Explaining all of the different phenomena in the cryptocurrency world is not all that easy. Some of these ëvents”are made up in people’s minds, whereas others seem slightly more tangible. The Coinbase Effect, for example, is something many enthusiasts tend to discard. Even so, it is something that tends to happen every so often, and will potentially continue to happen for quite some time to come. What is the Coinbase Effect? To a lot of cryptocurrency users, Coinbase is the main exchange to get a token, asset, or currency listed on. The company has been one of the gatekeepers of
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In the world of cryptocurrencies, there is no such thing as a day during which none of the markets moved. Especially during volatile times like these, the lower-cap coins tend to note some interesting changes. This past week was no different, as the following six altcoins all noted pretty steep gains in very quick succession. Sustaining this growth will prove to be rather difficult, for rather obvious reasons. Counterparty Gains Over 350% Although many people have all but forgotten Counterparty is still a cryptocurrency project, it seems some people are more than willing to push up the value of this 
Through 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became increasingly active in their regulation of the cryptocurrency space, particularly in regards to recent ICOs. This activity partially came in the form of Cease-and-Desists (C&D) delivered to a number of projects. Of these included Paragon. On November 16th, 2018, Paragon (PRG) received a C&D for their 2017 ICO which raised US$12 million in the sale of, in the eyes of the SEC, unregistered securities. Per the C&D, Paragon was required to pay a US$250,000 fine to the SEC and refund investors of the ICO. In response to the news, 
A report compiled by researchers from Tel Aviv University, The University of Tulsa, and the University of New Mexico has found nearly 5,000 advertisements for cryptocurrency pump and dump signals on social platforms Discord and Telegram posted during the first half of 2018. Also Read: Asian News Headlines Exert Significant Impact on Cryptocurrency Prices Nearly 5,000 […]
In recent news pertaining to crypto exchanges, Yobit has announced a “random coin” pump for Oct. 11, the founder of Okgroup has announced Okcoin USA’s plan to launch a stablecoin, and Coinbase’s chief policy officer has predicted that the exchange will attain Japanese regulatory approval by 2019. Also Read: A Bitcoin Rat Is Occupying Wall Street […]