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Wrapped Bitcoin Launches On Ethereum With $227K Injection
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has officially launched on Ethereum (ETH), allowing users to make bitcoin-based transactions on a different blockchain. With more than 20 launch partners and approximately 227K worth of WBTC already on the network, the project may be looking to take the lead over its main competitor, Wanchain (WAN). дальше »
2019-1-31 03:59 | |
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Fidelity Adoption Could Lift Crypto Boats
The ETF may be off, but institutional adoption is still trickling in. Fidelity Investments is reportedly planning to launch its Bitcoin custody service in the final month of Q1 2019, according to Bloomberg. дальше »
2019-1-31 19:07 | |
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Litecoin Could Become A Privacy Coin This Year
Litecoin must be getting tired of standing in Bitcoin’s shadow. After many years as Bitcoin’s second fiddle, Litecoin core developers are getting more interested in following the likes of privacy coins such as Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). дальше »
2019-1-30 22:54 | |
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Five Dominant Legacy Companies That Need Blockchain Right Now
Bitcoin’s ten-year birthday has come and gone, and the crypto industry is now more than just a new and exciting movement at the fringes of the tech space. The term “blockchain” still has techs-appeal, but at this point people want to hear about more than just potential. дальше »
2019-1-29 21:48 | |
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Can Bitcoin ETNs Unlock Mass Adoption?
With most bitcoin ETF proposals out of the picture and the SEC on forced hiatus, the institutional adoption of BTC and other cryptocurrencies has been put on hold. But why is that the case? Back in January 2017, the launch of bitcoin futures by Cboe (Chicago Board of Exchanges) and CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), seemed […] The post Can Bitcoin ETNs Unlock Mass Adoption? appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-26 18:27 | |
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Ripple CEO Takes Aim At Bitcoin During World Economic Forum
Brad Garlinghouse may be a Bitcoin hodler, but he’s no fan of the technology behind the world’s top cryptocurrency. At a panel of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Ripple CEO called out several problems with Bitcoin and the blockchain industry as a whole. дальше »
2019-1-26 23:45 | |
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Bitcoin Movements At A Twelve Month High
Even though its price has collapsed by nearly 70%, Bitcoin (BTC) is still growing, with transaction rates at an all-year high. Data collected by Blockchain.com indicate that the number of transactions added every second to the mempool – the holding area for crypto trades before they’re added to the ledger – have reached the highest level […] The post Bitcoin Movements At A Twelve Month High appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-25 22:53 | |
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Why Crypto Bot Trading Is Choking Mass Adoption
To a crypto layperson, hearing about Bitcoin price manipulation via sophisticated yet easy-to-procure trading bots may conjure dime-a-dozen conspiracy theories. The deeper one delves into the intricacies of this exciting and often treacherous crypto industry though, the more sense such talk makes. дальше »
2019-1-24 23:08 | |
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One Fifth Of All Bitcoin Nodes Are Run From Germany
Germany has one of the highest concentrations of Bitcoin (BTC) nodes, as North America and Europe become prominent regions for securing the network against double spends. Data collected by cryptocurrency statistics site Bitnodes found that Germany accounts for just under a fifth of all reachable BTC nodes. дальше »
2019-1-23 20:02 | |
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Do We Really Need A Better Bitcoin?
Numerous crypto enthusiasts firmly believe that the greatest challenge to Bitcoin’s maximalist “victory” – an achievement unimaginable without mass adoption – comes not from the regulatory caprices of various governments or the ill-intentions of central bankers, but rather from competing cryptocurrency protocols. дальше »
2019-1-23 02:11 | |
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South Africa Looks To De-Anonymize Bitcoin
A draft copy of a document outlining South Africa’s response to the rise of cryptocurrencies illustrates that although the threat of an outright ban is minimal, the SARB’s intentions represent a clear and existential threat to the anonymity of crypto assets in the country. дальше »
2019-1-22 20:02 | |
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Sunday Slump: Are Bots Wreaking Crypto Havoc?
