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is Netflix Making a Documentary About Altcoins?

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The cryptocurrency industry is much bigger than Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, XRP, and Dogecoin. Thousands of alternative projects exist today, albeit not all of them will be viable for very long. Netflix is seemingly in the process of filming a documentary about the altcoins on the market. A remarkable development, although it can complement their existing … Read more

More Than 30% of BTC Traffic Stems from the Veriblock Project

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Over the last few weeks, a blockchain project called Veriblock whose protocol piggybacks off the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network has sparked debate. More than a quarter of BTC’s transaction numbers stem from the Veriblock system and the project has been criticized for using the blockchain in this manner. Also Read: Orca Pool Mining Operation Aims to Defend … Read more

Orca Pool Mining Operation Aims to Defend Altcoins and Forks From Attacks

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Last November the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community witnessed a hash war that resulted in a bifurcation of the main chain. The spat saw one of the first examples of the alpha miner strategy and an attempt to truly test Nakamoto consensus. About a week before the fork, a new mining operation was announced called Shark … Read more

Bullish Crypto Trends Confirm XRP Price is Vastly Underperforming

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The past seven days have been incredibly bullish for all cryptocurrencies, tokens, and digital assets. This rush comes as a big surprise, especially when considering how bearish the past eleven months have been. Most key markets have noted impressive gains over the week, with Litecoin and Binance Coin clearly leading the pack. The Bullish Week … Read more

St. Louis Federal Reserve Predicts ‘Flood’ of Altcoins Will Drive Down BTC Prices

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The St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve bank has published a report seeking to examine the long-term prospects of BTC as an investment. The paper is highly critical of bullish outlooks for bitcoin, asserting that a “flood” of altcoins will deflate the price of all cryptocurrencies relative to fiat currencies over time. Also Read: Marshall … Read more

Altcoin Arbitrage Today: XLM, LTC, OMG, EOS, ETC, TUSD

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Even throughout the weekend, there are numerous ways to make money with cryptocurrencies. As all markets seem to recover some losses sustained throughout Saturday, the arbitrage opportunities are piling up rather quickly. Chasing the top is usually the least favorable option, whereas arbitrage trading is usually a guarantee for profit regardless of the overall industry … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Are Altcoins to Blame for Bitcoin’s Demise?

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At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is still trapped in the $3,600 range. Following a near two-week period of meandering about at $4,000, bitcoin is still struggling to regain traction in the crypto market. Interestingly, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has released an argument that seemingly blames altcoins for bitcoin’s latest demise. … Read more

Tron Can’t Handle Bittorrent’s Transaction Volume, Former Exec Claims

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Simon Morris, who was Bittorrent’s chief strategy officer until July 2018, has expressed his doubts about the capability of the Tron blockchain to process the vast number of transactions that the popular file-sharing platform will demand. Morris believes there’s more marketing than technology behind the launch of the new crypto token. Also read: Iran Labels … Read more