Phemex, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a premium membership program that allows zero-fee spot trading starting from May 15th, 2020. Users will be able to trade as much as they want without incurring additional fees as long as they purchase a Premium membership.. Moreover, all current users of the exchange will receive a 7-day Premium membership trial. Zero-Fee Cryptocurrency Spot TradingPhemex exchange is the first one in the derivatives and spot market to offer zero-fee trading on...
Read More »Wall Street-Linked Firm Discloses $140 Million Bitcoin Fund
According to a recent report, the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) has sold nearly $140 million in a little-known Bitcoin fund. Formally called NYDIG Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund LP, it’s described as a pooled investment fund that began selling just last week.Bitcoin Fund Selling $140MPer the report from Forbes, NYDIG, which previously received a BitLicense from the state of New York in 2018, disclosed selling nearly $140 million in the previously unknown fund in a Form D filing...
Read More »Bitcoin Claimant Craig Wright Warns Opponents: The Axe Is In My Hand, And About To Fall Hard
The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, took the opportunity to publish a blog post on May 11, the day of the third Bitcoin halving, to warn his opponents in the Bitcoin space and beyond that, the axe is now in his hand – and it’s about to fall hard.The Axe Swings for TheeThat’s according to Wright’s latest rant titled, How the World Works; or, A Discourse on Fake News, in which he takes swings at Bitcoin, crypto YouTubers, John McAfee, Ira Kleiman, the “fake news” media, and much...
Read More »Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Comments Prove He Doesn’t Understand Mainstream Media’s Impact on Crypto
Peter Schiff’s blind skepticism toward Bitcoin would be better applied to the mainstream media. The self-professed ‘gold-bug’ and vocal Bitcoin critic speculated that cryptocurrency advocates would be eagerly anticipating Paul Tudor Jones’ appearance on CNBC on May 11.Schiff said Bitcoiners would be hoping for a price pump, following revelations that the hedge fund manager recently revealed he had bought into Bitcoin.Schiff tweeted:“It looks like #Bitcoin pumpers are front-running the Paul...
Read More »JPMorgan Reportedly Accepts Coinbase and Gemini As Banking Clients
The American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan, has taken two popular cryptocurrency exchanges as banking customers. According to a recent report, the giant bank has approved Coinbase and Gemini in April, and transactions are starting to be processed now.Cryptocurrency Adoption From JPMorganPer a Wall Street Journal report from today, JPMorgan Chase & Co has started accepting clients from the cryptocurrency industry. The bank has approved the largest US-based exchange with over 30...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Steady Hours After The Halving: The Calm Before The Storm?
Block 630,000 was mined yesterday, and with it, the third Bitcoin halving was successfully completed. From here on, miners will receive 6.25 BTC for adding new blocks to the network.The hours before the event were fairly turbulent for BTC’s price, but it seems that it has calmed down, at least for now.Bitcoin Price Steady Following The HalvingA bit more than 15 hours after Bitcoin’s halving took place at block 630,000, the price seems relatively stable. At the time of the event, BTC was...
Read More »Bitcoin Halving Block Reveals Secret Message Concerning The 2020 Financial Crisis
The Bitcoin halving just took place, and the final block revealed a secret message which harkens back to Bitcoin’s genesis block. The last block mined before Bitcoin’s block reward was cut in half contained the following message in its coinbase:“NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed’s Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue.”The message is a direct reference to the message included by anonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in the first block ever mined, the Genesis block:Satoshi’s first...
Read More »The 2020 Bitcoin Halving Is Finally Here As Block Number 630,000 Mined
The most anticipated event in the cryptocurrency community has finally occurred as the Bitcoin network just produced block number 630,000.The Bitcoin halving will reduce the daily supply, the inflation rate, and the block rewards for miners. It has also raised serious discussions around the price of BTC.2020 Halving CompletedAfter months of increased discussions and speculation, the third-ever Bitcoin halving just took place at block number 630,000.Naturally, it brings a significant amount of...
Read More »51% Attack And Higher Transaction Fees: What Are The Risks Post Bitcoin Halving 2020?
The real buzz in the cryptocurrency industry right now is about the long-awaited Bitcoin third halving, which is only a few hours away. Expectedly, results in Google Trend show an increasing interest in the topic.Bitcoin 2020 Halving In HoursEveryone, including critics, is alert as the Bitcoin miners move closer to block 630,000, where the mining reward is scheduled to half from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC. At the time of this writing, the current block is 629967, meaning there are less than 35...
Read More »10 Blocks In 47 Minutes: Miners Are Accelerating, Bitcoin Halving Block Can Be Reached Quicker Than Expected
The median confirmation time for transactions with miner fees to be included in a mined block and added to Bitcoin’s ledger has decreased substantially on the day that the halving is estimated to take place. If the rate continues as it is, the event will take place a few hours sooner than expected.10 Blocks Mined in 47 MinutesAccording to information from Blockchain.com, the average time for the network to generate new blocks has decreased substantially.Blocks 629952 through 629961 were mined...
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