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It would be fair to say that Bitcoin didn’t perform too well in March. For those who have been living under a rock, the cryptocurrency shed more than 50 percent of its value on Mar. 12 and 13, plunging from a price just shy of $8,000 to lows at $3,800 in a dramatic fashion, liquidating […]

If you have followed the Bitcoin market for any stretch of time, you likely know of PlanB, a pseudonymous quantitative analyst that has garnered immense clout in the crypto-asset space. His claim to fame is an econometric model predicting a $100,000 Bitcoin price in the coming years. While many have laughed off this predicted price […]

Gemini announced that it will be listing Basic Attention Token to its retail platform for U.S. cryptocurrency investors. Following the announcement, on-chain went through the roof. Gemini to list Basic Attention Token In a recent blog post, Gemini, a New York-based regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet and custodian, revealed that it will be adding Basic Attention […]

IOHK’s product managers have said that the Shelley Incentivized Testnet (ITN) has been a huge success, with over 1000 stake pools created and 38 percent of the ada (ADA) supply delegated. The recently implemented Byron reboot has laid the foundation for the mainnet deployment of Shelley, as it will help solve the problems with the […]

Ever since Bitcoin’s capitulatory drop to lows of $3,800 seen in mid-March, investors and analysts alike have all been attentively watching for signs that these lows will ultimately mark a long-term bottom. The benchmark cryptocurrency’s strong rebound from these lows has certainly been a positive sign that bolsters the theory that BTC won’t dip below […]

StormX, a gamified microtask platform that allows users to earn cryptocurrencies, has announced the launch of its rewards program. In a press release shared with CryptoSlate, the company said that STORM token holders will be able to earn up to 87.5 percent back on their purchases, alongside a 21 percent cash back when buying from […]

Some say the timing was coincidental, but Bitcoin and the entire crypto ecosystem was born seemingly in response to the issues in traditional finance exposed by the 2008’s Great Recession, during which banks holding billions of dollars started to collapse. Case in point: in the first-ever block of the network, its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto […]

The rapidly spreading Coronavirus has sent far-reaching shockwaves around the globe, creating a ripple effect that has led to a mass cancellation and postponement of highly anticipated crypto conferences. This has led to an “adapt or die” dilemma for many of these conferences, forcing them to turn to alternative digital means of communication in order […]

Considering Bitcoin fell by nearly 50 percent during a single day in March, it may be easy to assume that interest in the cryptocurrency market is low; this would make sense, for a multi-billion-dollar asset to lose half of its value within a day would normally send consumers running for the hills. But interestingly, data […]

Bitcoin saw a notable price surge late-last week that allowed it to surmount the resistance it was facing at $7,000 and run to highs of $7,300, which is the point at which it lost its momentum and incurred a notable rejection. Although this movement proved to be fleeting, data seems to elucidate an interesting trend, […]