2019-1-2 13:41 |
Bitcoin media deaths almost passed 100 last year, but the altcoin graveyard is ten times larger
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2019-1-2 13:41 |
Bitcoin media deaths almost passed 100 last year, but the altcoin graveyard is ten times larger
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A recent editorial attack on Bitcoin mining by The New York Times raises questions about its journalistic integrity and editorial process.
2023-5-2 15:00 | |
Media company Times is hiring for a crypto-friendly Chief Finance Officer, per its LinkedIn post. With a focus on building a “better future” in the current environment where the media industry is undergoing rapid evolution, one of the requirements for the CFO is to have a “Comfort with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies” to guide Times’ transformation.
2021-3-24 19:29 | |
Bitcoin price crossed the $10,000 mark almost 20 times in the past two months – but some analysts are hopeful that this week may have been the last time we see BTC under five figures. Bitcoin Flip-flops Over $10K Again Discussing data tracking BTC/USD since the start of July, the analytics entity known as Skew Markets noted that $10,000 has come and gone no fewer than 19 times.
2019-9-3 18:00 | |
A US attorney and developer has vowed to release an alternative to crowdfunding platform Patreon using open source Bitcoin payment processor BTCPay. Replicating Patreon’s ‘Full Feature Set’ In a series of tweets December 30, Jeff Vandrew Jr.
2018-12-31 18:00 | |
Bitcoin died 91 times in 2018 alone and 337 in total. But despite the latest bear cycle, hard data shows that Bitcoin has grown with more than 82,000 percent in the last 7 years. Bitcoin ‘Died’ 91 Times in 2018 According to website Bitcoin Obituaries – there were 91 publications in 2018 proclaiming Bitcoin’s demise.
2018-12-30 01:00 | |
After ten years in the market, Bitcoin (BTC) has appeared several times in mainstream media. Although during the first years Bitcoin did not have any coverage, as the prices and interest in the virtual currency grew, media started to talk about the most popular virtual currency in the market. One of the first things that […]
2018-12-29 22:15 | |
The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days.
2018-12-29 21:20 | |
The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days.
2018-12-27 21:20 | |
Blockchain technology is primed to take over the automotive industry in the next three years. if senior executives in the sector are to be believed, reported Times of India on December 24, 2018. Blockchain to Augment Business Processes In a joint study conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value and Oxford Economics, researchers concluded 64 percent of surveyed executives.
2018-12-26 16:00 | |
Recently we’ve heard many Bitcoin deniers criticize the cryptocurrency for its alleged energy wasting. From Guardian to New York Times, many news outlets belonging to the “old establishment” failed to realize why exactly Bitcoin uses as much energy as it does, why that energy usage is good and why it’s not even that wasteful when […] The post Bitcoin mining greener than gaming and many other industries, a study reveals appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2018-12-26 07:16 | |
According to the Bitcoin Obituaries webpage, the cryptocurrency ‘died’ 90 times in 2018. Since the inception of Satoshi’s great invention, almost a decade ago, economists and financial news publications have informed the public that bitcoin has passed away a grand total of 336 times.
2018-12-26 04:00 | |
We have several times written that Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies did not have a good year in terms of market performance. Indeed, Bitcoin lost more than 82% of its value since its all-time high.
2018-12-24 20:56 | |
Nouriel Roubini Attacks Back; Says Crypto Is The Most Manipulated Financial Market In History Bitcoin has many supporters all around the world and a very active community. However, there are also several critics that have attacked the virtual currency several times.
2018-12-22 20:47 | |
Art Micro Auction Brings To Focus Bitcoins Lightening Network Art is expressive of its times, a certain je ne sais quoi that the artist wants to highlight. And that is exactly what was achieved when a recent auction was held for the artwork by Cryptograffiti, simply named the ‘Black Swan’. The piece is exactly what […]
2018-12-22 20:09 | |
The local authorities in Pune, India, recently confiscated 452 Bitcoins worth $1. 8 million from suspect involved in notorious cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. India’s Biggest Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme According to The Times of India, authorities of the cybercrime department in the city of Pune, India, recently recovered 452 Bitcoins (BTC) worth $1.
