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In the cryptocurrency ecosystem, the concept of prediction markets is a topical subject. There are a few projects in the works hoping to build decentralized prediction markets such as Augur and Hivemind. One particular project, although not fully ‘trustless’ at the moment, Fairlay, has been moving a staggering amount of volume over the past few … Read more
Today’s Bitcoin in Brief provides some leisurely Sunday reading for anyone who has a life to live outside of crypto. We curate the best stories from the past 24 hours and condense them into a daily digest so you can stay in the loop in less time than it takes to boil a kettle. In … Read more
For only the second time in its history, an attempt at tokenizing Ripple’s XRP ledger through an initial coin offering (ICO) is being seriously offered by a group not formally associated with the company. It’s an interesting juxtaposition for a project widely believed to be actively separating itself from the messiness of the cryptocurrency world. … Read more
A “self-regulatory approach” has been mentioned as a likely solution for the South African crypto sector. A non-government body could adopt rules and implement industry standards. The central bank in Pretoria is expected to formulate the policy framework. Also read: Steps towards Self-Regulation in Croatia and Slovenia Premature Regulation Throttles Growth The South African Reserve … Read more
Three months since the peak of bitcoin’s meteoric multi-year bull trend, many analysts are predicting a bearish outlook for the BTC markets. Prominent Chinese trader, Zhao Dong, has described bitcoin as exhibiting four-year market cycles that resemble the seasons in a year, forecasting that the “winter” of cryptocurrency will set-in during 2019. Harvard professor, Kenneth … Read more
This week the Bitcoin ABC developers officially announced the much anticipated Bitcoin Cash network hard fork on May 15. In addition to the statement from the development team, the codebase for the client Bitcoin ABC 0.17.0 has also been made available with the newly added consensus rules. Also read: New Karate Combat League Arena Features Bitcoin … Read more
Bitcoin ATMs are becoming increasingly popular as the adoption of cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream. They make buying and selling cryptocurrency much more accessible than ever before. The company leading the way to mainstream adoption is Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot has recently installed its 125th ATM, adding to the company`s rapidly growing Bitcoin ATM network. … Read more
On April 5 the former bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn came back to do an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on the Reddit forum /r/btc. It’s been a while since Hearn has chatted with the bitcoin community, and one could say he left the development scene a few years ago due to the vitriolic strife over the scaling … Read more
It was only a matter of time until things took another turn in the world of cryptocurrency. We have seen so many connections already between blockchain technology and Pokemon-like projects. Indeed, we now have a project called CryptoPokemons. It’s not necessarily the best idea, considering that Pokemon itself is a major brand and registered trademark. CryptoPokemons is a Thing now … Read more
Interesting things are happening to all cryptocurrency markets as of right now. Even though the overall trend is still rather bearish, there may be some relief in sight. If this current trend keeps up, the Ethereum price may be among the first to gain a competitive edge over Bitcoin and altcoins. The big question is … Read more
