DeFi
Taxes
How some traders avoid bitcoin taxes using crypto loans
Some traders are using cryptocurrency as collateral to secure loans, allowing them to keep their bitcoin and get cash while avoiding capital gains tax.…
Analysis
Growing interest in BTC, Bitcoin transaction fees up over 500%
The explosion in BTC trading has caused transaction fees for the cryptocurrency to skyrocket. The latest blockchain data shows that Bitcoin transaction fees have…
Adoption
TRON DApps gaining market share, active users spend over $100 a day
TRON DApps have seen a rise in popularity over the last year, with recent data showing that active users spend, on average, $102 TRX…
Analysis
Could Bitcoin’s halving push its price to $55,000? One quant thinks so
Bitcoin’s upcoming 2020 halving, which would halve block rewards from BTC mining, could allegedly be the event that pushes the coin to new highs.…
Analysis
Is Ethereum’s market share at risk from EOS and TRON?
With Ethereum (ETH) retreating from all-time highs and settling between $100 and $150, some are suggesting the world’s second largest crypto is losing momentum. A…
Adoption
Microsoft and T-Mobile Join the Cascadia Blockchain Council
Microsoft and T-Mobile have joined a group of entrepreneurs, institutions, and other tech giants to create a new hub for the booming blockchain industry…
Trading
CoinMarketCap Admits Reports on Fake Exchange Volume Valid, Adds Data Transparency Features
CoinMarketCap, the leading cryptocurrency market data aggregator, has responded to the report recently published by Bitwise which showed evidence of fake volume reported from…
Regulation
LocalBitcoins Introduces New Verifications, Reducing Anonymity, After EU Regulation
LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platforms, will be taking steps to change its anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC)…
Exchanges
Coinbase Earn Giving Away $50 Per Person in Stellar: Plans to Distribute 1 Billion XLM
Coinbase Earn, the exchange's initiative that enables users to “earn crypto while learning about crypto,” has introduced support for Stellar. The company announced the…
Merge
Bitcoin Sees Major Hash Rate Recovery, Ethereum Mining Slows
Bitcoin's hash rate has been on the rise since its 50 percent drop last year and has regained over 80 percent of its all-time-high…
Technology
Browser Extension Aims to Identify Cryptocurrency Tribalism on Twitter
A new browser extension called “Coinflict of Interest” was recently launched on GitHub and it aims to solve the problem of transparency on Crypto…
Adoption
Amazon’s Twitch Ditches Bitcoin Payments, Lack of Demand?
Twitch.tv, a live video streaming platform owned by Amazon, has quietly removed Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash as payment methods for subscriptions. The news has…