I love a good western: the gunfights, the train robberies, the drinking and gambling. The name of the film I was watching escapes me – it may have been Tombstone – but I recall a scene where a few burly men were playing cards, and there was a whole stack of goodies on the table.…
According to the president of Western Union Global Money Transfer, the company is “ready to adopt any kind of currency.” And interestingly, this includes cryptocurrencies. Western Union Ready to Adopt Odilon Almeida held an interview with Reuters Plus yesterday. Here he stated that there was no big difference between cryptocurrencies and regular digital payments, of which the…
Crypto donations are not new. They weren’t in 2017, the year of the crypto boom, nor are they in 2018. But each time they happen, whether it’s donations in cryptocurrencies or fiat currencies, it’s proof that not everyone in the crypto space is there for only themselves. Vitalik Buterin (age 24), the creator of Ethereum,…
Cryptocurrencies are absolutely booming this morning, just in time for the holidays! All but five digital currencies that are in the top 100 are trading green. This is quite a shift, as 2018 has been a negative year for digital currencies. Today, we’ll take a look at Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin Cash (Bitcoin ABC). Ripple…
Despite Bitcoin’s intense price drop in recent months, some still believe it is going to turn it around next year. And there’s nothing to say it definitely won’t; in the last three days, Bitcoin has packed on 18% in gains. Sudden Gains The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap jumped from $3,181 to $3,776 in under…
As we wrap up 2018, crypto players are starting to publicly come out with their Bitcoin price forecasts for the new year. Some are bearish, using the fact that BTC was nearing $20 thousand this time last year. Others, however, continue to be bullish. Spencer Bogart of Bitcoin Capital is one of the latter. Spencer…
According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency stablecoin Tether (USDT) has enough fiat dollars to back its tokens in circulation. No doubt, many readers will scorn that this is just another rumor as Tether is synonymous with controversy. What’s going on? Tether has Fiat Dollars The original stablecoin has faced a myriad of controversy since the middle of this…
Coinbase is now new and improved—watch out Binance! The US’s most popular cryptocurrency exchange announced yesterday it has added crypto-to-crypto trading. Coinbase Crypto-to-Crypto Trading Starting today, you can convert one crypto to another on Coinbase. Conversions are available between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Litecoin (LTC), 0x (ZRX), or Bitcoin Cash (BCH).…
In 2017, the Bitcoin price shot up. The crypto boom was in its prime and BTC, in particular, saw a rise, especially in the second half of December. When this happened, there was a rush to buy the cryptocurrency; then there was a crash. One year later, the BTC price is nowhere near where it…
This morning, the cryptocurrency market has received a boost and most major digital currencies are trading green! This time last year, Bitcoin (BTC) hit its all-time high, nearing $20,000. 2018 was quite different than 2017 in the cryptocurrency space. Today, we’ll take a closer look at EOS, Litecoin (LTC), and Cardano (ADA). EOS The fourth-largest…