A precipitous drop in prices – like the one that happened yesterday – is bound to have a demoralizing effect on a market in the midst of a bear cycle. The market plunged at around 11:20 GMT on Sunday morning, as the total value of all cryptocurrencies fell by $6bn in little more than an hour. дальше »
2019-1-22 19:14 | |
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Caught My Eyes, Held My Attention: Congress Gets Bitcoin Lightning Network Preview by Coin Center
Detractors of Bitcoin that otherwise state that no innovative, game-changing updates are forthcoming from its community will have to step back and re-assess with news from late this week. It has been reported today that during a briefing held in Congress as part of a broader event taking place called the Congressional Blockchain Caucus. While […] дальше »
2019-1-19 04:00 | |
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In Tether We Trust? USDT Still Dominant Stablecoin
Tether (USDT) remains the most popular stablecoin, accounting for more than half of all value moving from Bitcoin to fiat or fiat-denominated currencies in December. Has the sector gone back to bed with the original stablecoin? A recently published report by CryptoCompare, a cryptocurrency statistics source, found that Tether represents 75% of Bitcoin (BTC) trades […] The post In Tether We Trust? USDT Still Dominant Stablecoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-18 18:56 | |
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Korean Bitcoin Now Cheaper Than World Prices
South Korea is known for a voracious crypto appetite, but the “Kimchi Premium” may now be turning into a discount. Crypto prices on Korean exchanges are now slipping below the worldwide average, indicating that Korean markets might finally be cooling down. дальше »
2019-1-18 00:36 | |
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Dirty Bitcoin: Why BestMixer Might Not Make Your Day
Your crypto wallet could contain laundered coins, says a firm specializing in cryptocurrency security. BestMixer, a bitcoin tumbler site that provides untraceable cryptocurrency, may have tainted a significant number of wallets by gifting them small amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) – a technique known as ‘crypto dusting. дальше »
2019-1-14 22:11 | |
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Internet-Like Scaler BloXroute Partners With Mining Pool
A scaling solution, using the same technique as with the internet, has announced a partnership with a mining pool. The project says this will be the first major step towards mainstream adoption and showcasing a viable alternative to scaling networks. дальше »
2019-1-13 21:00 | |
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Blockchain Scaling Solution BloXroute Partners With First Mining Pool
bloXroute announced on Thursday that they have partnered with Rawpool, a public Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) mining pool. They have also signed a partnership agreement with YEE Chain, the blockchain subsidiary of Yeecall, a communications network with over 20m users worldwide. дальше »
2019-1-14 21:00 | |
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Cryptohopper or Bundil: Who Has The Best Crypto Investment App?
Investing in cryptocurrency used to be a pain. Early buyers of Bitcoin, for example, were forced to be miners to use the wallet. If you weren’t both tech and investment-savvy, crypto investment was out of your reach. дальше »
2019-1-13 18:05 | |
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Satoshi Vision Gets Its Own ElectrumSV Wallet
Bitcoin Cash investors have had to do some serious wallet juggling of late. Most recently, the bComm Association, which is the group behind the newly launched BSV logo, has unveiled the ElectrumSV Wallet for Bitcoin Cash Satoshi Vision (BSV). дальше »
2019-1-12 22:06 | |
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Is Bitcoin Recession Proof?
