With bitcoin dominance at close to 65%, altcoin season and the associated fireworks have not yet emerged. However, strong cryptocurrency markets suggest that big updates garner big reactions. Today’s announcement from Coinbase regarding Tezos is the most recent case. Hours ago, Coinbase announced that Tezos (XTZ) will be integrated onto […]
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Losing Bitcoin Due to Lightning Network Payment Channel Complexities is Still a Problem in 2019
One of the many innovative concepts being introduced to Bitcoin and several top altcoins is known as the Lightning Network. Despite still in the experimental stage, it seems this technology has received a lot of attention. Unfortunately, it is still possible to lose one’s Bitcoin funds used for setting up […]
Bitmarket Co-owner Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances
Running a cryptocurrency exchange is a very tedious and stressful undertaking. Not everyone is cut out for this 24/7 job, which is only to be expected. Tobiesz Niemiro, a former co-owner of the now-defunct BitMarket exchange, was founded dead this week after what appears to be a suicide. BitMarket Exit […]
Glitch in Recent Team Fortress 2 Update has Left Game Economy Decimated
Apparently, market failures can happen outside of cryptocurrency. The Team Fortress 2 community is in a state of pandemonium after a glitch in a midnight update flooded the virtual economy with the rarest items. We’re well familiar with exit scams, where dubious fraudsters run with the money and leave investors […]
IRS Puts the Screws on US-Based Crypto Traders not Filing Taxes Properly
Cryptocurrency and taxes are often an unhealthy mix. While it is evident anyone owning cryptocurrency should pay taxes on their financial gains or losses, most US-based enthusiasts don’t think so. As such, the IRS is now actively warning crypto holders to file their taxes correctly, or face the consequences. Another […]
Swedish Bitcoin Trading Platform QuickBit Confirms Data Breach
In the cryptocurrency world, exchanges remain a very profitable target for hackers and other types of criminals. In the case of QuickBit, a Swedish trading platform, a data breach took place, albeit it seems no money was stolen in the process. This is another stark reminder for users to not […]
Coinbase Surpasses 30 Million Users Despite Slower Growth Since September 2018
Sustaining growth in the cryptocurrency industry goes well beyond the projects themselves. All companies and service providers need to follow a similar approach, albeit that is often much easier said than done. Recent figures show the number of Coinbase users continues to grow, as the exchange has now seemingly surpassed […]
Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ripple’s XRP Price Prediction and Analysis for July 23rd: BTC, LTC, and XRP
Bitcoin Price Analysis (BTC/USD) Over the last 24hrs, BTC/USD pair has been trading on a sideways market. On an hourly chart, the horizontal channels that are acting as the pair’s price resistance level $10694.22 and support level $10374.41 that confirmed the sideways trend. An upward price rally was encountered, with […]
Can pEOS Rival Monero and ZCash in the Battle for Privacy?
There has never been a shortage of cryptocurrencies, tokens, and assets on the market. As this list continues to grow, it becomes increasingly difficult for projects to stand out. pEOS is a very interesting offering for users who are looking into privacy-oriented projects. There are some interesting features worth taking […]
Low Effort Bitcoin Cash Ponzi Alert: BitcoinCashTradingLimited
It has become increasingly easy to spot cryptocurrency-related websites which are a front for a scam. In the case of BitcoinCashTradingLimited, it is not hard to see what is going on exactly. Anyone investing in this company will lose their money, as there are far too many red flags to […]
3 Reasons to Doubt the Ludicrous MinePhone WX Claims
Those who have been involved in cryptocurrency for some time now will have come across numerous scams. Some of these fictitious promises are a lot more blatant than others. The Minephone WX is one such example, as the promised projected earnings are simply impossible to guarantee. Up to 2 Ethereum […]
From Silk Road Drug Lord to Potentially Dying in Prison
Drug dealers active on the darknet will get caught sooner or later. In the case of Hugh Brian Haney, his arrested occurred just a few days ago. It seems he was arrested for selling drugs on Silk Road, a platform which has been defunct for many years now. This goes […]
3 key Changes Coming to NEO 3.0 in 2020
Any and every cryptocurrency project needs to keep evolving and growing at all times. Especially in the altcoin world, there is a lot of pressure on developers to ensure a blockchain stays relevant. As far as NEO is concerned, it seems the upcoming NEO 3.0 release will offer some interesting […]
Recapping the First Three Years of MimbleWimble Development
It has been three years since the MimbleWimble concept was first introduced as a solution to scale Bitcoin. With the whitepaper now dating back three years, it is a good time to see how far the development of this project has come. There is still plenty of work to be […]
ZCash Will be Forked Into YCash Today
As the Summer trucks along rather nicely, it seems another cryptocurrency hard fork is on the horizon. The ZCash project will be forked into a different chain known as YCash. Contrary to previous forks of this kind, there is a degree of amicability between both teams, rather than a genuine […]
A Simple Guide to Cross-Chain Projects such as Cosmos, Polkadot, and EKT
Author: Yi Lu, editor-in-chief & co-founder of SV Insight Cross-chain technology has become a hot topic this year. Both Cosmos and Polkadot have attracted a lot of attention. On the other hand, EKT is one of the few original cross-chain projects in China. Its main feature is “multi-chain and multi-consensus, […]
The Evolution From Altcoin to Shitcoin in 4 Steps
In the cryptocurrency industry, there are thousands of altcoins on the market today. Of those projects, half or less are still actively maintained today, creating a massive amount of “shitcoins“. Now is a good time to recap how an altcoin turns into a shitcoin over the course of weeks, months, […]
EOS Price Prediction: Will It Go Up To $10 At The End of 2019
Most crypto enthusiasts try to stay abreast of the crypto market so as to make informed decisions as regards any asset(s) they want to invest in. This has led to most people checking out the likely digital assets that have the potential to increase considerably in price in the near […]