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Hash war may be averted after major mining pool withdraws its support for the plan. Anonymous miners threatened a hash war in response to the tax, which could have lead to a chain split. Bitcoin.com announced the withdrawal of its support for the tax plan in its current form. The proposed Bitcoin Cash (BCH) tax levy on miners could now be dead in the water. Bitcoin.com – one of the five mining pools backing the plan – has withdrawn its support for the tax plan. The...

As the coronavirus continues to spread, there is rising, palpable apprehension among many global businesses. The continued spread of the virus is reminiscent of the SARS epidemic that hit China many years ago. The possibility of a repeat occurrence, either as strong as the SARS situation or even stronger, is already triggering general business anxiety and unease. Coronavirus Continues to SpreadAt the moment, there isn’t a lot of progress with curbing the virus. Bloomberg reports that the...

Ever since cryptos came into existence a decade ago, a lot has changed in the financial world. Many crypto proponents suggested a while back that digital currencies will soon take over the world. They said that cryptos will eventually render fiat currencies obsolete. However, new studies show that cash is unlikely to disappear ‘anytime soon.’Although there is declining use of cash as a payment method and the cryptos are surging, Deutsche Bank is convinced that money is here to stay. The...

Bitcoin’s price just crossed the $9,000 mark. The halving, which is arguably one of the most anticipated events in the cryptocurrency space in 2020, is just months away. Still, there is no real coverage on behalf of mainstream media, unlike what happened toward the end of 2017 when Bitcoin was charting daily surges, and traditional outlets were battling to report on it. This raises the question of what would happen if the attention from the 2017 parabolic price increase returns?Bitcoin Now...

The spread of the coronavirus in China has really shaken the world. On Tuesday, January 28, the Chinese authorities said that the coronavirus outbreak has infected over 4000 individuals with over 100 deaths registered.Moreover, the global markets have already reacted to this alarming situation as we saw global stock plunging on Monday. At this time, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are showing upward movement. The Bitcoin price surged nearly 5% today climbing above $9000 levels.At press...

Experienced economist Jeffrey Tucker says Ripple’s XRP might decline to absolute zero in the near future, or even rise, in the most improbable of circumstances, to a price of one million dollars.XRP has continued its steady decline since the close of last year and shows little sign of shaking off resistance levels. The third biggest cryptocurrency has seen its bearish trend not abating, and previous predictions of the XRP price to reach $0.47 or higher before March are beginning to seem...

Bakkt, the Bitcoin Futures trading platform for institutions, had caused a lot of positive noise before its actual launch in mid-2019.The platform is backed by ICE, and since its launch, there is a constant growth in its daily reported traded volume. It had crossed the benchmark of 6,000 delivered Bakkt Bitcoin Futures. Those are contracts traded at ICE Futures US.Earlier today, during a closed Bakkt event in Tel Aviv attended by CryptoPotato, President Adam White discussed the current state...

MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has sold $400 million worth of the Amazon stock. The news has come from a filing that Jeff Bezos made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.According to the filing, Jeff Bezos retains sole voting authority over MacKenzie Bezos’ stake that stands at nearly 19.5 million Amazon shares. Notably, it is 200,000 fewer shares than MacKenzie received of their divorce. Those 200,000 shares are worth about $400 million at the current...

Tron price started a fresh increase from the $0.0158 and $0.0160 support levels against the US Dollar.TRX price is now trading nicely above the $0.0165 resistance level.There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $0.0168 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The bulls seem to be in control and they are likely eyeing a break towards the $0.0200 resistance.TRON price is trading in a decent uptrend above $0.0160 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. TRX...

Place/Date: - January 28th, 2020 at 9:01 am UTC · 3 min read Contact: CEEK, Source: CEEK VR Photo: CEEKThe streaming wars are heating up from Netflix to YouTube, Spotify, and Amazon. Today everyone is streaming digital content. This year alone it is estimated that the streaming industry will generate revenues of US$12.4 BILLION. One of perhaps the biggest issues facing the industry is TRUST. There is still a lot of distrust from content creators who believe that these companies are not...