A global recession, like the one economists predict could happen next year, will put cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC) in high demand, a new report has suggested. Analysts at the cryptocurrency prime dealer, SFOX, said a global economic downturn may spark a sudden surge in demand. дальше »
2019-1-10 17:17 | |
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Feeding Frenzy Drives TRX Surge: Traders Swap Bitcoin For TRON
Investors looking for quick returns are currently exchanging their Bitcoin (BTC) holdings for TRON (TRX) as growth accelerates in Justin Sun’s project. Demand driving the TRX surge seems to be stemming from investors based in Asia. дальше »
2019-1-9 20:15 | |
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Gemini Committed To A Bitcoin ETF Despite Twin Rejections By SEC
The Winklevoss twins remain committed at making exchange-traded funds (ETFs) a reality in the cryptocurrency space, following two failed attempts to gain the approval of US regulators. In an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit today, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini in 2014, said they were “working hard” at […] The post Gemini Committed To A Bitcoin ETF Despite Twin Rejections By SEC appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-8 01:57 | |
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Bitfinex Downtime Could Increase Bitcoin Volatility
Market volatility took a break over Christmas, and cryptocurrency prices remained relatively stable. But with most people heading back to work, Bitcoin and other cryptos may experience unusually volatility as popular exchange site Bitfinex temporarily suspends trading. дальше »
2019-1-8 17:39 | |
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Bitcoin SV Ushers In Era Of Mass Adoption By Boldly Reinventing Logo
The Wright camp is proving itself as a serious contender for the Bitcoin name. While other blockchain projects whiled away the 10th anniversary on trivial development and pointless mass adoption, the BSV team got straight to the most important business: changing their logo. дальше »
2019-1-6 19:02 | |
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Overstock To Pay Taxes in Bitcoin
No one likes taxes, but at least now you won’t have to cash out to pay them. Overstock. com has recently announced its intention to pay some of its state business taxes in Bitcoin, using the newly-announced government platform for crypto payments. дальше »
2019-1-4 22:40 | |
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Bitcoin Birthday Was Less Bubble, More Burst
Bitcoin has just commemorated the 10th anniversary of its genesis block, but the party was fairly quiet. While some traders hoped for (or feared) a sudden change, markets remained mild, and efforts to organize a run on the exchanges went largely unnoticed. дальше »
2019-1-4 18:39 | |
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Rootstock Celebrates A Year Of Milestones
January 3rd marks the birthday of a young digital currency. No, not that one. While most eyes are on the Bitcoin decennial, another cryptocurrency is also blowing out a candle. Rootstock, a smart contract side chain to the Bitcoin blockchain, celebrates its first anniversary today, marking one full year in the project to integrate Ethereum-like […] The post Rootstock Celebrates A Year Of Milestones appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-4 21:39 | |
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Binance Serves The Filet Mignon Of Token Platforms
Crypto exchanges are busily competing for entrepreneurial talent. On the 10th birthday of the Bitcoin genesis block, Binance is raising the standard for new coins. Binance Launchpad is the exchange’s new token sale platform, and the plan is to support, borrowing a phrase from Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart, the “creme de la crypto. дальше »
2019-1-3 20:40 | |
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Can Ethereum Still Compete?
No coin is perfect, but Ethereum has more than its share of problems. The ICO-laden token has shed 80% of its value since its peak and given up the No. 2 spot to XRP (that had to hurt). Now its very mission has been called into question. дальше »
2018-12-31 20:41 | |
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The 800lb Shitcoin: Why Bitcoin SV Market Cap Is Pure Fantasy
Market capitalization is the blockchain equivalent of an online horoscope. It’s total bollocks, but it holds a powerful fascination. And despite repeatedly pointing out the fallacies of the metric, we’re not immune to fixating on it ourselves: every time there’s a drop, we check the charts for the latest flippening. дальше »
2018-12-31 19:51 | |
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Go Long Or Go Home: New Margin Trades In EOS, XRP and Bitcoin Cash
Some coins get more than their fair share of hate, but now there’s another way to make money when they crash. If you’re one of those hodlers who believes that XRP is another word for “Ripple,” or that “Bcash” is a valid move in Scrabble, then a set of new exchange offerings can make you […] The post Go Long Or Go Home: New Margin Trades In EOS, XRP and Bitcoin Cash appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-12-30 23:04 | |
