bitcoin – ICO Insider Blockchain, ICO, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency News Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:13:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-ICOinisderSquareSiteIcon-32x32.png bitcoin – ICO Insider 32 32 Bitcoin Up Over 20% as Crypto Markets Regain Poise /bitcoin-20-crypto-markets-regain-poise/ /bitcoin-20-crypto-markets-regain-poise/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:19:55 +0000 /?p=2083 Cryptocurrencies are trading in the green today after a tumultuous seven days. In the last 24 hours, the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies has increased 25 percent to $352 billion, as per data provider CoinMarketCap. The total value had dropped to $276 billion yesterday – the lowest level since Nov. 26. Though a welcome development, […]

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]]> /bitcoin-20-crypto-markets-regain-poise/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Slumps to 12-Week Low Below $6K /bitcoin-slumps-12-week-low-6k/ /bitcoin-slumps-12-week-low-6k/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:24:24 +0000 /?p=2077 Bitcoin prices plunged to a 12-week low below $6,000 this morning, reporting double-digit percentage losses amid a continued crypto market sell-off. Prices on CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) fell as low as $5,967.34 at 07:59 UTC – the lowest level since Nov. 13. As of writing, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is changing hands at […]

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]]> /bitcoin-slumps-12-week-low-6k/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Sinks Below $10k on $133 Billion January Loss /bitcoin-sinks-10k-133-billion-january-loss/ /bitcoin-sinks-10k-133-billion-january-loss/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:58:09 +0000 /?p=2067 Bitcoin price has dropped to the lowest level since for two weeks and could drop below $9,000 in the next 24 hours, price charts indicate. The downward move follows a month for bitcoin when its market capitalization has tumbled from a high of $296 billion on Jan. 5 to $163 billion today – a $133 billion (44.93 […]

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]]> /bitcoin-sinks-10k-133-billion-january-loss/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Price Drops 4% as Cryptocurrency Market Struggles in Recovery /bitcoin-price-drops-4-cryptocurrency-market-struggles-recovery/ /bitcoin-price-drops-4-cryptocurrency-market-struggles-recovery/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:34:03 +0000 /?p=2062 The price of bitcoin has dropped by 4 percent earlier today, on January 29, as the entire cryptocurrency market struggled to recover from its previous corrections. Other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Cardano, and Stellar have also fallen by small margins, in the 3 to 5 percent region. Bitcoin’s Performance The slump in the performance of […]

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]]> /bitcoin-price-drops-4-cryptocurrency-market-struggles-recovery/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $10,000 as Correction Intensifies /bitcoin-price-plunges-10000-correction-intensifies/ /bitcoin-price-plunges-10000-correction-intensifies/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:18:50 +0000 /?p=2033 The bitcoin price plunged below $10,000 on Wednesday as this week’s comprehensive market correction intensified. Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $10,000 The cryptocurrency markets have been in a free-fall this week, and the downward spiral continued this morning. The cryptocurrency market cap dove below $500 billion, and the bitcoin price sunk as low as $9,663 on Bitfinex, marking […]

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]]> /bitcoin-price-plunges-10000-correction-intensifies/feed/ 0 Cryptocurrency Market Rebounds After Major Correction as Bitcoin and Cardano Record Gains /cryptocurrency-market-rebounds-major-correction-bitcoin-cardano-record-gains/ /cryptocurrency-market-rebounds-major-correction-bitcoin-cardano-record-gains/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:00:39 +0000 /?p=2023 Yesterday, on January 15, the entire cryptocurrency market recorded a massive decline in value, as bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and other major cryptocurrencies fell amidst a major correction. The cryptocurrency market lost $60 billion in market valuation, mostly due to the massive decline in the price of smaller cryptocurrencies in the market.’ Bitcoin, Cardano, Qtum, and Monero […]

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]]> /cryptocurrency-market-rebounds-major-correction-bitcoin-cardano-record-gains/feed/ 0 US Government to Sell 513 Bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash Seized From Dark Web Dealer /us-government-sell-513-bitcoin-512-bitcoin-cash-seized-dark-web-dealer/ /us-government-sell-513-bitcoin-512-bitcoin-cash-seized-dark-web-dealer/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:38:43 +0000 /?p=1986 The US government has been approved by a federal judge in Utah to auction off 513 bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash seized from an investigation into Aaron Michael Shamo, a dark web dealer. 8.5 Million Sale In the upcoming weeks, the government is expected to sell all of the assets seized after the arrest of […]

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]]> /us-government-sell-513-bitcoin-512-bitcoin-cash-seized-dark-web-dealer/feed/ 0 Better Late than Never? Bitcoin Segwit2x Scheduled for December 28th /better-late-never-bitcoin-segwit2x-scheduled-december-28th/ /better-late-never-bitcoin-segwit2x-scheduled-december-28th/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:09:10 +0000 /?p=1949 Last week, the Segwit 2x team indicated in a CCN press release that they were planning to move forward with their proposed hard fork in the coming weeks.  Now, Segwit 2x lead developer Jaap Terlouw has confirmed on the project’s website that the team will finally execute the fork on December 28th. Originally scheduled for November, the development team cancelled the fork […]

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]]> /better-late-never-bitcoin-segwit2x-scheduled-december-28th/feed/ 0 After the Futures: The Next Chapter for Bitcoin /futures-next-chapter-bitcoin/ /futures-next-chapter-bitcoin/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:01:53 +0000 /?p=1944 On the ninth anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper, one of the world’s most respected derivatives providers, the CME Group, announced it would launch a regulated bitcoin futures market. Not to be understated, this was a pivotal moment in bitcoin’s history, and quite simply, the future has never been brighter. It’s safe to say that 2017 has […]

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]]> /futures-next-chapter-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Hedge Fund Magnate Mike Novogratz Delays New Cryptocurrency Fund, Cautions on Bitcoin /hedge-fund-magnate-mike-novogratz-delays-new-cryptocurrency-fund-cautions-bitcoin/ /hedge-fund-magnate-mike-novogratz-delays-new-cryptocurrency-fund-cautions-bitcoin/#respond Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:33:37 +0000 /?p=1934 Earlier views Michael Novogratz has been a long-term Bitcoin bull. He has revised his price projections upwards three times in as many months, given Bitcoin’s rapid price increase. In October 2017, he said that he wouldn’t be surprised if Bitcoin crossed $10,000 by April 2018. With Bitcoin’s rapid appreciation, he revised his target in November 2017, predicting […]

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]]> /hedge-fund-magnate-mike-novogratz-delays-new-cryptocurrency-fund-cautions-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Mining Marketplace NiceHash Back Online, Promises Users Money Back /bitcoin-mining-marketplace-nicehash-back-online-promises-users-money-back/ /bitcoin-mining-marketplace-nicehash-back-online-promises-users-money-back/#respond Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:16:20 +0000 /?p=1931 Earlier this month, as CCN reported, Slovenia-based bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash was successfully breached, resulting in the loss of about 4,700 Bitcoin, at the time worth $62 million. Its users noticed that the marketplace’s website had gone offline for an abnormally large period of time, before the company finally revealed it had been compromised. At the […]

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]]> /bitcoin-mining-marketplace-nicehash-back-online-promises-users-money-back/feed/ 0 30% Decline: Charting the Ongoing Crypto Price Correction /30-decline-charting-ongoing-crypto-price-correction/ /30-decline-charting-ongoing-crypto-price-correction/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:38:30 +0000 /?p=1926 In what is likely to be one of the biggest corrections ever seen in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market, the total value of the nascent asset class, created with the advent of bitcoin in 2009, shed billions on Friday. At press time, the total value of all cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and the 1,300 others trading, is down more […]

