Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx says it will add XRP and Bitcoin Cash to its fiat-to-crypto trading platform today. The coins will launch on the company’s peer-to-peer trading platform, where users can buy and sell cryptocurrencies directly from one another using fiat currencies. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Tether are already listed. The peer-to-peer section of OKEx launched […]

Bitcoin [BTC], the world’s largest cryptocurrency has often been touted as an unstable and fluctuating coin. However, the data recorded by Buy Bitcoin Worldwide suggests that a substantial decline in the degree of Bitcoin’s price volatility is in progress. Bitcoin has often drawn flak from the cryptoverse for scalability issues. The largest crypto-asset had once […]

Scientists over the years have tried to find another planet which could be fully inhabited by humans but to no avail. This shows how our planet Earth should be of a high priority to us and also should be one of our top most priorities to ensure that this planet is maintained to sustain us into the future. The world has seen so many changes over the centuries through the use of scientific knowledge and technological advancements. Day in and day out, our scientists are exploring new ways to make life better and safer for human beings. Think about the

Bitcoin Cash [BCH] the sixth largest coin in the market, is exhibiting similar movements to the collective market, with no isolated strides. At press time, Bitcoin Cash was up against the US dollar by 1.84 percent and was trading at $145.02. The market cap of the coin stands at $2.55 billion, over $450 million behind […]

Thailand is set to legalize the issuance of tokenized securities using blockchain technology with a recent amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act. Thailand to Greenlight STOs Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly has reportedly approved an amendment to the existing Securities and Exchange Act on February 8th, according to the Bangkok Post. The amended act is expected to go into effect this year according to Tipsuda Thavaramara, Deputy Secretary-General at the SEC. The Director of the

Wealth manager Carol Pepper says cannabis stocks are the next “huge growth area” in alternative investing. With an actual physical product, pot stocks could soar like Bitcoin in 2017, but unlike the cryptocurrency, they won’t follow that boom with a bust. Pot Stocks Earn Bump from Legalization Progress Recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada on October 17, 2018, opening the North American market to pot companies and laying the groundwork for cannabis-infused drinks and other products. The US could quickly follow Canada’s trailblazing. Though it’s still banned at the federal level, ten US states and the District of Columbia have

Over the past month Ethereum (ETH) has seen some overwhelmingly positive price action, surging from lows of $104 to highs of over $150. Part of this price surge may be due to its upcoming Constantinople hard fork, which will offer the crypto multiple enhancements and will reduce its future inflation rates, which will likely be...

The twelfth largest crypto asset listed on CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin SV, has moved at a steady pace. Despite failing to breach the $70.00 resistance, BSV has gained momentum in its valuation. BSV opened at a valuation of $65.14 and gradually recovered to a high of $66.15 during the day, before falling again. At press time, Bitcoin […]

According to research conducted by UK cyber crime investigation firm Digital Shadows and reported in The Next Web, cyber criminals have managed to generate around $332,000 in Bitcoin from an email-based blackmail scam. These funds were sent from over 3,100 unique Bitcoin addresses. The scam was first reported in 2017. However, the popularity of the...

Wilsons Auction House in the UK will be hosting a cryptocurrency auction for roughly 315 coins. The coins are spread across Bitcoin, Bitcoin Gold, and Bitcoin Cash. A full day long, the auction will begin on February 28. Originally seized by Belgian authorities, the coins were related to a dark web market. They have an estimated value of around 300,000 pounds sterling or close to USD$400,000. Wilsons was previously the first to auction Monero, about 167 of them, which sold for less than 10,000 pounds. The company says on its website that the contract attracted significant attention. “The contract, which

Afri Schoeden, Parity’s release manager, has quit Ethereum projects after being criticized for critiquing the Serenity upgrade

David Stockman, who served as the late US President Ronald Reagan’s top economic adviser, says a day of reckoning has arrived for the stock market. Stockman believes a recession is imminent and that a “bad situation” waits on Wall Street’s horizon. He warns investors to exit the stock and bond markets in a recent interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business with a stark metaphor: “We need to wake up and smell the roses here.” Stockman says the US economy is in the tenth year of the longest business expansion in history. An increasing budget deficit comes at the “very

Ebang, the third largest mining equipment producer, plans to make at least 400,000 of its Ebit mining rigs in 2019. The company commands a 9.2% share of the global mining hardware market, lying behind only Bitmain and Canaan. Ebang Expects to Sell 400K Units in 2019 The latest company reports show sales of almost 159k units in 2017, followed by almost 309k units in the first half of 2018. Total figures for 2018 are not yet available,

Bitcoin is once again beginning to creep towards its strong resistance level at $4,000 following a relatively involatile trading session over the past couple of days. Although BTC has seen some incredibly bullish momentum over the past few weeks and has firmly established the low-$3,000 region as a strong level of support, its upwards ascent...