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Five Bitcoin Price Predictions That Did Not Age Well
2018 will be remembered for many things, but Bitcoin bull runs won’t be among them. Despite the best efforts of fortune tellers and tulip-farmers, those rosy forecasts were no match for ICO selling, regulation, security breaches, selloffs and delays. дальше »
2018-12-28 18:41 | |
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Crypto Crapfest: The Facepalms And Epic Fails Of 2018
Developers for Bitcoin Private have acknowledged a critical bug in the currency’s algorithms, enabling an unknown hacker to award themselves about forty percent of the BTCP total supply. You’d expect that to be the end of the currency, but the truth is it’s not even the biggest screwup in the past month. дальше »
2018-12-27 00:58 | |
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Triples Capacity Since November
Channel capacity on the Lightning Network has grown by over 200% in the past six weeks, allowing the network’s capacity as a whole managed to surpass the $2m mark. According to data collected by Bitcoin Visuals, a Bitcoin (BTC) statistics site, daily median capacities were at around 1. дальше »
2018-12-27 23:14 | |
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Vitalik Calls Bitcoin SV A Dumpster Fire
Vitalik Buterin continued his transformation from the mild-mannered Clark Kent of crypto to an avenging angel of Twitter fury, as he went on yet another tweetstorm over the Christmas holiday. This time, his target was the contentious Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision project (BSV). дальше »
2018-12-27 19:54 | |
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Bitcoin Dominance Upswing As Investors Go Cautious
One of the side effects of a sudden market downturn is a sudden increase in Bitcoin dominance, as investors see BTC as a more stable store of value than other coins. Bitcoin almost slipped to under half the total share of the market before yesterday, but thanks to the Christmas Crash the BTC share has now started rising […] The post Bitcoin Dominance Upswing As Investors Go Cautious appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-12-26 17:35 | |
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Christmas Crash: Stock And Crypto Markets Unravel Together
Someone must have been very naughty this week, because Santa has delivered a fresh truckload of coal. Crypto markets have lost $20 billion in total market capitalization over the past 24 hours, putting an end to predictions of a fresh bull run — at least for the moment. дальше »
2018-12-25 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin Is Not A Commodity Says Expert In Financial Law
Regulators have “massively” misunderstood cryptocurrencies and urgently need to alter course, an expert in international banking law has said. Tokens shouldn’t be treated as money, nor should Bitcoin (BTC) have futures contracts. дальше »
2018-12-25 22:29 | |
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Bitcoin Private Premine Blamed On Bug Exploit
While most of the market is on its way to recovery, one cryptocurrency is still struggling. Bitcoin Private (BTCP), an anonymity-protecting protocol which launched last March, is battling against allegations that developers may have secretly premined two million coins, giving themselves control of nearly ten percent of the total supply. дальше »
2018-12-25 21:07 | |
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Bitcoin OTC Brokerage Market Is ’95 Percent Bullshit’
The Wizard of Oz is a favorite classic movie over the festive season. In an iconic scene, the titular character is initially presented as a “great and powerful” green head, with a booming voice, surrounded by flames and red smoke. дальше »
2018-12-22 23:09 | |
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Can A Blockchain Save Endangered Species?
Cryptocurrency isn’t known for being environmentally friendly (well, not Proof of Work mechanisms like Bitcoin), but a new blockchain project could help save endangered species—at a discount. The Newton Project, which seeks to replace centralized intermediaries with trustless markets, has announced plans plans to help fight animal poaching with the help of blockchain-based monitoring devices. дальше »
2018-12-20 02:04 | |
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Lisk Management: Bitcoin And Alts Traded For Francs
Don’t look now, but Lisk is one of the top performers in today’s rebound. The price has advanced nearly 22% in the last 24 hours, and the trading volume of $7. 5 million is more than double yesterday’s action, most of it unfolding on Binance and YoBit. дальше »
2018-12-20 23:55 | |
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As Prices Waver Bitcoin Interest Is Still High
This Christmas, get ready to explain Bitcoin all over again. Public interest in cryptocurrencies remains high among retail investors, despite flagging prices and uncertain market conditions. According to a recent survey 69% of Americans are “interested” or “very interested” in learning more about cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-12-19 19:24 | |
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