A famous painting by a Belgian Surrealist artist, René Magritte. It says: This is not a pipe. Bitcoin’s supply cap is one of its biggest selling points. Limiting the network to almost 21 million BTC, the cap makes Bitcoin a ‘deflationary’ currency. Naturally, people have been questioning whether it might be possible to remove this…
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What an eventful, volatile week this has been. After Bitcoin mining difficulty and hashrate hit new highs, Bitcoin dropped suddenly to January lows, with altcoins suffering major losses, and then it crashed to USD 5,000 levels, and crypto exchanges had to make emergency moves to deal with disrupted transactions. Meanwhile, analysts said coronavirus fears impacted…
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The expected economic impact of the coronavirus has resulted in crashing stock markets across the globe. Unfortunately, the same thing happened in the crypto markets in the past few days when it became apparent that COVID-19 has become a pandemic. In this article, which is not a financial advice and you should always do your…
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Source: iStock/Bet_Noire Making larger bitcoin (BTC) transactions for business or other purposes can be daunting – and that is why many choose to make use bitcoin escrow services. Simply put, these can help you ensure that you only part with your coins after all aspects of your agreement have been met. But are bitcoin escrow…
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Sooner or later, you may be blocked out of your bank account. It can happen to any of us, and it can even happen with supposedly crypto-friendly “banks,” such as Bitwala, Revolut, and more. The question is: what should you do if such a company freezes or blocks your account? Well, according to lawyers, there…
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Let’s see what crypto was up to this week. Major victories have been won: South Korean National Assembly voted in favor of the country’s first cryptocurrency-specific legislation, and India’s crypto ban got overruled, though the fight is not over. Bitcoin may be too young to be predictable, but it comes with a major advantage; also,…
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EU regulation is catching up with crypto. Once an anarchic domain where only code was law, cryptocurrency’s rise to international notoriety has meant that the world’s legislators have been busy over the past few years creating a framework that just might tame crypto. The EU’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) is one example of this.…
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Andrew Yang emerged as a popular presidential candidate in the crypto community after making several very clear crypto-positive statements in several interviews. On February 11, however, Yang dropped out of the presidential race, leaving somewhat of a void for another potential “crypto candidate.” In this article, we will introduce you to presidential candidates, who Read…
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the fourth largest crypto network by market capitalization, is halving in April. Yes, much like its bigger brother, the Bitcoin-forked cryptocurrency will be cutting the block rewards it dispenses to miners by 50%, from BCH 12.5 (USD 4,073) to BCH 6.25. But according to a variety of industry players, Bitcoin Cash’s halving…
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It was a busy crypto week. IOTA mainnet is paused but MIOTA’s still trading, FCoin wants to reopen but clients aren’t happy, OKEx and Bitfinex suffered a DDoS attack, Ethereum’s core devs decided to implement ProgPow in July amid heavy opposition that only grew larger, Vitalik Buterin shared that Bitcoin’s stock-to-flow model is useless, an…
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