Futures Launch Weighed on Bitcoin’s Price, Say Fed Researchers
Researchers from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank believe that the launch of bitcoin futures played a role in bitcoin’s recent price slump.
Binance CEO Blasts VCs and Calls ICOs ‘Necessary’
Zhao Changpeng, believes raising money through ICOs are 100 times easier than that through traditional VCs.
Breaking Bitcoin Conference Heading for Lisbon This Summer as “Building on Bitcoin”
The Breaking Bitcoin conference, first organized last summer in Paris, is returning for its second edition under the name “Building on Bitcoin,” this time in Lisbon, July 3–4, 2018. While the event in the French capital was centered around security, the one in the Portuguese capital will focus on second-layer technologies and other creative uses of the […]
Circle Adds Monero to Crypto Investment App
A week after adding zcash, Circle’s trading platform Invest is adding monero.
GlobalData: South Korea Among the World’s Leading Markets for Blockchain Technology
The blockchain is widely considered to be one of the most revolutionary forms of technology in modern society. While it is typically used for recording financial transactions in real time, the blockchain is also being studied and explored by enterprises around the world for its abilities to store additional data in a safe and cost-effective […]
‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ Suspect Regrets Fleeing Iceland after Jailbreak
Sindri Thor Stefansson, a 31-year-old man who escaped from prison in Iceland and was rearrested two weeks ago in the Netherlands, has expressed regret for the jailbreak and his decision to flee the country, where he was a suspect in a crime dubbed the Big Bitcoin Heist. Stefansson confessed his feelings about the jailbreak during […]
Fund Recovery Is Ethereum’s "Defining Moment," Developer Kasireddy Says
Developer Preethi Kasireddy believes what the ethereum community decides to do in terms of fund recovery will be the network’s “defining moment.”
Bitcoin Mining in Space: An Interview With Miner One’s CEO
A company made history on Monday by launching a Bitcoin mining rig called Space Miner One into the stratosphere, where it confirmed transactions and mined Bitcoin over 100,000 feet from the surface of the planet. Attached to a weather balloon, the Space Miner One rig drifted through the lower atmosphere before returning to Earth on […]
Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Putting Blockchain Tech on the Map
The Lightning Network continues to make news and Bitcoin Magazine’s latest cover story looks at what the future might hold for the innovative technology. Also new this week, BTC Media’s highly anticipated 2018 “Map of the Blockchain/Crypto Ecosystem” was also unveiled. It’s full of creative visual treats highlighting the state of the sector and its […]
Brian Kelly: Three Reasons Why Bitcoin Will Continue to Surge in Short-Term
Brian Kelly, a long-time contributor to CNBC’s Fast Money and the founder of BKCM, has laid out three major factors that could fuel the next big rally of bitcoin, now that the bitcoin price has officially crossed the $10,000 mark. Three Factors According to Kelly, three major factors that will inevitably lead the bitcoin price […]