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Paxful CEO Ray Youssef Shows How Bitcoin Can Be Used for Social Good
Can bitcoin be used for social good? If anyone thinks so, it’s Ray Youssef, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin platform Paxful. A successful entrepreneur in the crypto and blockchain space, Youssef comes from humble beginnings and understands the importance of maintaining control over one’s finances. дальше »
2018-9-15 21:50 | |
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Lightning Labs Releases Redesigned and Optimized Desktop App
An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience. дальше »
2018-9-15 21:22 | |
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Carbon Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin (CarbonUSD) Launches Days After GUSD and PAX
Carbon Is The Latest Startup To Launch a Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin Stablecoins are one of the popular trends of the market right now, which makes all the sense when you think on how the bear market has been affecting the top cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Now, after both Paxos and Gemini decided to […] дальше »
2018-9-13 00:51 | |
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Bitcoin Mining FAQ: Interesting Stats About The BTC Blockchain Ecosystem
How Many Bitcoins Are There? Probably Not As Many As You Think You’ve probably heard people talk about the total supply of bitcoin. Bitcoin has a total supply of 21 million bitcoins: there can never be more than 21 million bitcoins in existence. дальше »
2018-9-12 18:28 | |
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Ethereum (ETH): Expected Price Targets And Risk Factors For 2018–19
Ethereum (ETH) has been the face of negative news and criticism over the past few weeks as investors have lost their mind over the weakness in price that we all witnessed recently. As the second largest coin in terms of market cap, when Ethereum (ETH) moves, the whole altcoin market moves with it. дальше »
2018-9-12 17:00 | |
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DevCon 4 Will Set the Stage for Ethereum’s Next Milestone: Constantinople
Ethereum is embracing the Constantinople milestone at the end of November 2018, after DevCon4 in Prague. Constantinople is the latest Ethereum release, introduced through a hard fork, that will include five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs):Bitwise shifting instructions (EIP 145) in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) allow for direct manipulation of bytes on the EVM layer. дальше »
2018-9-11 18:15 | |
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Ether Price Analysis: Market Indecision Could Cause Short Covering Rally
When we last discussed the ETH-USD pair, the price was testing support in the mid $200 range. Since then, the market has dropped another 30% as ether tests the waters in the upper $190 range:Figure 1: ETH-USD, 1-Day Candles, Macro TrendThe volume on the current drop has been exceptionally high compared to the beginning of its descent from the $800s. дальше »
2018-9-11 01:02 | |
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Proof-of-Stake is a Rebranded Version of the Old Financial System
Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of projects, both public and private, that are attempting to create a next-generation blockchain or something better than Satoshi’s Bitcoin. A great majority of these projects have condemned proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies because they think they waste resources, and many of these new blockchains have chosen to […] The post Proof-of-Stake is a Rebranded Version of the Old Financial System appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-9-8 19:30 | |
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The Daily: EU Urged for Common Crypto Rules, EEU Ready for Common Crypto
A Brussels-based think tank has urged the European Union to adopt common crypto regulations. Its report will be reviewed during this week’s meeting of the EU finance ministers in Vienna. Also in The Daily, the Eurasian Economic Union may adopt a single settlement currency, possibly a crypto, Samsung Pay offers a tokenized money transfer service […] The post The Daily: EU Urged for Common Crypto Rules, EEU Ready for Common Crypto appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-9-8 15:30 | |
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New study shows 80% of Americans are aware of Bitcoin
Bitcoin may be more popular than we think as the findings of a recent study reveals nearly 80% of residents in the United States are aware of Bitcoin. The study which was conducted to determine the level of awareness for 16 cryptocurrencies showed that a large percentage of respondents that are aware of cryptos have […] The post New study shows 80% of Americans are aware of Bitcoin appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2018-9-8 10:47 | |
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Coinbase Eyes ETF With Help From BlackRock: Business Insider Report
In an effort to expand its institutional services, Coinbase is joining an industry chase for the ever-elusive bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF). As reported by Business Insider, the cryptocurrency exchange provider has been liaising with BlackRock, a U. дальше »
2018-9-7 00:16 | |
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An Indian Kid and the Pastry Window of Cryptocurrency
The average young Indian is curious and confused about cryptocurrency. They think it is cool, but right now, thanks to an interim regulatory ban, it’s a world that’s out of their reach, leaving them anxious and hungry to learn more. дальше »
2018-9-7 23:10 | |
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Bitcoin Fraud Suspect Alexander Vinnik Extradited To Russia
Greece’s Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Alexander Vinnik to Russia. Some think he might also have valuable information for U. S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates alleged Russian election meddling. дальше »
2018-9-6 00:00 | |
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Canada Delays Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Companies
The Canadian government has postponed the release of its final regulations for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. The final published regulations were due this fall, but the government now says they won’t be published in the Canada Gazette until late 2019. дальше »
