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In December, analysts across the board were almost certain that Bitcoin was poised to fall to the $5,000s and maybe even lower; after surging to $14,000 by June 2019, the cryptocurrency had entered a steep downtrend, marked by successive lower lows and lower highs. But, this changed at the turn of the year. After stalling […]

Bitcoin HODLers, uh, rejoice! Today, Twitter bequeathed on us a gift: the Bitcoin hashtag now has its own emoji. To use the emoji, all you need to do it enter the hashtag of “Bitcoin,” and the emoji will magically appear on your screen. While this isn’t a case of crypto mass adoption per se, the […]

Bitcoin’s firm 2020 uptrend has done more than just put some more money into the pockets of investors, as it now appears that it has fundamentally altered BTC’s market structure, signaling that a reversal of the recent bear market is imminent. This potentially ongoing trend shift comes as BTC enters a consolidation phase within the […]

Popular blockchain platform Tron has seen its fair share of controversy over the past few years, with critics often targeting the platform’s “hype first, product second” growth strategy as one that is harmful to the appearance of the entire crypto industry. Now, a new lawsuit filed by two ex-Tron employees seems to shine a light […]

For years, the primary use case of Bitcoin has been debated. The detractors, often economists and mainstream investors, say it’s nothing but a speculative asset; others say it’s simply a digital store of value or a form of “digital gold,” nothing more. But, for many, Bitcoin—once it has spread its proverbial wings, anyway—is meant to […]

Blockstack – a “decentralized computing network and app ecosystem” – announced in a recent blog post that they hit a massive network milestone of acquiring one million users on the platform, allowing them to unlock $6.8 million in additional funding, per the terms of their 2017 crypto token offering. It is important to note that […]

Since July 2019, the amount of Bitcoin deposits on cryptocurrency exchanges has significantly declined. It shows that investors are holding onto BTC rather than selling them on trading platforms. The net inflow of Bitcoin onto exchanges is typically an accurate indicator of the sentiment around the market. During a downtrend, investors add to the selling […]

Hardware wallet provider Ledger has erected a digital billboard over London’s Canary Wharf financial hub reading “let’s take back control for real,” taking a jab at the pro-Brexit rhetoric of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the day the U.K. formally leaves the European Union (EU). In a press release shared with CryptoSlate, Ledger said […]

Over $83 billion flooded the cryptocurrency market since Jan. 3. The massive inflow of capital triggered a bull rally that was felt throughout most cryptos in the industry, but Dash stood out as one of the best performing digital assets. As the uptrend continues to unravel, IntoTheBlock used a data-driven approach to analyze Dash’s performance […]

Bitcoin Cash usage has been put to the test when the network failed to produce a single block in more than five hours earlier this week without causing any transaction backlog. While many saw the declining hash rate as a consequence of low usage, the low usage might have been caused by an unstable hash […]