While crypto’s unbridled optimists have done their best to keep this market afloat, incessantly imploring Bitcoin investors to “HODL” and “BUIDL,” their cries haven’t stopped a key Ethereum Classic development group from unfortunately capitulating. Ethereum Classic Ecosystem Loses Key Player Amid Market Tumult After a multi-month downturn in the cryptocurrency world, which has seen $700…
The impassioned crypto community on Twitter, specifically prominent commentators and analysts, took up arms over the weekend, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s indictment of DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather became an industry flavor of the month. But why? SEC Fines DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather In ICO Ruling Per previous reports from NewsBTC, last week,…
The decentralized content platform that rewards content providers with cryptocurrency, Steemit, recently announced a corporate restructuring that will result in a significant amount of their workforce being cut. The announcement, which was made by the company’s CEO in a recent post, explained that the weakness of the cryptocurrency markets has affected both the company’s cryptocurrency (STEEM) and…
The cryptocurrency markets have rallied, halting their persisting downturn and possibly establishing their recent lows as a bottom. Despite this, a bottom will only be validated contingent upon whether or not the markets, and Bitcoin in particular, can sustain their current rally long-term. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up 13% at its current…
Since Coinbase’s inaugural day in business during June 2012, the San Francisco-based startup has become world-renowned for its penchant for innovation within the cryptosphere and Bitcoin ecosystem. And this theme has fortunately persisted to this day, even while 2018’s market predicament has brutally executed a plethora of crypto upstarts, save for Coinbase and other ‘too big to…
To say that advocates of crypto are dedicated would be putting it lightly. Since Bitcoin’s earliest blocks, true innovators have discovered value in the crevices of the cryptocurrency world, finding it logical to latch onto this nascent industry in times of despair and euphoria alike. While this zealous faith in this decade-old innovation has taken many…
It’s no secret that China has a long and complicated history with cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, at times showing their love and hopefulness for the latter, while frequently taking actions to prohibit the use of the former. While speaking at East Tech West, Edith Yeung, the head of 500 Startup’s China unit, spoke to CNBC about this…
On Saturday, after Bitcoin’s days of relative stability at $4,300, a fresh wave of selling pressure washed over crypto investors worldwide, sending Bitcoin well below its purported support levels at $4,000 and $3,800. The move, which came alongside an influx of trading volume, came seemingly unanswered at first. Bitcoin’s market cap shriveled to a mere $62 billion,…
The chief operating officer of global bitcoin payment service BitPay is not worried about the latest downward moves in the price of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Sonny Singh expects Bitcoin to surge towards the $15,000-$20,000 area over the next year as institutional incumbents launch blockchain-powered products. BitPay CEO Says Fidelity, Bakkt, Square, Blackrock,…
The price of bitcoin has often been compared to history's biggest bubbles – Dutch Tulip mania in the 17th century, the Mississippi Bubble in the 18th century and the UK Canal and Railway mania in the 19th century – but perhaps the most popular comparison is the dot-com bubble of 2000. In the space of five years, it seemed…