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Most people agree that investing in cryptocurrency in 2017 was an easy endeavor. It didn’t take any excessive skill, ability or insight. Instead, practically anyone could purchase a digital currency and sell it later for a profit. In a way, participating in last year’s crypto market felt like buying a lottery ticket that always won. […]

Since our previous price watch, the cryptocurrency market cap has remained stable at $333 billion. Larger assets – including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash – have experienced very little price movement over the past 24 hours.

On Thursday, May 31, IOTA officially announced a partnership with Norway’s largest bank, DNB ASA. The bank is exploring the possible benefits that IOTA’s distributed ledger, otherwise known as the Tangle, will bring to the table. Strategic partnerships are crucial steps along the way to mainstream cryptocurrency adoption. DNB is the largest financial firm based […]

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have become a prime target for forward-leaning hedge funds, venture capitalists, and private equity firms in 2018 as the crypto ecosystem rapidly matures. The total number of cryptocurrency funds has skyrocketed over the first half of 2018, surging to over 225 from just 58 at the end of 2017. While crypto […]

On Tuesday, May 29th, the infamous investment rating bureau, Weiss Crypto Ratings, made public a PDF list composed of 93 cryptocurrencies usually only viewable to its paying customers. Weiss Ratings is the nation’s leading independent rating agency and has been grading financial institutions since 1971. Currently, Weiss Ratings assigns letter grades to nearly 55,000 investments and […]

Ethereum — the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap — now claims more unique and active addresses than Bitcoin. Effectively doubling in size since December 2017, the Ethereum network now hosts 35 million unique addresses — 100,000 new registrations being logged each day. According to its last-known position in March 2018, Bitcoin stands at 24 million […]

At press time, the cryptocurrency market cap is back up to $333 billion after briefly falling to $324 billion during yesterday’s afternoon hours. Many digital assets are in the green, with major entities like Bitcoin increasing by roughly $200 and reaching the $7,500 mark – a figure it was previously trading at during Tuesday evening.

TRON, the tenth largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is beginning its transition from the Ethereum blockchain to a public blockchain produced by the TRON Foundation and a community of developers around the world. In a blog posted on Medium, Justin Sun, CEO and founder of the TRON Foundation, lauded the release as a historic moment […]

Bitcoin SegWit transactions now constitute over 40% of all Bitcoin network activity as adoption continues steady growth amongst scalability concerns. Recent statistics from transactionfee.info show that SegWit adoption has maintained robust growth as large exchanges continue to support the scalability solution. The SegWit update enabled the network to rapidly clear a backlog of pending transactions during […]

Crypto markets and traditional investment vehicles have very little direct connection. Although Bitcoin is making progress via futures contracts, digital currencies still primarily function as an alternative to traditional investments like stocks. After all, cryptocurrencies were born in a spirit of rebellion, and this ethos is prevalent throughout the crypto community. However, there is growing […]