2018-8-28 20:18 | |
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Big Think Media Publication Says Bitcoin Mainstream Adoption is Closer Than Ever Before
2017 marked the year for cryptocurrencies, as Bitcoin’s price jumped from USD$970 to over USD$19,000, which is approximately a growth of 1900%. Unfortunately, similar trends were not successfully carried over to 2018, as Bitcoin dropped to a third of its all-time high, with both altcoins and the total market capitalization getting hard hits. A recent […] дальше »
2018-8-27 19:45 | |
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16 Famous Quotes About Cryptocurrency
With Bitcoin well and truly having entered the public consciousness, it’s not surprising that everyone has an opinion on it, regardless of whether they are experts in the technology or cryptocurrency field. дальше »
2018-8-27 10:30 | |
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Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term
One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”). дальше »
2018-8-28 04:03 | |
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How Bitcoin and Blockchain Assets can Benefit from Global Fiat Currency Crisis
As Fiat Currency Reaches Worldwide Crisis, It Might Be The Time For Bitcoin To Prosper We all think that fiat is stable until it's not. We don’t even need to go that far in history. Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Iran, Turkey, and Argentina are all proofs that nationalized currency is only as strong as the government's decisions. […] дальше »
2018-8-24 21:51 | |
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Is Bitmain Losing Its Edge in the Crypto Mining Game? These Analysts Think So
According to analysts, the largest producer of Bitcoin mining equipment may be losing its position at the top of the industry. Bitmain Threatened on Multiple Fronts Despite moving to launch an initial public offering (IPO), competition, dubious speculation on certain digital assets, and lessening demand for hardware are undermining Bitmain’s dominance. дальше »
2018-8-23 02:00 | |
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Op Ed: Making Friends With Time in the Cryptocurrency Space
What follows is an open letter from Jimmy Zhong, co-founder and CEO of IOST, to his team members and shared with Bitcoin Magazine with permission. Recently, I’ve been thinking about an ultimate way of safely storing value — gold, Bitcoin, real estate and power all came to mind. дальше »
2018-8-23 22:20 | |
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Markets Are Down, But Most Exchanges Are Doing Just Fine
As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit. дальше »
2018-8-22 22:53 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC): History May Not Repeat Itself But It Does Rhyme
If this weekly chart for BTC/USD did not have any labels, or if it displayed the period till August only, most of you would have mistaken it for the current chart of Bitcoin (BTC). Why do you think that is? The answer is simple. дальше »
2018-8-21 21:30 | |
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The Daily: Crypto Self-Regulatory Organization, 100 BTC Whistleblower Reward
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a couple of stories that show how the cryptocurrency industry is trying to police itself. One group of companies has begun working on the formation of a self-regulatory organization and another has created a 100 BTC whistleblower reward pool. дальше »
2018-8-21 16:05 | |
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Is Roger Ver A Fraudster? Many Still Think So
Bitcoin Jesus and Bitcoin Cash representative, Roger Ver, has been coined as a fraudster once again as a result of his and his websites move to try and deceive new investors into thinking Bitcoin Cash is the real Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-8-21 13:30 | |
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TokenPay Lash Out At Bitcoin Cash; ‘It’s Slow And Expensive’
TokenPay have been on fire recently, making the most of their social media pages to literally lay into their rivals. It’s brave, but if they think they are the best, they might as well try and flaunt it right? After flogging XRP and NEO very recently, TokenPay have now decided to tap into the Bitcoin debate. дальше »
2018-8-21 08:00 | |
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44% of American Executives Think “Blockchain Is Overhyped”, Deloitte Survey Finds
New indicators point to corporate executives starting to wisen up to the notion that so-called blockchain technology is some kind of cure-all drug for their industries that they can just extract from Bitcoin and drop the cryptocurrency behind. дальше »
2018-8-19 19:40 | |
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The Daily: Husbands Blackmailed for Bitcoin, Blockchain This and That
Scammers are threatening to reveal cheating husbands to their wives and asking for bitcoin ransom – check the details in this edition of The Daily. A porn streaming website now rewards its users with tokens, and hair sprays are sold for BTC and BCH. дальше »
2018-8-18 16:05 | |
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Joseph Young: Spend Your BTC on Altcoins and Risk “Ending up with less BTC”
In the crypto markets, institutional investors are still mythical creatures. While some of them exist, most are said to be waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations to play out so they can inject their funds into the market. дальше »
2018-8-18 14:49 | |
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The Australian Securities Exchange is crazy about blockchain – for all the wrong reasons
The CEO of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has presented its annual earnings report, and if the content is anything to go by, we can safely say he’s been indoctrinated into the Cult of the Distributed Ledger. дальше »
2018-8-16 16:45 | |
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Jim Cramer Who Said ‘Bears Sterns is Fine’ Thinks ‘Sun is Setting’ on Bitcoin
Former hedge fund manager Jim Cramer believes Bitcoin is most likely dead. Cramer’s pronouncement comes at a difficult period for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market. The top-ranked virtual currency has flirted with the $6,000 mark, dropping below that price level several times in the past few days. дальше »
2018-8-16 03:00 | |
