Bitcoin (BTC)

After an extremely disappointing debut, Bakkt – the trading platform designed for institutional investors – is exploding in use, with the number of bitcoin futures contracts being traded having exploded by roughly 800 percent.Bakkt: A Late Start Leads to Massive JumpsBakkt was first introduced last year. Many claimed it would bring a whole new level of mainstream use and legitimacy to the cryptocurrency space, as it was designed for institutional traders and retailers who were curious about...

« Depuis 2 ans, j’ai pu recevoir plus de 12500 $ (1,20 bitcoin) grâce à des QR codes apposés à mes fresques. Ces dons, qui s’apparentent à une forme de financement participatif, m’ont énormément apporté dans mon processus créatif ; ils m’ont aidé à financer mes projets, à acheter du matériel et à donner un souffle de liberté à mes créations.  Après deux années d’expérimentation, il est nécessaire...

It’s safe to say that Bitcoin has come a long way since it was first introduced to the public. Interestingly enough, exactly 10 years ago on this same day, the first market transaction took place. Let’s have a look at how it went and where we are today. Bitcoin 10 Years AgoExactly 10 years ago, on this very date, the first market transaction for bitcoin took place. Back at the time, 5,050 BTC were sold at a price of $5.02. As pointed out by Saifedean Ammous, author of the Bitcoin Standard,...

Huobi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, and Harmony, a throughput scalable blockchain consensus platform have announced a partnership to list Harmony’s native token and work together with a focus on Asian markets.Harmony will be the first Binance IEO project to be launching on the Huobi exchange.According to the Huobi announcement, Harmony’s token, under the ticker ONE, is now available for trading in three pairs: ONE/BTC, ONE/USDT & ONE/HT.In anticipation of the listing on Huobi...

Two days ago, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world in terms of trading volume, Binance announced it’s launching its new P2P trading facility for trading cryptocurrencies against the Chinese Yuan. Currently, this facility is only available for Android users. However, it has promised to roll-out this facility on iOS and web interface as well.That seems like a huge deal because in June this year, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central regulatory authority that regulates...

Mastercard, Visa, eBay, Stripe et Mercado Pago se retirent officiellement de l’Association Libra qui doit tenir sa première réunion officielle la semaine prochaine, au cours de laquelle les 23 membres restants signeront la charte du groupe. L’incertitude réglementaire et surtout les pressions politiques auront eu raison de l’engagement de ces sociétés. Article de Nikhilesh De et Brady Dale à lire sur Coindesk

HitBTC, the most advanced cryptocurrency exchanges, founded in 2013, and TradeSanta, cloud-based software designed to automate cryptocurrency trading, have partnered Sep. 26, to offer users the ability to trade with 0% trading fee.To take advantage of the offer, you need to go to the TradeSanta website and buy HitBTC Promo pack for just $20 a month. With this plan, users can create up to 50 bots, utilize an unlimited number of pairs and strategies, but, most importantly, trade on HitBTC with...

Rock It Coin, a bitcoin kiosk company, has joined hands with the Blockchain Institute to install its 200th machine in the middle of Chicago.Rock It Coin Is Creating a World of Mainstream Blockchain AppsMichael Dalesandro, CEO and fonder of Rock It Coin, comments:This installation marks yet another milestone in our company’s growth. After installing machines across the country, it means a lot to install our 200th one in Chicago where we started the company… We see this [blockchain] technology...

The chief among other cryptocurrency exchanges by volume, Binance, released a statement on Thursday to notify all and sundry that a new trading pair has been included in its decentralized exchange (DEX), and this will be the second cryptocurrency to be accorded such privilege.The trading pair XRP-BNB is listed as XRP-BF2, and Binance has already minted 10 million of the pair for its decentralized exchange. Before XRP-BF2 came along, Binance had added a Bitcoin pegged variant, BTCB, in June...

Libra is often touted as the Facebook cryptocurrency, but according to Alex Karasulu – CEO and founder of OptDyn – this isn’t necessarily true.Alex Karasulu: Libra Better Than PayPal?In a recent interview, he seeks to answer questions regarding Libra and clear up some of the “myths and legends” that surround it. For example, he comments that Libra will not necessarily be a cryptocurrency in the way bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin is, but rather it will be a payment system much like PayPal. In...