Bitcoin has been experiencing a quiet weekend trading session and is currently firmly in the middle of its long-established trading range between $4,000 and $4,100. It is unclear how long this range will persist, but historically BTC has experienced fairly significant price swings after long bouts of sideways trading. Now, analysts seem to concur that...

The CEO of Galaxy Digital, one of crypto’s biggest investment firms, says Bitcoin’s market cap can easily pass gold in the next 20 years. In a new interview with Morgan Creek Digital founder Anthony Pompliano, Mike Novogratz says it’s a matter of time before institutional players like Goldman Sachs and Intercontinental Exchange enter the space. […]

According to research published by LongHash, Trdot Wallet’s address balance dropped by 99% in two days, and reached $775 million TRX on 13 February. Trdot Wallet is a cryptocurrency wallet that was launched on 16 November, 2018, claiming that it was “created” and “supported” by Tron. Moreover, LongHash’s research posted a graph of TRX’s price […]

The world of blockchain-based financial software is becoming an increasingly competitive sector. New companies and more established operations alike are vying for attention, seeking to offer enhanced services and increase their user-base, with the obvious benefit of unlocking additional revenue with which to fund further development. This is where Germany-based decentralized software company CPI Technologies comes in, and an announcement regarding the launch of the project was made in Mainz, Germany this week. What is CPI Technologies? CPI Technologies styles itself as a ‘blockchain software development and marketing company’ which offers ‘blockchain ecosystem development for individuals and companies’. According to

The total crypto market cap seems to be facing a couple of important resistance levels. EOS price is slowly moving higher from the $3.62 support area, with a positive angle. Binance Coin (BNB) surged more than 10% and broke the $16.50 resistance. Bitcoin cash price is currently consolidating above the $165 support level. Tron (TRX)...

Binance coin [BNB], the seventh largest crypto asset on CoinMarketCap, pumped by over 15% and posted significant gains while slowly emerging from the crypto winter. At press time, BNB held a market cap of $2.45 billion. The coin’s price was clocked at $17.35. The crypto asset registered a 24-hour trading volume accounting for $326.90 million. […]

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has been ramping up his engagement in the Twitter space, after recently saying…

Ripple price recovered recently, but it failed to break the $0.3120 resistance against the US dollar. The price is slowly declining and it is currently trading well below the $0.3100 level. There is a crucial bearish trend line formed with resistance at $0.3065 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken)....

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is a well-known crypto enthusiast, who has the long-term growth of the market in mind.…

ETH price is forming a decent support near the $134 level against the US Dollar. The price is currently moving higher and testing the key $136 resistance and the 100 hourly SMA. There is a major bearish trend line formed with resistance at $136 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — an intergovernmental organization founded to develop policies against money laundering and terrorism financing — is even more squarely setting its sights on regulating, supervising, and monitoring providers of services for digital assets.  Specifically, FATF has admittedly been working on an Interpretive Note to Recommendation 15, which defines how the FATF standards apply to activities or operations involving virtual assets. As has been the case for quite some time,

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has thrown some serious shade at distributed ledger technology — commonly referred to as ‘the blockchain.’  According to the third-largest bank by market capitalization in Australia, legacy financial institutions aren’t exactly under immediate threat from the trustless transactions introduced by Bitcoin (BTC) and its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Maria Bellmas, ANZ Institutional’s associate director of trade and supply chain products, stated: Blockchain has been the darling of

United Airlines became just another business to come out in acceptance of non-binary gender identification. The Airline has announced that in addition to the current selections of M(male), F(female), and U(undisclosed), they will offer passengers an “Mx.’ option when booking flights. United’s Chief Customer Officer Toby Enqvist stated: United is determined to lead the industry in LGBT inclusivity, and we are proud to be the first U.S. airline to offer these inclusive booking options for our customers. Mr., Ms. Or…. What does non-binary mean? Gender Non-Binary Identification Becoming the Norm? According to the National Center on Transgender Equality, not all

Touted as the next big thing in crypto, stablecoins promise investors volatility-proof exposure to decentralized assets, but insiders say that this emerging asset class is vulnerable to the same manipulative practices that have tarnished the broader ecosystem. According to Nevin Freeman, chief executive officer of Reserve, a Coinbase-backed stablecoin, many of his rivals artificially inflate their market caps and trading volumes, creating misleading data on crypto-tracking sites like CoinMarketCap and The Stablecoin Index. Freeman identified two dubious tactics used by stablecoin operators to pump their metrics: giving discounts to investors who agree to lock up their funds for a set

