Cryptocurrency News
Has the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry hit a glass ceiling? Are the days of unprecedented overnight growth for startups in the industry behind us? This is something not even two of the biggest names in the crypto industry can see eye to eye on. Just two days ago, Ethereum’s co-founder […]
Once again we must endure another downturn and many pundits in the cryptosphere are singing about the death of Ethereum and advising people to cut and run. But how many times do we need to hear the sky is falling before we figure out the sky never falls, however; it […]
A lot of so-called experts are still concerned over Etheruem’s potential lack of scalability. This topic recently received some mainstream media coverage, which shows the need for proper solutions. There are several layer-two solutions which run on top of Ethereum, each providing a lot of potential promise. The following solutions […]
Numerous gaming efforts have been created on top of the Ethereum blockchain over the years. EtherDerby is one of the latest projects to be added to this growing list of game-related ventures. It is a relatively simple concept, which primarily focuses on digital horse racing gambling. This is another interesting […]
The sharing economy is a concept which can make its impact on the cryptocurrency industry. If the Origin Protocol team is to be believed, they will create a sharing economy marketplace using the Ethereum blockchain and IPFS. Commercializing such a project may still prove to be a challenge, although the […]
Bitcoin (BTC) At press time, bitcoin is trading for about $6,985. This is a significant rise from yesterday’s fall to $6,800, and bitcoin is once again expected to strike the $7,000 mark. The Satis Group – which advises businesses on initial coin offerings (ICOs) – just released a new report […]
At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has broken $7,000, which is about $300 higher than where it stood yesterday afternoon. This means that bitcoin jumped roughly 20 percent over the past two weeks, with gains of approximately $1,200 (the August low was $5,865). One source alleges that bitcoin short […]
Decentralized exchanges are slowly becoming more popular in the world of cryptocurrency. Generating sufficient liquidity remains one of the key challenges, even though some trading solutions seem to be faring a lot better than others. The following DEXs are ranked by their total number of transactions over the past seven […]
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Bitcoin (BTC) The father of cryptocurrency is up at press time by nearly $200. It is now trading for over $6,600 – a solid spike from yesterday’s $6,400, which is where it’s been hanging around for the past few days. Clearly, bitcoin has managed to break current resistance and boost […]
A lot of changes are coming to Ethereum in the coming years. Addressing scalability concerns is only part of the equation, as there are still some changes to be made to the current ETH emission schedule. Four new proposals will be discussed later this week, although all of them have […]
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Crypto markets are down across the board, and that’s nothing new. But what’s behind Ethereum losing 44 percent of its value in just two weeks? From August 1 to August 14, crypto’s number two went from $470 to $260. That’s its lowest level since November 2017. It was trading at […]
Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has shot up to $6,500. This past week has been an up-and-down journey for the cryptocurrency, with price swings from $6,400 all the way down to $6,090, but for the time being, bitcoin appears to be exhibiting bullish activity and expanding […]
The crypto industry has experienced six big bubbles to date, with each being ‘more epic’ than the previous one. Each of these bubbles has brought more interest from developers and investors. This is according to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, who is also the founder of ConsenSys. In a recent interview, […]
The crypto market has experienced a bloodbath for the past two weeks, with Bitcoin losing over 70 percent of its value since it peaked at over $19,900 in December. The king of cryptos was trading at just above $6,500 at press time, having gained over $500 in the previous 24 […]
Scaling is one of the biggest problems in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. It is causing a fair few issues for projects which are currently being built on top of the Ethereum network. Various companies have switched to a different infrastructure, and it seems Connecty is doing the same. […]
Derivatives have begun gaining a lot of traction in the world of cryptocurrency. They are interesting trading instruments, all things considered, although not every cryptocurrency is suited for them. This is why BitMEX is exploring the quanto option, which is a very different type of derivative. The Quanto Concept In […]