Promoted: Trilliant’s Plan For Crypto-Based Fractional Ownership

For many, returns are the reason for investing in cryptocurrency. The thought of garnering profit without having to become intimately involved in the technical details is a proposition that holds great appeal. However, actually achieving investor peace of mind can be tricky in light of the cryptocurrency market’s complexities — the market based on blockchain […]

What Determines the Price of Bitcoin (or Any Other Cryptocurrency)?

The post What Determines the Price of Bitcoin (or Any Other Cryptocurrency)? appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. While many people follow Bitcoin’s price, not everyone knows exactly how this price is determined. Bitcoin is unlike traditional assets such as stocks or commodities, so there are some surprising differences in the way its price is calculated. […]

ICO Marketing: A Guide to Building Your ICO Marketing Strategy

The post ICO Marketing: A Guide to Building Your ICO Marketing Strategy appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Everything You Need to Know About ICO Marketing in 2018 If 2017 is to be remembered for something, then it will be remembered for being the year of the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) and the year the world […]

Former Federal Reserve Governor Supports ‘FedCoin’ Project

Kevin Warsh, a former U.S. Federal Reserve governor, recently told The New York Times the Fed should give serious consideration to releasing a government-sponsored cryptocurrency — commonly called a “FedCoin.” Warsh is among a group of investors in Basis, formerly Basecoin, a cryptocurrency designed with an algorithmic central bank that will keep the price stable. […]

HBO’s Silicon Valley Digs at ICO Mania in Latest Crypto-Themed Episode

HBO’s Silicon Valley is doing its part to usher in ICOs to the mainstream, as evidenced by the latest episode, which was entitled “Initial Coin Offering.” The series, whose show opening includes a shot of US bitcoin exchange Coinbase in the corporate landscape, is all in, with fictional decentralized internet startup Pied Piper opting to pursue […]

Busted: Britain Confiscates $700,000 in Bitcoin from Hacker

A British court will this month sentence a 26 year old cyber-fraudster, from whom Scotland Yard seized about $700,000 in bitcoin proceeds earned from cyber-crime activities in 2015. The seizure of the $700,000 worth of bitcoin from Grant West last year is one of the first such seizures of cryptocurrency from any cyber-criminal in Britain. […]

Fed Report: Bitcoin Futures Creation and Fall of Cryptocurrency Was No Coincidence

Last December’s introduction of Bitcoin futures, which gave investors an opportunity to bet against the value of the coin, played a large role in the late-2017 and early-2018 price decline, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Bitcoin’s Connection With Futures Markets In the economic letter from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, published today […]