Category: Altcoin News
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Op-ed: Bitcoin Cash’s First Anniversary — Where Are We Now?
August 1st marks the first birthday of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the cryptocurrency that launched (forked) a year ago from bitcoin with the simple purpose of increasing the space available to make transactions through the bitcoin protocol. Bitcoin Scaling Debate Leads to BCH Hard Fork The last year has seen bitcoin truly enter the realm of…
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Bitcoin Cash Celebrates First Anniversary
The much-vaunted cryptocurrency which spun-off from Bitcoin in a hard fork is celebrating its first anniversary today. Bitcoin cash started its journey on 1st August and shot up to the $800 level in a matter of minutes on that day. Currently, its value less than its starting price with a price of around $765 on…
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Bitcoin Slides to $7,500 as Major Currencies Fall in General Market Slump
The bear market continued on Wednesday morning as the top cryptocurrencies saw losses that varied from the high single digits to double digits in cases. Bitcoin was the main catalyst for this slump as it tanked down by 8% to the $7,545 level on Bitfinex at around 0800CEST. Although there were indications that the cryptocurrency…
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Where OmiseGo Founder Sees Massive Ethereum Scaling and Adoption by 2020
Jun Hasegawa, the founder and CEO at OmiseGo, a billion dollar blockchain network launched on top of the Ethereum protocol, has outlined the future of Ethereum and the roadmap of its growth over the next two years. Massive Scaling and Adoption by 2020 2017 was a year of speculation for both Ethereum and projects launched…
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Gibraltar United to Become First Football Club to Pay Players In Cryptocurrency
Gibraltar United, a Premium Division football team, will become the first football team to pay its players in cryptocurrency next season, according to The Guardian. Team owner Pablo Dana, who has invested in Quantocoin, a platform designed to provide cryptocurrencies for everyday uses, has started a sponsorship partnership, one of several instances of football teams…
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Tron Price (TRX) Rises Nearly 10% Despite Stagnant Market
The Tron price strengthened against the U.S. Dollar on Sunday, helped by strong fundamentals, while the rest of the cryptocurrency market remained stagnant. Tron Price: Technical Indicators According to the data available on Bitfinex, Tron’s TRX token jumped 8.5% against USD, while other top-tier cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum, continued to trend sideways. From the…
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Interview: Joe Fanelli, Co-Founder of Top 21 Block Producer EOS Asia
Since going live a couple of months ago, EOS has generated a lot of column inches for good or for bad. One man who knows a things or two about the cryptocurrency, fifth-largest by market cap, is Joseph Fanelli. He is the co-founder of EOS Asia, which is an active block producer on the EOS…
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Tezos Foundation Taps ‘Big Four’ Firm PwC for Independent Audit
Major auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland has agreed to conduct an independent audit of the Tezos Foundation’s finances and operations, the foundation announced on Monday. PwC, considered one of the “Big Four” auditing firms, will review the finances of the Tezos Foundation, which is holding hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies and other…
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Kim Dotcom Creates Own Cryptocurrency Aimed at Content Creators
Kim Dotcom has embarked on a project to create its own cryptocurrency that will enable direct monetisation by content creators rather than depending on third parties and intermediaries. The digital publishing industry is confronted with the outcry of fraud and poor remuneration for publishers among other vices. The bulk of these problems are blamed on…
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Bitcoin Price Dips Below $9,000 But Tron and Verge Continue to Record Gains
The bitcoin price has dipped below the $9,000 mark, recording a 4 percent drop in value overnight. Despite bitcoin’s struggle, several tokens including Tron (TRX) and Verge (XVG) have recorded major gains over the past 24 hours with XVG demonstrating a 10 percent increase in value. Best Performers: MANA, XVG and Tron The best performers…