Bitcoin SV, a somewhat controversial hard fork of Bitcoin Cash, has suddenly spiked by as much as 17% intraday following legal developments in the Craig Wright legal battle with the late David Kleiman.However, there is one important lingering factor that could cause this rally to run out of steam and eventually lead to a lot…
On January 3rd, 2009, the mysterious Satoshi Nakomoto – pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, mined the first-ever Bitcoin block, dubbed the Genesis Block. Today, we look back at the monumental event that took place more than ten years ago and celebrate the birth of blockchain and the world’s first-ever cryptocurrency: Bitcoin.On This Day:…
Halloween is not just a festival for warding off spirits. Anyone with an interest in crypto assets and blockchain technology will also know that October 31 marks the day that the visionary Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper. BTC has come a long way over the past 11 years. Down With The Banks On October…
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…
Anonymity and privacy are extremely important in the crypto industry. The original crypto that the entire industry is based on was created by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, and to this day no identifying details are truly known about the person who designed Bitcoin. However, recently, someone has come forth claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, and…
Despite the fact that Bitcoin is 50% down from its all-time high of $20,000, the project has continued to set milestones. As noted by countless cryptocurrency Twitter users on Wednesday, the number of Bitcoin that has been mined has officially surmounted 17,850,000. This means that 85% of BTC’s 21 million supply cap has been spent.…
Bitcoin is a lot of things to a lot of people. It’s a currency outside of government’s reach; it’s a hedge in a dwindling economy; it’s a store of value; it’s a vehicle for money-laundering; it’s a life-changing investment asset. And for some, it’s simply an exciting and emerging technology to tinker with. Such is…
Today marks the nine-year anniversary of the first ever reported transaction using Bitcoin to make a purchase. A Florida-based, early crypto supporter spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas, making history through a mundane meal purchase. Since then Bitcoin price has grown exponentially and the asset has become a widely recognized name in the financial technology…
Bitcoin and its meteoric rise to $20,000 in December 2017 caught the attention of major mainstream media and the public eye, as early investors in the crypto asset shared stories of insane profits generated by the new and misunderstood technology. But the parabolic advance during 2017 pales in comparison to Bitcoin’s 200,000,000% increase in a…
Since Bitcoin (BTC) came to life in early-2009, as the cryptocurrency godfather himself, Satoshi Nakamoto, mined the first block, the asset’s 21 million supply limit was made clear as day. While the deflationary nature of BTC made sense at the time, especially to decentralists with the 2008 Great Recession fresh in their minds, the narrative has…