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BitPay Processes More Volume, Transaction Count Remains Unchanged

In the first quarter this year, US-based major crypto payments company BitPay processed 10% more volume in USD, compared to the last three months of 2019, while the number of transactions remained unchanged.It includes all cryptoassets the company supports, with bitcoin (BTC) representing the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Market Sentiment Drops Again; Bitcoin Still in the Positive Zone

Crypto market sentiment went for a dive in the first week after the Bitcoin (BTC) halving event on May 11. Crypto market sentiment analysis service Omenics shows that the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins dropped from last week's 5.67 to 5.08/10...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Investors Turn to Gold as Inflation Threat Looms, Is Bitcoin Next?

With more prominent investors raising the alarm bells over possible inflation as a result of fiat currency debasement by central banks around the world, gold has soared to its highest level since 2012. With all the fundamentals seemingly in place, the question for the bitcoin (BTC) community is...

, by Fredrik Vold

JK Rowling Learns not to Be Glib about Bitcoin as She ‘Boosts’ ‘Significant Ethereum Holdings’

JK Rowling, one of the world’s most famous and outspoken authors has attempted to quell a crypto-themed Twitter tornado of her own making – and says she has learned never to be “flippant” about Bitcoin (BTC) on Twitter again.On Saturday, May 16, the Harry Potter creator...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin Miners To Experience First Post-Halving Difficulty Adjustment

The first post-halving Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty adjustment is tomorrow, and it's likely bringing much-needed relief to BTC miners that experienced their third pay cut a week ago. Just six days ago, following the historic third halving of BTC mining reward - lowering the block subsidy from...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Stuck Below USD 10K, Altcoins Look Ready For Another Leg Higher

Bitcoin price resumed its uptrend and climbed towards USD 10,000. Ethereum broke the key USD 205 resistance and XRP is trading well above USD 0.200. NMR gained more than 10% today.This past week, there was a downside correction in bitcoin price from the USD 10,000 resistance. BTC/USD traded below...

, by Aayush Jindal

Red Lever Pulled on Bitcoin-Ethereum Bridge Two Days Post-Launch

tBTC - Bitcoin (BTC) on Ethereum (ETH) project by venture production studio Thesis - was put to sleep just two days after its launch on the mainnet. tBTC is a project meant to bridge Bitcoin and Ethereum by allowing BTC owners to access decentralized financial applications that run on Ethereum,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin vs. Modern Monetary Theory

We are about the experience “the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression,” according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath. The coming economic downturn will be the result of the lockdown measures that were put into place by governments around the...

, by Alex Lielacher

4 Examples How The Powers That Be Are Making A Case For Bitcoin

The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to have far-reaching effects on the lives of people across the globe. Not only are hundreds of thousands of people at risk of premature death due to the virus but the powers that be are adding to people’s misery. In this article, we discuss the actions of...

, by Alex Lielacher

Bitcoin and Ethereum Users Complain About Rising ‘Ridiculous’ Fees

While Bitcoin (BTC) fees keep rising, Ethereum (ETH) fees are also getting more expensive. Bitcoin fees have been rising following the third halving. On May 12, the average transaction fee reached USD 2.79, the highest in ten months, jumping further to USD 5.16 on May 14. Bitinfocharts.com shows...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

FTX Launches Futures Contracts on Bitcoin Hashrate

In what is likely to be the first such offering in the world, a crypto derivatives exchange has announced the launch of a new futures market that represents hashrate, or the computational power, of the Bitcoin (BTC) network.Announced today by Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin Facing Uphill Task Near USD 10,000, Altcoins Stable

Bitcoin price tested the USD 10,000 resistance zone and corrected lower. Ethereum and XRP settled above the USD 200 and USD 0.200 pivot levels respectively. OMG rallied more than 35% and ZIL is up close to 18% today.Bitcoin price followed a bullish path after it settled above the USD 9,500...

, by Aayush Jindal

Europe Heats Up Competition in Bitcoin Mining, Layer1 Plans Bold Move in US

As China’s dominance in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has already decreased this year, Europeans are taking even more steps to become more attractive to crypto miners. At the same time, BTC miners in the US also have ambitious plans. While Ukraine plans to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus...

, by Fredrik Vold

Brace For Impact! How Would Another Stock Market Crash Affect Bitcoin?

Major names in finance are raising the alarm that stocks are vastly overvalued – more so than ever. Should the traditional market crash again, how would this affect bitcoin (BTC)? Analysts believe that BTC would feel the impact, but, this time, there is a chance it might be different....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Monex Group CEO to First-Time Investors: Buy Bitcoin, Gold & US Stocks

The CEO of the Monex Group, a major Japanese securities company has advised investors to buy bitcoin (BTC), gold and American stocks.In a blog post, Monex chief Oki Matsumoto stated that first-time investors would be advised to stay away from conventional liquid assets in favor of crypto and...

, by Tim Alper

Coinbase Says That 60% of Its Bitcoin Buyers Go Into Altcoins

Major cryptoasset exchange Coinbase claims that although most of its users initially favor bitcoin (BTC), the vast majority also go on to trade altcoins and other digital assets.In a blog post, the platform claimed,“Among customers with at least five purchases, 60% start with bitcoin but just...

, by Tim Alper

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