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Crypto and Tax in 2021: Be Ready to Pay More
16.1.2021
As some may be aware, there are only two things certain in life, death and taxes, and while crypto was initially able to avoid tax (to varying degrees), it would seem that the taxman is finally catching up with the industry. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced a new tax form at the...
Partial Blame, Promised Revocation, Presidential Attacks and 20 Crypto Jokes
16.1.2021
This week in the world of crypto, analysts said USD and Coinbase might be partially blamed for the Monday BTC crash, EOS prices were in a tailspin after Daniel Larimer stepped down from his role as Block.One CTO, and XRP dropped following several mixed news. Meanwhile, lawyers planed to file motion...
Three Quick Predictions For Altcoins in 2021
12.1.2021
What's in store for altcoins this year? Well, one industry insider sees death for a number of altcoins, another reminds of good signs that will help altcoins this year, while a third says we might need a change in terminology.
A bull was reigning the crypto market since the end of 2020, while this...
Not Only Bitcoin Price Is Changing During This Bull Run
10.1.2021
As the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), keeps scoring its new all-time highs, industry observers see important changes on the BTC adoption front too.
According to Anthony Lauriola, Chief Operating Officer at blockchain portfolio company Dan Holdings, in 2020, we saw “a significant shift...
Bitcoin Mining in 2021: Growth, Consolidation, Renewables, and Regulation
9.1.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) mining has had a couple of less profitable years. After the highs of late 2017 and early 2018, profitability declined by March 2020 to as little as USD 0.0693 per day for every 1 THash of mining power (having been USD 3.139 in January 2018).
However, with the bull market of late 2020...
High BTC Highs, Major OCC News, No XRP-SEC Deals and 20 Crypto Jokes
9.1.2021
Over the course of this week, Bitcoin jumped over USD 41K to the delight of many, setting its sight on the 50K level, with JPMorgan strategists saying its long-term target should be above USD 146,000. Bitcoin, ethereum, and stablecoin camps 'fought' over who benefits more from the major OCC news...
Bitcoin Cash To Hit USD 100K, Says Roger Ver (Bullish on Ethereum Too)
6.1.2021
Roger Ver. Now the third worst-performing major cryptoasset, bitcoin cash (BCH), in 2030, will be worth almost 229 times its current price, according to Roger Ver, tech entrepreneur and investor and Bitcoin Cash evangelist, who said is also bullish on ethereum (ETH).
“The more useful something...
DeFi 'Genie Is Out' and Is Set For Growth in 2021
3.1.2021
In 2021, decentralized finance (DeFi) might see stronger interest not only from individual users but from institutional investors also, as the environment for this nascent sector is still favorable, according to industry players speaking to Cryptonews.com. Meanwhile, regulation might slow down this...
Rallying BTC, Crashing XRP, Welcoming New Year and 20 Crypto Jokes
2.1.2021
The final week of the year brought us quite a gift. Bitcoin rallied above the USD 29,000 level, while its market capitalization jumped above USD 0,5 trillion. And as it was rallying, critics called it a Ponzi with an infinite supply. It wasn't such a good week for XRP though - it crashed after...
What's in Store for Ethereum in 2021?
2.1.2021
Source: Adobe/Виктория Гирина
The second-largest crypto network by market capitalization, Ethereum (ETH), had an eventful 2020 as many other players in the Cryptoverse. But what awaits the network in 2021? The picture looks green price-wise and busy when it comes to new developments, according...
Happy New Year Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Alts, DeFi, CBDC & Other Trends!
1.1.2021
On this first day (UTC time) of the new year, we will turn to the future and look into the predictions we have already published for 2021: on crypto space in general, individual cryptoassets, prices, technology, adoption, investment, regulation, security, as well as decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Fact-checking Ripple’s Claim that ‘Many G20 Gov’ts’ Call XRP a ‘Currency’
31.12.2020
Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg
The struggle between the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) and one of the nation’s biggest crypto companies, Ripple, is coming to a head, leading exchanges all over the world, including American giant Coinbase to suspend the...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q4 - ETH 2.0 Phase 0, BTC Rally, Ripple & Ledger Troubles
31.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the last quarter of this year:
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October
And thus the final quarter of the year begun.
The news hit the Cryptoverse: three owners of BitMEX and five related...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q3 - DeFi Summer, New Bitcoin Bulls, More Hacks
30.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the third quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q3
July
In July, the decentralized finance (DeFi) summer got hotter. Yield farming boosted by liquidity mining was all the rage, with compound COMP, BAL, and YFI all taking a turn...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q2 - Bitcoin Halving, CBDCs, And Hacks
29.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the second quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q1
April
The second quarter of 2020 started with halvings and pre-halving events.
As the Bitcoin (BTC) halving was approaching, miners were putting pressure on the BTC price,...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q1 - Missile Strike, COVID-19, Black Thursday
28.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the first quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q1
January
The year started with Ethereum (ETH)'s Muir Glacier, announced to be a successful upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, and the Cryptoverse wondered if Ethereum 2.0 would happen...
Open a Browser Tab with DevTools Open by Default
28.12.2020
Using command line flags is a great way to subtly improve productivity. Whether saving yourself keystrokes or enabling specific features, it’s very much worth knowing the application flags available to you. To launch a new tab with DevTools in Chrome, you can use...
2021 Trends in CBDCs: More Pilots, Maybe Some Launches, But Not For Retail
27.12.2020
The more the price of bitcoin (BTC) rises, the more institutions and corporations become interested in this most popular cryptocurrency. However, the same relationship doesn’t seem to hold for central banks and governments: instead, the more the price of bitcoin rises, the more central banks...
Satoshi Nakamoto from NSA, AntiChrist and Other Bitcoin Conspiracy Theories
26.12.2020
The most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is filled with conspiracy theories, ranging from the plausible to the downright absurd.
Let’s take a quick look at the most common Bitcoin conspiracy theories for a good laugh or - if you choose to believe them - a peek down the rabbit hole.
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Data Leaks, Regulatory "Fun" and 20 Crypto Jokes
26.12.2020
In the week leading to the holidays, a Twitter exchange between Elon Musk and Michael Saylor added fuel to the BTC rally, but shortly, as BTC dropped below USD 23K, and then it went back up. You know, the usual. But then serious problems hit the fan for Ledger and their users when personal info...