2018-12-22 11:14 | |
These are not the best of times indeed for Bitmain, the world’s largest manufacturer of bitcoin mining equipment as Hong Kong’s stock market regulator, HKEX has made it clear that it would not approve the initial public offering (IPO) applications of DLT-linked firms until the region formulates a robust regulatory framework to govern its blockchain technology and cryptocurrency space, reported.
2018-12-22 00:00 | |
A recent report by analyst firm Diar reported that institutional investors prefer to use over-the-counter markets rather than exchange houses to buy crypto currencies. However, exchanges have not been displaced by this trend, thanks to being available for trading at all times of the year.
2018-12-21 04:23 | |
Precious metals have been an integral part of the world economy for thousands of years. Gold, for instance, is still one of the most stable investments and has provided far better liquidity compared to other assets such as real estate.
2018-12-21 04:00 | |
The Times of India reported on December 20, 2018, that the cyber crime branch of Pune police had seized 452 bitcoins worth $1. 8 million from one of the ten suspects involved in a cryptocurrency related Ponzi scheme case.
2018-12-21 01:00 | |
Miners Won’t Be Able To Work For Much Longer With Ethereum, According To A Market Analyst Alex Kruger The bearish market has already brought down faith in Bitcoin for many users, and their mining scene isn’t doing too swell either.
2018-12-21 23:00 | |
In recent months, as Bitcoin (BTC) purportedly fell through its supposed break-even cost of mining not once, not twice, but three times, the economics of Proof of Work (PoW) have been questioned by wary skeptics.
2018-12-20 13:04 | |
According to an article published by The Irish Times, on December 17, 2018, the High Court Bench in Ireland made a groundbreaking ruling. Authorities stated that ether (ETH) held by criminals serving time for the sale of illicit drugs constitutes the proceeds of crime.
2018-12-20 02:00 | |
The National Assembly in France has recently shot down proposals to ease up the pressure on tax regulations in the crypto space. As reported by Bitcoin.
2018-12-20 22:13 | |
It’s been one year now since bitcoin achieved an outstanding all-time high of $20,155 per coin and today it seems we’re testing new lows of $3,122, a total drop of 84. 5%. This massive slide in value may seem unprecedented but in fact, retracements of this magnitude have happened no less than four times in Bitcoin’s short history.
2018-12-18 07:00 | |
Decentralized payment processor BTCPayServer now offers wallet support for c-lightning users. Following its most recent update, the BitPay alternative announced support for Spark Wallet, a client for the Lightning Network's c-lightning implementation created by Bitrated founder and Blockstream employee Nadav Ivgi.
2018-12-18 02:16 | |
Privacy concerns have become major topics in the cryptocurrency community in recent times. These concerns have led to an increase in the popularity, usage, as well as the value of the leading privacy-centric digital currencies.
2018-12-16 15:00 | |
Many market oracles are likely to miss their Bitcoin price predictions for the end of 2018. For example, outspoken market soothsayer Thomas Lee said Bitcoin should be trading at nearly four times its current price while going quiet on his long-lasting $25,000 forecast for the end of the year.
2018-12-15 06:00 | |
Nick Spanos is an early adopter and innovator in the blockchain space. He is best known for launching Bitcoin Center NYC, the world’s first live cryptocurrency exchange, in 2013, right next to the New York Stock Exchange — as immortalized in the Netflix documentary “Banking on Bitcoin.
2018-12-15 21:43 | |
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) heavyweights IBM is reportedly working with Indian telecommunications firms to help them create blockchain solutions aimed at enhancing “mobile number portability” and “Do Not Call” registries, according to an Economic Times report on December 12, 2018.
2018-12-14 10:00 | |
Allianz CEO has called on global regulators to outlaw cryptocurrency, contradicting the company’s chief financial advisor, who said Bitcoin would be a good buy under $5,000 earlier this year.
2018-12-14 06:00 | |
Although crypto startups have been capitulating en-masse due to financial restraints, a direct byproduct of Bitcoin’s rapid drawdown in value, reports indicate that a promising stablecoin venture has folded due to regulatory qualms.
2018-12-13 14:00 | |
Indian telecommunication companies are rising to the solutions offered by blockchain. According to local news outlet The Economic Times, the industry could be using blockchain solutions for managing its mobile number portability (MVP) and Do Not Call (DNC) registries in the country.
