagnant market. Ethereum has established a thriving DeFi ecosystem, Tezos token holders can soft-stake XTZ via several exchange platforms, Binance Chain saw several projects switch to or launch on its platform, and Tron announced several new partnerships. дальше »
2020-1-8 14:06
0x Price Analysis - v3.0 and staking now live
With the opportunity to stake ZRX now here, a potential use case has emerged. However, the number of active addresses on the network, currently near an all-time low, suggests that users have not embraced this mechanism. дальше »
2020-1-8 14:01
Why China sees blockchain as a strategic pillar for the next decade of growth
Matthew Graham is the CEO of Sino Global Capital, a team of Beijing-based investment bankers. China sees blockchain as a key strategic technology pillar critical to the next decade of growth. As it prepares to deploy a state-issued digital currency or DCEP (Digital Currency / Electronic Payment) China has a unique opportunity to take control of its monetary system. дальше »
2020-1-8 22:55
Bitcoin and gold jump after Trump strikes Iran
World markets were rattled on Friday. Gold, oil, and Bitcoin surged after top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was struck by a U.S. drone at Iraq's Baghdad airport. дальше »
2020-1-7 14:05
Research: Where next for decentralized finance?
Last year, the Federal Reserve surpassed its debt ceiling and dislocations in the US money markets shed a light on a structural shift in the global banking system. Over the same period, decentralized finance (DeFi) has evolved to ‘version 2. дальше »
2020-1-9 14:00
2019 Q4 Cryptocurrency Review
The total market capitalization for cryptocurrencies was up 44% in 2019, after increasing 138% in the first half of the year and decreasing 38% in the second half. дальше »
2020-1-6 14:01
Crypto Market Forecast: 6th January
Volatility returned to the crypto markets this week. The BTC price bounced strongly over the weekend jumping by over US$500 in value after 5 days of bearish price activity. It was also a good week for blockchain fundamentals as segwit usage on Bitcoin hit an all time high and Monero's privacy abilities were publicly endorsed by a Europol analyst. дальше »
2020-1-6 14:00
Bitcoin and gold: Risk versus resilience in the 21st century
When considering a safe-haven asset it is important to ascertain what we are protecting against. Known high-probability risks within a system, or low-probability high-consequence systemic risks that interconnected with other systems? Intelligent investors should consider the difference between risk and resilience, and look at the market from a systems perspective. дальше »