Any news coming out of China tends to trigger some cryptocurrency market momentum. In recent years, most of the news has been negative, which won’t surprise too many people. In the most recent development, it would appear China’s state planner wants to put an official end to Bitcoin mining in […]
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Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Suffers Massive DoS Attack, Users Lose Millions of Dollars
Electrum, a popular bitcoin wallet has suffered a denial-of-service attack. The company announced the attack on Twitter, assuring its users that its developers were working on a “more robust version of the Electrum server.” It also advised its users to disable auto-connect and select their servers manually. The source of […]
XRP Price Analysis – XRP/USD Up Again
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex XRP is rising again on Friday, currently trading at around $0.3689. On H4, there’s an uptrend representing a midterm correction against the latest downside movement. The correction trend approached 38.20% Fibo, or $0.3850, and is now heading to 50%, or $0.4184. Meanwhile, the […]
Reddit User Mislabels Quora Discussion as Ripple-Stellar Conspiracy
In the cryptocurrency industry, there has to be some sort of drama every single week. Whether or not the outrage is justified, will always be subject to debate. A recent Quora topic revolving around IBM and Stellar’s partnership has drawn some “heat” for an unknown reason. The person answering this […]
Why BitMax.io Plans to Stand Out with Detailed Listing Review Process
With the appearance of new digital coins and tokens, a review process for the most promising projects is key to adequate liquidity and credibility in a still largely unregulated trading environment. BitMax.io made its debut in August 2018, and has become one of the up and coming exchanges, showing a […]
Simply Unstoppable: Bitcoin Cash Price Has Doubled in Two Days, Volume up 10 Times
The cryptocurrency market has been on one of the best runs since 2017. Bitcoin has rallied to hit the $5,000 level before a brief rollback took it to $4,700. However, it has since regained its momentum and currently trades just above $5,000. Litecoin is up nine percent in the past […]
Top Three Implications Mass Adoption does not Guarantee
Development into and adoption of blockchain technology is growing, and this trend has no signs of stopping. In spite of last year’s price action, more and more institutions and major players are dipping their toes into cryptocurrency. Riddled between criticism and skepticism of the cryptocurrency space, recent news points to […]
Ethereum Price Analysis – ETHUSD Rallying
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex The crypto market started moving up on Tuesday, the ETH not being an exception, currently trading at around $150.67. On D1, the ascending trend is continuing, with the immediate target at 23.60% Fibo, or $185.45, and another one at the round number of […]
Bitcoin Shoots up 21% in One Hour to Hit $5,000, Many Unable to Explain the Gain
Some have written it off, stating that its best days are behind it. However, Bitcoin has once again proven the doubters wrong. The currency shot up by over 21 percent to hit the all-important $5,000 level earlier today. Making the gain even more spectacular, it happened in less than an […]
Is VeriBlock to Blame for the 500% Rise in Bitcoin Transaction Fees?
In the cryptocurrency world, transaction fees can make or break any project. While some projects try to maintain a zero-fee transaction structure, the vast majority of them tend to charge a small amount for miners to include transactions in blocks. As such, there are some concerns over the current rise […]
New Euro-pegged Stablecoin Lets Holders Earn Annual Interest
In the cryptocurrency world, stablecoins have become a lot more prominent in the past few years. Whereas Tether’s USDT asset continues to generate the most liquidity, a fair few competitors have emerged in the past 18 months. The Universal Protocol Alliance is now looking to add another stablecoin to the […]
Three Industries Where Crypto Adoption has Arrived
In 2017, numerous projects were birthed with the help of the ICO craze. In 2018 these projects built the framework to carry out their goals and ambitions, with varying levels of success. This year, these projects set out to spread their services to the masses. In several instances, widespread adoption […]
Bithumb Blames new Crypto Theft on “Insiders”
It would appear the cryptocurrency exchange industry is far from drama-free at this time. Although there are numerous companies operating without problems, the same cannot be said for Bithumb. Once South Korea’s largest exchange, it has now become a seemingly prone target for hackers and criminals. The company confirmed a […]
Tron Price Analysis – TRX Still Attempting to Rise
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex The TRX is rising again Friday, trading at around $0.0240. On H4, the crypto tested the midterm channel resistance, then pulled back, and went up again to start a new uptrend, with the immediate target at $0.0263 and the midterm one at $0.0286. […]
Top Darknet Marketplace Dream Market to Shut Down in Late April
Every darknet market which has effectively launched in the distant or recent past will effectively shut down eventually. Whereas some of the most promising darknet markets were shut down in the past few years, things have gone rather quiet in the scene. However, it now seems Dream Market will shut […]
Police Officers Conspire with Kidnappers and Demand $142,000 Bitcoin Ransom
Everyone wants to get into crypto. And while most of us get into crypto through legal means, police in Pakistan turned to crime. Three police officers were part of a kidnapping case and demanded 20 million rupees ($142,000). However, police officers thwarted the plan after tracing and arresting the seven-member […]
Move to Switzerland! The Aftermath of SEC Actions on Crypto Companies
It may have taken its time to get into the gist of the crypto industry, but its all in now. The U.S Securities and Exchanges Commission has always made its presence known. It has warned severally that some cryptos qualify as securities and should abide by the relevant law. However, […]
Fintech Director Matthew Ledvina Explores How Blockchain is Changing the Face of Venture Capital
Fintech has been changing the global investment environment for several years, with new technologies such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain creating new and different opportunities for investors around the world. Venture capital funding, historically a localised investment, is entering onto a global platform, bringing new funding opportunities for start-ups everywhere. As […]