Whether you call it the “halving” or the “halvening,” one of the few things we can be sure of in crypto is that the conversation around bitcoin’s upcoming reduction in mining reward will intensify over the next six months Why? Because previous...
A rally in major cryptocurrencies that began a couple of weeks ago is showing signs of breaking down. Bitcoin and XRP are selling off, while LTC and XLM continue to build on the gains they made in the previous week....
Bitcoin’s lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments. Last week Lightning Labs developer Joost Jager revealed an experimental, new proof of concept: Whatsat, a version of lightning that can be used to send private messages. Like...
Bitcoin prices experienced some sharp fluctuations in October, climbing roughly 40% in a single day amid weak market sentiment and lackluster trading volume. The digital currency started the month around $8,400, then dropped below $7,800 on October 6, CoinDesk data shows. The...
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has found itself under fire for allegedly failing to prevent the theft of 100 Bitcoin by a thief performing a SIM-swap attack. Angel investor Gregg Bennett has taken Bittrex to court alleging that it did not take adequate...
Bitcoin and many other major cryptocurrencies get their value from their scarcity–when supply shrinks, the value should increase, the logic goes. The bitcoin price, which some expect will rally next year following a cut to the mining reward supply known as...
Gold has always been considered a haven for capital. The obvious proof is that governments keep a reserve of gold. They do so because in war the only money the losing side can use to buy things is gold, because...
A Texas academic created a stir last year by alleging that Bitcoin’s astronomical surge in 2017 was probably triggered by manipulation. He’s now doubling down with a striking new claim: a single market whale was likely behind the misconduct, seemingly...
The US dollar has been the world’s official reserve currency for several decades, yet many in the political sphere believe the rise of Bitcoin could end its global supremacy. During a recent Congress hearing regarding Facebook’s digital currency project Libra,...
Bitcoin exchanges and platforms never seem far from scandal, with crypto investors always nervously awaiting the next bitcoin hack or data breach. The bitcoin price has been known to swing wildly following reports of major bitcoin thefts, though sometimes fails to react at all....
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