#Bitcoin News

Crypto Performance in 2019: The Highs and Lows

January 2, 2020 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Altcoins, Bitcoin

As we enter the new decade, BTCManager takes a summary look at the performance of the crypto market in 2019. Bitcoin the King of Price and Network Performance Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency based on market capitalization experienced a much better year-to-date (YTD) price performance in 2019 than in 2018....

A Decade of Bitcoin: How the World’s First Cryptocurrency Grew From Strength to Strength

January 1, 2020 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Bitcoin was conceived by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and the network went live in January 2009; since then, the genesis cryptocurrency never looked back, growing stronger on a yearly basis and immortalizing itself in financial history, irrespective of how all of this turns out later down the line. As we...

Sentiment in Bitcoin Remains Strong as Halving Less than 6 Months Away

December 31, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Bitcoin's block reward is due for another infamous halving come May 2020. This reduces the amount of bitcoin rewarded to miners for ordering transactions and creating a new block. Skeptics believe the price of bitcoin may not react the way most people expect, while the "ultra enthusiasts" are still confident...

Crypto Debit Card Comes to Asia Through Wirex and i2C

December 31, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Current cryptocurrency payment solutions are centered around payment processors like BitPay and debit card facilitators like Coinbase and Wirex. North America and Europe already have their fair share of crypto debit card providers, while Asia and Africa are relatively underpenetrated in this segment. Wirex's foray into the continent gives its...

The Retail Challenge Lying Ahead for Crypto

December 30, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Debates have been raging on as to whether cryptocurrencies will ever gain mass adoption or if the tech will exist in a separate system that doesn't compete with traditional finance. Enterprises have adopted blockchain with fervor as early adoption could help them improve coordination between internal teams and external partners,...

YouTube Claims it Deleted Bitcoin Videos in Error

December 27, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Carl from The Moon (@themooncarl), a crypto-YouTuber revealed that the world's largest video-sharing website YouTube has made an official response after wilfully taking down his crypto-related videos. Nonetheless, @themooncarl says he can never trust centralized platforms again, instead, he will move his audience to a decentralized and censorship-resistant ecosystem, according...

Bitcoin Market Maturing as OTC Firms Move to Digital, Finds Report

Declining Spreads in Crypto Causing OTC Desks to Remain on Edge

December 25, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

The high volatility seen in 2017's cryptocurrency market was a paradise for market makers and OTC desks, as their profit margins continuously expanded along with spreads. Two years on, volatility is at a multi-year low and it has hit OTC desks right where it hurts. As the formerly largest OTC...

Internet Giant Tencent Set to Assemble Digital Currency Research Division

December 25, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Tencent, one of the largest Chinese companies, has announced its intent to create a digital currency research team to help the firm navigate their way in light of increased interest in the realm of digital currency and blockchain. The firm, which runs China's most used internet application, WeChat, has already...

YouTube Launches Attack on Bitcoin, Allegedly Deleting Crypto-Linked Content

December 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Chris Dunn (@ChrisDunnTV), Chico Crypto (@ChicoCrypto), and BTC Sessions (@BTCsess), three popular YouTubers that have been creating highly informative and educating Bitcoin (BTC) related content on YouTube for several years now, have taken to Twitter to lament that the platform is now flagging their content, labeling it as “harmful and...

Chinese Firms Embroiled in Legal Battle Over Sale of Bitcoin Mining Hardware

December 24, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Cailiang, a subsidiary of gaming marketplace Wholeasy, filed a public statement that they are working with the police in a case against Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Ebang for delivering 65,000 miners but demanding payment for 100,000. Responding to this news, Ebang revealed they already filed a case with financial regulators,...

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