Bitcoin in the News

One could say that former PayPal chief executive Bill Harris is not fond of Bitcoin, but that would be an understatement. Writing in an op-ed published by tech outlet Recode, Harris argues that Bitcoin is not only a bad investment but is also a “colossal pump-and-dump scheme, the likes of which the world ...

The main Cryptocurrencies saw losses across the board yesterday, with bears looking to continue their run today and Bitcoin price likely developing further down. Another storyline is Stellar Lumens rising about 10%, the first Altcoin reacting to the upside after the recent dip and enjoying a rising ...

After an overnight drop, bitcoin looks to have found acceptance below $9,000 and risks a deeper pullback, the technical charts indicate. The cryptocurrency hit a one-week low of $8,652 on Bitfinex earlier today and is now trading at $8,700. The 10-percent decline from the weekly high of $9,767 on ...

Why did Capes Sokol decide to make digital currency a formal practice area? It was driven by the needs of clients. We first got into this space — I learned the cool kids all call it a space, not an industry — a few years ago when a client was involved in a Bitcoin-related business […]

In today's Bitcoin in Brief we're talking about big money and big expectations. While the ratio between bulls and bears is constantly changing in the crypto market arena, experts working with venture capital investments and large crypto trades report positive trends and share optimistic sentiments. On that ...

Yesterday, on April 25, the bitcoin price peaked at $9,700, recording a staggering $900 increase in value from $8,800. However, within the past 24 hours, the market deleted the gains bitcoin recorded on April 25 as the bitcoin price declined back to the $8,800 region rapidly. Sell orders overflowed on ...

Bitcoin price looks ready to form an inverse head and shoulders pattern if it completes this correction. Technical Indicators Signals. The 100 SMA has crossed above the longer-term 200 SMA to indicate that the path of least resistance is to the upside. This means that the uptrend is more likely to resume ...

Bitcoin Cash itself is a result of a fork from the original Bitcoin that happened in August 2017 for the same reasons. Bitcoin was created as 1 MB block size that as the coin gained popularity as an investment proved too slow for traders. The 2017 fork increased transactions speed from days to minutes.

At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is currently holding above the $9000 level, while the majority of altcoins — which all enjoyed significant run-ups over the past couple of weeks — are finally experiencing a much-needed and healthy correction. So, what's driving the renewed faith in Bitcoin and its trail of ...

To quickly get up-to-speed on what Bitcoin Mining is all about, check out our introductory guide. Here's a brief summary of the history: Originally, Bitcoin mining was only performed on desktop or laptops. Remember the rule “one CPU, one vote”? But as Bitcoin grew in value, developers released a more ...

Cryptocurrencies are under pressure in Asia following massive Wednesday's sell-off. Bitcoin, digital coin No.1 touched a seven-week high at $9.757 before reversing the gains, trading currently at $8,851. Despite the retreat, Bitcoin stays above critical support line of $8,000, which coincides with 61.8% ...

Bitcoin's limited supply is about to get a bit more limited. Barring an unforeseen event, the 17 millionth bitcoin is likely to be mined in the coming day, a development that would mark yet another milestone for the world's first cryptocurrency. That's because as per bitcoin's current rules, only 21 million ...

There was a fresh downside move started from the $1,574 high in bitcoin cash price against the US Dollar. The price declined and broke many supports yesterday near $1,400 and $1,360. More importantly, there was a break below the $1,350 pivot level, which ignited further gains. BCH sellers even ...

Investor Tim Draper has said that Bitcoin is bigger than the internet, the industrial revolution, the Renaissance and the Iron Age. The exchanges are also recognizing the need to strengthen their services. 16 exchanges in Japan registered with the government's Financial Services Agency have formed an ...

Will a 6% drop in bitcoin price hamper the current rally which has produced a 35% gain since March 3rd? Highlights. April continues to amaze but after an impressive rally, Bitcoin and other majors showed signs of bearish exhaustion as the market became overbought after topping out at $9,767 today.

Cryptocurrency is rapidly merging with the world around us as adoption speeds up. One of the first places in which the crypto-world is fusing with the real world is through the lens of media and pop culture, with crypto now becoming popular amongst celebrities. The potential impact of celebrity ...

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are words that have become buzzwords over the past few years. But what makes these currencies worth anything? In December 2017, bitcoin hit an all time high of $19,783. This was shortly followed by a drop in price of almost half its value within a month's time. This volatility ...

The cryptocurrency craze has blown up recently. You might know someone that has owned or mined a bitcoin, but there are hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. A cryptocurrency is defined as “a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and ...

The bitcoin cash (BCH) community understands key principles: Bitcoin should be a peer to peer Electronic Cash system; most users can use SPV wallets instead of running their own node; “second layer” scaling solutions are often unnecessary and problematic. While important, and it places the BCH ...

Bitcoin looked to register losses Wednesday as prices fell from highs near $9,750 set overnight. The No. 1 cryptocurrency dipped as low as about $8,900, shedding more than 8% for the day at lows. As losses mounted, trading volume skyrocketed near $12 billion, or 1.3 million bitcoins, reaching a high ...

OmiseGo's OMG token is reporting double-digit gains today, possibly due to new listings on Asian exchanges and news of an airdrop.

Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that issued a $91 million corporate loan using two different blockchain technologies.

Samsung has seen record growth in quarterly operating profits – an increase driven in part by strong demand for cryptocurrency mining chips.

After hitting a one-week low today, bitcoin risks a deeper pullback if support at $8,459 is breached, the technical charts indicate.

IBM has teamed up with major jewelry businesses to bring transparency to the industry's supply chain with blockchain technology.

Parity Technologies has said it has no plans to move forward with a code change that would result in an ethereum blockchain split.

The new owner of Japan's Coincheck exchange, Monex Group, says creating its own blockchain with an ICO to follow is on its radar.

U.K.-based bank Barclays is pushing hard for a data standard for derivatives, as a foundation for that market to adopt distributed ledger technology.

Crypto exchange Binance has denied an allegation that its founder breached an exclusivity agreement with VC firm Sequoia Capital.

Japanese investment giant SBI Holdings has added an initial coin offering (ICO) platform startup to its cryptocurrency portfolio company.

17 million done, four million to go.

Gemini plans to monitor its exchange for potential illicit activities using Nasdaq's SMARTS Market Surveillance technology.

Fitch Ratings published a report Wednesday noting that blockchain can be a long-term solution to issues facing the insurance industry today.

The fork of a fork of zcash made it onto Digital Currency Group's "conviction list."

A Cisco patent suggests that internet customers would be able to create a distributed mining pool through a proprietary cloud application.

While fraud and 'bad actors' are a concern in the crypto industry, US Rep. Patrick McHenry says Congress should not rush to regulate.

The CEO of Nasdaq suggested Wednesday that the company could open a cryptocurrency exchange in the future.

A pair recently-published bugs allow an attacker to create an inordinate number of ERC-20 tokens

EOS is largely bucking the downtrend in the wider crypto market and may hit fresh all-time highs soon, according to technical analysis.

The two startups are offering developers $50,000 to build a wallet that would support almost any token, even those that haven’t been created yet.