A MINI-SURGE in the price of Bitcoin this week provided a glimmer of festive cheer for its investors after a sobering year in which billions was wiped off the crypto market. Bitcoin’s value rocketed to a record $20,000 (£15,800) on December 17 last year as crypto finance hit the mainstream. But the price has since…
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Cryptocurrency – A Year in Review: The Ups and Downs of Bitcoin Explained
Advertisment January 2018 The bull market of the holiday season came screaming to a halt as we entered 2018 Bitcoin lost 40% of its value over January. This decline was due in part to new regulations in South Korea, as well as Facebook announcing they were starting to ban the advertising of cryptocurrencies and crypto…
The best and worst investments of 2018, from a soaring Goose to a dimming giant | Financial Post
National Post The best and worst investments of 2018, from a soaring Goose to a dimming giant Trade wars, rising interest rates and oil uncertainty all conspired to push markets to the brink of bear territory this year Tumblr Is that you, volatility? After a solid 2017, investors were reminded over the past year that,…
What cryptocurrency tells us about the value of money
What cryptocurrency tells us about the value of money Published Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, 7:14 pm Front Page » Business » What cryptocurrency tells us about the value of money Join AFP’s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor:…
The Future Of Bitcoin Cash In 2019
The Future Of Bitcoin Cash In 2019 By Lena Tweet Introduction Cryptocurrencies gained prominence in early 2017 when there was a price boom in Bitcoin (BTC) rates which reached nearly USD 20000. That was a turning point in the crypto market which payed way for many more cryptocurrencies to emerge. Due to the increasing number…
End of year crypto roundup: How did Dash perform in 2018?
End of year crypto roundup: How did Dash perform in 2018? And what to expect in 2019? Story by 99 Shares Dash DASH cryptocurrency (DASH) was created by software developer Evan Duffield in 2014 as “XCoin,” an open source fork of the Bitcoin protocol. Its vision was to facilitate fast anonymous transactions over the blockchain.…
Daily Market News: BCH leads crypto bull run
Home Daily Forex Market Reports Daily Market News: BCH leads crypto bull run Daily Market News: BCH leads crypto bull run Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for December 21, 2018. Highlights include: BCH Leads Crypto Bull Run: Crypto’s recent bull run…
Grin and Beam: A Tale of Two Coins Being Built on Mimblewimble
Dec 21, 2018 at 16:55 UTC Updated Dec 21, 2018 at 17:33 UTC feature Mimblewimble is about to go live – not in one, but in two distinct implementations. On Dec. 25, and Jan. 15, respectively, two different networks – dubbed Beam and Grin – are expected to launch, each offering slightly different custom builds…
HMRC: UK Tax Authority Releases Guidance for CryptoAsset Holders – Crypto Coins Reporter
Viber The tax agency of the U.K published an exhaustive explanation of how it looks at digital assets plus how users will be taxed on their holdings, on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Now, individuals who get crypto as a gift won’t pay the same taxes as those anticipating to accumulate money with them. The UK…
Analyst: Ethereum Constantinople Will Push Crypto Miners “Out Of Business”
Ethereum Constantinople Will Push Crypto Miners “Out Of Business” root 1 min ago Google+ VKontakte Telegram Viber Ethereum Constantinople Will Push Crypto Miners Out Of Business In recent months, as Bitcoin (BTC) purportedly fell through its supposed break-even cost of mining not once, not twice, but three times, the economics of Proof of Work (PoW)…