In brief: The price of US Crude oil fell hard to $0 with its futures contracts going as far down as $-40. The once in a lifetime event, shook the crypto markets with Bitcoin (BTC) going back below $7,000. At the time of writing this, the price of Ethereum (ETH) is holding the $168 support …
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In brief: A new report by eToro and The Tie shows that the number of Twitter users discussing XRP has fallen drastically. The report also indicates that members of the XRP army have continued to decline since January 2018. The new stats could indicate a continuous trend of capitulation by XRP investors. Times have drastically …
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In brief: On the 19th of April, the Tron network recorded its highest daily increase in new accounts. This feat was noticed by a senior Tron Community member. Justin Sun was baffled by the sudden increase. However, it could be due to the Just (JST) token scale next month and the allure of staking TRX. …
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As the name seems to clearly suggest, a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) is a standard that has been devised to help in the alteration of BTCs core protocol. However, in a few notable cases BIPs have even served as a source for crucial information for the Bitcoin community at large. From a more technical standpoint, …
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This privacy coin analysis takes a look at the two leading coins focusing on anonymizing transactions; Monero (XMR) and ZCash (ZEC). Cryptocurrencies were launched with the aim of anonymizing online payments completely. Some of the most popular cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum – are created with specific characteristics; Bitcoin is used mainly as digital …
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This article takes a look at what is the difference between a crypto mainnet vs testnet, two technical terms that serve different functions. Mainnets and testnets are common technical terms used in the cryptocurrency world to denote blockchain networks that possess vital functions. Let’s take a look at the differences between a cryptocurrency mainnet and testnet: …
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This article takes a deeper look at second layer blockchain scaling off-chain solutions, with various implementations that are progressing as we speak. The internet was born as an instrument for radical self-expression. When the web was young, it was all about creativity and experimentation in a truly decentralized peer-to-peer fashion. However, over time it grew …
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Palm Beach Research Group has launched a new marketing campaign for its financial email newsletter, The Palm Beach Letter. The marketing campaign describes an “investment of the decade” spotted by Teeka Tiwari. In “The Investment of the Decade” report, Teeka lists three blockchain technology companies that are expected to capture a slice of the blockchain …
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The IRS and other national tax authorities have been aware of bitcoin for years. The IRS issued its first ruling on bitcoin all the way back in 2013. If you’re not reporting crypto on your taxes in 2020, then you’re exposing yourself to significant liability. Tax authorities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, …
Teeka Tiwari has launched a new marketing campaign for his Crypto Income Quarterly newsletter. It’s called “the tech royalty retirement plan”. By following Teeka’s investment advice in the tech royalty retirement plan, you can “collect $180,472 every year” and “enjoy income for life” while “starting with just $100” – at least according to Teeka Tiwari. …
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Biggest Blockchain + Crypto Events to Attend in 2020 Let’s kick off the new 2020 decade with a bang and list all of the top bitcoin events, cryptocurrency conferences and blockchain-centric meetups this year. With 2019 now behind us, it is hard to ignore how transformational the year ahead will be as excitement for the …
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Ransomware is something the “average American” is worried about, says former cybersecurity top dog Chris Krebs Former Department of Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs called for greater governmental oversight of cryptocurrency in an interview yesterday, saying that anonymous payments are a threat “the average American is concerned about.” In an interview on Late Night with …
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A seed round in a new NFT platform is a promising step towards universal NFT royalties Can a new non-fungible token (NFT) platform finally solve the problem of ecosystem-wide royalties? NFT platform Recur announced on Thursday a $5 million seed round led by the DeFi Alliance, Delphi Digital, Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, and Gemini, among …
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Bitcoin price reaching $182,000 would probably make Satoshi Nakamoto the richest person on the planet. It is estimated that Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of BTC, will become the world’s richest person if the price of Bitcoin (BTC) hits approximately $182,000. As of March 2021, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest person on earth with …
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Liquidity mining is a marked and significant improvement over the investment mechanisms of ICOs, but is it here to stay? By the end of 2018, many crypto skeptics had their “I told you so” moment, as many initial coin offerings, or ICOs, failed to deliver on their promises. Between 2017 and 2018, 3,250 projects were …
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