Stacks Network Plans to Leverage BTC’s Proof of Work and Burn Bitcoins

Blockchain startup Blockstack has revealed the company is in the midst of developing a new distributed ledger protocol called Stacks, a chain that leverages the hash power from the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network. Not only is the Stacks network secured by over 45 exahash of distributed hashrate, but its consensus algorithm also burns BTC by … Read more

Indonesian Unicorn Go-Jek Acquires Majority Stake in Filipino Crypto Wallet

Indonesian unicorn Go-Jek has announced a partnership between the company’s payments platform, Go-Pay, and Filipino cryptocurrency wallet Coins.ph. Local media has reported that the deal will see Coins.ph continue to run as usual, despite Go-Jek now owning a majority stake in the company. Also Read: Executives of Korean Exchange Sentenced to Jail for Faking Volumes Go-Jek … Read more

German Startup Devises Eco-Friendly Energy-Efficient Miners

Azultec is a company that has been researching current mining solutions as part of its project to create an efficient alternative with high computing power and low energy consumption. Its Cube devices are silent mining rigs that can be installed in living rooms. The miners can also use renewable energy and are designed to reuse … Read more

Litecoin [LTC] Price Remains Stable for the Third Day Running

As is visible from the chart below, Litecoin has remained relatively stable over the course of the past 2-3 days— with the currency currently trading at a price point of $31.92 (at press time). However, around a week back, the top-10 altcoin was struggling to stay in the green while trading just above the $23 … Read more

Crypto Price Watch: Good Day For the Market Sees EOS, Stellar (XLM) and IOTA Surge by Over 10% Each

The past 24-hours have been extremely positive for the crypto sector, with all of the top-20 alt-coins in the market today gaining considerable financial traction. It is especially worth noting that of the lot, EOS, XLM and IOTA witnessed the largest gains (of around 21%, 11%, and 12% respectively). As a result of yesterday’s economic … Read more

Crypto Price Watch: Waves, Tezos and Maker See Green Despite Dwindling Market Prices

Even as a majority of the top 10 altcoins within today’s crypto market continue to see red, there are digital currencies like Waves, Maker, and Tezos that have witnessed an upward surge of 9%, 3%, and 2.5% respectively over the course of the past 24 hours. Waves Continues Its Strong Performance As can be seen … Read more

3 Short-term Ethereum Price Predictions – 2018 Week 49 Edition

It is always difficult to make sense of the current cryptocurrency market momentum. A lot of things can go wrong in quick succession when not taking the necessary precautions, although the markets also seem to follow their own path right now. The following three Ethereum price predictions show an interesting, albeit mainly bearish future may … Read more

3 Short-term XLM Price Predictions – 2018 Week 49 Edition

There is no shortage of optimism when it comes to dealing with different cryptocurrencies. Even the short-term price predictions are all over the place right now, which is indicative of the current market trends. In the case of Stellar Lumens – or XLM – it would appear things will get very interesting, either for better … Read more

Crypto Arbitrage Today: XMR, ZEC, Dash, BTG, TRX, DOGE

As is always the case during the weekends, cryptocurrency arbitrage opportunities are of incredible value. During the weekends, there are usually some interesting options to explore, although it remains to be seen how much liquidity there is to explore. Even so, for those looking for some decent profits today, the following six opportunities are certainly … Read more