Month: April 2018

At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. Last week was the twelfth installment of my challenge. Since then, I’ve filed my taxes – which required an at-length conversation … Read more

Most people who keep an eye on cryptocurrency will recall the recent BitGrail hack. Due to that particular incident, the exchange allegedly lost several million dollars’ worth of Nano. There has always been suspicion that something was afoul, although very few people expected this latest turn of events. It appears a securities class action lawsuit has been filed … Read more

It is no secret that Twitter has taken a rather aggressive stance toward cryptocurrency. With the platform banning all advertisements associated with cryptocurrency and ICOs, things are not headed in the right direction. It seems the “official” @Bitcoin account has also been banned, although no one knows why that is the case. Another Twitter Plot Twist … Read more

Ever since Bitcoin futures were made accessible to institutional investors, there has been little interest in this trading vehicle, it seems. The most recent report by Cboe shows that most speculators are opening short positions on the Bitcoin price. This will undoubtedly lead to a lot more price volatility, which is the last thing Bitcoin needs … Read more

An interesting development has taken place in the world of Bitcoin. More specifically, ACINQ recently released its mobile client with Lightning Network capabilities. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the company has since removed the application, as its Eclair Wallet can no longer be updated directly. The associated signing key has been lost, forcing the company to take a … Read more