Blockchain

Bitcoin halving is one of the major reasons for volatility increase before May 2020. Miners increased their effors in mining Bitcoin. But during a coronavirus attack, it may be difficult to resist the temptation and sell coins to buy masks and disinfectors.After Bitcoin price reached $10,000 last week, it hasn’t been moving back and traders are wondering what happens next. Next Bitcoin halving and coronavirus fears force worldwide crypto communities to protect their family from both the...

Huobi exchange has admitted its involvement in taking part in the recent reversal of Steemit’s blockchain soft fork and has withdrawn the vote.At the same time, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance exchange, also said that his company has undone the vote and wants to remain neutral.Huobi Admits Controversial InvolvementAs Cryptopotato reported yesterday, TRON and Steemit attempted to reverse a soft fork on the blockchain, which intended to reduce their ability to sway governance decisions. To...

An Amazon employee in Seattle tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon stock (AMZN) lost over 2% on Tuesday but started gaining again in the premarket.Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced yesterday that one employee who works in one of its Seattle, Washington, offices has been tested positive for the coronavirus.After the news, the Amazon (AMZN) stock price lost 2.3% and fell to 1,908.99 amid coronavirus. Now in the premarket, AMZN is 1.99% up. Its price is $1,947.The company told the...

At 7.30 p.m. EST, the U.S. stock market indexes were up, and futures started soaring. By the moment of writing, Dow futures have already gained around 400 points. Wednesday began with U.S. stock futures climbing in the early morning following Super Tuesday election results. Dow futures soared by 371 points at the open, S&P 500 futures climbed 1.4%, and Nasdaq futures were up 1.5%.Notably, yesterday, the stock futures market was in a downturn. It closed with the Dow Jones futures lower by...

Costco stock is directly poised to enjoy a heavy surge in related supplies as the coronavirus outbreak causes people to start bulk buying.Because of the coronavirus epidemic, news about stock crashes are no longer surprising. Many companies have had some losses because the outbreak has serious adverse effects on their books and their general business. What makes the situation worse is that the coronavirus is still spreading and there is little to no hope of a solution anytime soon. However,...

Ethereum price goes up as bulls seem like waiting for major bullish action. The developers are teasing the community with ‘big code update’ and prepare several possible upgrades, both controversial and useful.Since the lows of Q4 2019, Ehtereum price and network has gained significant steam. The hash rate, transactions per day, and the number of active addresses all rising. The network currently consists of around 7,100 public nodes. During the last 24 hours, ETH shows $3,71 billion of the...

Led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a G-7 call will be devoted to the discussions of the coronavirus outbreak and its economic impact.Financial ministers and central bankers from all over the world are planning to hold a conference call on Tuesday in order to coordinate their financial and economic responses regarding the spreading coronavirus. The teleconference call will be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve...

The UAE-based National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (NBF) said that it will use the RippleNet platform for facilitating instant payment and settlement solutions to its customers. The NBF bank has also partnered with India’s IndusInd Bank to use this facility for its Indian customers.In the latest development, blockchain startup Ripple has inked a new partnership with the UAE-based National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (NBF). The announcement reads that the partnership aims to use Ripple’s RippleNet...

The market bounce at the beginning of the week was partly driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve would step in to mitigate the coronavirus impact by cutting the key interest rates.Stocks made quite of a ricochet yesterday after their worst week since the financial crisis back in 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its best gain in more than 10 years mostly boosted by the expectation that the Fed will lower interest rates.Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped over 1,290 points...

TRON and Steemeit have decided to reverse a recent soft fork of the blockchain, which aimed to reduce their ability to sway governance decisions. According to certain reports, this effort was blindly assisted by major cryptocurrencies such as Binance, Huobi, and Poloniex because the tokens held by those exchanges were used by Steemit and TRON to overturn the soft fork while maintaining control over the network.What Happened With Steemit And TRON?As Cryptopotato reported in February, Steemit –...