Cryptocurrency News
Brazil's New Blockchain Data Tool Cost $250K, Runs on Quorum
Coin Desk - 10 Apr 2020 20:00
Brazil's central bank spent 1.3 million Brazilian reals (USD $250K) over two years building its new database for financial regulators on Quorum, replacing a slow and expensive paper-based system with a fully digitized ve...
Chainlink (LINK) Rallies 149% Since March Bitcoin Price Crash
Coin Telegraph - 10 Apr 2020 05:55
Chainlink price gained 47% over the past 4 days and traders look ready to push the price closer to its previous all-time high
Reddit May Use Ethereum for a New Token-Based Points System
Coin Desk - 10 Apr 2020 23:25
Reddit is trialing an Ethereum-based rewards system in one of its subreddits.
Quantitative Tightening and 5 Key Questions for Our Changing World
Coin Desk - 10 Apr 2020 21:00
As we wrap up another crazy week - 6.6 million more jobless claims, $2.3 trillion more in stimulus - NLW lays out the key themes and questions to think about over the long Easter weekend.
Chain of Events Post-BSV Halving Mirrors BCH's, Loyalists Propping Up the Network
Coin Telegraph - 10 Apr 2020 20:46
Bitcoin SV follows Bitcoin Cash in suffering a mass miner exodus following its first block reward halving
Bitcoin's Third Halving: Survey Shows 50% of Miners Expect a Price Increase
Bitcoin.com - 10 Apr 2020 20:24
The block reward halving for BTC is 32 days away and crypto businesses and mining operations are steadily preparing for the event. Today, Bitcoin’s hashrate is hovering just above 100 exahash per second (EH/s) and one ...
Craig Wright Accused of Plagiarizing Law Degree Dissertation
Coin Telegraph - 10 Apr 2020 19:30
An anonymous individual has accused Craig Wright of plagiarizing large portions of his 2008 dissertation for his law degree
Hash Rate Spike Relates to BTC Price, but Halving Throws Miners Off Their Game
Coin Telegraph - 10 Apr 2020 19:15
According to many crypto pundits, Bitcoin's price doesn't necessarily have to increase dramatically following a hash rate spike
Ledger Expands Crypto Payment Options with Crypto.Com Partnership
Coin Telegraph - 10 Apr 2020 18:54
Wallet producer Ledger allows its customers to pay with Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Litecoin and Crypto.com Coin for its products via the Crypto.com wallet
More Profit-Taking? Bitcoin Price Sags 7% Ahead of Easter Weekend
Coin Desk - 10 Apr 2020 18:10
Major cryptocurrency markets fell 7 percent over the past 24 hours, with bitcoin (BTC) retreating below $7,000 to $6,807 as of press time.
XRP Price Bottom May Be Here as Bulls Try to Prevent New All-Time Low
Coin Telegraph - 10 Apr 2020 17:39
XRP price bulls must now defend new multi-year lows
Venezuela's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic? More Petro!
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 17:38
Venezuela's economic situation - already perilous before the coronavirus pandemic - is now worsening due to the spread of the deadly disease. And with the fiat bolivar struggling, Caracas once again appears to be turning...
Blockchain Patents, COVID-19 Crypto Scams, Shelved Coin + More News
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 17:24
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Blockchain news A total of 35 global multinationals ...
Mining Monero on HTC Exodus 1s is Coming in 3 Months
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 16:43
HTC Exodus 1s smartphone users should soon be able to mine crypto directly on their phone. HTC, a major Taiwanese consumer electronics company, has partnered up with ASIC chip design company Midas Labs in order to enable...
Bitcoin Going Industrial: New York-Based Natural Gas Provider Sells Fully Compliant 'Hashpower Contract'
Bitcoin.com - 10 Apr 2020 16:30
During the first week of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a $65 million investment into the ‘behind-the-meter’ bitcoin mining operation, Greenidge Generation LLC in Dresden, New York. The Greenidge plant operates ...
Cryptoverse Speculates On Alleged Reddit Plans With Ethereum
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 16:14
Speculations that an Ethereum (ETH) blockchain-based asset may be coming to major discussion website Reddit and that it is working on adding a points system based on this blockchain have recently become a new talk of the...
Factom's Two Employees Press On Despite Lead Investor's Call to Liquidate
Coin Desk - 10 Apr 2020 16:00
Factom, Inc. cut 80 percent of its 10-person staff. "The protocol is going to run whether Factom, Inc. continues or not," said COO Jay Smith.
Number of Bitcoin Whales Hits 2 Year High as Accumulation Accelerates
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 15:46
The number of Bitcoin (BTC) whales with at least BTC 1,000 (USD 6.9 million) in their wallets has reached its highest point in more than 2 years, or almost 1,850 entities, according to a new research. Also, the number of...
April Loves Bitcoin, But Watch for Capitulations and COVID-19 - Kraken
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 15:15
While April has historically been the second-best performing month for bitcoin (BTC), investors should watch for the possible miner and/or holdler capitulation and how the world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic-trig...
Coronavirus Has Erased 33% of Crypto Scammers' Revenue: Chainalysis
Coin Desk - 10 Apr 2020 15:00
Research firm Chainalysis found that even though crypto scammers were seeing high numbers of transactions, this year's dramatic market tumble means their actual profit was a fraction of what it used to be.
Bithumb Under Pressure to Delist Monero as Nth Room Ire Continues
Crypto News - 10 Apr 2020 13:14
South Korean market-leading crypto exchange Bithumb is coming under pressure to delist monero (XMR) cryptocurrency as public outrage over the Telegram Nth room sexual exploitation and rape video case continues to dominat...
Bitcoin Evolution: Wanna Make $1 Million in 2 Months Like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? It's a Scam
Bitcoin.com - 10 Apr 2020 13:05
A bitcoin investment scheme has reportedly claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making millions using a “wealth loophole” and have urged everyone to check out Bitcoin Evolution. However, this is a sales ta...