Cryptocurrency News
Day trading is notoriously hard in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly when you’re talking about high-frequency aggressive styles of trading like scalping that capitalize on the smallest movements in price fluctuation. Scalping is almost entirely impossible in crypto since all exchanges in the space charge fees. While an average taker fee […]
Ever since Compound launched its governance token COMP, the DeFi sector has been red hot with many people getting in the industry. The total value locked on the Ethereum platform has surpassed $2 billion mark, and the overall market cap for the top 100 DeFi tokens is over $7.5 billion. […]
The year 2017 was the best ever for cryptocurrencies, as the blockchain and DeFi market exploded with thousands of tokens being offered. Prices rose exponentially and the world was forever changed. Three years down the road today, markets are only a part of the former glory. The start of 2020 […]
The world is gradually moving to shared economies as skills and services become global tools of trade. This shift in paradigm threatens the modern-day workplace as we know it but little can be done to stop a ‘global village’ concept. At the onset of COVID-19 pandemic for instance, many were […]
Crypto Reddit is currently paying very close attention to a recently discovered bug in the Liquid protocol. Some even claim that Blockstream knew about it and potentially put it there purposefully. It has been an interesting week for the Blockstream team. Blockstream Will Fix the Liquid Security Issue Facing allegations […]
The buzzword on everyone’s lips for the last few years has been blockchain. A digital technology that notes and maintains data, with a decentralized nature that makes it extremely efficient, secure, and robust. Built like a tank in terms of security, this technology has become an unstoppable force of nature […]
One area of the cryptocurrency space that’s blown up over recent years is derivatives. BitMEX was the first to market back in 2014, with its range of futures and perpetual swaps. Institutional player CME entered the game at the end of 2017. Since then, the market has seen a raft […]
Despite ongoing growth in the DeFi industry, security concerns remain in place today. Balancer, a project gained traction last week, has gone through a security incident over the weekend. Balancer is one of the DeFi projects gaining a lot of attention lately. A Major Security Incident for Balancer This is […]
It’s a telling description of the payments industry when Bloomberg’s September 2019 panel discussion The Future of Payments remarked on an “era of instant gratification” where people expect payments to be “invisible and painless”. That the traditional banking and finance system that governs much of our world continues to talk […]
For many years now, there have been numerous efforts to ensure that using cash is no longer an option. Keeping that in mind, one has to wonder why Americans are hoarding cash as of late. Ongoing financial concerns regarding COVID-19 have forced the hands of central bankers. US Citizens are […]
It is a well-known fact that China wants to go all-in on blockchain technology. Launching a public resource bidding platform based on this technology is one way of pushing that agenda. Various blockchain projects are under development in China today. Using Blockchain to Allocate Public Resources If everything goes according […]
Telegram is one of the companies that saw its token sale being investigated by the SEC. It now seems both parties have come to an agreement to settle this matter once and for all. The SEC has been on Telegram’s case for some time now. SEC – Telegram Spat is […]
Nexo, a leading player in the crypto lending sector, recently increased its crypto lending offering. The company, which was the first to offer instant credit lines with crypto as collateral, announced it had added BTC and ETH to its recently-launched Earn on Crypto products. Users will now earn up to 10% […]
New York has always been a tough region for cryptocurrency firms. Strict and somewhat unnecessary regulation have made this a region to avoid. After many years of complaints, that situation may finally come to change. Is New York Getting Rid of the BitLicense? Following ongoing industry growth, cryptocurrencies have remained […]
Being able to choose one’s favorite payment method should be a breeze in this modern day and age. If the central bank of Brazil has a say in the matter, choices will remain limited forever. Several payment options exist all over the world. No More WhatsApp Payments in Brazil Mobile […]
Engaging the cryptocurrency community for more than two minutes at a time is anything but straightforward. CoinGecko has introduced a new type of reward system that aims to reward users for coming back to the site every day. CoinGecko has become the leading crypto data aggregator today. A Smart Business […]
From its inception in 2008, Bitcoin has proved to be massively popular with people who do a lot of business online. The first form of digital currency, Bitcoin has grown in popularity because of its ability to give the user complete privacy. Because of the way it is encrypted, no […]
Bitcoin is often perceived as an anonymous for of electronic cash, even though it functions very differently, Understanding the key difference between pseudonymity, privacy, and anonymity is crucial. How Bitcoin Really Works The majority of Bitcoin users are people who, for reasons of privacy or simply out of curiosity, observe […]