The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
The Many Facts Pointing to Cypherpunk Len Sassaman…
Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, has always been a mysterious character and a great number of sleuths have made it their mission to discover the inventor’s identity. One particular theory was published this month…
Citigroup: Bitcoin Is at a Tipping Point, Could…
Citigroup says bitcoin is at a tipping point and the cryptocurrency could become “the currency of choice for international trade.” The firm wrote in a report that “we could be at the start of massive…
What Are Sats?
“Sats,” which is shorthand for “satoshis” is a term used for the smallest possible denomination of BTC: 0.00000001 BTC, or 1 one-hundred-millionth of a bitcoin. The unit is named for the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin,…
What Is a Blockchain?
Bitcoin depends on a distributed ledger system known as the blockchain. The blockchain is possibly the most powerful innovation associated with Bitcoin, as countless industries from financial services to healthcare have begun contemplating how to…
What Is Quantum Computing?
Quantum computing is a form of computing based on quantum physics. Where classical computers rely on bits (zeros or ones) to make calculations, quantum computers use quantum bits (qubits) that leverage quantum mechanics to exist…
Russian Bill to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as Property Advances…
Russia’s parliament has advanced the bill that proposes to recognize cryptocurrencies as property. The proposed law will provide legal protection for cryptocurrencies but income from their activities will also be subject to taxation. Cryptocurrencies to…
Pricing Gold, Food, and Altcoins With the BTC…
On February 21, bitcoin touched a lifetime price high at $57,844 per unit after the crypto asset’s market valuation crossed the $1 trillion zone for the first time in history the day prior. Meanwhile, a…
Study: Top-Tier Cryptocurrency Exchanges Increased Their Market Share…
A recent study unveiled that top-tier cryptocurrency exchanges increased their market share since October 2020, in the context of lower-risk exchanges. The bitcoin bull market fueled that both retail and professional traders utilized such risk,…
Binance Coin (BNB) Overtakes Tether For Third-Ranked Crypto…
Yesterday, Binance Coin closed at around $200 a coin, and within another 24 hours, the exchange token is already trading at another $100 higher. The surge in price and corresponding FOMO has also caused the…
Bitcoin price eyes $63K next as rising BTC…
The current Bitcoin (BTC) price bull run seems almost unstoppable right now as BTC has just notched another new high on Feb. 17. The psychological barrier of $50,000 finally broke yesterday after multiple tests of this level…
Privacy coin season? DASH price gains 100% in…
The strength of the cryptocurrency market is spreading appears to be spreading to privacy-focused coins. The calm price action of Bitcoin (BTC) often sets up an intense period for altcoins to rally, where several groups…
Altcoins Take a Beating as Bitcoin Closes in…
Altcoin prices appear to be dropping after Bitcoin reached past $49,000 yesterday. Indeed, out of roughly 96 DeFi assets listed on Messari, only 10 showed positive movement over the last 24 hours. Why is…
Heres why altcoins are dropping as Bitcoin price…
Altcoins plunged steeply on Feb. 14 after the price of Bitcoin (BTC) achieved a new all-time high above $49,000. The timing of the altcoin market’s drop was noteworthy because it corrected as BTC was rallying,…
Bryan Legend and DeFi Go Together Like Stock…
Decentralized Finance (DeFi), a product of cryptocurrency’s evolution since the introduction of Bitcoin more than a decade ago is now in a position to mirror the traditional financial products and services. Many entrepreneurs have identified…
Spike in DeFi lending pushes Compound (COMP) price…
As Bitcoin and numerous altcoins surge toward new all-time highs, traders who are coin rich but cash poor are increasingly flocking to decentralized finance lending platforms where they can collatoralize their holdings to raise funds…
Anonymous DeFi Project Core Announces New Token Project
Core, an anonymous and hyped DeFi project, has announced Delta, a new product and token. Core says this will “close the gap” between options trading and spot markets by “using a combination of liquidity standards…
Altcoins move higher as Bitcoin bull flag points…