Litecoin [LTC] has managed to sustain a steady rise in price valuation over the last week and looks set to continue its recovery from the bear attacks in January. However, Litecoin’s price has fallen by 1.47 percent over the past 24 hours, at press time. Litecoin is currently fifth on the list of the world’s […]

German derivatives exchange Eurex is planning to launch digital asset futures contracts tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP. The launch is imminent, according to The Block. Eurex’s parent company, German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse, has reportedly been planning to introduce crypto futures since December of 2017 when Bitcoin was trading near its all-time high of […]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Friday to rescue its nine-week winning streak, and the US stock market bellwether further crossed another milestone by edging across the 26,000 mark minutes prior to the closing bell. Dow Creeps Higher for Ninth Consecutive Week The Dow jumped by 181.18 points or 0.7 percent to 26,031.81. The S&P 500 rose 0.64 percent but fell short of 2,800, and the Nasdaq outperformed with its 0.91 percent rally to round out a positive end to the US stock market’s weekly trading session. Friday marked the first time since November that the Dow had closed

The Bitcoin price has become relatively stable over the last few weeks. In fact, according to Buy Bitcoin Worldwide, the 30-day volatility index for BTC is now at 2.55% — the lowest since July. What does this drop in volatility mean for Bitcoin? Could it serve as a driver for further merchant adoption or is...

Researchers from Stanford University and Visa Research have developed a privacy mechanism for Ethereum and other smart contract platforms

Tron [TRX] is at the forefront of multiple developments and updates spearheaded by Justin Sun, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Tron Foundation. Tron’s avid fanbase has also contributed to the cryptocurrency’s efforts to enter multiple industries. The cryptocurrency is currently ranked 9th on the cryptocurrency charts with a total market cap of […]

What are zk-SNARKs? zk-SNARK is an acronym for “Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge,” which is a proof construction where one can prove that he/she owns certain data without having to actually reveal it, without having to interact with the verifier. Zcash is the first project to use zk-SNARKs’ zero-knowledge cryptography, thus enabling its transactions […]

Bitcoin’s recent bullish rally has helped the leading crypto asset return to mean after $6K support was penetrated by bears. Given its potential, it’s clear to see that Bitcoin is currently undervalued by most analyst’s standards. Bitcoin price predictions place the number one crypto by market cap in the hundreds of thousands, with some estimates...

With increasing interest from institutional investors, is it a good time to buy for the long term or is this just a dead cat bounce? Let’s look at the charts

Google copped to making a mistake Thursday by not disclosing a microphone component  present in its Nest Guard devices, an enhancement to the Nest Secure suite. No Reports of Actual Consumers Bothered By Google’s Secret Nest Microphone Google’s surprise microphone alarmed consumer privacy advocates, but no word yet from any major news sources reporting that actual Nest Guard users were unhappy about Google waiting to disclose the microphone until it had developed the software applications for it. Instead, the media row over Google’s surprise microphone centers on the complaints of Washington-based political activists who say they speak for the consumer,

The cryptocurrency market and its volatile behavior has been going on for quite some time now with several of the best performers seeing significant price slumps, as well as pumps. It is in this background, that OKEx, a Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange launched XRP and Bitcoin Cash [BCH] in the C2C market while delisting others at […]

Gaming mogul Tim Sweeney, best known these days for founding the company behind Fortnite, made the unusual decision to defend the size of the EOS blockchain in a tweet today. What’s wrong with 4TB for a global transaction ledger? That fits on a $200 hard drive. — Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) February 22, 2019 Crypto Blockchain Size: How Big Is Too Big? EOS Weekly created a video expressing concern over the current size of the EOS blockchain. Sweeney wondered what the big problem with a 4TB blockchain is. How did the greatest strength of EOS (its speed) turn into its greatest

Bitcoin The crypto markets are a sea of green, with Bitcoin once again breaking through $4,000 for the fourth time this year. Bitcoin is currently up around 1.06% at $4,013 at time of publishing, according to the price tracker WorldCoinIndex. Ripple and XRP Ripple has released 100 million XRP from escrow, sending the funds to one […]