Everything seems to be normal on the trading front as Tether (USDT), the eighth largest cryptocurrency and the second most traded currency behind bitcoin resumed normal business. The cryptocurrency suffered an unexpected glitch yesterday and stopped working. The tether transactions appeared to be stagnated and had come to a standstill...

After languishing in the reds for over 24 hours and Ethereum taking a dip below USD 200 again finally the street turned green starting with the rise of XRP and ETH. The rise was pretty unusual as the two of the top three currencies started rising without any news on...

If Bitmain wants to have their much-touted $18 billion IPO before the end of 2018 as announced they had better get a move on. In fact, at the rate their If Bitmain wants to have their much-touted $18 billion IPO before the end of 2018 as announced they had better...

Sunday 16th September 2018 heralded the arrival of ColossusXT’s new Zerocoin Protocol which went live at block 500,000

A company based in Norwalk, Connecticut is helping small businesses deal with ransomware attacks by negotiating with cybercriminals to reduce ransom amounts and paying them in bitcoin, a Forbes report from September 17, 2018, showed. When "Never Pay" Is not an Option While ransomware attacks have become a new normal…

China intensifies the pressure on cryptocurrencies as the country’s central bank issued a warning to investors over increased risk awareness.

On 17th September, the self-proclaimed Founder of Bitcoin, Craig Wright aka Faketoshi released an AMA [Ask-Me-Anything] wherein his apparent followers asked him 60 questions. The topics ranged from personal questions to launch of national cryptocurrencies by different countries. In his official AMA post, he stated: “I have been asked to do...

Ripple has seen a 17.91% price increase, at the time of writing, over the past 24 hours of trading. The cryptocurrency is now exchanging

A research by Diar revealed that the king of cryptocurrencies hasn't lost its charm as a long-term investment option despite facing a harsh bear market during 2018. According to a Diar research, 25% of the total Bitcoin supply is controlled by the long-term investors. The research found that more than 55%...

A conversation with Manoush Zomorodi, host of the podcast ZigZag, a crypto and blockchain explainer

Japanese Fintech giant SBI Holdings will launch a Ripple-based mobile application called Money Tap by the end of 2018. Takashi Okita, the CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, announced the news via a tweet on September 12, 2018, and shared a website of the new mobile application. Money Tap: Easy Bank…

After having been for two months in captivity, Liyaqat Parker, a businessman from Capetown was released after his captors had allegedly demanded 50 Bitcoins as ransom. This was true as his family had issued a statement on his release. However, whether the Bitcoin ransom was paid or not remains a...

On 17th September, Bitmain Founder Jihan Wu participated on a forum of the Subreddit r/BTC, wherein he responded to a comment made by a cryptocurrency researcher named Justin Bons. Bons wrote about centralization in mining, conveying that the rise in the block size is not the reason for an increased...

One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges in the world, Binance, opens a new fiat-crypto exchange, the beta goes live in Singapore today.

Listen to the 17 September 2018 Bitcoin News Daily Podcast below. On this edition of the Bitcoin News daily podcast, we speculate on how an artificial super-intelligence that takes over the world would impact Bitcoin. Hear about the Steem blockchain crash today, and how Steem is planning a hard fork called...

A look at why Verge cannot reasonably be considered a privacycoin on par with Monero, Zcash or even Bitcoin — if it can be considered a privacycoin in the first place.

Kin Ecosystem Foundation, the nonprofit governance organization for the Kin cryptocurrency, has announced the appointment of Matthew DiPietro as its chief marketing officer.

Gemini exchange is reportedly gearing up to freeze the accounts of all users who have bought its stablecoin Gemini Dollar or GUSD.

Development progress and product changes from district0x

Alarm clocks went off for many traders today as some got margin called following a jump in crypto prices across the board which seems to have been led by Ripple....

A Chinese Bitcoin enthusiast is currently filming her attempt to survive 21 days by living on nothing but bitcoin. A recent documentary shows her trying to retrieve food, housing, and necessities all through cryptocurrency transactions done on her phone. The cryptographic adventure is airing on iQiyi, China’s Netflix equivalent, TechCrunch…

Over half the Bitcoin supply sits in wallets holding over 200 coins ($1.25 million), indicating faith among major bagholders remains, new research Over half the Bitcoin supply sits in wallets with over $1.25 million, indicating faith among major bagholders remains, new research suggests.

High Times has removed bitcoin as a payment option for its IPO, just days after admitting it was accepting the cryptocurrency.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]’s Commissioner, Hester Peirce is back in the cryptoverse with a new statement. Commissioner Peirce said on Twitter: “Regulators need to hop out of their helicopters and onto the free range” Recently, Hester Peirce spoke about Bitcoin [BTC] and cryptocurrency regulation during the Cato...

The U.K. has no plans to regulate cryptocurrencies in the near future. In March they created a task force that will monitor the use of crypto assets within the country.

Find out the best sources to get info about decentralization, blockchain technology, and the communities they are affecting.

Critics charge that Ethereum's cryptocurrency ether does not have real utility on its blockchain and its price increase is mostly speculative.

Kraken, a popular exchange based in the U.S., has announced that it will be expanding its OTC trading platform which will improve the performance of large block trades for all its clients. “Kraken …

Advertisements are a part of everyday life in our always-online world today. However, existing ad services have been mired in controversy and mishaps. This also comes with the pitfalls of being unable to connect those that want to advertise with those who provide advertising services. There is one company that...

More than half of the world’s circulating supply of Bitcoin is locked in just 1% of wallets, The Hard Fork reports.

Bitcoin has now become a lifeline for a community in the Palestinians territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip. For them Bitcoin is a cheaper, safer, and a quicker way for doing transactions.

While every cryptocurrency enthusiast would want countries to give up their struggling fiats and take up bitcoin as their base currency, well it's not actually happening that way. A recent research, released by Dior research states that only, Argentina and Venezuela are doing so among the countries struggling with their...

Hong Kong bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin today announced they have added support for the Arcona token. Users can now trade Ar...

After PSG and Avai FC, two Premier League teams, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, now mull issuing their own cryptocurrencies.

The price of bitcoin closed the week three percent higher, around the $6,500 mark, as bulls managed to regain the upper hand to allow bitcoin to remain above its most recent $6,000 resistance. In the past seven days, blockchain media was filled with stories of regulators cracking down on fraudulent…

BlockClick Unveils Prototype - Ad Fraud Begins to Quiver Major Step For Platform Ensuring Start-To-Finish Transactional Transparency PR Newswire BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 18,...

The beginning of the month saw the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market hovering around the $230 billion mark. By the end of the first week of September, the value has fallen down to $200 billion, following which it gradually moved to the lower end. At the time of...

Listen to the 16 September 2018 Bitcoin News Daily Podcast below. On this edition of the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast we discuss how Bitcoin’s annual returns show it is extremely profitable long term, and we also discuss the rise of centralized cryptocurrencies. Learn about the Williams Percentage Range which shows Bitcoin...