Bitcoin Price Could Double with Scaling Resolution: Hedge Fund Global Advisors, a U.K.-based investment firm that has developed an investment program to provide market exposure to the price of bitcoin, recently offered an upbeat outlook on bitcoin. The assessment noted that Litecoin’s recent soft fork gives reason to think the scaling solution could be … Continue reading Bitcoin Price Could Double with Scaling Resolution: Hedge Fund
Ripple Market Capitalization Soars, Surges Past Ethereum Ripple tokens have hit a massive upswing in market capitalization over the last day, surging past Ethereum and nipping at bitcoin’s heels. At end of day May 14, Ripple’s market capitalization was at about $8,345,000,000. Ripple continued surging well into the next day at about $11,500,000,000, continuing … Continue reading Ripple Market Capitalization Soars, Surges Past Ethereum
Cryptocurrency Ethereum soars by 900 per cent as stellar performer gets Chinese boost A CRYPTOCURRENCY that allows users to move value around as well as represent the ownership of property has rocketed by 900 per cent in just a year. Ethereum, which uses apps that run on a custom built blockchain, an enormously powerful … Continue reading Cryptocurrency Ethereum soars by 900 per cent as stellar performer gets Chinese boost
Hefty Trading Boost Cryptocurrency Market Cap Soars Above $40 Billion Bitcoin may be getting most of the headlines, but cryptocurrency as a whole is on a roll. Statistics from Coinmarketcap.com reveal that 82 out of the top 100 cryptocurrencies posted gains in a recent 24-hour period. Whether all cryptocurrencies are riding bitcoin’s coattails or … Continue reading Hefty Trading Boost Cryptocurrency Market Cap Soars Above $40 Billion
Cryptocurrency Inflation v Deflation In the world of cryptocurrency, there are two main types of ecosystems. Either a cryptocurrency is inflationary – with new coins generated by mining or staking – or it is deflationary. A lot of people claim bitcoin’s deflationary status is a problem, and how minor inflation could alleviate these concerns. … Continue reading Cryptocurrency Inflation V Deflation
Poloniex – Traders Panic and Suffer Losses Due to System issues Plenty of cryptocurrency traders are not too amused with Poloniex right now. The popular altcoin exchange suffered from several brief outages yesterday. During the panic, the Ripple price crashed hard and Ethereum lost US$1bn in market cap. It is unclear what occurred exactly, but … Continue reading Poloniex-Traders-Panic-and-Suffer-Losses-Due-to-System-issues
Ethereum style smart contracts for Bitcoin in June Ethereum has gained a lot of attention over the past year or two as it became the second most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap. The platform enables the execution of smart contracts, a feature coming to Bitcoin in the form of RSK. On a recent episode … Continue reading Ethereum style smart contracts for Bitcoin in June
Bitcoin wobbles as traders turn to other cryptocurrencies It's been a volatile period for Bitcoin investors, as holders of the cryptocurrency prepare for a potential 'fork' in the blockchain. From Friday morning until Monday afternoon, Bitcoin was trading under the $1,000 level, and even fell beneath $900 on Saturday. This is significant as, barring the … Continue reading Bitcoin wobbles as traders turn to other cryptocurrencies
A Regulated Taxable Cryptocurrency Regulatory compliance and cryptocurrency are unlikely bedfellows; paying tax on crypto transactions isn't even in the room. But times are changing. We are seeing a crop of services doing just those sorts of things, leveraging the transparent, immutable nature of distributed ledgers to track and trace cryptocurrencies. Recently the IRS has … Continue reading A Regulated Cryptocurrency