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]]> /30-decline-charting-ongoing-crypto-price-correction/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Price Drops Near $15,000 from $19,530 Within 5 Days: Major Factors /bitcoin-price-drops-near-15000-19530-within-5-days-major-factors/ /bitcoin-price-drops-near-15000-19530-within-5-days-major-factors/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:30:19 +0000 /?p=1917 The bitcoin price has dropped from $19,530 to $15,150 within the past five days, since December 17. While analysts have attributed the recent decline to many factors, one major factor seems to be high transaction fees of bitcoin. Factors Behind Decline Analysts and experts have offered two explanations to justify the recent price decline and […]

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]]> /bitcoin-price-drops-near-15000-19530-within-5-days-major-factors/feed/ 0 Wanchain Founder Jack Lu presented in Blockchain Hong Kong Meetup on 18 Dec, 2017 /wanchain-founder-jack-lu-presented-blockchain-hong-kong-meetup-18-dec-2017/ /wanchain-founder-jack-lu-presented-blockchain-hong-kong-meetup-18-dec-2017/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:31:22 +0000 /?p=1906 The global financial platform for cross-chain smart contracts, Wanchain, has raised 74,332 ETH in its crowdsale and its Silver-whitelist (39,251 ETH) was completed within 15 minutes. Its Founder, Jack Lu, has come to Hong Kong on 18 Dec to speak about Wanchain’s latest development in a Blockchain Hong Kong Meetup event organized by Blockchain Association of Hong Kong. The […]

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]]> /wanchain-founder-jack-lu-presented-blockchain-hong-kong-meetup-18-dec-2017/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Hits $20,000 Per Coin, Capping Year of Enormous Growth /bitcoin-hits-20000-per-coin-capping-year-enormous-growth/ /bitcoin-hits-20000-per-coin-capping-year-enormous-growth/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2017 15:32:23 +0000 /?p=1897 Bitcoin has cemented its glory year by hitting $20,000 barely a month after achieving five figures for the first time. After several weeks of considerable volatility, mixing rapid growth with sudden declines, momentum finally boosted Bitcoin to its new historic high. Outperforming almost everyone’s expectations in 2017, Bitcoin prices received a decisive push from Wall Street regulated […]

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]]> /bitcoin-hits-20000-per-coin-capping-year-enormous-growth/feed/ 0 Ethereum, Ripple And Litecoin Have Arrived on Bloomberg Terminals /ethereum-ripple-litecoin-arrived-bloomberg-terminals/ /ethereum-ripple-litecoin-arrived-bloomberg-terminals/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:07:28 +0000 /?p=1888 Financial data firm Bloomberg has added three new cryptocurrencies – ethereum (ether), Ripple (XRP) and litecoin – alongside bitcoin on its Terminal service. According to a Fortune report, sources said the addition of the new price data is aimed at forex traders seeking to explore the new instruments. They also suggested that Bloomberg terminal data for the […]

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]]> /ethereum-ripple-litecoin-arrived-bloomberg-terminals/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Price Surges 20% Overnight as Volume of CBOE Futures Skyrockets /bitcoin-price-surges-20-overnight-volume-cboe-futures-skyrockets/ /bitcoin-price-surges-20-overnight-volume-cboe-futures-skyrockets/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:09:20 +0000 /?p=1866 The bitcoin price has surged by more than 20 percent overnight, triggered by the launch of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) bitcoin futures trading platform. According to cryptocurrency market data provider CryptoCompare, the bitcoin price increased from $13,400 to $16,315 within the past 24 hours. Major Factor: Bitcoin Futures Contrary to the claims of […]

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]]> /bitcoin-price-surges-20-overnight-volume-cboe-futures-skyrockets/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Platinum Created By South Korean Teenager As a Scam, Local Market Erupts /bitcoin-platinum-created-south-korean-teenager-scam-local-market-erupts/ /bitcoin-platinum-created-south-korean-teenager-scam-local-market-erupts/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:09:12 +0000 /?p=1855 According to JoongAng, South Korea’s largest mainstream media outlet, investors in the local cryptocurrency exchange market have outraged over Bitcoin Platinum, an alleged scam created by a South Korean teenager. The Twitter handle @bitcoinplatinum, the official account of the Bitcoin Platinum project has advertised the project as a hard fork of the Bitcoin Blockchain. Earlier […]

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]]> /bitcoin-platinum-created-south-korean-teenager-scam-local-market-erupts/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Leaves Visa’s Market Cap In The Dust /bitcoin-leaves-visas-market-cap-dust/ /bitcoin-leaves-visas-market-cap-dust/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2017 06:11:36 +0000 /?p=1839 The value of Bitcoin has been making headlines lately, with prices increasing tremendously over the past few weeks. First, the price of the cryptocurrency smashed the $10,000 level, hitting a record-high of $15,000 a few days later. As of now, the price stands at more than $18,000, with the upward trend expected to continue in […]

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]]> /bitcoin-leaves-visas-market-cap-dust/feed/ 0 In Unexpected Move, South Korean Regulator Suddenly Bans Bitcoin Futures Trading /unexpected-move-south-korean-regulator-suddenly-bans-bitcoin-futures-trading/ /unexpected-move-south-korean-regulator-suddenly-bans-bitcoin-futures-trading/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2017 03:25:14 +0000 /?p=1836 The world’s largest futures exchanges, CBOE and CME Group, have given their imprimatur to Bitcoin futures trading, but South Korea wants none of it. The South Korean government seems to be struggling to understand these currencies which are unlike anything else in the financial world. Recently, South Korea has announced its plans to begin regulating digital […]

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]]> /unexpected-move-south-korean-regulator-suddenly-bans-bitcoin-futures-trading/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Rockets Past $14,000 Astonishing Everyone /bitcoin-rockets-past-14000-astonishing-everyone/ /bitcoin-rockets-past-14000-astonishing-everyone/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2017 03:18:39 +0000 /?p=1831 The price of bitcoin has once again reached a new price high on December 6 touching $14K across exchanges worldwide. The value touched an all-time high of $14,047 and quickly dropped to the $13,500 range shortly after. At the moment order books across exchanges are going wild. The bitcoin price locomotive continues to truck upwards […]

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]]> /bitcoin-rockets-past-14000-astonishing-everyone/feed/ 0 Novogratz: There May Be a Bubble in Bitcoin, But Bitcoin Itself Isn’t a Bubble /novogratz-may-bubble-bitcoin-bitcoin-isnt-bubble/ /novogratz-may-bubble-bitcoin-bitcoin-isnt-bubble/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2017 18:13:17 +0000 /?p=1809 Legendary billionaire hedge fund investor Mike Novogratz stated that there may be a bubble in bitcoin in certain regions but the cryptocurrency itself isn’t a bubble. As CCN previously reported, Novogratz noted that bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market could become the biggest bubble “of our lifetimes.” “I think this [crypto] is going to be the biggest bubble […]

