Markets Update: BTC Value Against the Dollar Continues to Slide

Another holiday cryptocurrency market slump is here as bitcoin, and a broad swathe of other digital assets, are hitting new lows during New Year’s Eve weekend. On Saturday, December 30 around 7am EDT, the price of bitcoin (BTC) touched a low of $12,240 across global exchanges after coasting along at $14,300 for most of Friday’s … Read more

Trading Tip `The Wall´ – Absurd Profits from Zclassic a.k.a. Bitcoin Private

In just 3 months, the price of Zclassic (ZCL) has increased by +5,768%. In this post, I’ll give some background to what Zclassic is and try to explain what is going on with it. Also read: The Art of Buying the Dip A Quick History Lesson on Zclassic Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy-centric cryptocurrency that launched … Read more

Kidnapped Exchange Analyst Pavel Lerner Freed After Paying Bitcoin Ransom

Pavel Lerner has been freed from captivity following his kidnapping this week. The EXMO analyst is physically unharmed and no longer being held hostage, according to a company press release. Free at Last On December 26, Pavel Lerner, 40, was wrapping up work at his office in Kiev, Ukraine, where he works as the lead analyst … Read more

The Man Who Lost 7,500 BTC to a Landfill, and the Council That Won’t Let Him Go Digging

Imagine that you had over US$100 million worth of Bitcoin rotting away in a landfill and there was nothing you could do about it. Welcome to the world of James Howells, a Welsh IT worker who threw away a hard drive containing Bitcoin he’d mined back in 2009. The Newport South Wales City Council has repeatedly denied his … Read more

The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 3: Exchanges – Exchanging Liberty for Convenience? (Part 6)

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 1 : The Trusted Third Party Problem Chapter 3: Trying to Undo Satoshi by Wendy McElroy Exchanges – Exchanging Liberty for Convenience? (Chapter 3, Part 6) The best “TTP” of all is one that does not exist, but the necessity for which has been eliminated by … Read more

Why Diamonds attract Blockchainist David Drake to the CEDEX Advisory Board

CEDEX, the world’s first certified blockchain based diamond exchange, is pleased to announce the addition of David Drake to their advisory board. David is the Founder and Chairman of LDJ Capital, a multi-family office with various funds around the globe totally over US $1.5 trillion in assets. David first became involved in the cryptocurrency space … Read more

The Top Exchanges for Buying Bitcoin with Fiat (That Aren’t Coinbase)

Don’t get me wrong, Coinbase was a godsend when I first got into crypto, as it is for most fledgling investors. It’s painless to set up, it’s user-friendly, and it offers a variety of payment options. But between the 1.49% fee for bank transfers and its 3.99% fee for debit/credit card payments, you might be … Read more

BOTTOS: Where Blockchain, AI and Big Data Meet

A DECENTRALIZED DATA SHARING NETWORK WILL RESHAPE THE AI WORLD December 30, 2017: Great news has arrived for all the cryptocurrency enthusiasts and purchasers as an all-new network has stepped into this sensational global arena. Known as BOTTOS, it is a decentralized AI data sharing network based on the Blockchain technology. Moreover, the game-changing platform … Read more

Five Trading Strategies to Build BTC Wealth During Altcoin Downtrends

During a remarkable year for Bitcoin, and especially the past six months, many altcoins have seen an ever-dwindling BTC price. In response, many traders have shifted their focus to prioritizing dollar profits rather than Bitcoin. While it is much easier to be USD-profitable while Bitcoin surges, there are still a number of strategies traders employ to continue … Read more