Growing institutional interest in Bitcoin (BTC) helped elevate the top cryptocurrency to a new record high on Feb. 9 and led to a total market cap value higher than the market cap of the Russian…
Expert warns Hackers are Targeting Russian Government’s IT…
A state-affiliate cybersecurity expert warned about hackers exploiting the Russian government’s IT facilities to mine cryptocurrencies. The deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents believes such threat actors have been very active…
Altcoins Bleed After Tesla Bitcoin Buy, BTC Dominance…
Over the weekend, altcoins began to pull back after an enormous market-wide rally, starting with Ethereum. And while the market looked to be turning bearish, news of a massive Bitcoin buy made by auto manufacturer…
An Aggregated List of Cryptocurrency ‘Fair Values’ in…
During the last decade, cryptocurrency users have leveraged a number of coin market capitalization aggregators, in order to check in on a crypto asset’s price and the project’s overall market valuation. However, there’s also a…
Review: “Layered Money” By Nik Bhatia
“Those willing to accept bills and other forms of deferred settlement demonstrate to us that money is fundamentally hierarchical. If a merchant demanded gold payment upfront for the delivery of goods, it was his right…
Gamestop Shares and Reddit Fueled Stocks Plummet, Crypto…
Following the Wallstreetbets saga last week, a great number of the popular shares being fueled by social media have started to tank in value. Gamestop shares dropped over 60% on Tuesday, while AMC dropped more…
Altcoin Season Is Here: “Buy Crypto” Surpases Bitcoin…
Ever since Bitcoin broke above its peak at $20,000 and roared higher by another $20,000, altcoins have awakened from their long crypto winter slumber. Ethereum set a new all-time high, and now tokens across the…
BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky,…
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only…
Study: 60% of Digital Asset Holders Store Funds…
Despite the risks that come with storing crypto assets with third parties, the findings of a new study suggest many cryptocurrency holders still trust exchanges with the safekeeping of their funds. Conducted by Binance Research,…
Robinhood Reminder: Not Your Keys, Not Your Bitcoin
Today’s biggest news isn’t about Bitcoin, but because the cryptocurrency and others trade on the platform at the center of the scandal, it is a wake up call for investors. Robinhood today halted trading of…
DOGE tweet volume up 1800%, becomes first altcoin…
Dogecoin (DOGE), a meme coin created as a joke, has seen a groundswell of Twitter activity in the past 24 hours after attention was thrown on the coin by the now-infamous Reddit group responsible for…
Valid Points: What to Expect When Ethereum 2.0…
Eth 2.0 is looking at its first hard fork this year. The Ethereum Foundation-backed research team is currently organizing schematics for a mid-2021 backward-incompatible change to the Beacon Chain, according to a Jan. 14 developer’s…
Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship…
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover,…
Altcoins rally while Bitcoin bulls are thwarted by…
Bitcoin’s (BTC) tumble below $30,000 was short-lived as the top cryptocurrency found a new wave of support, including a $10 million ‘buy the dip’ moment from MicroStrategy. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows the…
Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrency Firo Suffers 51% Attack on Its…
The proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency Firo announced that its protocol came under a 51% attack, notifying its holders to stop transactions. Formerly known as Zcoin, the privacy coin was reportedly subject of a blockchain reorganization attack.…
OKCoin To Integrate Lightning Network
Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has announced that it will be integrating Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to enable faster and cheaper transfers for users by running a Lightning node that can route transactions to other nodes in the…
Enjin Coin Becomes the First Gaming Cryptocurrency Approved…
Enjin coin became the first gaming cryptocurrency approved in Japan after clearing out the well-known tough country regulator’s requirements. The green light is possible through a partnership with Hashport. ENJ Is Set to Be Listed…
Altcoins Fly as Bitcoin Ranges: What Analysts Think…
