New Study Looks at the Cost to Mine BTC Across the Globe

Just recently the firm Crescent Electric Supply Company conducted a study that showed the cost of mining one single bitcoin in each state in the U.S. Since then the company’s subsidiary business Elite Fixtures took the research further by charting the cost to mine a single bitcoin in each country across the world. Also read: … Read more

Grayscale Launches Crypto Investment Trusts for BCH, ETH, XRP, and LTC

Grayscale Investments has announced the launch of four new single-asset cryptocurrency investment trusts for bitcoin cash, ether, litecoin, and ripple. The company already manages three other single-asset crypto trusts for bitcoin, ethereum classic, and zcash, in addition to a recently-launched crypto large-cap fund. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Grayscale’s … Read more

Japan’s SBI Holdings Claims 40% Stake in Hardware Wallet Company

This week the Japanese financial services management group SBI Holdings has announced that it has acquired 40 percent of the Taiwanese digital currency hardware wallet startup Coolbitx. Over the past few months, SBI has been entrenched within the virtual currency industry as the bank plans to incorporate multiple types of cryptocurrency business models.    Also … Read more

South Korean Travel Site with Over 50,000 Hotels to Accept 12 Cryptocurrencies

A South Korean travel website with over 50,000 hotels and other types of accommodation facilities will begin accepting 12 cryptocurrencies, thanks to a partnership between its operator and Bithumb, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Korea. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten Pay for 50,000+ Hotels with Crypto One of South Korea’s … Read more

PR: Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store

Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store Having successfully integrated with over a hundred of point-of-sales in Ukraine, Paytomat will be holding a token sale to scale its blockchain-based solution to the global level Tallinn, Estonia and Kyiv, Ukraine – Paytomat, the decentralized system for … Read more

BTC Transaction Volume Reaches Two-Year Low

The seven-day average for the number of daily bitcoin transactions has reached a two-year low, recently dropping below 160,000 for the first time since March 2016. The lull in transactions coincides with the weekly volume of bitcoins exchanged through peer-to-peer (P2P) trading volume on Localbitcoins recently dipping below 6,000 for the first time since February … Read more

Two Indian Token Marketplaces Suspend Trading Due to Regulatory Pressure

Two Indian crypto token marketplaces have announced that they will halt trading from March 5. The platforms state that this is due to regulatory pressure which put their businesses “under a lot of stress.” Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten Two Token Marketplaces Halt Trading Two Indian crypto token marketplaces, Btcxindia … Read more

Markets Update: Crypto Markets Continue to Spike Higher

Cryptocurrency markets are on the rise again this weekend as the total market capitalization of all 1,500 digital assets touches $465Bn. Bitcoin core (BTC) volumes are still lower than a few weeks prior but bulls have managed to press past resistance reaching a high of $11,480 during last night’s trading sessions. Also read: Crowdfire Founders Plan … Read more

Liechtenstein Bank Offers Account Holders Direct Crypto Investments

This week the private bank headquartered in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Bank Frick, announced its customers will now have the ability to directly invest in cryptocurrencies. According to the financial institution, the company will offer account holders the means to purchase fives different cryptocurrencies that will be held in cold storage using the bank’s platform. … Read more

Bitcoin.com Wallet Celebrates 2 Million Wallets Created

This week our company is proud to say that two million Bitcoin.com Wallets have been created since its release just seven months ago. The multi-currency wallet allows users to store Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Core (BTC) in a non-custodial fashion. Moreover, our developers have big plans for the Bitcoin.com Wallet as more features are … Read more