Month: March 2020

How Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Are Powering Artisanal Small Gold Miners The rise of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies has opened up extraordinary possibilities that were not available before. Specifically, by shining a light on a sector that holds tremendous promise yet has been hugely neglected – artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Leading the charge for […]

Bitcoin Could Hit $20,000 Even as Coronavirus Crushes Global Markets Bitcoin believers waited for a global economic crisis for years, hoping it would prompt investors to inject hundreds of billions of dollars into the cryptocurrency’s small, illiquid market. But the narrative failed big time as bitcoin came face to face with a real market-crisis-in-making, led […]

Bitcoin Is Now Undervalued, Suggests This Price Metric Bitcoin's MVRV Z-score suggests the cryptocurrency is underpriced and could be trading near a major bottom. Short-term technical charts indicate scope for a test of price resistance near $5,900. A violation of an ascending trendline support on the four-hour chart would expose the recent low below $4,000. […]

Brian Armstrong: Coinbase Custody Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management During an on-stage discussion at Consensus, Brian Armstrong, CEO of major United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said that its custody service has already received $1 billion in crypto under management. Coindesk reported on Armstrong’s comments on Wednesday, May 15. Panel moderator and Wall Street […]

Ether Price Drop Slashed Valuation of Crypto Valley’s Top 50 Firms by 40% The combined valuation of the top 50 blockchain-related firms in the Swiss canton of Zug — known as “Crypto Valley” within the industry — fell by nearly half in 2019. Swiss investment firm CV VC debuted a new report at the World […]

What Drives Bitcoin Price? Bitcoin (BTC) is the most known and oldest cryptocurrency in the world. Countless people from all around the world want to make money through BTC investments. Any investment relies on what drives prices up or down. This is why one of the most important skills an investor needs to have is […]

Ultimate Guide on How to Use a Bitcoin ATM in 2020   If you are interested in using an ATM to quickly cash out or buy Bitcoins, there are several ways in which you can execute BTC transactions, but one of the fastest is by using an ATM. In today’s guide, we will be explaining […]

90% of Bitcoins on the Lightning Network Could be Lost to Attackers Following Current Lightening Implementation, Research says. In a paper published on the 16th of February, two researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ayelet Mizrahi, and Aviv Zohar have revealed weaknesses and possible solutions to the current lightening implementation on the Bitcoin network. […]

Bitcoin Money Launderer Faces Decades in Jail   A man from Bothell, Washington, is facing multiple charges for distributing drugs and for using Bitcoin to launder money. Kenneth Warren Rhule, aged 26, is facing the possibility of spending several decades in prison. He was charged yesterday in the U.S. District Court of Seattle with an […]