Bitcoin All-Time Price High Surpasses $28K, BTC’s Half Trillion Market Cap Now Bigger Than Visa

Bitcoin markets have been seeing a lot of action this weekend, as the price of the crypto asset touched another all-time high (ATH) at $28,378 per coin. Toward the end of 2020, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization has crossed a whopping half of a trillion U.S. dollars in value. The leading cryptocurrency by market valuation, bitcoin … Read more

‘What Bitcoin Did’ – Scanning the Hottest Cryptocurrency Keywords and Google Searches

For years now the term “bitcoin” has managed to capture a tight relationship with specific trends and keywords online. News.Bitcoin.com decided to investigate the specific keywords, questions, comparisons, and prepositions that are often associated with the digital currency when people are searching for answers. Also read: US Real Estate in Jeopardy – Analysts Predict Housing … Read more

‘Buy Bitcoin’ Searches Skyrocket, Exchange Volumes Spike, Crypto Account Signups Swell 83% As Coronavirus Fears Heighten

Exchange data and statistics from Google Trends, Twitter, and Baidu show that despite the recent price drop people are looking to buy bitcoin. During the week of the crypto market massacre that started on March 12, Coinbase broke traffic records and witnessed considerable trade volumes. Similarly, the trading platform Kraken saw an 83% increase in … Read more

Why Are ‘Bitcoin Group’ and ‘Bitcoin Revolution’ Such Popular Searches on Google?

Google searches can reveal a lot about the perception of the masses when it comes to bitcoin. This post examines two popular Google search terms in recent months and years, and seeks to explain why these terms continue to pop up, what knowledge can be gleaned by looking into them, and the effects of “Google … Read more

Three High Profile Crypto Networks Face Reward Halvings This Spring

This spring, three of the largest crypto networks, BTC, BCH, and BSV, will undergo their halvings around the same time for the first time in history. During the last halving in 2016, only one network existed, but now three protocols share the same consensus algorithm. Google Trends shows that searches for the term “bitcoin halving” … Read more

2019 Google and Yahoo Searches for Bitcoin Decline Significantly

2019 was an interesting year for cryptocurrencies. Some would say it wasn’t as bad as the crypto winter in 2018 and others would note it wasn’t as great as bull run 2017. One thing’s for sure, ever since the all-time price highs, interest in cryptocurrencies has been waning. According to data from Google Trends and … Read more

Markets Update: Crypto Assets See Fresh Gains

The cryptocurrency economy has seen further gains, as the entire market capitalization jumped to $179 billion during the early morning trading sessions on Sunday. Moreover, global trade volume spiked significantly, capturing roughly $61 billion in trades over the last 24 hours. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Markets and Network Gather Strong Momentum in Q1 Crypto Bulls … Read more

Markets Update: Diminished March Trade Volume Mirrors Previous Patterns

Over the last few days, cryptocurrency markets have been holding steady and consolidating after the correction on Feb. 24. Currently, the entire market capitalization is hovering around $129 billion and trade volume has started to diminish slightly with $24.9 billion traded over the last 24 hours. The top contenders capturing most of today’s daily gains … Read more

Africa and its Antiquated Banking: Cryptocurrencies The Solution?

Africa has steadily accelerated the switch to modern technologies. But can a continent facing a crisis with antiquated banking technologies, low rate of financial inclusion, poor confidence in the banking system, and high remittance costs become the new battleground for blockchain or cryptocurrency-centred settlements? Also read: Square’s Big Week: Crypto Patent, Shares Leap, and Lightning … Read more