Ethereum is somewhat struggling to maintain its position in the cryptocurrency market rankings. This is primarily because of the success of Ripple’s XRP, and the lack of scaling on Ethereum’s side. That latter aspect will come to change soon, as the Constantinople hard fork will go live on the Ropsten […]
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Airdrop Alert – EOSISH Tokens to All EOS and MyWish Holders
Typically, there are no guaranteed profits or free lunches in the highly volatile markets of cryptocurrency. Airdrops however, provide one such example, as tokens are freely distributed to certain groups. While these airdrops typically do not amount to much, rare exceptions grant a batch of coins that have appreciated to […]
Coinbase Pro The Most Secure Exchange, Binance 17th, New Report Reveals
Cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen victim to hacking time and time again, with the vice greatly rising in the past two years as the prices of cryptos skyrocketed. According to a new report, crypto exchanges still have a long way to go to fully secure their users’ crypto assets. The report […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Is the Currency Likely to Drop in the Coming Days?
At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has dropped below the $6,500 mark and is now trading for $6,471. This means the currency has now lost approximately 54 percent of its value since the beginning of the year, and market players – particularly bitcoin-based hedge funds – are really starting […]
How World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Quadrupled its Valuation to $8 Billion in 1 Year
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange, brokerage, and custodian solution provider in the global market, is on the verge of securing a $500 million funding round at a valuation of $8 billion. Recode exclusively reported that the exchange is finalizing a deal with Tiger Global, a major New York-based investment firm […]
Coinbase Set to Expand Its Digital Asset List
Yes, it might sound a little like a broken record, but if the Coinbase blog announcement is to be believed, the exchange will be stocking many more cryptos soon. While indisputably one of the largest crypto exchanges and trading platforms in the world, it also stocks one of the fewest […]
Digital Currency Group Leads As VC Investment In Blockchain Startups Rises 300%
Investing in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry may have gotten more complicated over the years as regulations have tightened, but this has done little to discourage venture capital firms. According to a new research, VC investment in the industry has nearly tripled in the first three quarters of 2018 compared […]
VeChain Price Prepares for Lift-off as HitBTC Trading Goes Live
A lot of the top cryptocurrencies are on the brink of noting strong gains. VeChain is one of the first movers in the top 20 to show some signs of life. The VET price has noted a strong 2% increase over the past 24 hours, and it seems there may […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Is the Father of Crypto Losing Steam?
At press time, the bitcoin price is unchanged from yesterday and the day before and is still hovering in the $6,500 range. The currency is keeping its distance from both the bulls and the bears; digging its heels deep into the dirt and refusing to move in any direction for […]
Reddcoin’s ReddID Supports All Major Social Networks at Launch
It has been coming for some time now, but Reddcoin’s ReddID solution is finally ready for prime time. This new solution offers some interesting benefits when it comes to using this particular cryptocurrency. With the ReddID wallet now available, crypto-based media tipping will become a lot more straightforward. The ReddID […]
Siacoin Rejects Bitmain and Innosilicon ASICs Through Future Hard Fork
Siacoin has been a rather interesting cryptocurrency to keep an eye on throughout 2018. Not because of its price movement, as that has been in line with all other bearish markets. Instead, there has been an ongoing debate as to whether or not the project needs to fork its code […]
3 Short-term Bearish Bitcoin Price Predictions for Q4 2018
Bitcoin has not had the best of runs throughout 2018. Especially when compared to late 2017, this year is rather disappointing so far. Things can still turn around in the financial quarter of 2018, yet the bearish Bitcoin price predictions are stacking up. The following three examples show how things […]
Top 6 Cryptocurrencies Gaining Market Cap Positions – 2018 Week 41 Edition
Crypto rankings tend to shift weekly, especially when looking beyond the top 20. In fact, interesting things tend to occur quite regularly. The following six currencies gained the most market cap ranking positions this past week. Rest assured things will look very different next week, as trends seldom remain constants […]
Top 6 Exchanges Noting Trading Volume Gains – 2018 Week 41 Edition
Cryptocurrency exchanges are the proverbial gatekeepers of the Bitcoin and altcoin industry. During weekends, some of these platforms tend to note a strong increase in trading volume, though the reason why is always unclear. The following six exchanges have seen their volume spike by 100% or more over the past […]
Tezos Price Drops by 5% Despite Ongoing Ecosystem Developments
The past 24 hours have not resulted in any positive price momentum for Tezos. Despite overcoming a lot of challenges throughout the months, it is evident speculators and traders are still not too certain of what they can expect. This latest 5% dip shows things are not looking too hot, […]
Siacoin Price Gains 5% As Community Rejoices Over ASIC News
A lot of interesting price movement is happening outside of the cryptocurrency top 25. Whereas most of the top currencies are still in the red or slowly recovering, the Siacoin price is noting some strong gains. Although the current trend is anything but spectacular, it shows there is some good momentum […]
NEM (XEM) Price – Bulls Pushing Past the Bears
NEM (XEM) is a cryptocurrency focused on scalability and speed. It is popular in Japan as most if its trading volume comes from JPY markets. Recently, the NEM price exhibited close to a 10% rise as the launch of NEM’s name service has been confirmed. While most crypto markets are […]
Facebook Hacked – What Information Was Compromised?
This Friday the Guardian reported that nearly 50 million users’ accounts were compromised. According to Facebook the breach was discovered on September 25th and patched two days later. However, the vulnerability allowed hackers to gain sensitive information about users’ accounts, such as photos, private conversations, and the ability to log […]