Study Finds Less Than 40% of BTC Addresses Are Economically Relevant

The number of unique addresses on the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network is constantly growing but only 37 percent of them are “economically relevant,” according to a recent study by Chainalysis. The vast majority of them – 86 percent – are controlled by service providers and the rest are used by private investors. Another key finding … Read more

US Lawmakers File Bill to Exclude Cryptocurrencies From Securities Definition

Two U.S. congressmen have introduced a bill aimed at amending the country’s securities laws to exclude cryptocurrencies from the definition of a security. The bipartisan bill also seeks to adjust taxation and create tax exemptions for certain cryptocurrency transactions. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations Bill Introduced U.S. Reps. Warren … Read more

Thai SEC Plans to Relax ICO Regulations

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly planning to ease the country’s regulation for initial coin offerings. The regulator is conducting a public hearing to relax rules on pre-sales and private token sales. The commission has also unveiled plans to prevent the exploitation of token sales. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, … Read more

Is Altseason Upon Us? XRP, Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) up Over 10%, EOS up Almost 30%

After a relatively slow weekend the cryptocurrency markets are pumping quite a bit. Most coins are sustaining double digit gains with EOS increasing over 24% in the past 24 hours. Is this finally a sign of recovery? Is this the beginning of the altseason? After a relatively slow weekend where the prices didn’t move much, … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Is the Currency in Line for a Bull Rally?

At press time, the father of crypto is trading for over $3,400. This is a rise of roughly $300 since the weekend, and some analysts are now claiming that recovery is very likely. It was approximately one year ago when bitcoin shot up to its peak of nearly $20,000. Obviously, this leaves us wanting – … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Year-End Price Looks to Be Lower Than Anticipated

At press time, everybody’s favorite cryptocurrency has fallen below $3,175 for the first time in 2018. The price of bitcoin continues to crash and burn, and one analyst is saying the asset may fall to as low as $1,500 before any significant uptrends occur. Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone says bitcoin is currently trapped in what … Read more

Is Right Now a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin?

There are always people looking at the current price trend of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As all markets continue to lose value, it would seem there is no real reason to buy Bitcoin right now. At the same time, opportunities like these do not come around all that often. With the right information in hand, … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Bitcoin’s Price Fell in 2018, but Its Respect Seemed to Grow

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has seemingly recovered by a small margin and is now trading for just over $3,400. This is about $100 more than where it was during our previous price article. The cryptocurrency market seems to be moving sideways at the time of writing. We can all be thankful that … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: We’re Not Quite Done Bottoming Out

At press time, bitcoin is trading for just over $3,300, meaning there’s no change since our previous price article. At least we can be grateful that bitcoin, albeit temporarily, is exhibiting enough strength to withstand any further needs to drop lower. Bitcoin is now being subjected to mass speculation. Rather, the alleged “bitcoin bubble” is … Read more