We’re all still thinking like regular crypto heads when it comes to what Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has up his sleeve with his stablecoin. The Zuck’s not thinking about just creating his own crypto. He wants to replace the U.S. dollar according to Ted Livingston, who’s developed the reputation of being ahead of the industry in making predictions. Livingston is the founder and CEO of messaging platform Kik. Facebook’s moves aren’t steeped in anything nefarious. Instead, they are in line with  Facebook’s usual claims – helping the world. This time, the vision is to help people who are working in foreign

Erik Voorhees, the CEO of ShapeShift and a well-known influencer, spoke about the cryptocurrency price bubble and the bear market, in an interview for WhatBitcoinDid. Voorhees stated that this was the fourth time he experienced the cryptocurrency bear market, adding that he has been in the space “pretty much” since the beginning. He further added […]

Recent reports seem to indicate that, believe it or not, Bitcoin (BTC)’s short-term prospects in this market are limited, as crypto analysts await the holy grail of trading sessions — the fabled “altseason.” With this phase of trading, analysts expect for Bitcoin’s hegemony over the broader industry to slip, as stakeholders flee to alternative digital...

The Russian Duma has pushed back its planned consideration of a bill to recognize and regulate digital financial assets. Initially scheduled for March 22, the reading will now hold at an unspecified date in April, following the outcome of a vote on the agenda for a plenary session last week. The draft bill is not without its controversies, as it has been specifically edited to remove the terms “cryptocurrency,” “smart contract,” and “token.” This is in line with Russia’s surprisingly cautious position on cryptocurrencies,which has seen authorities repeatedly drag their feet on the possibility of creating a regulatory framework for

XRP broke its sideways movement after it breached its immediate support to fall lower. Despite a slew of announcements and XRP adoption, the price of XRP remains unaffected. The price of XRP was $0.315, with the market cap at $12 billion, at press time. The 24-hour price change for XRP was -0.58%, while the 7-day […]

Google will meet next week with America’s military brass to allay Washington’s concerns that it’s helping China’s artificial intelligence (AI) program while refusing to assist the Pentagon with tech initiatives. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said on Thursday that the internet giant is “assisting the Chinese military in advancing technology,” and such an effort “is not in U.S. national interests.” He made the remarks at Atlantic Council event, an American think-tank. At last week’s Senate testimony, he said Google “indirectly benefits the Chinese military.” At the same congressional hearing, acting secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan voiced

As the Bitcoin price weekly candle draws towards a close for the week we take a look at what the performance over the week looks like going into the final week of March. Bitcoin price: 4-HOUR CHART Looking at the4-hour chart, we can see that the bitcoin price has spent the last few days oscillating around the weekly opening price of $3965, with the bears continually attacking this level. The MACD has broken through it

I’m not going to mince words here. Kathy Griffin disgusts me. In the wake of an ISIS leader repeatedly sending out videos of himself decapitating people as part of the group’s sick propaganda, Griffin thought it funny to draw a parallel to President Trump. Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot (PHOTO) https://t.co/UM9GHRrFf5 — TMZ (@TMZ) May 30, 2017 Who can forget that 2017 photo of her with that faux head of the president dripping “blood?” She sat down with CBS for an interview this week to remove any doubt about whether she regretted the repulsive stunt. She

Agustin Carstens, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager and a noted bitcoin critic, has said that the launch of central bank-backed crypto assets could undermine financial stability. During his speech at the Central Bank of Ireland, the BIS official said: “There are huge operational consequences for central banks in implementing monetary policy and implications for the stability of the financial system. Central banks do not put a brake on innovations just for the sake of it. But neither should they speed ahead disregarding all traffic conditions.” Considering the role of central banks in maintaining stability in the global financial

Cryptocurrency community members are speculating that Tether is not being openly transparent about its reserves after changes to its website.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says there’s a simple reason why Bitcoin and crypto exchanges are faking volume. Cryptocurrency index and beta fund provider Bitwise dropped a bombshell report on Wednesday that finds 95% of volume on unregulated crypto exchanges is likely fake. Bitwise is currently seeking approval for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund proposal, and submitted […]

As President Donald Trump continues sounding a triumphalist tone on the subject of the economy, there are developing signs that point to a brewing recession. Fear of a slowdown is the primary reason why the Federal Reserve declined to raise interest rates at the start of the year, and now it seems that these fears are well-founded. GDP growth during the four quarters of 2018 was the fastest since 2005. This Administration is the first on record to have experienced economic growth that meets or exceeds its own forecasts in each of its first two years in office. GROWTH is

Ripple prices down three percent from last week’s close Price surges depend on xRapid adoption Participation levels low and almost half that of Feb 24 At third with a market cap of $12,861 at the time of press, Ripple (XRP)—like the rest is under pressure. However, this has been compounded by regulatory uncertainty which is...