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]]> /novogratz-may-bubble-bitcoin-bitcoin-isnt-bubble/feed/ 0 White House ”Monitoring the Situation” While Study Shows Illicit Bitcoin Use Has Dropped /white-house-monitoring-situation-study-shows-illicit-bitcoin-use-dropped/ /white-house-monitoring-situation-study-shows-illicit-bitcoin-use-dropped/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:34:47 +0000 /?p=1794 To aging heads of state and conservative bankers, bitcoin is a tool for criminality. To those in the know, nothing could be further from the truth; most bitcoin transactions are for legitimate purposes. Proving this has always been difficult, but a new study adds weight to this argument. Its key finding? Bitcoin hit peak criminality […]

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]]> /white-house-monitoring-situation-study-shows-illicit-bitcoin-use-dropped/feed/ 0 Coinbase VP: Bitcoin Price Volatility Will Decrease With Institutional Capital /coinbase-vp-bitcoin-price-volatility-will-decrease-institutional-capital/ /coinbase-vp-bitcoin-price-volatility-will-decrease-institutional-capital/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:25:33 +0000 /?p=1791 Adam White, vice president of Coinbase Inc., tried to offer some perspective amidst the numerous claims about bitcoin being a bubble amidst the cryptocurrency breaking the $10,000 price point. White told Emily Chang of Bloomberg that he disputes the contention that bitcoin is a bubble, although he acknowledged that the price is an easy metric for people to attack. He […]

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]]> /coinbase-vp-bitcoin-price-volatility-will-decrease-institutional-capital/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Price Tops $10,000 on Korean Exchanges /bitcoin-price-tops-10000-korean-exchanges/ /bitcoin-price-tops-10000-korean-exchanges/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:19:30 +0000 /?p=1781 The price of bitcoin is trading above $10,000 at several South Korea-based bitcoin exchanges, market data reveals. On Bithumb – the region’s largest exchange by trade volume – bitcoin is trading at roughly $10,052. On exchanges Coinone and Korbit, the cryptocurrency is trading at around 10,979,500 KRW ($10,108) and 10,960,500 KRW ($10,047), respectively. By contrast, the majority of the world’s […]

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]]> /bitcoin-price-tops-10000-korean-exchanges/feed/ 0 $300 Billion: Bitcoin Price Boosts Crypto Market Value to Record High /300-billion-bitcoin-price-boosts-crypto-market-value-record-high/ /300-billion-bitcoin-price-boosts-crypto-market-value-record-high/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:14:39 +0000 /?p=1778 The total market capitalization for the cryptocurrency market has exceeded $300 billion for the first time. Data from CoinMarketCap.com shows that the market capitalization for all cryptocurrencies is currently at roughly $300.5bn. Of that amount, bitcoin’s market cap represents the lion’s share, accounting for about $158 billion. The move comes as the price of bitcoin continues its surge […]

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]]> /300-billion-bitcoin-price-boosts-crypto-market-value-record-high/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Hits All-Time Highs As Banks Hail Blockchain Equity ‘100% Success’ /bitcoin-hits-time-highs-banks-hail-blockchain-equity-100-success/ /bitcoin-hits-time-highs-banks-hail-blockchain-equity-100-success/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:30:10 +0000 /?p=1730 Both Bitcoin and Blockchain made history Tuesday as prices hit a new all-time high and Wall Street completes new integrations. As Bloomberg reports, a group of major banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse saw a six-month Blockchain trial for equity swaps achieve “100% success.” In partnership with startup Axoni, Blockchain allowed any changes in […]

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]]> /bitcoin-hits-time-highs-banks-hail-blockchain-equity-100-success/feed/ 0 First Long-Term LedgerX Bitcoin Option Pegs Price at $10,000 /first-long-term-ledgerx-bitcoin-option-pegs-price-10000/ /first-long-term-ledgerx-bitcoin-option-pegs-price-10000/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:44:24 +0000 /?p=1713 LedgerX just initiated its first long-term bitcoin futures option. Called a Long-Term Equity Anticipation Security (LEAPS), the trade was matched by the platform this morning and is set to expire on December 28, 2018. Under the terms of the deal, the buyer has the right to buy bitcoin at a price of $10,000 at that […]

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]]> /first-long-term-ledgerx-bitcoin-option-pegs-price-10000/feed/ 0 Gox ICO? CEO Karpeles Floats Token Sale to Revive Bitcoin Exchange /gox-ico-ceo-karpeles-floats-token-sale-revive-bitcoin-exchange/ /gox-ico-ceo-karpeles-floats-token-sale-revive-bitcoin-exchange/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:21:40 +0000 /?p=1710 A Mt Gox initial coin offering (ICO)? It’s not unthinkable, according to the defunct bitcoin exchange’s controversial CEO. In a blog post published yesterday, Mark Karpeles detailed possible avenues for reviving Mt Gox, the once-dominant Japanese bitcoin exchange that collapsed amid allegations of fraud and mismanagement in early 2014. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin […]

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]]> /gox-ico-ceo-karpeles-floats-token-sale-revive-bitcoin-exchange/feed/ 0 First BTC-LTC Lightning Network Swap Completed, Huge Potential /first-btc-ltc-lightning-network-swap-completed-huge-potential/ /first-btc-ltc-lightning-network-swap-completed-huge-potential/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:47:30 +0000 /?p=1706 The first ever off-chain atomic swap between Bitcoin and Litecoin has been successfully completed, according to news sources. The swap is particularly important because it was made off chain, meaning that ownership of the coins changed hands, but there was no transaction recorded on either Blockchain. According to Litecoin founder Charlie Lee: “Previous atomic swaps that I have done were on-chain, and […]

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]]> /first-btc-ltc-lightning-network-swap-completed-huge-potential/feed/ 0 ‘Shitshow’ to Success? Bitcoin Gold’s Launch Has Been Anything But Smooth /shitshow-success-bitcoin-golds-launch-anything-smooth/ /shitshow-success-bitcoin-golds-launch-anything-smooth/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:06:31 +0000 /?p=1669 An attack, a chain split and general chaos on social media aren’t getting the developers behind bitcoin’s latest fork down. The bitcoin gold cryptocurrency, which split from bitcoin in October, at the time touting a new mining scheme, has had a rocky start since it launched its live network on Nov. 12. Within the first day after its release, […]

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]]> /shitshow-success-bitcoin-golds-launch-anything-smooth/feed/ 0 Billionaire Investor Novogratz: Institutional Investors Will Soon Adopt Bitcoin /billionaire-investor-novogratz-institutional-investors-will-soon-adopt-bitcoin/ /billionaire-investor-novogratz-institutional-investors-will-soon-adopt-bitcoin/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:23:16 +0000 /?p=1656 At the Reuters Global 2018 Investment Outlook Summit in New York, Billionaire Hedge Fund Legend and former Fortress Executive Mike Novogratz stated that institutional investors are close to adopting Bitcoin. Novogratz noted: “When it’s that easy, the price of BItcoin or Ethereum is going to go much higher. And that is a lot closer than people […]

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]]> /billionaire-investor-novogratz-institutional-investors-will-soon-adopt-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Gold Launches to Little Fanfare /bitcoin-gold-launches-little-fanfare/ /bitcoin-gold-launches-little-fanfare/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:22:26 +0000 /?p=1637 The bitcoin gold (BTG) network activated on Sunday with the idealistic goal to “make bitcoin decentralized again” by blocking the use of ASIC miners, but several metrics indicate that it faces significant obstacles in its quest to fulfill that mission. Bitcoin Gold Network Launches Though technically an altcoin, bitcoin gold is the latest cryptocurrency created […]

