Hacktivist Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki took aim at Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter recently for essentially writing off smart contracts inventor Nick Szabo as a right-wing crank. Taaki wrote that this sort of attitude was typical of an “Eth[ereum] culture which is about sparkling burner parties, privileged digital nomads, microdosing LSD, sex orgies and
Month: August 2020
As the price of Ethereum’s native digital currency Ether (ETH) has been showing massive strength recently, the path seems to be continuing toward new highs. Ether price ran from $220 to $445 in the previous five weeks and this is one of the biggest surges for the altcoin in the past 18 months. However, as
We reported last week about the latest findings of Sergio Dermain Lerner, who is known for his discovery of the so-called “Patoshi pattern”. His latest research suggested that Satoshi Nakamoto likely used a single pc to mine approximately 1.1 million Bitcoin (BTC). However, it appears that there was something of even greater importance lost in
Bitcoin is pushing higher after bottoming at $11,150 last week. The asset now trades for $11,650 as of this article’s writing. BTC is trading above a pivotal support level as we come into the weekly candle close, which bodes well for bulls. Institutions are responding to the price action by closing their shorts they opened
Ether (ETH) options open interest grew by 230% to reach $393 million in the past three months. Although this is an impressive figure, it doesn’t fully reflect how the derivative instruments being used. Ether options open interest, USD. Source: Skew Strike levels appear bullish The first thing one should take note of is the most
Venezuelans have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as their country faces dire economic crisis and hyperinflation, a new study by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis shows. The firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index ranks Venezuela third as “The country has reached one of the highest rates of cryptocurrency usage in the world.” Cryptocurrency Adoption Soars in
Bitcoin has seen consolidation under $12,000 ever since unceremoniously losing that pivotal price point the week before last. The cryptocurrency now trades at $11,700 as of this article’s writing, having closed its weekly candle above a crucial support. Arguably the technicals of the Bitcoin market remain in a shaky spot. Some have asserted that BTC’s
Privacy and anonymity are the primary benefits of cryptocurrency, yet due to the transparent nature of blockchain technology, crypto transactions are not as anonymous as some may think. Rather, Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies are pseudonymous, as each transaction on a blockchain network is transparent, making it possible to trace wallet addresses back to their
Craig Wright, a self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin (BTC), is reportedly continuing to file more defamation suits against perceived rivals, despite none of his previous attempts turning out to be successful. On Aug. 25, Wright filed a libel suit against major industry figure, Roger Ver, with the High Court of Antigua and Barbuda, industry publication CoinGeek reports.
Wyoming State Representative and long-time crypto champion Tyler Lindholm has been unseated in the Republican state primaries by a candidate representing the far-right of the party. So far it is unclear how this may affect the state’s blockchain friendly legislation, although, following his defeat, Lindholm said he was “100% confident the [blockchain] laws are safe
An overnight jump in the Bitcoin price Sunday may not put the asset en route to higher levels this week. That is because of a lower weekly open, says a pseudonymous Twitterati. The analyst notified his followers about an early morning Bitcoin move on Monday – a sell-off that pushed the cryptocurrency lower from its
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. Top Stories This Week YFI price soars to $38,800 hitting $1 billion market cap — Can it go higher? Yearn.finance’s founder, Andre Cronje, has warned that YFI tokens are “worthless” — but this hasn’t stopped them from
A lot has changed during the last month, as the popular decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has swelled considerably in value. Since the first week of August, the total value locked in defi jumped over 85% in 27 days from $4.2 billion to $7.88 billion on August 30. The total value locked (TVL) in the decentralized
A long-time holder was unfortunately taken for their 1,400 BTC – over $16 million worth of Bitcoin – in a wallet exploit. But how were hackers able to make off with this user’s cryptocurrency? And what can others do to avoid the same situation from happening to them? Crypto Crime Takes A Bow But Is
Analysts think that the Bitcoin market is “too sober” to top at current price levels. BTC trades at $11,600 as of this article’s writing, perpetuating the consolidation it has been in for the past three weeks. Why Bitcoin Is Unlikely to Top Here One cryptocurrency trader thinks that it’s unlikely that Bitcoin is forming a
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Taras Kulyk, Senior Vice President of Blockchain Business Development at Core Scientific, says that the countries competing to become leaders in the Blockchain space vary greatly in what they can offer to crypto miners. During an interview with Cointelegraph, Kulyk stated that global diversification of hashrate has been increasing as countries around the world vie
Author Don Tapscott’s latest book Supply Chain Revolution highlights opportunities for transformation that blockchain can bring to what the book calls a $50 trillion supply chain industry issue. Tapscott, who is also co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute, told Cointelegraph that Supply Chain Revolution is the second book in the series being produced by the
Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent decision to allow inflation to stay above its 2% target objective could debase the dollar further. According to Garlinghouse, this decision is likely to lead “to further diversification of assets which will certainly be good for crypto.” The various stimulus and fiscal measures
Jameson Lopp, co-founder and CTO of Casa, considers himself a Bitcoin Monetary Maximalist and a curious being towards altcoins, so in a post on August 30, he warned the public not to take online interactions on cryptos too literally. Although Lopp sees no other options on the market that can compete with Bitcoin’s sound and
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