Bitcoin has seen some mixed price action as of late, with bulls and bears largely reaching an impasse as the cryptocurrency consolidates Where it trends next will undoubtedly depend largely on whether or not bulls…
Proper Altcoin Season While Bitcoin Drops Has Traders…
The recent “altcoin season” playing out over the last several days while Bitcoin downtrends, has traders “cautious” about what could be next. As for what could possibly lie ahead that has crypto traders so fearful,…
Zcash (ZEC), Kusama (KSM) and Hedget (HGET) soar…
The sharp correction in Bitcoin (BTC) may have shaken out many leveraged traders, but the data shows whales and institutions aggressively purchased the dip and now bulls have shown they are determined to push Bitcoin…
Altcoins move higher while Bitcoin price finds resistance…
On Jan. 12 Bitcoin (BTC) price rebounded slightly as the price attempted to re-enter the $37,000 range but at the time of writing increased selling is pushing the price back toward the $32,000 mark. While…
Traders flock into altcoins as Bitcoin price trades…
The bullish momentum seen throughout the week has spilled over into the weekend as the majority of the top-100 tokens listed on CoinMarketCap are posting double-digit gains. Bitcoin (BTC) entering a brief consolidation period and…
Altcoins sell-off as traders jostle to hold Bitcoin…
Altcoin’s recent gains have come under pressure as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to retest lower support levels after reaching a new all-time high at $41,940. Following Bitcoin’s Jan. 7 push above $40,000, the top cryptocurrency…
Unprecedented Bitcoin Rally Leads Altcoins Into “Uncharted Territory”
The shocking Bitcoin rally has resulted in the cryptocurrency reaching two times its previous all-time high. Meanwhile, most altcoins have yet to return to the high they set years ago. This strange occurrence recently with…
As BTC price gets close to $36K, Bitcoin…
The Bitcoin (BTC) price is not the only metric seeing record numbers as the network hash rate has set a new all-time high. According to data from Blockchain.com, the estimated seven-day average Bitcoin hash rate…
Ethereum “Anti-Network Effect” Shows “DeFi Has Outgrown” The…
Ethereum broke out over the weekend and looks primed to follow in Bitcoin’s footsteps by shattering its former all-time high and soaring far higher. But while Bitcoin prices climb, there has been minimal impact on…
Bitcoin Suddenly Drops 13% as Altcoins Continue to…
Bitcoin has shed much of the weekend’s stellar gains, as relatively cheap alternative cryptocurrencies play catchup with the crypto market leader. At the press-time price of around $29,000, bitcoin is down over 13% on a…
Crypto Art Of Resistance: Remember, Remember The Legacy…
In the last months we have witnessed an upswing in the non-fungible token (NFT) art scene. More artists, collectors and curators are pushing into this promising market, which features unique and timestamped artistic creations based…
FUN and Games: Altcoin Drastically Pumps And Dumps…
The Bitcoin bull market is here, the asset is trading at nearly $30,000, and an awful year just came to a close – investors are in their right to be celebrating and having a little…
Data Shows New Investors Flooded into Chainlink in…
Over the past few weeks, Chainlink’s price action has been nothing short of lackluster, with the cryptocurrency failing to gain any serious momentum as investors widely shift their focus away from altcoins and towards Bitcoin.…
An Open Letter To FinCEN: Newly Proposed Regulations…
Policy Division Financial Crimes Enforcement Network P.O. Box 39 Vienna, VA 22183 FinCEN Docket No. FINCEN-2020-0020, RIN 1506-AB47 December 30, 2020 To Whom it May Concern: I am Ben Davenport, an entrepreneur and investor. I…
Bitcoin Price Touches $28,600, Crypto Asset’s Value Gains…
The price of bitcoin touched an all-time high at 3:12 a.m. (EST) during the early morning trading sessions reaching $28,600. The crypto asset’s market valuation is over $519 billion on Wednesday, as bitcoin markets command…
Bitcoin Dominance Doji: Why 2021 Could Spell Doom…
Bitcoin has been explosive all of 2020, and while certain altcoins like Ethereum and a slew of DeFi tokens have outperformed the top cryptocurrency this year, altcoins overall have been a disappointment compared to past…
Analyst Who Called Coinbase XRP Delisting Says SEC…
