A widely followed crypto strategist and trader is looking at the state of Bitcoin to determine whether the largest crypto asset by market cap has crossed bear territory. Hours before the deep crypto pullback, analyst Michaël van de Poppe told his 518,000 Twitter followers that he was expecting Bitcoin to correct hard and leave an …
Yearly archives: 2021
Crypto Insights Firm Santiment Says ‘Buy the Dip’ Interest Surges Amid Market Implosion
Crypto analytics firm Santiment says that the market’s latest crash is stirring up investor interest in “buying the dip.” The market insights agency tells its 114,000 Twitter followers that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are seeing their prices find support thanks to the highest instances of “buy the dip” mention on social media seen since …
Browser cookies are not consent: The new path to privacy after EU data regulation fail
The endless cookie settings that pop up for every website feel a bit like prank compliance by an internet hell-bent on not changing. It is very annoying. And it feels a little bit like revenge on regulators by the data markets, giving the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a bad name and so that it …
Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Blockchain consensus, Part 1
Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series, Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the …
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Why 2022 could be a big year for the Polkadot ecosystem
Polkadot’s ongoing parachain rollout represents the final launch phase for its multi-chain sharded architecture, following rigorous testing, optimization, and auditing, initially carried out on testnets like Rococo and canary network Kusama. The first indication that Polkadot parachains were afoot came in September when Gavin Wood hinted that they were “technologically ready for launch.” Sure enough, …
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Meme Token Economy Suffers After Crypto Market Dip, DOGE and SHIB Market Caps Lose Billions
The global cryptocurrency market valuation has rebounded a great deal since the initial downturn after 12:00 a.m. EST on December 4, and on Sunday, the crypto economy is down 1.4% during the last 24 hours. Meanwhile the meme token market capitalization today is $47.2 billion down 12.6% during the last day. Dogecoin has suffered pretty …
Bitcoin Hashrate Rises Despite Price Drop, Mystery Hashpower Returns
Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased a great deal, even after the leading crypto asset’s price slipped below the $50K price zone. Eight days ago the network hashrate was coasting along at 168 exahash per second (EH/s), and this past week it increased 7.73% to today’s 181 EH/s. Bitcoin’s Hashrate Climbs Higher Following Difficulty Decrease Following the …
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Crypto Conference DeFiCon 2021 to Be Hosted on December 18-19 in Brooklyn, NYC
press release PRESS RELEASE. The next crypto conference lighting up the season is DeFiCon 2021, hosted on December 18-19 in Brooklyn, NYC. As a nonprofit conference, DeFiCon steers away from the typical corporate and for-profit conference model. All of DeFiCon’s net proceeds will be donated to charity. The event is also engages civic leaders and …
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China’s Hainan Province Ramps Up Crackdown on Crypto Mining Operations
The province of Hainan in South China has taken steps aimed at curbing crypto mining activities. Besides blacklisting the industry, local authorities are also introducing higher electricity rates for the mining enterprises that continue to operate in the region. Hainan to Ensure Crypto Miners Pay More for Power The ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrency mining in …
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Nascent Crypto Sector Is the Biggest Outperformer After Skyrocketing 37,000% This Year, According to Market Research Firm
A prominent market intelligence firm has identified one crypto sector that is exponentially outpacing all others in terms of growth. UK-based market research firm MacroHive created four indices which the company believes capture the popular use cases of cryptocurrencies. Each index, except for Bitcoin, consists of five tokens that represent the market value of a …
6 Questions for Mati Greenspan of Quantum Economics
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Mati Greenspan, a crypto analyst and the founder and CEO of Quantum Economics, an investment analysis and consulting …
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Top Analyst Says One Crypto Asset Will Spearhead Bull Market Recovery – And It’s Not Bitcoin
A closely followed crypto analyst and trader is naming one altcoin that he believes will reignite the crypto bull market. Pseudonymous crypto strategist Credible tells his 275,300 Twitter followers in a new video that Ethereum’s strong performance against Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) amid the brutal correction is a sign that the markets are still bullish. “I’m bullish …
One more Bitcoin price dip? BTC may fall again before ‘slow grind up,’ warns analyst
Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded to near $50,000 on Dec. 5 as traders continued to take stock of recent events. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed a less volatile BTC/USD as it rose to $49,777 on Bitstamp before consolidating. Fresh off a crash to $41,900 early Saturday, the pair …
Billionaire investor signals disdain for Bitcoin while admitting admiration for China’s ban
Speaking virtually at the Sohn Conference in Sydney on Friday, Charlie Munger when asked for his opinion on China and its ban he agreed with the policy of the nation, praising the Chinese government for its action. Munger called Bitcoin disgusting only a few months ago Speaking out against crypto earlier this year, Charlie Munger …
Voting opens for the PlaytoEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2021
From established play-to-earn games like Alien Worlds to newer additions like Star Atlas, the world of gaming has truly been reimagined with blockchain technology. DeFi components and NFTs have cemented gaming as the biggest fish in the ocean of creative DeFi opportunities. Within a number of these games you can see micro-communities surface; competing, building …
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