About Author:
Jamie Holmes
Jamie is an economist, writer and cryptocurrency enthusiast. His research interests are forecasting, industrial organization and economic development.
Experienced in trading Forex and Cryptocurrency markets, Jamie provides commentary on the markets utilizing Japanese charting methods and fractals analysis.
BitTube (TUBE), formerly known as IPBC, has gained wider recognition and the altcoin has been added to favorite cryptocurrency exchanges Bittrex and Upbit on June 5, 2018. BTCManager first covered IPBC (now known as BitTube) in early April 2018, and the cryptocurrency has made substantial progress in just a couple...
Crypto-friendly Switzerland faces a referendum on June 10 that could fundamentally change the concept of money in the small European nation. With the rise of bitcoin as a permissionless, decentralized alternative to national currencies, have the Swiss been forced to rethink what money really is? The rise in the popularity...
After an extended period of uncertainty, AEON has forked following the lead of Monero to nullify ASIC miners from the network on June 3. A Long Road The smaller, and more agile, project, however, did face some nerve-wracking moments, with some miners expressing concern about the profitability. AEON aims to...
Bitcoin hit its lowest level so far in May 2018 near $7,000, establishing a new low for the fourth week in a row. The long-term outlook shows shifting momentum in favor of bears that could see a large decline toward the 2018 low and even new lows for the year....
In this exclusive interview, BTCManager speaks to Thaer Khawaja, a Canadian software developer who has been quietly working on a code fork of Monero, known as Masari. The cryptocurrency first emerged into the limelight when the project submitted a pull request to the Monero main branch for a difficulty adjustment...
The Monero hardware project completed the first stage at the end of April, developing the internals and boards. The next stage is to develop a proper enclosure, perform injection molding and other finishing touches; the project’s funding goal is already approximately 25 percent complete. BTCManager spoke to Michael Schloh von...
BTCManager’s Weekly Cryptocurrency Outlook highlights the price action and technical indicators on a long-term basis to identify the best opportunities in the largest cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, ether, and others. BTC-USD (Bitstamp) Bitcoin exhibited the fifth week of straight gains for the week ending May 6. The weekly chart below...
Decred (DCR), the popular altcoin that implements on-chain governance, has been given the go-ahead to trade on the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit. The announcement was made during the Asian session of May 4 and the addition of the altcoin to the fourth largest exchange by 24-hour volume will no...
The fintech startup Revolut has unexpectedly withdrawn support for cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bitstamp and Kraken, BTCManager has learned on May 3. Bitcoin enthusiasts can no longer use the banking app to withdraw from exchanges and echoes similar moves made by UK banks in the past. Revolut has marketed itself...
The month of April saw bitcoin gain around 30 percent, but some smaller altcoins outperformed the king of cryptocurrencies by a wide margin. Here, we detail the best performers of April 2018, give a bit of background to these coins and possible reasons for their performance. GPU Coin Rebrands to...