The news that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission had issued a lawsuit to XRP token parent company Ripple and its two top executives, sent shockwaves throughout the crypto industry. But its domino effect…
16 Ethereum Predictions From a Crypto Oracle
Every year since 2016, I’ve made predictions about what the next year will bring for the industry. If you pay attention to the incremental change that occurs year after year, you realize everything is connected…
Turkish crypto exchange THODEX now open to users…
THODEX, a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 based in Turkey and globalized under the license of FinCen MSB from the USA, is now open to users worldwide. The exchange company, operating as global brand with…
Bitcoin is Poised to Continue Surging as Recent…
Bitcoin recently posted what is widely described as a so-called “blow-off top” when it rallied to highs of $28,500 before facing an instant rejection that sent it tumbling down to $26,000. The support at this…
When altseason? Heres why Bitcoin is leaving major…
Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, has been lagging behind Bitcoin (BTC). Historically, when BTC surges, altcoins tend to rally with larger upside price movements. This time, Bitcoin has been clearly outperforming…
Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit’s 2021 Predictions
It has been an eventful year, to say the least. In terms of blockchain and crypto, we saw several key developments: the halving of Bitcoin, liquidity mining and the explosive growth of several decentralized finance…
Bitcoin Dominance In December: Why The Future Of…
Bitcoin is well above its former all-time high, but the “alt season” where altcoins explode in value relative to the top-ranked cryptocurrency has yet to arrive. BTC dominance, a metric weighing all other crypto assets…
Nicehash Crypto Mining Pool ‘Fully’ Reimburses All Users…
A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining pool and trading platform announced that they’ve managed to fully compensate their users affected by a hacking attack that took place in December 2017, which took over 4,600 bitcoins. Nicehash ‘Fully’…
New to Crypto? Get Your Christmas Treats at…
The Cryptocurrency community is all set to have A Very Crypto.com Christmas The flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is at its all-time high which further reinforces cryptocurrency’s position as a strong investment instrument. While those hodling Bitcoin…
FinCEN Proposes KYC For Withdrawing Cryptocurrency To Private…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require money services business to submit reports, keep records and verify the identity of customers…
Hong Kong Grants First License to Cryptocurrency Trading…
Hong Kong now has its first regulated cryptocurrency trading platform. The Securities and Futures Commission has just given out the first-ever crypto license to OSL Digital Securities which will soon commence trading for several cryptocurrencies,…
Brazil Revenue Collector’s Data Shows Cryptocurrency Volumes Exceed…
Raw data from the Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB) shows that crypto traded volumes in the country exceeded $6 billion between January and September this year. According to the data, bitcoin dominates as it accounts…
Efficient Market Hypothesis: MicroStrategy’s $650M Bitcoin Buy Has…
Bitcoin price is making an attempt to get back over $18,000 after it flirted with the mid-$17,000 range in the overnight hours. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap has only bled further over the last…
The Dimensions Of Bitcoin
Pete Campbell: “I have to bring this up to you. Only because I believe … it would be damaging to Sterling Cooper. It has come to my attention, completely by accident, that Donald Draper, is…
Simplex Launches Banking Service for Fiat-Crypto Conversions
Israel-based Simplex, a payments solutions provider, announced on Monday the launch of banking services allowing platforms to offer cryptocurrency buying and selling services using fiat. Dubbed Simplex Banking, the new service can be used by…
Bullrun Pushing More Investors To Jump on Securypto
PRESS RELEASE. Securypto focuses on safe and truly anonymous exchange of data. In a world where datahacks have become the norm rather than the exception, anonymity has become a necessity. Acknowledging the massive support from…
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin All-Time High Puts It on…
