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Mining Bitcoin Just Became More Difficult by Almost 6%

While, two weeks ago, it was estimated that Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty might drop by 16%, it just went up 5.77 % today, as more miners turned their machines on in the past two weeks. (Updated at 09:10 UTC: the second paragraph has been updated.)The mining difficulty (used as a measure for how...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ray Dalio Trashes Cash as Store of Value, Avoids Questions on Bitcoin

Members of the crypto community who have long had a dream of asking a billionaire about investments and economics finally got their chance on Tuesday as Ray Dalio, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Co-Chairman of major investment firm Bridgewater Associates, hosted an online ask-me-anything (AMA)...

, by Fredrik Vold

Uncertainty Looms in Markets as Investors Question This Rally

Despite a significant rally in the price of both bitcoin and other major cryptoassets since the market crash on March 12, uncertainty still looms in both the crypto market and the broader financial market about the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn that comes with it.Although the US...

, by Fredrik Vold

Paxful Launches Bitcoin/Gold Trading to Meet ‘Surprisingly High’ Demand

Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto marketplace Paxful now offers gold buying and selling options on its platform, supporting trade between gold and bitcoin (BTC).Paxful said that there's a customer demand which they decided to satisfy, as they claim to be the first bitcoin-backed P2P marketplace to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

‘Rich Dad’ Robert Kiyosaki To Reinvest Stimulus Money in Bitcoin, Gold, Silver

People should get economic education outside universities, and invest in silver, gold, and bitcoin (BTC), according to American businessman and author of a best-selling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki. Bailouts are communism, he said, but he'll take the money the government...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ethereum Leaves Bitcoin in the Dust This Week as Whales Accumulate

Ethereum (ETH), the second most valuable digital asset by market capitalization, has seen a wave of buying over the past 24 hours and past seven days, leaving bitcoin (BTC) in the dust behind it.As of press time on Tuesday (11:55 UTC), ethereum was up by more than 13% over the past 24 hours,...

, by Fredrik Vold

No More Relief for Bitcoin Miners – Mining Difficulty to Increase Again

The previously expected even bigger relief for the Bitcoin (BTC) miners is not coming. Instead, starting tomorrow, Bitcoin mining difficulty, used as a measure for how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is set to increase as more miners turned their machines on in the past two weeks....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Market Sentiment Improved For The Third Week in A Row

The market sentiment is on the rise. While the week starting with March 16, which followed the market plunge, saw a six-month low of 4.21, we're now seeing the market sentiment go up for the third week. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins, is...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Software Engineer Cracks Encrypted File To Recover USD 300K in Bitcoin

Once upon just recently, there was a software engineer with two decades of experience in cracking codes, who used a set of complicated steps to recover keys for a "Russian guy's" bitcoin (BTC). Mike Stay is the CTO of Pyrofex, a startup that creates blockchain platforms and decentralized...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Monex Group Hopes Bitcoin Giveaway Will Get 50k People Trading Crypto

If the idea of conventional finance providers handing out cryptocurrencies to their shareholders sounds far-fetched to you, look no further than Japan, a country where securities companies and crypto giveaways go hand-in-hand.Last month, Cryptonews.com reported that securities provider the Monex...

, by Tim Alper

Dear Bitcoiners: An Optimistic Letter To Friends And Foes Around The Globe

Below is an article by Gigi, a well-known Bitcoiner, developer, and independent writer. _______The madness of this world became obvious in an instant. Everything is changing way faster than most of us ever imagined — but I’m not worried. To the contrary, I’m weirdly optimistic...

, by Gigi

As US Seized Gold in 1933, Is There a Threat to Bitcoin in the 2020s?

In 1933, the US banned the hoarding of gold and ordered citizens to deliver their gold to the Fed. While it's more difficult to ban crypto, just remember - not your keys, not your coins.A sharp global recession seems to be inevitable. Could the US or any other government shut down crypto exchanges...

, by Simon Chandler

Bitcoin Needs To Make an Effort to Not Waste This Crisis

While many bitcoin (BTC) hodlers hope that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and troubles in the traditional financial markets - or exactly because of them - BTC will skyrocket, it might not happen without the active involvement of the Cryptoverse itself. "In addition to the unique properties of BTC,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Is ‘Gold 2.0’ And ‘Binary Bet,’ says Virgin Galactic Chairman

Bitcoin (BTC) may have already created a new “quasi gold standard” for the world, and it is either going to the millions or zero, a prominent California-based venture capitalist believes.Chamath Palihapitiya. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/PhocuswrightSpeaking with Anthony...

, by Fredrik Vold

Traditional Traders Could Be Ready to Go Crypto, Prefer Bitcoin – Survey

Senior trading executives believe that larger trading companies are about to take the crypto plunge, and could be set to provide the market with a timely boost, per a new study. Bitcoin/USD is the most preferred trading pair, it added.In a report named Institutional Adoption of Digital Asset...

, by Tim Alper

Exclusive: QE Won’t Trigger Hyperinflation, says World’s Hyperinflation Expert

Hyperinflation doesn't happen as easily as one may think. "If there hadn't been quantitative easing in 2008, instead of a great recession, we would have had a great depression." Private currency boards would make central banks more disciplined.There has been a lot of discussion recently on the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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