David Lee

As the former reserve currency of central banks and the default denomination of the global oil market, the U.S. dollar has dominated the world’s financial system for the past 70 years, as well as served as a safe-haven for those trying to escape their own, crumbling native currencies. However, the status of the greenback may […]

While 2017 was a year of exorbitant gains and lavish dreams, 2018 has crashed the reality of cryptocurrency enthusiasts back to Earth. Many of the incredible gains seen in 2017 have been entirely wiped out, and those who bought at or near all-time-highs (ATH) are deep in the red. To help illustrate those losses, OnChainFX […]

Once a unified front, the leadership of Bitcoin Cash has fractured into warring factions, and it appears that it’s headed toward not one, but two contentious forks. In this, we’ll review Bitcoin’s history, from its first hard fork to the details of Bitcoin Cash’s upcoming three-way split. 2009 – The Genesis Block In January 2009, […]

In early August 2018, Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies announced its plan to go public in Q4 2018 to much excitement and fanfare. The Chinese cryptocurrency company, founded in 2013 by Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan, has long been a powerhouse in the cryptocurrency space. As a pioneer of ASIC mining chips, Bitmain controls approximately 70 percent […]

Although 2018–full of steep price drops and unfulfilled crypto promises–has been a difficult year for the cryptocurrency market, innovators, investors and legislators continue to build and plan for a blockchain-based future. Jonathan G. Blanco hosted the first Token Forum Seattle on Aug. 9 at the Columbia Tower Club, bringing together a group of crypto industry […]

The Coinbase-backed venture, Fuel Games, recently launched the presale of Gods Unchained, the world’s first blockchain-based eSports game. The competitive trading card game hopes to break into the lucrative eSports industry and possibly kickstart a whole new generation of blockchain-based gaming. With the eSports industry projected to be worth around $1.4 billion by 2020, and […]

On July 29th, 2018, the City of Hope, a cancer and diabetes research and treatment center, hosted its first annual “If Only” Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament in Los Angeles. To boost awareness, the tournament featured members from one of America’s most popular celebrity families with Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian West, Khloé Kardashian and Kendall Jenner all in attendance. The […]

On August 10th, 2018, the SEC will announce their decision to either approve, deny or extend the decision-making period on Cboe/VanEck/Solid X’s Bitcoin ETF. As that historic date rapidly approaches, both excitement and chaos regarding its details have ramped up. Here are a few conflicting or unclear stories circulating regarding proposed ETFs. Outdated Quote On […]

On June 26th, 2018, the Cboe submitted a Bitcoin ETF proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In order to better understand the public sentiment, the SEC publically shared the submitted document with an invitation to comment. The SEC’s request for comments was met with much interest; as 210 displayed comments on the SEC website […]

Marc Lasry, co-founder, and CEO of Avenue Capital Group shared two interesting facts in a recent interview with CNBC. First, Lasry said that 1% of his net worth was invested in Bitcoin and second, he believes the world’s top digital currency could reach $40,000 one day. The billionaire investor revealed that although he first bought […]

The MLB, in partnership with blockchain gaming company, Lucid Sights, hopes to boost baseball fandom with the potentially ground-breaking dApp, "MLB Crypto Baseball."

Despite bitcoin's 2018 price slump, bitcoin's hash rate continues to surge at an astonishing pace.

On June 26th, 2018 the SEC received an application for a Bitcoin ETF license from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) in partnership with Van Eyck Investment and SolidX. The SEC recently published the file and investors and crypto-enthusiasts now eagerly await their decision.

On July 9th, 2018 those who held NEO on March 1st, will receive their share of the second, ten million ONT token airdrop.

On July 6th, 2018, SIX, the owner and operator of the Swiss stock exchange, revealed plans to launch a fully regulated cryptocurrency exchange.

On June 13th, 2018, Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Total Security announced the discovery of a cryptocurrency clipboard hijacker that infected over 300,000 computers. A recent analysis by Bleeping Computer revealed that the problem is even more widespread than originally believed. Far greater than the original estimate of 400,000-600,000 monitored cryptocurrency addresses, the analysis reported that the […]

Ben Delo, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is revealed to be Britain’s first Bitcoin billionaire and youngest self-made billionaire. Launched in 2014, BitMEX is a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange valued at around $3.6 billion and handles over $2 billion in daily trading volume. A Bitcoin Billionaire’s Path Delo, age 34, was born in Sheffield, England, […]

The advice from Wences Casares to those wanting to be a millionaire is to take 1% of what you own, buy Bitcoin, then wait 5-10 years. That way, according to the CEO of Bitcoin storage company Xapo, “You either lose 1% of your net worth…or you make millions.” Could this same strategy also be applied to […]