Bitcoin (BTC) has been on an upwards ascent throughout the first half of 2019 that has extended further over the past couple of weeks. Despite this, the age-old adage of “a rising tide lifts all boats” has not proven to be applicable to the crypto markets as of late, as most major altcoins have been…
An interview with a representative from imToken, a Chinese digital currency wallet provider, has given rare insight into the cryptocurrency habits of the nation’s population. It appears that Chinese crypto asset enthusiasts have a tendency to prefer non-custodial storage solutions and that mobile-accessed wallets are by far the most popular over their desktop counterparts. Chinese…
An announcement earlier in the year that Binance would be shutting out US-based investors instead ushering them to a US-based exchange that was sans the majority of the altcoins the exchange is known for, caused crypto investors to panic, wondering where they’d trade their Bitcoin and Ethereum moving forward. Today, the crypto exchange shed some…
Bitcoin price continues to struggle to regain the bullish momentum it had during the parabolic climb above $10,000, but bears have also been unable to push the price of the leading crypto asset by market cap any lower, resulting in an impasse that is playing out in recent price action. The indecision may have been…
San Francisco based fintech firm Ripple is reportedly working on a number of potential investments and acquisitions following its acquisition of MoneyGram. Meanwhile its native token, XRP, continues to slide in an altcoin avalanche that is starting to gather pace. Ripple Eyeing New Investments According to a report by Yahoo Finance, Ripple boss Brad Garlinghouse…
This week in crypto has been a miserable one for altcoins with a number of them dumping double digits. Bitcoin has largely held on to its gains but the same cannot be said for its siblings which are in danger of freezing over once again. Another Frosty Week in Crypto For Alts This entire year…
By now, most crypto investors know that the United States government has begun to crack down on the crypto industry, and has begun targeting those who have used Bitcoin and other crypto-assets for illicit crime. As part of the efforts, the Internal Revenue Service has also begun targeting crypto-holding American taxpayers, who may not have…
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have incurring notable volatility as of late, and BTC is currently trading just a hair below a key resistance level that exists at roughly $12,000. Analysts are now noting that Bitcoin is nearing a key decision point that will likely set the tone for which direction the markets are…
The largest accountancy firm in the state of California has announced that it will now accept payments in cryptocurrency. Armanino LLP will allow clients to pay for its services in any one of more than 1,000 digital assets. Along with the cryptocurrency payment announcement, the firm has said that it is extending its own blockchain…
Just a week after the Bitcoin network notched up another new hash rate high, it has done it again and this one is a bit of a milestone. Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits 80 EH/s For the first time ever, Bitcoin’s hash rate has topped 80 Exahashes per second. According to Bitinfocharts.com network hash rate hit…