by Rahul Nambiampurath The final quarter of 2018 has proven to be a volatile period for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, with numerous new partnerships, controversies, and developments unfolding. Disappointingly, however, the cryptocurrency market dropped significantly towards the end of November. Notably, the crash took place after the market moved sideways for an almost unprecedented…

Crypto Year in Review: How Bitcoin (BTC) Performed in 2018 and What Hides in 2019? Date: in: Bitcoin 11 Views Released in 2009 as open-source software by a person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin had the idea to create a peer-to-peer electronic currency that didn’t rely on any central authority…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of “large challenges” ahead “to prevent a second Great Depression” in a report released in October. But is the world really close to the next financial crash? The economy is typical unpredictable but there are several factors in recent months which have sparked particular volatility in the global market.…

Cancel 2018 was something, and here’s to 2019 (hopefully) being something else. It’s New Year’s Eve, and everyone is getting ready to start anew in 2019. Just because we’re about to leave 2018 in the past doesn’t mean we have to forget (even if we desperately want to) everything that happened this year in crypto…

Closing thoughts on prices and adoption Bitcoin 1) After a strong launch in 2018, I see Lightning Network growth continuing into 2019. I predict the number of Lightning nodes with channels will be ≥ 10,000 from ~2,100 now ( 60% confidence ) due to the proliferation of node hardware and hosted solutions (e.g. Nodl.it ,…

There were a number of events through the year that influenced sentiment across the cryptomarket, supporting the crypto bears through most, if not all of the year. More Those cryptocurrency investors jumping into the market late in the 2017 rally likely to have wished to have sat it out for the year, with the cryptomarket…