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Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Transfer to Suspected BitMEX Wallet Raises Manipulation Concerns
Controversy has begun on Twitter as approximately 18,000 Bitcoins (BTC) were recently transferred to a wallet suspected to be tied to popular cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX. The large transfer, currently totaling $114 million in value, is leading some to think BitMEX might be involved in a suspected market manipulation scheme, CryptoGlobe reports. дальше »
2018-8-15 20:36 | |
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Is Bitcoin A “Cult”? A Former Paypal CEO Seems To Think So
From the belief that Satoshi is Craig Wright, to some considering that Bitcoin is going zero, this nascent industry has had its fair share of unpopular and contrasting opinions. A former Paypal CEO’s appearance on CNBC has only cemented this theme, with this legacy market proponent likening crypto to a cult. дальше »
2018-8-15 12:00 | |
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Tron стал доступен в качестве нового способа оплаты в Bitcoin Superstore
Bitcoin Superstore предоставляет пользователям возможность оплачивать товары в 200 000 магазинах, включая Amazon и Starbucks, используя цифровые активы. Компания сообщает в своем Twitter, что Tron (TRX) был добавлен в качестве нового варианта оплаты. дальше »
2018-8-13 12:34 | |
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Distributed Dialogues: Blockchain’s Better Side
The fact that great responsibility accompanies great power has become crystal clear in the blockchain world. While blockchains are most commonly connected with commerce, the potential impact of distributed ledgers is being discovered in fresh sectors daily. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:51 | |
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Thanks to This Wallet, Bitcoin is More Anonymous
Newbies to cryptocurrencies falsely believe that bitcoin transactions are anonymous. But bitcoin isn’t as private as you’d think. Prying eyes can discover who you are if they can trace your bitcoin address to identifiable personal information. дальше »
2018-8-10 04:51 | |
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Pantera Capital CEO Says Investors ‘Overreacting’ to Bitcoin ETF Delay
Dan Morehead, CEO of Pantera Capital, calls for calm in light of the delayed SEC decision on Bitcoin ETF. In a continuing saga between investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dan Morehead calls for long-term thinking. дальше »
2018-8-9 11:00 | |
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Crypto Tax and Accounting Software Libra Raises $15M in Series B Funding
Traditional venture capital investors seem to think that the field of crypto reporting apps is appealing. Cryptocurrency tax and accounting software development startup Libra has raised an extra $15 million in its Series B funding round. дальше »
2018-8-9 20:06 | |
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How The SEC Could Manipulate Bitcoin Within The ETF Debate
This is a speculative article. Before we begin, this is not to accuse the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of manipulating the Bitcoin price, this is simply to highlight that through Bitcoin’s decrease in decentralisation, the SEC could use the looming ETF decision to their advantage, and it’s quite startling to think about. дальше »
2018-8-8 16:30 | |
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Finally, Proof That Bitcoin Isn’t For Criminals
It is rare to see a large government agency speak kindly about Bitcoin, yet today for the first time (ever, I think), the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have spoken out about Bitcoin stating that now, within the DEA’s remit, instances of Bitcoin being used within criminal activity have dropped. дальше »
2018-8-7 23:00 | |
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Decentralized Apps, Blockchain-based Games and Social Networks to Become Common by 2020, Says Binance CEO
Fans and critics will always have different predictions when it comes to what they think the future could bring to the cryptocurrency industry, and the blockchain technology behind it. But when Changpeng Zhao — the CEO of the world’s largest exchange Binance — shares his views, everyone tends to give it some serious thought. дальше »
2018-8-7 18:39 | |
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‘Shakeout Year’: Economist Says No New Cryptocurrency Price Highs In 2018
Amid renewed talk about cryptocurrency prices surging in the second half of 2018, one of the industry’s oldest commentators has said he does not think this year will see new all-time highs. ‘Sideways And Downside Potential’ In a forecast and analysis August 2, economist and investor Tuur Demeester said that 2018 would likely fulfil the role of a “shakeout year” in both Bitcoin and altcoin markets. дальше »
2018-8-7 15:00 | |
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No all time highs coming for Bitcoin in 2018 says economist
Economist, investor and cryptocurrency expert, Tuur Demeester doesn’t think Bitcoin will return to its 20,000 dollar peak again before the end of the year. According to Demeester, 2018 will not be known as a great year for cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-7 11:38 | |
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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision
When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell. дальше »
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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Think Different? Bitcoin Makes Trillion-Dollar Apple Look Like A Non Starter
Apple may have become the world’s first trillion-dollar company — but in Bitcoin terms, its performance is as flat as an iPhone 8. Apple’s Valuation In ‘Debased’ Fiat Data uploaded to social media this week by BloombergTV host Joe Weisenthal suggests that, despite the technology giant making history in US dollars, the event says more about the dollar than it does Apple’s performance. дальше »
2018-8-3 16:00 | |
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Audits and Quality Assurance: Patching the Holes in Smart Contract Security
On July 10, 2018, news broke that cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized exchange Bancor was hit with a hack. A wallet the Bancor team used to update the protocol’s smart contracts was infiltrated, and the $23. дальше »
2018-8-3 19:24 | |
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