Bitcoin is on fire this year but you can’t quite call it a “crypto comeback”… just yet, as The Wall Street Journal points out. Investors are starting to doubt a corresponding return in alternative cryptocurrencies,…
Destination Dystopia: Facial Recognition Payments Already a Thing…
China appears to be head and shoulders above the rest of the world when it comes to new ways of processing financial transactions. Digital payments are booming in the hybrid communist-capitalist country, so much so…
Bitcoin Mining Exec Reveals the Key to Sustaining…
It’s no secret that mining bitcoin consumes an extraordinary amount of energy—in fact, more than the entire country of New Zealand. Such a level of energy consumption is not only a problem for the existential…
Goldman Sachs ‘Absolutely’ Eyeing Crypto, Doesn’t Expect Stock…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That’s the prevailing mindset on Wall Street when it comes to crypto. The latest to (re)-hop on the bitcoin/blockchain bandwagon is Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. Solomon: All the…
15,000% Gains: The 5 Best and Worst Crypto…
Given the meteoric rise in the value of the cryptocurrency market since the turn of the year, one might assume every major altcoin recorded growth in the six months since January 1st. Yet a glance…
Litecoin Price Jumps 13 Percent as Breakout Bitcoin…
Litecoin price(LTC) was trading at $134.47 by 09:30 UTC on Sunday, up 13.03 percent on a 24-hour adjusted timeframe. The move uphill pushed Litecoin’s market capitalization to approx $8.18 billion, or 2.36 percent of the…
Bitcoin Fraudsters Dupe Thousands of UAE Citizens With…
Facebook has taken down a sponsored post scammers shared with hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting users. The fraudsters used the post to attract victims to a fake bitcoin trading platform they marketed with Sheikh Mohamed…
Bitcoin Price Spikes Fueled by Weekend Trading Surges:…
The stock market closes on the weekends, but bitcoin never closes. And that’s probably why you see the industry constantly whipsawed by wild bitcoin price fluctuations. While you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend, crypto traders elsewhere…
Thawing US-China Trade War Tensions Not ‘Hurting Bitcoin’
President Donald Trump stunned the world Saturday with the announcement of a ceasefire in the U.S. China trade war. After a high stakes face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump told reporters that he…