Blockchain Bites is back – we hope you enjoyed the holiday pause. Now for the news: Another major hedge fund may allocate to bitcoin. Kaspersky sees cybercrime on the rise for 2021. And anonymous developers…
“Price Follows Hash Rate”: Bitcoin’s Mining Activity &…
Coinciding with a two-year price high of more than $19,000, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is also showing some upward motion. BTC’s mining difficulty has increased by 7.26 percentage points. Yesterday, the increase read at 8.9 percentage…
Bitcoin And Crypto Black Friday 2020 Deals And…
Today is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, also known as Black Friday – a day when retailers everywhere offer the year’s best deals and discounts. The day is no different in the…
Majority of Indian investors see no easy way…
A comprehensive survey from India’s CoinDCX exchange has found that most local investors don’t see an “easy way” to access exposure to crypto assets. That’s despite the country reversing a ban on financial institutions providing…
Previously Unpublished Emails of Satoshi Nakamoto Present a…
Newly discovered emails between Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, and the late Hal Finney deepen the mystery around the cryptocurrency’s origins. The three emails come from Bitcoin’s earliest days, when its future was uncertain. They…
Here’s What Will Happen To Altcoins Once Bitcoin…
Bitcoin price is less than a few hundred dollars away from setting a new all-time high. The closer the top-ranked cryptocurrency gets to its former peak, the more bullish altcoins respond. One crypto analyst has…
Fibonacci Day: How To Use Math To Trade…
Bitcoin price broke above its 2019 high, and after that, took off another $5,000. The reason why the level was so critical to confirming a reversal back into a bull market, was due to the…
Path to $20K Bitcoin price now wide open…
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new highs in excess of $18,750 on Nov. 20 as its latest extended bull run continued to delight investors. BTC price inches closer to all-time highs Data from Cointelegraph Markets, Coin360 and…
Video: Nick Szabo, Adam Back And David Chaum…
Listen To This Episode: In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s Bitcoin In Asia, some of the godfathers of Bitcoin — Nick Szabo, Adam Back and David Chaum — discuss the history of the technology with…
Lightning Network’s New Liquidity Marketplace Attracts a ‘Surprising’…
Lightning Labs’ new liquidity marketplace, Lightning Pool, has seen more early-stage growth than its creators expected. And what’s more, a fair share of its volume is coming from individual Lightning users – not businesses. “It’s…
Altcoins Could See a Raging Bull Market if…
Altcoins have been rocketing higher throughout the past few days and weeks, reaping the rewards of a stable Bitcoin and high Ethereum prices. Tokens within the decentralized finance sector – commonly referred to as DeFi…
Sideways Bitcoin price allows DeFi, Ether and altcoins…
For the past two days, Bitcoin price has traded within the $14,800–$15,500 range, but the top digital asset has struggled to flip $15,500 to support. A positive is that Bitcoin (BTC) continues to make higher lows,…
Sideways Bitcoin price allows DeFi, Ethereum, and altcoins…
For the past two days, Bitcoin price has traded within the $14,800 to $15,500 range but the top-digital asset struggled to flip $15,500 to support. A positive is BTC continues to make higher lows and…
Big mining move: Bitcoin’s hash power increases 42%…
The hash power of the Bitcoin (BTC) network has jumped by roughly 30% over the past 24 hours, which if sustained, suggestsg a major difficulty adjustment may soon be incoming. According to Coinwarz, Bitcoin's hash…
Hash Watch: Kraken Announces BCH Fork Plans, Bitcoin…
A number of third party infrastructure providers have announced contingency plans for the upcoming Bitcoin Cash upgrade on November 15, 2020. Hitbtc has revealed the exchange’s plans to halt bitcoin cash transactions on that day,…
8,000 Bitcoin Scam Victims Get Refunds From US…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is refunding about 8,000 victims who lost money from investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraudulent schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of about $100 into $80,000…
Binance’s DeFi index crashes 60% as Bitcoin overshadows…
Bitcoin (BTC) resurgence is continuing to sap capital from the altcoin markets as other cryptocurrencies are struggling to catch up to BTC. DeFi struggles as Bitcoin shines The DeFi Composite Index, first launched by Binance…
