Venture capital stalwart Andreessen Horowitz has been upping the ante in the crypto combat with US regulators. The firm aims to temper Washington’s somewhat harsh stance on the digital asset industry that could be holding the US back. Andreessen Horowitz Battles For Crypto The primary aim from the investment firm is to advance its latest…
When a government decides to restrict what people can do with their own money, there is usually some backlash. Argentina is doing exactly that to prevent capital flight as the local currency crashes. The move is likely to encourage more people to use Bitcoin to circumvent the restrictions as they have done in other nations.…
The value proposition of Bitcoin has long been questioned by its cynics. Unlike traditional assets, the cryptocurrency doesn’t generate cash flow, pay out dividends, produce a fixed yield, or have a maturity date. And unlike recognized forms of money, Bitcoin isn’t backed by the power of a government or some asset, like gold. But, Bitcoin’s…
Yesterday, the CEO of Twitter and Square Inc., and staunch Bitcoin and crypto supporter, Jack Dorsey, had his personal Twitter account hacked by the way of a SIM-swap attack and SMS-based backdoor. The hack demonstrates that even the CEO can have his own company’s highly-valuable personal account compromised, and is a painful reminder that if…
Another week, another of Crypto Tidbits. Bitcoin saw yet another tumultuous week in terms of price action. It fell by over 8% in one day, as bears managed to take control of the market. But, despite this downward price movement, this industry continued to trudge forward. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Hash Rate High, Square…
Everything about Bitcoin is heavily steeped in mathematics – defined as the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Quantity has always been of particular interest to crypto investors and traders – in increasing the quantity of one’s own holdings, and the impact the hard-capped quantity of BTC has on its long-term value. Recently, a…
Despite the drawdown in the price of Bitcoin — which some analysts say would result in a change of tides for altcoins — BTC dominance continues to tick higher. As of the time of writing this, the key market metric is approaching 70% for the first time in years, implying that once again, almost all…
This week, the “altcoin annihilation” really ramped up, despite already causing such devastation to crypto investors. The selling pressure and negative sentiment were enough to also drag Bitcoin price down as well. While altcoins are free-falling, one crypto analyst says that although altcoins are currently causing “turbulence” for Bitcoin, it will resume “moon mode” as…
Bitcoin price is at risk of falling from the current trading range and is hanging by a thread at $9,600 after repeated attempts to hold above $10,000 failed. And while a rebound from here cannot be ruled out, Bitcoin price was rejected by high timeframe resistance dating back to the previous crypto market bull run,…
Few crypto tokens or altcoins have been affected by the crypto bear market than XRP, also known as Ripple. Even though Bitcoin and many others have regained much of their lost all-time high value, XRP is still down over 93% from its $3.84 price record. Investors have grown increasingly bearish on XRP, and many expect…