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]]> /bitcoin-gold-launches-little-fanfare/feed/ 0 CME CEO: Bitcoin Futures Could Begin Trading As Soon As December /cme-ceo-bitcoin-futures-begin-trading-soon-december/ /cme-ceo-bitcoin-futures-begin-trading-soon-december/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:10:52 +0000 /?p=1634 CME Group chairman and CEO Terry Duffy has said that the derivatives exchange operator could list a planned bitcoin futures product as early as next month. “I think sometime in the second week of December you’ll see our contract out for listing,” he told CNBC today, hinting that trading could begin as early as the […]

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]]> /cme-ceo-bitcoin-futures-begin-trading-soon-december/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Cash Pump Stalls, Stabilizes Near $1500 /bitcoin-cash-pump-stalls-stabilizes-near-1500/ /bitcoin-cash-pump-stalls-stabilizes-near-1500/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2017 03:13:43 +0000 /?p=1630 The Bitcoin marketplace has become a sort of chaotic mess, as the hardfork altcoin Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has surged. Many pundits have embraced the new altcoin as a way to honor the original Bitcoin vision of Satoshi Nakamoto. In contrast to the original BTC, BCH offers 8MB block sizes and faster transaction times. As the new NYA-proposed SegWit2X hard fork has […]

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]]> /bitcoin-cash-pump-stalls-stabilizes-near-1500/feed/ 0 Trump’s Treasury Secretary: “We are Looking Very Carefully and Will Continue to Look at” Bitcoin /trumps-treasury-secretary-looking-carefully-will-continue-look-bitcoin/ /trumps-treasury-secretary-looking-carefully-will-continue-look-bitcoin/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2017 02:57:12 +0000 /?p=1627 Trump administration Treasury Secretary, Steven Terner Mnuchin, in a recent interview, largely about US tax code and proposed cuts, gave his first public comments regarding bitcoin. Treasury is Looking at Bitcoin Very Carefully Moth to flame? Bear to honey? More money, more problems? Pick your analogy, but bitcoin’s otherworldly prices are attracting a lot of attention, […]

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]]> /trumps-treasury-secretary-looking-carefully-will-continue-look-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Classic Announces Closure In Wake of Segwit2x Suspension /bitcoin-classic-announces-closure-wake-segwit2x-suspension/ /bitcoin-classic-announces-closure-wake-segwit2x-suspension/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:01:56 +0000 /?p=1624 Proposed bitcoin scaling solution Bitcoin Classic has announced it will be closing its doors, claiming bitcoin cash is now achieving what the project set out to do. Speaking in a blog post, release manager for Bitcoin Classic, Tom Zander, said that, given the suspension of the Segwit2x hard fork, bitcoin’s scaling problem will continue, and the functionality […]

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]]> /bitcoin-classic-announces-closure-wake-segwit2x-suspension/feed/ 0 SegWit2x Is Dead, Long Live Bitcoin! Price Hits All-Time High As Hard Fork Canceled /segwit2x-dead-long-live-bitcoin-price-hits-time-high-hard-fork-canceled/ /segwit2x-dead-long-live-bitcoin-price-hits-time-high-hard-fork-canceled/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2017 03:05:17 +0000 /?p=1613 Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high of $7,888 as participants of the SegWit2x hard fork announce they have “suspended” it. A circular sent to the mailing list by major proponent Mike Belshe says that it was “clear” the project “had not built sufficient consensus for a clean blocksize upgrade at this time.” SegWit2x will therefore not activate Nov. […]

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]]> /segwit2x-dead-long-live-bitcoin-price-hits-time-high-hard-fork-canceled/feed/ 0 Bitcoin’s Bogeyman Cometh: Why Segwit2x Is a 51% Attack /bitcoins-bogeyman-cometh-segwit2x-51-attack/ /bitcoins-bogeyman-cometh-segwit2x-51-attack/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2017 02:43:22 +0000 /?p=1607 In bitcoin’s Necronomicon of possible attacks and weaknesses, one reigns supreme – the 51% attack. If there is a fear that has played on people’s minds as the end-of-days scenario for bitcoin, it is this. Attackers who hold more than 50% of hashing power could stop transactions from confirming and even reverse some transactions. They could […]

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]]> /bitcoins-bogeyman-cometh-segwit2x-51-attack/feed/ 0 CBOE President: Bitcoin ETFs Will Follow Futures Products /cboe-president-bitcoin-etfs-will-follow-futures-products/ /cboe-president-bitcoin-etfs-will-follow-futures-products/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:54:31 +0000 /?p=1604 The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) is expressing new confidence in bitcoin’s future. In an earnings conference call this week, Chris Concannon, president of the derivatives exchange operator, stated that he sees exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the cryptocurrency coming to markets. Concanno went so far as to refer to bitcoin as a new asset class, saying he believes […]

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]]> /cboe-president-bitcoin-etfs-will-follow-futures-products/feed/ 0 Price of Success? Bitcoin Faces New Pressure in a Multi-Coin World /price-success-bitcoin-faces-new-pressure-multi-coin-world/ /price-success-bitcoin-faces-new-pressure-multi-coin-world/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:37:18 +0000 /?p=1600 “Blockchains are about increasing freedom for individuals and allowing them the flexibility to leave on principle at any point in time.” If day one of Scaling Bitcoin showed how bitcoin’s technical and academic communities are moving swiftly to capitalize on the network’s newly updated code capabilities, day two offered a glimpse of a project emerging, hurdles overcome, into a […]

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]]> /price-success-bitcoin-faces-new-pressure-multi-coin-world/feed/ 0 Argentina’s Biggest Futures Market to Add Bitcoin /argentinas-biggest-futures-market-add-bitcoin/ /argentinas-biggest-futures-market-add-bitcoin/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2017 14:40:12 +0000 /?p=1593 The largest futures market in Argentina, the Mercado de Termino de Rosario (called Rofex) is considering offering Bitcoin futures to its clients, according to Bloomberg. The move comes as the country literally embraces the cryptocurrency in every sector due to the massive rise in inflation – termed bitcoinization. While the futures potential in Argentina is huge, Rofex […]

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]]> /argentinas-biggest-futures-market-add-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Goldman CEO Sees Bitcoin in the ‘New World’ /goldman-ceo-sees-bitcoin-new-world/ /goldman-ceo-sees-bitcoin-new-world/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2017 14:35:08 +0000 /?p=1590 Goldman Sachs as a company has gone through a range of emotions when it comes to Bitcoin. They are now slowly coming around to it and as a consequence CEO Lloyd Blankfein can see it as a currency of the New World. Blankfein admits that he has not yet invested in the controversial on Wall Street digital currency; however, […]

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]]> /goldman-ceo-sees-bitcoin-new-world/feed/ 0 Bitcoin’s Path to the Moon Draws Closer Breaking $7K New All Time High /bitcoins-path-moon-draws-closer-breaking-7k-new-time-high/ /bitcoins-path-moon-draws-closer-breaking-7k-new-time-high/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2017 03:24:07 +0000 /?p=1583 Bitcoin has reached yet another price milestone as the digital asset has surpassed $7K per BTC on November 2. The decentralized currency has exceeded many expectations this year and continues to rise into 2018. The Price of Bitcoin Touches $7,000 Bitcoin markets have been unstoppable this year proceeding to higher price territories every month. As […]

