The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 15

At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. Last week was the fourteenth installment of my challenge. People seem to be more inquisitive again as the market appears to … Read more

Altcoins Slide as Price of Bitcoin Falls Below $9,000

As is always expected with major surges, cryptocurrency markets have seen a significant drawback following strong performances across the board since local BTC lows of under US$7,000 earlier in the month. Following impressive Bitcoin and altcoin gains earlier in the week, global market capitalization has fallen about 10% in the past day. While many speculators feared … Read more

The Notorious Bunny Ranch Brothel Now Accepts Bitcoin

According to the infamous licensed brothel in Nevada, the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a sex worker named Lana West was paid for her intimate favors with a few thousand dollars in bitcoin. Since then the Bunny Ranch has announced accepting the digital currency for sexual services. Also read: Five Reasons Why Bitcoin Cash is About to Win … Read more

What Is the Bart Pattern?

While cryptocurrency is constantly changing, one value that has persisted since the early days is an unwavering commitment to memes. From HODL to BearWhale, the crypto community has primarily kept the culture of the sphere lighthearted and playful. The most recent manifestation of this is the infamous Bart Pattern, a price pattern so peculiar that its wonky formation could … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Falls to $9,000 After Yesterday’s $9,300 Strike

Bitcoin is currently trading for about $9,000. This is roughly $300 less than yesterday’s high of $9,333, which sent both investors and analysts flying. It is also a near-three percent drop in 24 hours. At press time, bitcoin’s overall market cap has fallen to about $154 billion. Though a slide may be in the books, … Read more

Bitcoin Hash Rate Remains Strong Despite Massive Price Dip in Q1

Even though the first three months of 2018 were not positive for all cryptocurrencies, it seems some things will never change. Over the past few months, the Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash hash rates have remained virtually unchanged. Although there have been some temporary dips, the overall uptrend is still firmly intact. Bitcoin Hash rate Remains Unchanged Anyone with … Read more

Former US Regulator Wants to Label XRP and Ether as Securities

It has become more than apparent that regulators will continue to focus their attention on the cryptocurrency industry for quite some time to come. Gary Gensler, a former regulator in the Obama administration, has made some very interesting comments. In his opinion, both Ethereum and XRP were issued and traded in violation of American securities regulations. It … Read more

Facebook to Be Sued for Defamation Related to Scammy Bitcoin Ads

In what is being referred to as a “groundbreaking lawsuit”, United Kingdom financial guru Martin Lewis is taking aim at Facebook’s lack of vigilance with regard to fake accounts. Mr. Lewis claims his likeness and reputation were used in multiple fraudulent instances, peddling mostly investment advice for assets such as bitcoin. Also read: James Bond-Like … Read more

Electroneum Hard Fork Electronero Combines Features From Different CryptoNote Currencies

When several weeks go by without a cryptocurrency hard fork, one would almost assume something is wrong. Luckily, that is not the case, and a new currency has been announced. Known as Electronero, this new altcoin is a hard fork of the Electroneum currency, which also borrows a lot of functionality from Monero. It’s an … Read more