Analysis
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Bitcoin Hash Rate Rapidly Growing Despite Price
Despite bitcoin's 2018 price slump, bitcoin's hash rate continues to surge at an astonishing pace.
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The Race for a Bitcoin ETF: The Winklevoss Brothers’ Effort
On June 26th, 2018 the SEC received an application for a Bitcoin ETF license from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) in partnership with…
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NEO Investors Are Being Airdropped $42 Million Worth of Ontology (ONT)
On July 9th, 2018 those who held NEO on March 1st, will receive their share of the second, ten million ONT token airdrop.
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Swiss Stock Exchange Leading Cryptocurrency Revolution
On July 6th, 2018, SIX, the owner and operator of the Swiss stock exchange, revealed plans to launch a fully regulated cryptocurrency exchange.
Hacks
Bitcoin Hackers Monitoring 2.3 Million Bitcoin Addresses
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…
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BitMEX Co-Founder becomes Britain’s first Bitcoin billionaire
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…
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Bitcoin’s Defense Against Fiat Hyperinflation
The advice from Wences Casares to those wanting to be a millionaire is to take 1% of what you own, buy Bitcoin, then wait…
Analysis
Bitcoin CME Futures ‘Quadruple Day’ Closing Could Cause Volatility
Despite positive announcements and regulatory development, the overall cryptocurrency market endured a multi-month downtrend since its peak last December 2017. On June 29, 2018,…
Analysis
How Bitcoin is Infiltrating Rap Culture
Hip-hop star YG and an all-star cast of rappers, including 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj recently dropped the single “Big Bank.” With lyrics about…
Culture
Paris Hilton’s Father to Auction $38 Million Roman Mansion Through Cryptocurrency
Paris Hilton's father, Rick Hilton, chairman of Hilton and Hyland and the family namesake of the Hilton Hotels is selling a $38 million Roman…
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Akon Announces Plan to Launch Cryptocurrency Akoin and Build World’s First Crypto City
Grammy-nominated artist, producer, and entrepreneur, Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as Akon, recently announced the launch of his own cryptocurrency Akoin. In addition,…
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Joins Other Tech Luminaries in Rooting For Bitcoin as Global Currency
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently became the latest tech titan to endorse Bitcoin. With his statement, Wozniak joins the list of tech luminaries such…