Recently, a report indicated that Russia intended to invest billions of dollars in Bitcoin to cushion itself against the effects of U.S sanctions. As we reported, the report cited a senior Russian economist and a lecturer at a national economics institution. However, a Russian government official says that this is […]
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XRP Price Uptrend Resumes as Traders eye the $50 Target
As the week rolls along, the overall cryptocurrency and digital asset market momentum seems to be picking up a bit. Yesterday evening showed some positive trends which are being continued during the early hours of today. For XRP, its value is holding its own quite well in both USD and […]
Crypto Exchanges Register Their Best Year yet in 2018 Despite Price Dip As Bitcoin Dominates
Bitcoin may have shed 80 percent of its value in the last 12 months, but crypto exchanges had their best year yet. Coinbase, the biggest exchange in the U.S, experienced a 21 percent increase in 2018, with the first quarter of the year being the most successful. However, the volume […]
Cryptopia Confirms Hack yet Total Financial Losses Remain Unclear
The cryptocurrency industry is subject to a lot of attention by criminals and hackers. This has caused many problems in the past, yet also affects present proceedings. The latest victim in this regard is Cryptopia, one of the more prominent altcoin exchanges. After a recent incident, the team confirmed someone […]
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Short-term BTC/USD Breakout Seems Imminent
When looking at the overall cryptocurrency market, it is evident most altcoins and tokens require positive Bitcoin price momentum to achieve an uptrend. Unfortunately, the world’s leading cryptocurrency hasn’t done great in this regard. Traders are not too certain what to make of the market, although a potential short-term price increase […]
Crypto Arbitrage Today: BTC, ETH, TRX, XRP, XLM, DOGE
Another day dawns upon the cryptocurrency industry. While most markets are moving up slowly, the number of arbitrage opportunities continues to increase accordingly. A lot of good money can be made today by flipping the following altcoins between the associated exchanges. Depending on how all markets evolve, there will be […]
Beware of the Fake Russian Electrum Wallet
The cryptocurrency industry has always been targeted by criminals and hackers. This new form of money can be moved around the world without too much friction, which makes for an appealing opportunity. It now seems a new Electrum wallet is making the rounds on GitHub, albeit one that has nothing […]
DAI – A Decentralized Opposition to the ‘Banking Cartel’ of Stablecoins Accumulates 1.7 Million Eth in Reserves
Not without an ample dose of skepticism, 2018 can indeed be referred to as the year of the stablecoin. Amid total backlash against Tether, and yet high demand for stable cryptocurrency as a means of settlement, a growing cohort of stable coin solutions were rolled out to the market. These appear […]
Pablo Escobar’s Brother Starts Campaign To Impeach Trump, And He Is Using Crypto
Since Trump ascended to power, there have been many who have been disgruntled with his leadership. However, recently, the most recent anti-Trump call caught the world by surprise. This time, it comes from Robert Escobar, the brother to the infamous Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Escobar has turned to cryptocurrencies for his mission, […]
NulleX Drama Explained – Team Annnounces Plans for a Fork / Swap
Cryptocurrency is still a relatively new industry. As such, there are plenty of lessons to be learned and mistakes to be made when it comes to various projects and services. Recently, the NulleX project has split up due to an internal conflict within the team. Let’s talk about what happened […]
Bitcoin Could Fall Below $3,000, Civic CEO States As Currency Drops Another $160
On January 9, Bitcoin dropped $250 in thirty minutes, taking everyone by surprise. The currency traded around $3,800 for a day, but even this couldn’t hold. Earlier today, Bitcoin lost another $160 to trade just above $3,650. A brief fightback saw the currency get back over $3,700, but the rally […]
Bitcoin down $250 as Report Claims Russia Might Trigger the Next Bull Run
After spending four days above $4,000, Bitcoin has finally given way. And it has been quite a drop, with the currency losing $250 in the space of thirty minutes. The drop sees it trading at $3816 at press time, having dropped from $4,016. Bitcoin had witnessed yet another 30-minute rally […]
Luas Website Hacker Demands a Bitcoin Ransom
Bitcoin often gets a very bad reputation because of its association with criminal activity. While no one can deny criminals have shown a clear bias toward cryptocurrencies, there is much more to Bitcoin than just that. Even so, a recent cyber attack affected the Luas website shows hackers aren’t done […]
Ethereum Price Drops Below $140 Following Wicked 1-hour Candle
Although it was somewhat to be expected, today isn’t off to a good start for the cryptocurrency markets. Everything has gone in the deep red due to a rather bearish one-hour chart. Sustaining uptrends has proven difficult in this industry for some time now. The Ethereum price knows this all […]
“Sheeple” Hybrids can Solve Organ Donation Problems
In the world of science and technology, numerous breakthroughs are realized every single year. Some of these developments are a bit more controversial than others. The recent breakthrough in terms of creating sheep-human hybrids is both exciting and somewhat troublesome. Rest assured no physical “sheeple” will show up in the […]
Brave’s Growth in 2018 Might not Affect the Basic Attention Token Price
Whenever a cryptocurrency-oriented project launches, there are high expectations from investors and speculators. Especially if that project also conducted an initial coin offering to bring its token to market. For the Brave team, it seems the ecosystem is slowly coming together in a meaningful manner. The 2018 growth statistics only […]
Google Forces Samourai Wallet to Disable Three Key Features
It would appear as if the technology giants are opposing privacy in the cryptocurrency world. Apple maintains a very strict stance on applications pertaining to such currencies. Google is now actively cracking down on these offerings as well, as the Samourai Wallet team has found out first hand. The company […]
What is Token IQ – an Interview With Ben Wilkening
NullTX had a chance to talk to Ben Wilkening, director of strategic relationship at Token IQ and discuss some of the aspects of the platform. Due to the unregulated nature of ICOs, many investors are wary to put their money in these offerings. A new trend has emerged called Security Token Offerings (STOs), […]