Church Mining Cryptocurrency Told to Pay Higher Electricity Rates

The outcome of a court case in Russia may affect the popular practice of cryptocurrency mining in basements and garages. According to a recent ruling, a church in Irkutsk must pay higher electricity rates for installing and running mining hardware on its premises. ‘Grace’, the religious organization of the local evangelical community, has been taking … Read more

Bitcoin Markets Comprise Imminent Alternative to Foreign Exchange

A report authored by researchers from the Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics has found that Bitcoin is maturing. The report, courtesy of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, concludes that Bitcoin carries “concrete potential of imminently becoming a regular market” and “an alternative to the foreign exchange.” Also Read: Research: Corporations Fail to Deliver … Read more

The Top 3 Cryptocurrencies Remain Stable – BTC, ETH, XRP Price Steady

After a nasty dip last week that wiped roughly $20 billion off cryptocurrency, the top three cryptos remain stable post recovery. The cryptocurrency market capitalization sits at $202 billion, which we first saw back in August. As long as the market cap can remain above the $200 billion level next week, the current support levels … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Likely to Remain Bearish for Now

At press time, the price of bitcoin is unchanged and still lying within the $6,200 range where it’s remained for roughly 72 hours. Many analysts had predicted that bitcoin’s sudden “stability” would in turn lead to bullish behavior. After all, the coin was remaining at $6,500 for several days, and it appeared things weren’t likely … Read more

6 Cryptocurrencies With Cheaper Transaction Fees Than Venmo

In the financial industry, transaction fees are always considered to be a very big problem. Although Venmo always had relatively low transaction fees, that has now come to change. The company will charge a flat 1% on all amounts, which makes the following six cryptocurrencies a lot cheaper to use. #6 Bitcoin Most people will … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Developers Are Building Tools for Better BCH Fungibility

On Oct. 12 the Bitcoin Cash developer Chris Troutner published a new shuffling protocol concept called Tokenshuffle, a platform that aims to anonymize BCH transactions. Meanwhile, the Cashshuffle project has recently outlined the platform’s roadmap and accomplishments so far. Over the past few months the focus on bitcoin cash fungibility and tools that make blockchain … Read more