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Things are not looking all that great for the Bitcoin price as of right now. Although it is unclear where this sudden bearish pressure is coming from, the price is getting battered quite badly. Thanks to a 6% decline in the past few hours, the Bitcoin price has now dropped below $9,000 and is seemingly … Read more
In less than a week on May 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will be upgrading the base block size from 8MB to 32MB, as well as re-enabling and adding some OP_Codes to the codebase. With just days left there are a few things BCH holders and full node operators should know before the upgrade … Read more
There is no such thing as a boring day in the world of cryptocurrency. Circle is one of the more prolific applications when it comes to blockchain technology and supporting cryptocurrencies. In their most recent move, they added Monero to Circle Invest, the company’s mobile application. It’s a very interesting development, considering how much opposition this altcoin has … Read more
A lot of interesting things are happening in the world of cryptocurrency, but some trends are less than positive. The Vertcoin mining situation, for example, doesn’t look all that promising as of right now. With one pool controlling a large amount of the network’s hashrate, there is genuine reason for concern. Vertcoin Faces a Potential … Read more
ASIC mining hardware has always been considered somewhat controversial in the world of cryptocurrency mining. These powerful devices give wealthier miners a competitive advantage over others, which can eventually lead to centralization. In the case of Sia, miners have been looking forward to the Obelisk ASIC miner for quite some time now. The big question … Read more
A lot of interesting developments are on the horizon for Ethereum. Most people know there is an impending switch to proof-of-stake, which will occur through the Casper network upgrade. It seems Casper is headed in the right direction, with a new code base having been released for public peer review. Another Milestone for Casper It is … Read more
It almost seemed as if today would be a good day for all cryptocurrencies. Unfortunately, there is a new wave of bearish pressure forming across all currencies as we speak. The Bitcoin Cash price is still up by over 6.5% compared to 24 hours ago, though. With its value surpassing $1,650 once again, the race … Read more
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s cofounder, is increasingly finding himself target of very public rumors about his role in the project’s supposed love of secrecy. Charges of lacking transparency are equivalent to mortal sins in the cryptocurrency space. Ethereum too is particularly sensitive about accusations along these lines, especially in the ongoing light of a possible US … Read more
Paul Chou, a former Goldman Sachs executive and the founder of LedgerX, a regulated bitcoin derivatives and futures market based in the US, said that Bitcoin has been seeing unprecedented institutional interest for the first time in its history. Institutional Money During an interview with Nathaniel Popper of the New York Times, Chou stated that despite … Read more
Just recently the Bitcoin Gold (BTG) developers announced the project’s consensus algorithm Equihash was “threatened” in a blog post called “A Response to the ASIC Threat.” In the post, the BTG project’s team members explain that they might change the cryptocurrency’s current Equihash algorithm due to the recent launch of the Antminer Z9 mining rig. … Read more
