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Beginning Nov. 26, Ohio will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for twenty-three kinds of business taxes. The state will become the first in the United States–and one of the first governments in the world–to accept cryptocurrency. Up until now, there have been concerns that Bitcoin would not become a suitable means for conducting payments, instead, describing […]

Renowned venture capitalist Fred Wilson has said that crypto could go down even more in the short-term. But, investors that remain in the market will likely be rewarded, as was the case in the Dot Com era. In a blog post on Nov. 25, Wilson said: “So while crypto asset prices are down 80-95% in USD […]

Within the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has once again made a dive through a historic price support after dropping 14 percent, puncturing its $4000 support-level and settling at a yearly low of $3800. In the last ten days, BTC has taken a beating, bringing down most of the market. Having experienced its third major drop […]

Companies have only recently begun taking advantage of recent SEC regulations that allow projects to raise funds. The two regulations, Reg. Crowdfunding (C.F.) and Reg. A, allow companies to secure up to $1 million and $50 million. These avenues for fundraising are compliant, cost-effective, and synergistic with ICOs. Disclaimer: I’m not a legal professional, nor […]

Skeptics forecasted it saying the crypto crash was inevitable; die-hard crypto enthusiasts called it fear to monger with a tint of hidden agenda. Skeptics seem to be having the last laugh–for now, at least. Especially after the latest Bitcoin nosedive prompted investors to weigh the asset class with some of history’s most spectacular asset bubbles. […]

XRP has proven a safe harbor during this week’s market downturn. Ripple’s strategic partnerships, technological advancements, and community enthusiasm have allowed the cryptocurrency to gain footing in the market, resulting in a stellar 2018 performance. In the last seven days, the markets have plunged by 18 percent. Yet, XRP has fallen a modest 3.2 percent. […]

As Bitcoin plows through support levels that many thought were prehistoric, investor sentiment has all but sunk to a standoff between capitulating defeatists and grim-faced, but defiant, maximalists. The expected confusion of explanations has emerged for the coin’s ferocious sell-off, seeing prices wind the clock back to October 2017. There’s the noise that the US […]

The market’s imploding capitalization seems to have sparked an industry-wide battle cry to build and bring to fruition blockchain’s unrealized potential. And as Binance’s defiantly cheery CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao pointed out, it seems that developers have answered the call. The ubiquitous executive and Twitter personality highlighted in a tweet, Nov. 20, that a number […]

Miners have been decimated by the market downturn. In response, miners have started decommissioning hardware, mothballing rigs, and even selling hardware by the pound. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency proof-of-work (PoW) mining is a controversial topic. Mining is a process where computers continuously solve a difficult algorithm in exchange for cryptocurrency. This exchange consumes a massive amount […]

On Nov. 20, Bitcoin (BTC) shredded past its $5000 resistance-level to the $4000 price range, dragging most of the market downwards. Correspondingly, the altcoin market is devastated with Bitcoin and XRP absorbing lost market share. Bitcoin and Overall Market Capitalization The market hits new lows with Bitcoin falling towards $4000; going as low as $4050 on […]