Ethereum saw a small 5% price decline over the past week and it currently trades at $173.03. The cryptocurrency continues to be supported at the $170 level but it seems that the bears are adamant to push Ethereum lower. Ethereum has lost a total of 20% over this past month, after falling from the high of $225 during September.Ethereum remains the second-largest cryptocurrency as it holds a market cap of $18.76 billion. The good news is that ETH looks to be holding strong against BTC and we...
Read More »Leveraging Risk: 17% Claim They Got Into Debt by Buying Bitcoin in 2017
The highly volatile nature of cryptocurrency markets makes this industry simultaneously exciting and very risky.The price of bitcoin rapidly moved from around $600 in November 2016 to an all-time high of nearly $20,000 in December 2017.Of course, many, due to FOMO, bought Bitcoin worth hundreds to thousands of dollars during the “crypto bubble” period, hoping that the price would “moon”.It was also in that period that the ICO craze begun. Many novice and experienced investors threw their...
Read More »Zenus Bank: Ein Fintech-Licht am Ende des Regulierungstunnel
Zenus Bank: Ein internationales Bankkonto "made in usa" für alle. Wer interessiert ist, kann sich auf eine Warteliste eintragen lassen. Jedes Business und Individuum aus nicht sanktionierten Ländern soll bei dieser US Bank bald ein Konto in verschiedenen Währungen eröffnen können. Die Bank wäre mit 100% Eigenkapital Vollreserve) zudem relativ sicher. Die Zenus Bank hat soeben eine US-Bankenlizenz erhalten. Dies heisst allerdings auch, dass...
Read More »Tor Browser Plays Host to BTC-Stealing Malware
If there’s one thing bitcoin enthusiasts are having a hard time avoiding, its crypto scams and thefts. From Mt. Gox to Coincheck, thefts can ring through the industry like the bells of Notre Dame, and sometimes, they can lead to harsh consequences for the crypto and blockchain space. The latest scam is coming by way of the Tor Browser, which is being monitored by criminals as a means of stealing unsuspecting persons’ bitcoins.Tor Browser Is Home to Some Malicious ActorsThus far, the amounts...
Read More »Peter Thiel Invests in Layer1; Looks to Boost U.S. BTC Mining Presence
For many people, i.e. Warren Buffett, bitcoin and cryptocurrency are two things that should be avoided at all costs. For others however, like billionaire Peter Thiel, bitcoin’s success is just getting started, and the coin represents a whole new wave of financial innovation that the world hasn’t seen yet.Peter Thiel: The BTC Champion?Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal. His love of crypto is ironic considering he lost former executive David Marcus to Facebook’s blockchain division. Marcus later...
Read More »HTC Exodus 1s Smartphone Can Hold the Entire BTC Ledger
HTC – an electronics company based in Taiwan – has released a new smartphone capable of running an entire bitcoin node. In other words, it can hold the entire bitcoin ledger with an SD card that’s purchased separately.HTC – Paving the Way to GreatnessKnown as the Exodus 1s, the phone clearly has a lot of storage space and memory. With the entire bitcoin network being held on a person’s phone, that’s roughly 260 gigabytes of memory right there – and the network is estimated to grow by...
Read More »Global U.S. Dollar Shortage to Benefit Bitcoin, Says Crypto Twitter’s Biggest Bull
Many have been bearish on bitcoin after the dominant cryptocurrency breached support of $9,000 in September. The month-long consolidation around $8,000 is not helping either. It is only giving bitcoin haters more reason to scream their bearish outlook. Peter Schiff forecasting bitcoin to plummet to $2,000. | Source: TwitterBitcoin’s technicals may not be pretty but global macro factors favor the king of cryptocurrencies. That’s according to trader and game liquidity theorist Majin. The...
Read More »Coinsbit Rewards $200 in CNB Tokens for User Referrals
Photo: CoinsbitCoinsbit is an Estonia-based crypto exchange launched in 2018 and licensed for trading activities in the EU. The exchange has roughly 43 trading pairs of cryptocurrencies. The most recognized pays include BNB/ETH, BNB/USD, BNB/BTC, ETC/BTC, LTC/ETH, LTC/USD, ETH/BTC, ETH/USD, and BTC/USD.In a bid to remain relevant in the competitive crypto market, the company is introducing several essential services that will assist in differentiating the exchange from the stiff competition....
Read More »Kik Messenger Keeps Working under MediaLab’s Wing
Messaging platform Kik announced on Friday it was acquired by MediaLab, a holding company that has Whisper and a number of other apps under its wing.The mother company of Kik, Kik Interactive already said, and we reported that it would be closing its app down in October. However, last week, its CEO Ted Livingston said that a company had signed a letter of intent to purchase the app. Both companies kept their mouths shut when it comes to details of the sale.The blog post says:“We believe that...
Read More »Fidelity Digital Asset Is Finally Engaged in a Full Rollout of Its Services
Photo: Fidelity Digital Assets / TwitterAs promised, Bitcoin custodian Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS) is “now engaged in a full rollout” of its custody and trading services, spreading from the limited trial users in the platform’s final test stage.Financial Times reported that by building up its crypto custody business, the focus of the company is to profit from the shortage of classically and traditionally regulated institutions as are banks and other more conservative...
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