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As bitcoin initiated a powerful recovery to $8,000 over the weekend, the interest towards the dominant crypto asset on Google Trends spiked to April 2018 levels, demonstrating a noticeable increase in demand from retail or individual investors. Major markets in the likes of South Korea have also begun to show a clear rise in interest […]

The beloved “Bitcoin Pizza Guy,” Laszlo Hanyecz, will be featured in the next airing of 60 Minutes where he will explain how he spent almost $800 million on pizza. Set to air on Sunday, it will be the first TV interview Hanyecz has ever given and will help bring Bitcoin to a much wider audience. Bitcoin […]

A recent comparison from Coinmetrics showed that Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Dash, and Ripple have seen a significant increase in the number of active addresses. While these coins have performed very well this year, other solid performers such as NEO saw a 70 percent drop. Active addresses a good metric to measure coin popularity Getting a clear picture […]

Cryptocurrencies have grown from a niche market to a huge industry with a $230 billion market cap in less than a decade, but are yet to become a financial norm in a large part of the world. However, there has been a steady increase in the amount of recognition the industry gets, from organic Google […]

A new Ethereum-based digital collectibles market called Meme Factory went live this week. The platform was created by district0x, a network of decentralized marketplaces behind the DNT token, and will allow users to create, issue, and trade rare digital collectibles. Users can now trade “provably rare” digital collectibles on Meme Factory The digital collectibles industry […]

The cryptocurrency market is going through a correction after the recent surge above $8,000. Yet, relative to BTC, will privacy coins fare any better? Using two indicators—support resistance levels and moving averages—it is possible to assess the outlook for Monero, Zcash, Verge, Komodo, and Grin. Indicators The first technical attribute that will be used to analyze […]

The increasingly litigious Craig Wright sued Bitcoin Cash figurehead, and former business partner, Roger Ver for libel after being called a “fraud and a liar.” Ver responded to the lawsuit by seemingly debunking Wright’s claim that he controlled several high-profile Bitcoin addresses, which would have suggested that Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright called out, […]

ConsenSys entered into a partnership with LVMH and Microsoft to launch a new blockchain platform tailored for the luxury industry. The consortium, named AURA, will be based on Ethereum blockchain technology and utilize Microsoft’s Azure platform and enable customers to prove the authenticity of their goods. Blockchain penetrates the luxury fashion industry Two of the biggest […]

The National Public Radio (NPR), a non-profit media organization based in Washington, DC, has become the latest major news outlet to become a Brave verified publisher. The website will now allow its readers to give them tips and recurring contributions in Basic Attention Token, Brave Browser’s native cryptocurrency. America’s largest non-profit news outlet joins Brave […]

On May 17, the price of Bitcoin plunged from around $7800 to $6700 within minutes in a flash crash on BitMEX. Immediately after, the price of Ethereum dropped from $240 to $190. The abrupt decline in the price of Bitcoin was triggered by the placement of a large sell order on Bitstamp and other major crypto […]