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]]> /bitcoins-path-moon-draws-closer-breaking-7k-new-time-high/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Gold Team Touts Safety Update Ahead of Coin Release /bitcoin-gold-team-touts-safety-update-ahead-coin-release/ /bitcoin-gold-team-touts-safety-update-ahead-coin-release/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 03:29:29 +0000 /?p=1569 The bitcoin gold development team has announced that it is adding support for two-way replay protection ahead of the network’s expected launch. Bitcoin gold is a fork of the bitcoin network, created with the primary aim of restricting the use of specialized chips for bitcoin mining through a change in the code. The effort is backed […]

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]]> /bitcoin-gold-team-touts-safety-update-ahead-coin-release/feed/ 0 $6,300: Bitcoin Price Hits Record High /6300-bitcoin-price-hits-record-high/ /6300-bitcoin-price-hits-record-high/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2017 03:44:06 +0000 /?p=1553 The price of bitcoin has set a new all-time high. Just over a week after pushing past the $6,000-mark for the first time, the world’s first cryptocurrency rose to a high of $6,306.58 on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index at 20:30 UTC today. The previous all-time high of $6,183 was set on October 21st and held for just eight […]

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]]> /6300-bitcoin-price-hits-record-high/feed/ 0 What Would Happen if Singapore Regulates Bitcoin? /happen-singapore-regulates-bitcoin/ /happen-singapore-regulates-bitcoin/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2017 03:40:35 +0000 /?p=1549 At a conference, Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, stated that the country does not intend to regulate bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market in the short-term. In essence, Menon shared the same sentiment as European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, who as CCN reported, […]

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]]> /happen-singapore-regulates-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Money20/20: Wozniak Thinks Bitcoin Is Better Than Gold /money2020-wozniak-thinks-bitcoin-better-gold/ /money2020-wozniak-thinks-bitcoin-better-gold/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:32:34 +0000 /?p=1512 Steve Wozniak (aka the ‘Woz’) thinks Bitcoin is better than gold and the U.S. dollar, which he called “phony,” because the government can always print more. On Sunday, October 22, 2017, the co-founder of Apple Computers shared his thoughts on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies at Money20/20 in Las Vegas where he was interviewed by Deirdre […]

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]]> /money2020-wozniak-thinks-bitcoin-better-gold/feed/ 0 Foxconn Backs $16 Million Series B for Bitcoin Startup Abra /foxconn-backs-16-million-series-b-bitcoin-startup-abra/ /foxconn-backs-16-million-series-b-bitcoin-startup-abra/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:14:42 +0000 /?p=1493 Bitcoin startup Abra has completed a $16 million Series B led by manufacturing giant Foxconn. Announced today at the Money2020 conference in Las Vegas, the new capital brings Abra’s total funding to more than $30 million. Other participants in the round include new investors Silver8 Capital and Ignia, as well as previous Abra backers Arbor Ventures, American […]

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]]> /foxconn-backs-16-million-series-b-bitcoin-startup-abra/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Gold: What to Know About the Blockchain’s Next Split /bitcoin-gold-know-blockchains-next-split/ /bitcoin-gold-know-blockchains-next-split/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2017 02:58:16 +0000 /?p=1471 Anyone who owns bitcoin will soon be able to receive a new cryptocurrency. As of block 491,407 on the bitcoin blockchain, another alternative version of the protocol will be launched, resulting in a variant that’s being branded bitcoin gold (BTG). The project, which seeks to improve bitcoin’s technology by changing how its competition for rewards is conducted, […]

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]]> /bitcoin-gold-know-blockchains-next-split/feed/ 0 Logical or Not, Bitcoin’s Coming Fork Is Boosting Its Price /logical-not-bitcoins-coming-fork-boosting-price/ /logical-not-bitcoins-coming-fork-boosting-price/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:33:19 +0000 /?p=1434 Bitcoin may be trading at an all-time high, but the reasons why have experts wondering. Despite increased dialogue about the cryptocurrency’s potential, and growing acknowledgment from the mainstream, there are some who believe now isn’t the best time to buy the notoriously volatile asset. After all, in just weeks, bitcoin is likely to see not […]

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]]> /logical-not-bitcoins-coming-fork-boosting-price/feed/ 0 $5,856: Bitcoin Price Hits New Record High /5856-bitcoin-price-hits-new-record-high/ /5856-bitcoin-price-hits-new-record-high/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:22:43 +0000 /?p=1418 The value of a bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $5,856.10 at around 02:45 UTC this morning. The new price record comes just hours after setting new highs with a strong move beyond $5,000 yesterday, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. At 16:30 UTC Thursday, bitcoin was at $5,363. Bitcoin started the session today at $5,439, before […]

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]]> /5856-bitcoin-price-hits-new-record-high/feed/ 0 Goldman Sachs May Launch a Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Exchange /goldman-sachs-may-launch-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-exchange/ /goldman-sachs-may-launch-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-exchange/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2017 03:23:42 +0000 /?p=1290 Earlier this week, Paul Vigna, a Wall Street Journal reporter, revealed that several key figures familiar with the matter confirmed that Goldman Sachs, the $93 billion investment bank, may launch a bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading platform in the upcoming months. Goldman Sachs’ cryptocurrency trading division and strategic investment group are reportedly investigating into the plan […]

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]]> /goldman-sachs-may-launch-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-exchange/feed/ 0 First Cash, Now Gold? Another Bitcoin Hard Fork Is on the Way /first-cash-now-gold-another-bitcoin-hard-fork-way/ /first-cash-now-gold-another-bitcoin-hard-fork-way/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2017 06:16:03 +0000 /?p=1242 Bitcoin, bitcoin cash, bitcoin gold? There could be as many as four cryptocurrencies bearing the bitcoin name if a small group of miners and developers carry out a planned fork of the blockchain this month. Styled as a rebellion of sorts, bitcoin gold aims to follow a similar launch plan as bitcoin cash – the blockchain that split […]

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]]> /first-cash-now-gold-another-bitcoin-hard-fork-way/feed/ 0 How Shanghai Govt Came To Forcing All Bitcoin Trading to Stop: The Insider Story /shanghai-govt-came-forcing-bitcoin-trading-stop-insider-story/ /shanghai-govt-came-forcing-bitcoin-trading-stop-insider-story/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:53:25 +0000 /?p=1189 Sept. 22, The Paper news agency reported that the Chinese regulators not only banned the exchange between Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and the Chinese Yuan, but they also called for all trading of cryptocurrency to any fiat currency to end. This carries the implication that all exchanges have effectively been banned. Shanghai goes further Furthermore, […]

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]]> /shanghai-govt-came-forcing-bitcoin-trading-stop-insider-story/feed/ 0 Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Executives Allegedly Must Remain in China /chinese-bitcoin-exchange-executives-allegedly-must-remain-china/ /chinese-bitcoin-exchange-executives-allegedly-must-remain-china/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:23:24 +0000 /?p=1160 Reports have emerged alleging that Chinese bitcoin exchange executives have been forbidden from leaving the country. The travel ban has been instigated whilst the Chinese central government seeks to “clean-up” the nation’s cryptocurrency industries. Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Executives Are Reported to Be Required to Stay in China During the Governments Cryptocurrency “Clean-Up” It has been […]

