After one and a half months trailing XRP as the most valuable altcoin, Ethereum has finally returned to its position. Ethereum lost the position on November 15, which coincided with the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. However, a major bull rally in the past four days has helped the currency eclipse […]
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Is Merge Mining the Solution to Proof-of-Work Shortcomings?
Although Proof-of-Work (PoW) has proven through Bitcoin to be the most secure mechanism for securing a blockchain, this past year has shown several hiccups with mining consensus. As PoW problems were continuously revealed and amplified over the course of 2018, the value and success of mining has been increasingly contended. […]
Weed Industry Crypto Paragon Coin Gains 9,690%, Growth Concentrated on One Market
The crypto industry is no stranger to overnight skyrocketing of prices, and overnight wipeouts as well. However, some instances stand out, and the latest is Paragon Coin. The crypto made unbelievable gains today, opening the new year in pomp and color. Paragon gained an incredible 9,690 percent in just 24 […]
Will an Approved Bitcoin ETF Really Make Any Difference?
2018 was a year of ups and downs with very few high points and a ton of lows, far too many for the less-than-frequent flyer. When investors, analysts, enthusiasts, and economists look back at why crypto got such a kick in the privates the last few months, you almost inevitably […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: A Final Look Back at 2018
At press time, bitcoin is trading for just over $3,700. While the currency has managed to keep up a small bit of momentum in the past seven days to stay above $3,600, the currency has failed to meet the expectations of most die-hard investors and enthusiasts. This will be our […]
A Global Digital Currency Is Just a Dream, Will Never Happen: Payoneer CEO
Most of us in the crypto community foresee a future in which the world will predominantly use digital peer-to-peer currency. However, this is a dream that will never come to pass according to Scott Gallit. Gallit, the CEO of digital payment services company Payoneer, believes that noble as the idea […]
India in No Hurry to Regulate Cryptos, Blames Global Regulatory Uncertainty
India hasn’t been the friendliest jurisdiction to cryptocurrencies. The crypto industry in the country has been involved in an endless row with the country’s Reserve Bank, and the RBI has thus far had the upper hand. The animosity has pushed some crypto firms out of business this year. And now, […]
XRP Price Holding Support at $0.36 – Less Than 24 Hours Left in 2018
We are coming to the last stretch for 2018. For people in the United States there are less than 24 hours left before the New Year. At this point we can safely say that the $589 EOY prediction for XRP is not going to happen. At the time of writing […]
Top 7 Cryptocurrency Killer Apps
If we want to see another bull run where the crypto market explodes to over 1 trillion dollars, we need to have more use cases for the various cryptocurrencies out there. While there are quite a few high quality killer apps for Bitcoin and other coins, their userbase is nowhere […]
What Is XRP’s Real Marketcap?
With XRP overtaking Ethereum last month, everybody’s attention is on each coin’s market cap. With XRP having coins locked away, it creates a discrepancy when calculating the asset’s total valuation. This creates confusion among the cryptocurrency community regarding XRP’s actual capitalization. Let’s figure out what XRP’s REAL market cap is. […]
Former Silk Road Founder Writes to Roger Ver, Asks for Help in Legal Battle
Its been a bit over five years now since Ross Ulbricht was put behind bars. Ross was the founder of Silk Road, a dark web marketplace that listed all sorts of products and services, both legal and illegal. In as much as Silk Road facilitated some illegal activity, it was […]
Crypto Market Update: Still Bleeding, When Will It End?
With the New Year almost upon us, the cryptocurrency market doesn’t look all that exciting. The global market cap dropped around $16 billion in the past 24 hours from $146 billion to the current cap of $130 billion. The good news is, while most cryptocurrencies are in the red, the […]
3 Short-term Bitcoin Price Predictions – 2018 Week 52 Edition
As the year 2018 is almost over, there are some high expectations for the Bitcoin price moving forward. This past week has seen multiple signs of an impending bull run, although it may prove difficult to remain above $4,000 for the foreseeable future. The following three charts all paint an […]
What Was Crypto’s Most Important Event in 2018? Experts Have Their Say
The year 2018 hasn’t been short of important events and milestones, good, bad and ugly. For one, the year began with Bitcoin trading at $15,000. It has since then shed 75 percent of its value and trades below $4,000 at press time. Some altcoins such as ChainCoin have shed as […]
XRP Price Down as Markets Turn Sour Once Again
Ever since Christmas eve, cryptocurrency markets have been changing directions every single day. After peaking at $0.44 earlier this week, XRP has been looking for support ever since. Currently XRP is trading at $0.36, down roughly 3% in the past 24 hours. Other than a huge price spike of over […]
Black Mirror Bandersnatch Review
We don’t really do any movie reviews on NullTX, but as I am a huge fan of Black Mirror I had to write a review about the latest release called Bandersnatch. It first aired last night on Netflix and if you haven’t seen it I highly suggest you stop reading […]
So What Hapened to the Head Transplant Guy?
One of the top stories for 2017 was news that a Russian billionaire by the name of Valery Spiridonov will undergo a head transplant come December. The procedure was to be led by Dr. Sergio Canavero, who has been planning the operation for over 30 years. A year has passed since […]
Top 3 Scariest Technologies From Black Mirror That Are Being Developed Right Now
Netflix’s Black Mirror is a futuristic action packed series that highlights how certain technologies can affect our every day lives. Whether it’s as simple as having ratings for each person, or as complicated as copying someone’s consciousness and turning them into personal assistants, Black Mirror will both terrify and intrigue […]