Bitcoin Price Spikes Over 9% as the Crypto…
The crypto economy has jumped over the $400 billion mark and is now hovering around $414 billion at the time of publication. The largest crypto asset in terms of market cap, bitcoin has over 9%…
Security token volumes crash by half for two…
The bullish momentum enjoyed by the security token sector in the first three quarters of 2020 has well and truly subsided, with monthly volume crashing by more than 40% for the second time in a…
Bitcoin to Target $14,400 Despite No Clear Election…
Bitcoin’s price has been holding up quite well despite the volatility seen yesterday that came about due to a turbulent election that has yet to deliver any decisive results. This price action has done little…
New Contender Emerges Despite Wikipedia’s Begrudging Listing of…
For nearly two years, Cardano has clashed with Wikipedia over its refusal to list a Cardano page. The online encyclopedia states the listing criteria come down to verifiable information sources and the inclusion of appropriate…
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin White Paper: A 12-Year Old…
Cryptocurrency supporters all around the world are celebrating the fact that today is the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper, a summary of the invention created by the pseudonymous inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin’s inventor…
The company that coined the term ‘hash rate’…
Even though the Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate has experienced a sharp decline in recent weeks, the head of research at Blockchain .com, Garrick Hileman is not concerned. Blockchain .com was founded in 2011 by dissenting…
‘David Hasselhoff Invented Bitcoin’ – 9 Celebrities Wish…
Ahead of the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper, a large group of celebrities published cameo videos saying “happy birthday” to the world’s first cryptocurrency. A number of popular stars appear in the videos…
The Most Secure Cryptocurrency Wallets for Different Users
Cryptocurrencies have the potential to disrupt traditional finance, by allowing people to retain full control over their assets at all times — without relying on centralized intermediaries like banks and governments. But despite their potential,…
An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. Yet, in the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat. Edward Snowden said it best, “The one vulnerability being exploited across all systems…
It’s “Do or Die” for Altcoins as Bitcoin…
It could be “do or die” for altcoins as Bitcoin continue capturing serious dominance over the aggregated crypto market Bulls have been focusing their attention fully on BTC, which has caused many altcoins to plunge…
US Government Agencies Propose Changes to Funds Transfer…
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In their joint notice on the…
Hoskinson Accuses Wikipedia of Censorship Following Refusal to…
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson vents his disappointment over Wikipedia’s refusal to list a Cardano page. In a Periscope video, Hoskinson hits out following his discovery that the online encyclopedia sees Cardano as lacking credibility. What’s…
XRP Posts a Bullish Breakout as Altcoins Begin…
XRP has been severely underperforming Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto market throughout the past few days and weeks, struggling to gain any momentum as its price continues hovering within the mid-$0.20 region. This underperformance may…
Crypto Analyst: Altcoins To “Tank” While Bitcoin Runs…
Bitcoin price exploded yesterday, sending altcoins reeling. Today, however, alts have recovered but still haven’t caught up to the top cryptocurrency. One crypto analyst, comparing past market cycles, believes that altcoins are going to “tank”…
World Gold Council Survey Shows Cryptocurrency Investment the…
According to a recent research survey, cryptocurrency investment is a touch more popular than gold in Russia. An organization called the World Gold Council surveyed 2,023 investors and cryptocurrency turned out to be the fifth-largest…
Crushing Bitcoin Dominance Could Decimate Altcoins Through Q1…
The DeFi boom and an explosion of ROI across altcoins helped bring bullish sentiment back to crypto, and it helped push Bitcoin above $10,000 and hold the key level for the longest stretch ever. But…