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]]> /chinese-bitcoin-exchange-executives-allegedly-must-remain-china/feed/ 0 Bitcoin-Accepting Expedia to Accelerate Its Global Expansion /bitcoin-accepting-expedia-accelerate-global-expansion/ /bitcoin-accepting-expedia-accelerate-global-expansion/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:24:05 +0000 /?p=1137 Expedia, the giant pro-Bitcoin online travel company, has worldwide expansion plans. Specifically, the company’s new CEO will push for expanding the company’s presence into Europe and Asia. Expedia Uses Technology and Accepts Bitcoin to Revolutionize Travel Expedia’s new CEO Mark Okerstrom told the Financial Times that the company is planning to speed-up its expansion plans. In this regard, […]

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]]> /bitcoin-accepting-expedia-accelerate-global-expansion/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Software Wars: Discussions Heat Up as November Hard Fork Approaches /bitcoin-software-wars-discussions-heat-november-hard-fork-approaches/ /bitcoin-software-wars-discussions-heat-november-hard-fork-approaches/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:28:04 +0000 /?p=1127 September is almost over, and the Segwit2x plan to hard fork the network’s block size to 2MB is approaching quickly. Because time is running out the topic is once again heating up, as some New York Agreement (NYA) signatories have removed themselves from the list, with arguments between users and industry members continuing to escalate. […]

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]]> /bitcoin-software-wars-discussions-heat-november-hard-fork-approaches/feed/ 0 First Bitcoin-Only Real Estate Transaction Completed in Texas /first-bitcoin-real-estate-transaction-completed-texas/ /first-bitcoin-real-estate-transaction-completed-texas/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:43:39 +0000 /?p=1097 Use cases for Bitcoin have been popping up everywhere, with new ‘Accepts Bitcoin’ signs on everything from coffee carts to retail stores in South Africa. These adoption cases are important as the continued use of Bitcoin will only increase the adoption and price cycle, commonly referred to as a Satoshi cycle. In a new and interesting twist, […]

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]]> /first-bitcoin-real-estate-transaction-completed-texas/feed/ 0 U.S. Bill Would Ease Bitcoin Tax Regulations for Small Transactions /u-s-bill-ease-bitcoin-tax-regulations-small-transactions/ /u-s-bill-ease-bitcoin-tax-regulations-small-transactions/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:44:32 +0000 /?p=1069 Two U.S. congressional representatives have introduced a bill that would reduce bitcoin tax reporting requirements. If the bill is signed into law, U.S. bitcoin users would no longer have to report transactions worth less than $600. The Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act of 2017, introduced by Congressional Blockchain Caucus co-chairs Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) […]

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]]> /u-s-bill-ease-bitcoin-tax-regulations-small-transactions/feed/ 0 Chinese Investors to Trade Bitcoin Over-The-Counter Via Telegram /chinese-investors-trade-bitcoin-counter-via-telegram/ /chinese-investors-trade-bitcoin-counter-via-telegram/#respond Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:14:34 +0000 /?p=1065 As Chinese-based bitcoin exchanges plan to shut down, bitcoin investors are taking their trading elsewhere. They will now focus on broker-facilitated, over-the-counter exchanges.  Prior to exchange shutdown notices, most traders conducted OTC exchanges on Weechat messenger. As a result of government crackdowns on WeChat users, bitcoiners have made an exodus over to privacy-centric messaging app Telegram. A […]

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]]> /chinese-investors-trade-bitcoin-counter-via-telegram/feed/ 0 Bitcoin in the Browser: Google, Apple and More Adopting Crypto-Compatible API /bitcoin-browser-google-apple-adopting-crypto-compatible-api/ /bitcoin-browser-google-apple-adopting-crypto-compatible-api/#respond Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:06:33 +0000 /?p=1062 Developers at some of the top tech companies have created a browser API that could soon make it easier to buy goods and services online with cryptocurrency. The work, started by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) with the help of Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Apple and Mozilla, is a tangible step forward for a currency-agnostic web […]

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]]> /bitcoin-browser-google-apple-adopting-crypto-compatible-api/feed/ 0 Rumors or Facts? China Reportedly Moves to Block Access to All Major Bitcoin Exchanges /rumors-facts-china-reportedly-moves-block-access-major-bitcoin-exchanges/ /rumors-facts-china-reportedly-moves-block-access-major-bitcoin-exchanges/#respond Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:01:29 +0000 /?p=1058 An unverified notice surfaced on the Internet about China moving to block access to all major cryptocurrency exchanges. Commenting on the move, Simon Dixon, investment Banker and author of ‘Bank to the Future’, wrote: “ They tried to copy it, fork it, ban it, clone it, ridicule it, launch at it, discredit it and kill […]

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]]> /rumors-facts-china-reportedly-moves-block-access-major-bitcoin-exchanges/feed/ 0 Breaking: “All” Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Must Close By September 30 /breaking-chinese-bitcoin-exchanges-must-close-september-30/ /breaking-chinese-bitcoin-exchanges-must-close-september-30/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:45:09 +0000 /?p=1050 “All” Chinese virtual currency exchanges must stop trading to remain compliant, regulators have announced. Information slowly appearing from China appears to confirm that trading will no longer be legal for Bitcoin-to-fiat platforms. Beijing market regulator requires all virtual currency exchanges (ie. OKcoin and Huobi) to stop trading by end of today. — Luna Lin (@LunaLinCN) September 15, […]

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]]> /breaking-chinese-bitcoin-exchanges-must-close-september-30/feed/ 0 Bitcoin’s Journey Toward Mainstream Acceptance Has Begun /bitcoins-journey-toward-mainstream-acceptance-begun/ /bitcoins-journey-toward-mainstream-acceptance-begun/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:38:21 +0000 /?p=991 Though Bitcoin was created eight years ago, the currency is just starting to attract largescale mainstream attention. The digital currency uses Blockchain technology for a safer and more efficient way of transacting online without the use of banks or credit cards. In an interview by PBS, Don Tapscott discusses potential uses of Blockchain technology. Tapscott is the co-author of […]

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]]> /bitcoins-journey-toward-mainstream-acceptance-begun/feed/ 0 Correction Not a Crash: Bitcoin Price Eyes $3,000 as Traders Take Profits /correction-not-crash-bitcoin-price-eyes-3000-traders-take-profits/ /correction-not-crash-bitcoin-price-eyes-3000-traders-take-profits/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:58:10 +0000 /?p=952 The bitcoin-US dollar exchange rate fell below $4,000 on Tuesday, extending losses in the overnight trade to hit a three-week low of $3,781. At press time, the cryptocurrency is trading at $3,844 levels, which amounts to a 25% drop from the record high of $5,000 hit on September 2. Perhaps more notably, month-on-month, the BTC […]

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]]> /correction-not-crash-bitcoin-price-eyes-3000-traders-take-profits/feed/ 0 Markets Update: Bitcoin Breaks Below $4,000 During 12% Sell-Off /markets-update-bitcoin-breaks-4000-12-sell-off/ /markets-update-bitcoin-breaks-4000-12-sell-off/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:10:03 +0000 /?p=946 Bitcoin has broken below $4,000 USD following a sudden 12% sell-off. The dump occurred following the establishment of a third point of contact on a descending trendline from the all-time high of approximately $5,000 USD, amidst speculation that China’s government may move to suspend the operation of some Chinese bitcoin exchanges. The Dip Appears to […]

