Multiple forks of Bitcoin blockchain created over last years has made it popular among the cryptocurrency community. The same trend is now happening with the second most popular network, Ethereum. According to a team of anonymous developers (who only have their names listed in the white paper), the EtherZero fork occurred on January 19, 2018, […]
The post Low Volatility on Wall Street Leaves Investors Turning to Bitcoin for Decent Returns appeared first on CCN Low volatility on Wall Street is forcing investors to look to less traditional asset classes like bitcoin in pursuit of better returns. And perhaps some more excitement. There is a dramatic increase in the correlation between […]
Like many other mainstream economists, Paul Krugman has long-shown a complete disdain for Bitcoin. In late 2013, he went as far as to write a piece titled “Bitcoin Is Evil” for his column in The New York Times. Moral objections to bitcoin are one thing, but Krugman also does not see much utility in the […]
The post 60 Second Video News Summary – Jan 22, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 60 seconds. Bitcoin’s price dropped below the $10,000 level. All other altcoins suffered massive drops and the market is now slowly recovering from this massive panic sell. South Korean government […]
The post Fake News: Venezuela Rejects “False Information” on Petro Whitepaper appeared first on CCN The Venezuelan government has recently stated that “false information” about its oil-backed Petro cryptocurrency has been published online. According to Reuters, the government is rejecting a leaked, allegedly fake, Petro whitepaper. The superintendence of Venezuelan Cryptoassets and Related Activites, bullishly […]
The post Korbit: Non-Koreans Prohibited from KRW Deposits at All Domestic Cryptocurrency Exchanges appeared first on CCN Korbit, the third largest bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in the South Korean market behind Bithumb and Coinone, has announced that non-Korean nationals or foreigners will not be allowed to deposit Korean won at any domestic cryptocurrency exchanges. Foreigners […]
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It isn’t possible to have decentralization, a fixed money supply and sufficient liquidity for an efficient payments system, says Frances Coppola.
Organizers hope a new competition will spur security advances for Lightning, but also steer bitcoin debates in more constructive directions.
Shortly after a sharp drop from the mid $14,000 to the lower $9,000s, bitcoin saw a strong bounce to the upper $11,000s. At the time of this article, bitcoin appears to be consolidating and is ready to make its next move: Figure 1: BTC-USD, 1 Day Candles, Macro View In the previous BTC market analysis, […]