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The state of California has introduced a new bill that aims to recognize blockchain transactions, digital signatures, and smart contracts as a legal form of record. Assemblyman Ian Calderon introduced Assembly Bill 2658 on February 20 in order to re-define laws that apply to electronic records that take place within the state. Also read: Indians […]
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BTC prices and a vast majority of other cryptocurrencies have taken a significant dive over the past 24-hours as the entire crypto-economy shaved $75Bn from its recent highs this week. BTC/USD markets dropped to a low of $9,730. Also Read: China Censors Cryptocurrency Ads on Search Engines and Social Media Crypto-Markets See Losses Between 3-20 Percent […]
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After a general upwards trend from Bitcoin following its February 6 low of US$6,000, today marks the first major downtrend from the cryptocurrency. After nearing $12,000, the coin has dropped significantly, and is currently trading close to $10,700. As is usually the case, the significant drop has caused widespread losses among a majority of altcoins. Of the 1,516 cryptocurrencies listed on Coinmarketcap.com, only 28 have seen USD gains of 1% or more. While a majority of these coins consist of undocumented market caps, as well as coins with negligible volume and market cap, a top performing member of this group isPowered by WPeMatico
The mainchain energy coin BCP and the sidechain clearance coin BCPC belongs to Bitcoin’s Parallel Ecosystem. All Bitcoin holders of BTC chain at the block height 507,000 on January 30th 2018 have the privilege to claim their BCP and BCPC coins for free from February 12th 2018.
The claiming rate started from 1 BCP and 1,000 BCPC per BTC and would decrease afterwards day by day. 24 hours after 9:00:00 GMT February 12, 2018, BCP and BCPC has entered into a phase that is reduced by 2% every 24 hours. Then after being decreased to 50%, the distribution rate will enter into the second phase, decreasing by 1% every week until it finally becomes zero. Therefore, Bitcoin holders who have not yet claim the coins please visit our official website to apply for coin claim as soon as possible, as the amount of BCP and BCPC claimable will decrease every day.
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Just recently the startup Smartbtc announced the execution of a bitcoin-based smart contract written in the Python codebase. The team intended to grow their Twitter following by creating a contract that paid 0.011 BTC after it accrued 1,000 followers in sixty days. After the goal was met, Smartbtc’s Python contract executed on February 19. Also […]
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While it is widely agreed that past trends cannot predict future markets, today’s cryptocurrency market movements suggest a similar trend to what has been observed multiple times throughout 2017. Today, we see money flowing away from altcoins, back to Bitcoin, as sentiments towards the grandfather coin continue to turn bullish. Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed close to 6% in the past 24 hours, growing from a price of roughly US$11,200 to its current price of $11,870. This growth translates to a market cap appreciation of US$10 billion. Unfortunately, these gains have not entirely translated to the global cryptocurrency market cap, which hasPowered by WPeMatico
Cryptocurrency markets have been accumulating gains again after the significant dips in value during the first two months of 2018. BTC/USD prices are holding steady above the $11,450 price range after bouncing off the $5,900 bottom not too long ago. Digital asset enthusiasts speculate the market is starting to show strong bullish sentiment once again. […]
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While many cryptocurrencies exist as competitors to or as evolutions of the Bitcoin protocol, there are other initiatives that instead seek to cooperate and bolster the pioneer blockchain. Perhaps the oldest and most profound of these projects is Counterparty, an asset layer created directly on the Bitcoin blockchain. What is Counterparty? Counterparty (XCP) is a peer-to-peer financial system built directly upon Bitcoin’s blockchain protocol. The coin positions itself as an asset layer on top of Bitcoin and a system that allows for the creation, transfer, and communication of tokens, artwork, and digital assets. Additionally, XCP features its own decentralized exchange for safelyPowered by WPeMatico
Japanese technology conglomerate GMO Internet is about to launch a new cloud offering for mining BTC and BCH. If you have at least $5 million that you want to invest in such a venture, and don’t want the hassle of opening your own mining farm, applications start next month. Also Read: Coinbase Develops Bitpay Competitor […]
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The BTC markets have ramped up to test the $10,000 USD area on leading exchanges following a break above resistance at $9,000. Bitcoin has recovered by more than 60% since testing the $6,000 area on February 6th. Also Read: Coinbase Develops Bitpay Competitor Supporting BTC, BCH, ETH and LTC Bitcoin Tests $10,000 Bitcoin has produced bullish […]
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