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]]> /markets-update-bitcoin-breaks-4000-12-sell-off/feed/ 0 Sloppy Crypto Users Are Loosing Bcash Sending to Bitcoin Wallets /sloppy-crypto-users-loosing-bcash-sending-bitcoin-wallets/ /sloppy-crypto-users-loosing-bcash-sending-bitcoin-wallets/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:57:54 +0000 /?p=942 A thread on Reddit has revealed that careless cryptocurrency users have been sending Bcash (bitcoin cash) tokens to bitcoin wallet addresses, losing funds in the process. The prevalence of such serves as a warning for cryptocurrency users to exercise caution whenever conducting transfers between wallets. Some Are Blaming the Bcash Developers for Not Making Bitcoin […]

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]]> /sloppy-crypto-users-loosing-bcash-sending-bitcoin-wallets/feed/ 0 Rumors Swirl China to Issue its Own Digital Currency and Ban Bitcoin Exchanges /rumors-swirl-china-issue-digital-currency-ban-bitcoin-exchanges/ /rumors-swirl-china-issue-digital-currency-ban-bitcoin-exchanges/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:42:28 +0000 /?p=937 A haze of fog has descended as clarity awaits on China’s move following reports the country is to ban crypto exchanges with twitter activity picking up tonight, ten years on from the begining of the banking crisis. Jihan Wu, who runs the biggest mining operation in the world, made a series of public statements on twitter, […]

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]]> /rumors-swirl-china-issue-digital-currency-ban-bitcoin-exchanges/feed/ 0 Bitcoin’s Biggest Bull? Arthur Hayes Isn’t Long Crypto – He’s Short Government /bitcoins-biggest-bull-arthur-hayes-isnt-long-crypto-hes-short-government/ /bitcoins-biggest-bull-arthur-hayes-isnt-long-crypto-hes-short-government/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:37:19 +0000 /?p=934 In the coming war between digital currencies, which side will your money be on? If that question sounds crazy, meet Arthur Hayes, a former CitiGroup trader who runs BitMEX, a Hong Kong-based crypto exchange that allows eye-bulging leverage – up to 100 times – when buying and selling cryptocurrency derivatives. Not just another Wall Street veteran, […]

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]]> /bitcoins-biggest-bull-arthur-hayes-isnt-long-crypto-hes-short-government/feed/ 0 Swiss Town to Accept Tax Payments in Bitcoin /swiss-town-accept-tax-payments-bitcoin/ /swiss-town-accept-tax-payments-bitcoin/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:17:59 +0000 /?p=930 The municipality of Chiasso in Switzerland is to start accepting tax payments in bitcoin, according to a local news report. The new scheme, to be put into place for the start of next year, was apparently made following discussion with various blockchain groups based in the area. There are limits to the scheme, however, and […]

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]]> /swiss-town-accept-tax-payments-bitcoin/feed/ 0 China Plans to Shut Down Bitcoin Exchanges, Allow OTC Trading: Reports /china-plans-shut-bitcoin-exchanges-allow-otc-trading-reports/ /china-plans-shut-bitcoin-exchanges-allow-otc-trading-reports/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:11:30 +0000 /?p=907 Multiple Monday reports have added to speculation that Chinese authorities are planning to ban bitcoin trading on domestic exchanges, with no plans to stop non-commercial, over-the-counter transactions. After Friday’s swirling rumors about Chinese regulators reportedly drawing plans to shut down domestic bitcoin exchanges, the Wall Street Journal is now reporting that China’s central bank is looking to ban Chinese […]

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]]> /china-plans-shut-bitcoin-exchanges-allow-otc-trading-reports/feed/ 0 Total Cryptocurrency Transaction Value May Surpass $1 Trillion /total-cryptocurrency-transaction-value-may-surpass-1-trillion/ /total-cryptocurrency-transaction-value-may-surpass-1-trillion/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2017 04:21:59 +0000 /?p=866 The overall cryptocurrency transaction volume has grown a fair bit in the past few years. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and a few other currencies are all maturing in front of our eyes. As a result, we have a market cap hovering around the US$160 billion mark. A new study by Juniper Research predicts we will see over […]

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]]> /total-cryptocurrency-transaction-value-may-surpass-1-trillion/feed/ 0 China is reportedly closing cryptocurrency exchanges, so bitcoin and ether are crashing /china-reportedly-closing-cryptocurrency-exchanges-bitcoin-ether-crashing/ /china-reportedly-closing-cryptocurrency-exchanges-bitcoin-ether-crashing/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2017 03:59:54 +0000 /?p=860 China’s authorities are planning to shut down the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges, a sweeping move that will effectively close the market for trading of all digital currencies, including bitcoin and ether, in addition to the digital tokens issued by the red-hot “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) that investors have flocked to recently. That’s according to a report (in […]

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]]> /china-reportedly-closing-cryptocurrency-exchanges-bitcoin-ether-crashing/feed/ 0 Real estate project in Dubai to be the ‘first major development where you can purchase in bitcoin’ /real-estate-project-dubai-first-major-development-can-purchase-bitcoin/ /real-estate-project-dubai-first-major-development-can-purchase-bitcoin/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2017 02:41:52 +0000 /?p=766 A 250 million pound ($325 million) luxury development has been launched in Dubai — and the people behind it don’t mind if you pay in bitcoin. Announced Wednesday by British entrepreneurs Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman, Aston Plaza and Residences spans more than 2.4 million square feet and is split across two 40-storey residential towers. […]

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]]> /real-estate-project-dubai-first-major-development-can-purchase-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Analysis: Bitcoin Price Corrects on China News, But Uptrend Still Intact /analysis-bitcoin-price-corrects-china-news-uptrend-still-intact/ /analysis-bitcoin-price-corrects-china-news-uptrend-still-intact/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2017 02:22:56 +0000 /?p=760 The cryptocurrency market is a sea of red today, a development skeptics will no doubt quickly use to make the case against bitcoin as a 21st century gold. In times of economic or political stress, investors prefer to hold safe haven assets, and while many experts believe bitcoin is the new safe haven, today’s dismal […]

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]]> /analysis-bitcoin-price-corrects-china-news-uptrend-still-intact/feed/ 0 Bitcoin’s Price Is Now Down 20% from Its $5,000 High /bitcoins-price-now-20-5000-high/ /bitcoins-price-now-20-5000-high/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:59:13 +0000 /?p=736 Bitcoin appears to be moving into a new period of price discovery. Following a new ruling that finds China’s regulators moving to outlaw initial coin offerings (sales of new cryptographic tokens often exchanged for bitcoin), the bitcoin price fell to its lowest total since August 22 today. At press time, bitcoin had declined to just […]

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]]> /bitcoins-price-now-20-5000-high/feed/ 0 Massacre Monday: Ethereum, Bitcoin Prices Lead Market Retreat after China Bans ICOs /massacre-monday-ethereum-bitcoin-prices-lead-market-retreat-china-bans-icos/ /massacre-monday-ethereum-bitcoin-prices-lead-market-retreat-china-bans-icos/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 15:45:07 +0000 /?p=717 The cryptocurrency markets plummeted on Monday following a report that the Chinese central bank had issued a blanket ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs). The bitcoin price fell 5%, while the ethereum price took an 11% dive. The altcoin markets fared equally as bad, with 91 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies declining for the day. This widespread […]

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]]> /massacre-monday-ethereum-bitcoin-prices-lead-market-retreat-china-bans-icos/feed/ 0 China bans companies from raising money through ICOs, asks local regulators to inspect 60 major platforms /china-bans-companies-raising-money-icos-asks-local-regulators-inspect-60-major-platforms/ /china-bans-companies-raising-money-icos-asks-local-regulators-inspect-60-major-platforms/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:01:39 +0000 /?p=713 Chinese regulators are about to start a campaign related to the country’s initial coin offerings (ICO), according to a Caixin report In a document, authorities said they have banned new projects that raise cash or other virtual currencies through cryptocurrencies A list of 60 major ICO platforms were provided for local financial regulatory bodies to inspect […]

