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User Reports Reveal Visa and Mastercard Outages During the Holidays
27.12.2019
Having problems with payments around Christmas can be frustrating, especially for those who leave gift buying till the last minute. With calmer markets this holiday season, the crypto ecosystem has been operating relatively smoothly, with few exceptions. The fiat world, however, saw some glitches...
BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
11.12.2019
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. CEO Adam Traidman took some time to field questions from...
2019 Saw the End of Blockchain Tourism
11.12.2019
2019 saw a shift from dabbling in blockchain (just to make the trip) to applying the technology to solve problems
Vertcoin Network Sabotaged by Another 51% Attack
2.12.2019
The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain was 51% attacked on Sunday, December 1, which saw 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 blocks from the attacker. This is the second time the ASIC resistant Vertcoin chain was ambushed, as the network suffered a 300-block reorg a year ago. Also read: Cryptocurrency Projects...
Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Shatters Records Amid Spot Market Turmoil
23.11.2019
Bakkt’s bitcoin core (BTC) futures product saw another all-time high as the spot market price of BTC plummeted under $7,000 on Friday morning, Nov. 22. Bakkt saw 2,728 contracts traded ($20 million) and $1.75 million in open interest outpacing the record of 1,179 contracts on Oct. 25. Also...
Bitcoin’s Mempool Saw an Anomalous Number of Big Transactions on Friday
18.11.2019
Bitcoin’s blockchain mempool reached a size not seen since January 2018 on Saturday
Binance Coin Starts the Week from Bottom as Previous Week Saw Bears Coming in
18.11.2019
BNB coin sees a bottom below $20 after a week-long price decline The coin has recently breached below the key support level of $20 Binance coin has recorded a price drop of more than 8% For the whole last week, Binance Coin (BNB) has been facing a strong bearish trend as it fails to trade...
Ethereum Price Recovering Since Today Morning; the Very Recent Plunge Initiates to Rebound
9.11.2019
Ethereum price saw a notable price decline yesterday, followed by a rebound. The coin is continuing the rebound today, as, since this morning, the coin has not broken the uptrend except for the recent correction. The coin has climbed above $184 from its today’s opening price of $183.47. Notably...
Lightning Network User Confused By Protocol: Lost 30,000 USD
24.10.2019
The Lightning Network has long been touted by its proponents as a speedy, low-cost solution to Bitcoin’s scaling issues. A series of security scares and UX issues have called that vision into question however. The latest LN slip-up saw a user lose 4 BTC in one fell swoop. Also read: Hidden...
Grayscale: Q3 Saw Record High Inflows, Growing Institutional Interest
16.10.2019
Grayscale registered over $254 million in total investments into its products in the third quarter of 2019
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
Market Outlook: Traders Play New Positions After Massive Drop in Crypto Prices
25.9.2019
On September 24, digital currency markets saw significant losses as the entire cryptoconomy lost $35 billion in a short period of time. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and traders are now even more uncertain to where markets are headed in the short term. The sudden sell-off that took place on Wednesday...
Bobby Lee: Chinese Always Saw Bitcoin as Investment, Not for Payments
18.9.2019
Bobby Lee, co-founder and ex-CEO of China's first crypto exchange BTCC, says the Chinese have always seen Bitcoin as an investment rather than as a payment system
Bitcoin’s Early Days: How Crypto’s Past Is Much Different Than the Present
8.9.2019
Over the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a transaction that saw 94,000 BTC sent to an unknown wallet. The hoopla over the large transaction shows how things have changed significantly over the last decade. Back in cryptocurrency’s early days, between 2010-2012...
These Coins Saw Double and Triple Digit Growth in the Last Week
30.8.2019
Market Update: Prices Drop as Crypto Sentiment Enters the Fear Zone
21.8.2019
Cryptocurrency markets fell hard on August 21 following the $700 price drop bitcoin core (BTC) saw during the early morning trading sessions. Most digital assets have lost 2-8% in value as the overall market valuation of all 2,000+ coins has plunged to $263 billion. Crypto price movements have been...
Ripple Price Analysis: Ripple (XRP) Price Saw A Rigorous Drop In Last One Month
12.8.2019
MoneyGram, which is one of the premium partnerships of Ripple, has recently partnered with First Abu Dhabi Bank wallet. Well, this news is surely going to open gates to the UAE investors and traders who follow Ripple. .@Ripple‘s #xRapid-Partner @MoneyGram partners with First Abu Dhabi Bank #XRP...
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Saw A Drop of More Than 13% In The Last One Month
10.8.2019
The value of RippleNet has been receiving great responses from MoneyGram. Now, this might help in improving the visibility and credibility of XRP in the market. Great feedback from Moneygram on the value of #RippleNet https://t.co/DGOfVIuztu — Marcus Treacher (@marcus_treacher) August 7, 2019...
New Liberty Dollar Founder Subpoenaed in the Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit
7.8.2019
The ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case saw expert testimony on Monday from the plaintiff’s cryptography specialist, alongside the defendant Craig Wright’s witness, Nchain CTO Steve Shadders. The court participants discussed parsing through 27,000 bitcoin addresses as well...
Stellar (XLM) Price Saw A Roller Coaster Ride In Last 5 Days
29.7.2019
SDF’s developers and partnership meet are around the corner. On 31st July, the Stellar team will gather around to speak and discuss building the latest ecosystem activities at the SDF Blockchain center. But users are hoping that such a meeting will finally help in better planning of...