2018-12-13 19:09 | |
After switching objectives a few times during the hash wars, Calvin Ayre finally outlined the real aims of the Bitcoin SV project.
2018-12-12 18:46 | |
During the bearish cryptocurrency winter, many blockchain and cryptocurrency-related companies laid off large numbers of staff, from ConsenSys trimming down 13 percent of the team to Steemit laying off 70 percent of their staff.
2018-12-12 15:00 | |
South Korea’s second largest bank has started a pilot project to implement a blockchain-based work process across a range of financial services and internal protocol management systems, reported Korea Times on December 10, 2018.
2018-12-11 04:00 | |
One of the worst things to happen to a proof-of-work cryptocurrency is a 51 percent attack. Such attacks undermine the immutability—and consequently the trust—in a blockchain. Satoshi Nakamoto summarized proof-of-work as “one-CPU-one-vote.
2018-12-10 13:20 | |
The past month has been pretty interesting for all cryptocurrencies, even though there is a lot of negative pressure on the market as well. It is during times like these when Bitcoin SV tends to thrive, as its value usually goes up when Bitcoin faces some pressure.
2018-12-10 13:10 | |
A Melbourne-based company is now offering crypto-backed loans. Helio operates under an Australian Credit License (ACL) issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In the current bear market, cryptocurrency holders can borrow fiat money and keep their digital coins for better times.
2018-12-9 05:30 | |
As many as seven countries in the European Union are banding together to help promote blockchain technology throughout the continent, Financial Times reported December 4, 2018. The list of countries mostly comprises of southern members, including France, Italy, and Spain.
2018-12-8 16:00 | |
Changing times and economic dynamics of the modern consumer, customers today are less keen on paying large amounts for products or services upfront. Instead, they believe in paying regular small installments, rather than paying the full value of a product to own it.
2018-12-7 22:00 | |
The crypto market could be in for some tough times ahead. Prices could remain in freefall until financial authorities in the United States provide regulatory clarity. The market’s value, which looked like it had begun to level out, saw a significant wipeout in the latter part of the week.
2018-12-7 21:29 | |
Expectedly, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has once again delayed its decision on the commodity-backed VanEck/SolidX bitcoin ETF proposal. The Commission is left with no room for further delays and the absolute final decision will come on February 27, 2019.
2018-12-7 09:00 | |
Between January and October, Japanese police had received 5,944 reports with regard to nefarious and illicit activities tied to cryptocurrencies according to local media, December 6, 2018. Report Details According to multiple Japanese news outlets, National Police Agency (NPA) officials have said that the figure is eight times that of the April to December 2017 reports (669).
2018-12-7 06:00 | |
In a little over a month, one of the most eagerly anticipated cryptocurrency projects in recent times will launch. There will be no ICO or premine, and, like the transactions themselves, the project team are highly private.
2018-12-6 22:40 | |
The venture capitalist and investor Tim Draper remains bullish about the future of the virtual currency space. During a conversation with CoinTelegraph, he mentioned that Bitcoin will be reaching $250,000 in 2022 or 2023.
2018-12-6 22:27 | |
Bitcoin’s trading volume increased significantly compared to the previous year. The total number of Bitcoin traded in 2018 is estimated at 2. 2 trillion US dollars. Last year, on the other hand, this figure was “only” 870 billion dollars.
2018-12-6 16:33 | |
Singapore authorities recent report that residents have lost about $78,000 to fraudulent online platforms in three months. Online Cryptocurrency Scam Using Fake Personalities The Straits Times reports that Singapore residents have fallen victim to some online Bitcoin scams in a couple of months, losing up to $78,000 between September and November 2018.
2018-12-6 11:44 | |
“All Times Are Good Times To Enter The Crypto Market” Tim Draper, a legendary venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, has long been a believer in Bitcoin (BTC), reportedly buying boatloads of the asset (a reported 40,000 coins) in 2014.
2018-12-6 06:38 | |
There are several FUD topics spreading on mainstream media and other newspapers regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. For example, how many times did we hear that China banned Bitcoin or that mining activities are destroying the world? Although these statements have already been refuted, they keep targeting the crypto community. One of the main issues that […]
2018-12-6 04:14 | |