Category: Bitcoin Core

  • Markets Update: Bears Claw Crypto Prices Back While Uncertainty Fills the Air

    Markets Update: Bears Claw Crypto Prices Back While Uncertainty Fills the Air

    Digital asset markets fell hard during the early morning trading sessions on May 17 as the price of bitcoin core (BTC) quickly tumbled from $7,900 to a low of $6,200 on Bitstamp. Many other crypto markets followed BTC’s drop in value, but over the last few hours, a good portion of coins have regained a…

  • Crypto Spring Brings Strong Profits to Next-Generation and Older Mining Rigs

    Crypto Spring Brings Strong Profits to Next-Generation and Older Mining Rigs

    Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have been on a tear accumulating considerable gains following the notorious ‘crypto winter.’ Since the recent price hike this spring, mining digital assets with next-generation miners has allowed participants to secure significant gains and even older mining devices are turning a profit. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Protocol Successfully…

  • CME’s Bitcoin Futures Break Records With $1 Billion in Notional Volume

    CME’s Bitcoin Futures Break Records With $1 Billion in Notional Volume

    The world’s largest options and futures exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange & Chicago Board of Trade (CME Group) and its bitcoin futures contracts saw an all-time high on May 13. According to CME’s records, the exchange recorded 33,700 contracts on Monday which represented a notional value of around 168,000 BTC ($1.35 billion). Also Read: Our Value…

  • Markets Update: Crypto Prices Continue to Gather Bullish Momentum

    Markets Update: Crypto Prices Continue to Gather Bullish Momentum

    Digital asset markets have been surging over the last 24 hours as the market valuation of the entire cryptoconomy has gained over $20 billion. Moreover, global trade volume has been significant, crossing $85 billion worth of coins swapped in the last day. Also read: Bitcoin’s Software Has Been Rolled Back Before Crypto Markets Add $20…

  • Markets Update: Crypto Bulls Outpace Stocks and Gold

    Markets Update: Crypto Bulls Outpace Stocks and Gold

    Cryptocurrency markets have been doing extremely well over the last 48 hours, making a lot of prior skeptics think the bearish crypto winter may have ended. Since our last markets update three days ago, the entire cryptoconomy has gained close to $33 billion in value and trading sessions over the last 24 hours produced a…

  • Markets Update: Crypto Prices Show Strong Recovery After Binance Loss

    Markets Update: Crypto Prices Show Strong Recovery After Binance Loss

    Cryptocurrency markets are doing much better the day after the digital asset exchange Binance lost roughly 7,000 BTC ($40 million). Immediately after the trading platform officially announced the multi-million dollar loss, the cryptoconomy shed billions but since then most digital assets have recovered and markets are doing surprisingly well. Also read: $500K of BCH Shuffled…

  • Markets Update: Optimism Grows as Cryptocurrency Prices Surge

    Markets Update: Optimism Grows as Cryptocurrency Prices Surge

    Cryptocurrency markets are seeing fresh gains today as the entire cryptoconomy has gathered $186 billion market valuation after gaining $16 billion over the last 24 hours. The most notable coins leading the charge within the top 10 positions today include litecoin, eos, and bitcoin cash. Also read: $500K of BCH Shuffled in Record-Breaking Cashshuffle Transaction…

  • Markets Update: Crypto Prices Recover as Bitcoin Cash Leads the Charge Again

    Markets Update: Crypto Prices Recover as Bitcoin Cash Leads the Charge Again

    On April 25, cryptocurrency markets tumbled after the controversy between the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office, the stablecoin company Tether, and Bitfinex exchange. Since then, prices have slightly recovered and the entire cryptoconomy regained $4.3 billion after losing $10 billion last Thursday. Moreover, out of the top 10 cryptos by market capitalization today, bitcoin…

  • Bitpay and Refundo Now Provide Tax Return Payouts in BTC

    Bitpay and Refundo Now Provide Tax Return Payouts in BTC

    On April 30, the global cryptocurrency payment processing firm Bitpay announced its partnership with the tax-related financial products and services provider Refundo. The collaboration will give U.S. residents the ability to receive all or a portion of their federal and state tax refunds in crypto. Also read: How to Create a Bitcoin Cash Wallet With…

  • Markets Update: Crypto Bulls Lose Footing After Stablecoin Controversy

    Markets Update: Crypto Bulls Lose Footing After Stablecoin Controversy

    Cryptocurrencies dropped in value yesterday after the New York Attorney General’s court filings against Bitfinex and Tether were published. Currently, the entire market capitalization is roughly $170 billion and most cryptocurrencies have lost 2-10% of their value since the announcement. Also read: Researchers Find Hundreds of Ethereum Wallets at Risk Due to Weak Key Pairs…