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]]> /china-bans-companies-raising-money-icos-asks-local-regulators-inspect-60-major-platforms/feed/ 0 Advanced Bitcoin Scripting — Part 1: Transactions & Multisig /advanced-bitcoin-scripting-part-1-transactions-multisig/ /advanced-bitcoin-scripting-part-1-transactions-multisig/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:23:05 +0000 /?p=710 The post Advanced Bitcoin Scripting — Part 1: Transactions & Multisig appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /advanced-bitcoin-scripting-part-1-transactions-multisig/feed/ 0 Introduction to Bitcoin /introduction-to-bitcoin/ /introduction-to-bitcoin/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:19:49 +0000 /?p=706 The post Introduction to Bitcoin appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /introduction-to-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Bitcoin for Beginners /bitcoin-for-beginners/ /bitcoin-for-beginners/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:14:05 +0000 /?p=701 The post Bitcoin for Beginners appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /bitcoin-for-beginners/feed/ 0 Mining BTC/BCH: Past, Present and Future /mining-btcbch-past-present-future/ /mining-btcbch-past-present-future/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:37:41 +0000 /?p=698 Many miners are clearly moving back and forth between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in an attempt to maximize profits. What’s going on and why is this happening? In this article, I examine what miners have been doing on each chain and what their motivations might be. Mining Bitcoin Miners are getting about 14 BTC every […]

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]]> /mining-btcbch-past-present-future/feed/ 0 Why Bitcoin is Different than other Cryptocurrencies /bitcoin-different-cryptocurrencies/ /bitcoin-different-cryptocurrencies/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:30:33 +0000 /?p=695 In my last article, I discussed how the market cap of many altcoins is deceiving as recently, there’s been a large run-up in the prices of a lot of altcoins. In this article, I seek to show how and why Bitcoin is different than all the other altcoins that exist. How People Progress in Bitcoin […]

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]]> /bitcoin-different-cryptocurrencies/feed/ 0 $5,000: Bitcoin Price Hits Historic New Milestone /5000-bitcoin-price-hits-historic-new-milestone/ /5000-bitcoin-price-hits-historic-new-milestone/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:03:41 +0000 /?p=686 Bitcoin’s price rose above $5,000 for the first time today. The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) hit a high of $5,013.91 at 02:25 UTC, market data shows, staying above that level over the next 10 minutes of trading. The price then dipped below the $5,000 mark, falling over the next hour to a low of $4,867.18 at […]

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]]> /5000-bitcoin-price-hits-historic-new-milestone/feed/ 0 14 Best Bitcoin Wallets For Secure Bitcoin Storage /14-best-bitcoin-wallets-secure-bitcoin-storage/ /14-best-bitcoin-wallets-secure-bitcoin-storage/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:36:13 +0000 /?p=562 Here’s something every bitcoin owner should know: the safety and security of your bitcoins is ultimately your responsibility. Combining digital security knowledge as well as secure bitcoin storage is important if you don’t want your accounts hacked and bitcoins drained. Remember – bitcoin transactions are not reversible. To send or spend bitcoins, one must have […]

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]]> /14-best-bitcoin-wallets-secure-bitcoin-storage/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What We Are Looking At Heading Into The Weekend /bitcoin-price-watch-heres-looking-heading-weekend/ /bitcoin-price-watch-heres-looking-heading-weekend/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:41:52 +0000 /?p=557 So we have come to the end of another week out of Europe for our bitcoin price trading efforts and what a week it has been. What started out as a relatively slow session on Monday pic picked up as we saw the US and European session cross over and things haven’t really slowed down […]

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]]> /bitcoin-price-watch-heres-looking-heading-weekend/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Emerges Winner as Indian Demonetisation Declared a Total Failure by RBI /bitcoin-emerges-winner-indian-demonetisation-declared-total-failure-rbi/ /bitcoin-emerges-winner-indian-demonetisation-declared-total-failure-rbi/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:14:19 +0000 /?p=547 India carried out a massive demonetisation exercise that began on November 8, 2016. We covered the story of demonetisation extensively after it happened and had predicted that the program would be “All Pain, No Gain.” The release of the annual report of the Reserve Bank of India lays to rest all speculation on the matter. […]

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]]> /bitcoin-emerges-winner-indian-demonetisation-declared-total-failure-rbi/feed/ 0 Top 10 Altcoins to Invest in September /top-10-altcoins-invest-september/ /top-10-altcoins-invest-september/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:10:51 +0000 /?p=593 After the tremendous response to our post Top 8 Altcoins to invest in August, we received a lot of requests from our visitors for a September edition. To this, we gladly obliged and have come up with Top 10 altcoin picks for this month. Last month, 12 out of the 15 coins we suggested saw […]

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]]> /top-10-altcoins-invest-september/feed/ 0 What is Bitcoin Mining? /what-is-bitcoin-mining/ /what-is-bitcoin-mining/#respond Fri, 19 May 2017 15:12:14 +0000 /?p=565 The post What is Bitcoin Mining? appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /what-is-bitcoin-mining/feed/ 0 17 Blockchain Applications That Are Transforming Society /17-blockchain-applications-that-are-transforming-society/ /17-blockchain-applications-that-are-transforming-society/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:01:32 +0000 /?p=313 The early internet dealt with intangibles. You sent or received emails, corresponded on forums, read and distributed articles. This modern internet deals with assets, your most valuable immediate items that you can touch and want to protect. These assets are stored in encoded form on a network-to-network chain called the blockchain or ledger, where each participant sees […]

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]]> /17-blockchain-applications-that-are-transforming-society/feed/ 0 Lecture 5 — Bitcoin Mining /lecture-5-bitcoin-mining/ /lecture-5-bitcoin-mining/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:47:55 +0000 /?p=303 The post Lecture 5 — Bitcoin Mining appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /lecture-5-bitcoin-mining/feed/ 0 Lecture 4 — How to Store and Use Bitcoins /lecture-4-how-to-store-and-use-bitcoins/ /lecture-4-how-to-store-and-use-bitcoins/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:45:24 +0000 /?p=300 The post Lecture 4 — How to Store and Use Bitcoins appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /lecture-4-how-to-store-and-use-bitcoins/feed/ 0 Lecture 3 — Mechanics of Bitcoin /lecture-3-mechanics-of-bitcoin/ /lecture-3-mechanics-of-bitcoin/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:40:34 +0000 /?p=295 The post Lecture 3 — Mechanics of Bitcoin appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /lecture-3-mechanics-of-bitcoin/feed/ 0 Lecture 2 — How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization /lecture-2-how-bitcoin-achieves-decentralization/ /lecture-2-how-bitcoin-achieves-decentralization/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:29:59 +0000 /?p=289 The post Lecture 2 — How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization appeared first on ICO Insider.

]]> /lecture-2-how-bitcoin-achieves-decentralization/feed/ 0 Lecture 1 – Introduction to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies /lecture-1-introduction-to-crypto-and-cryptocurrencies/ /lecture-1-introduction-to-crypto-and-cryptocurrencies/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:09:30 +0000 /?p=276 The post Lecture 1 – Introduction to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies appeared first on ICO Insider.

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