From lower fumes to more time spent with family, there are some glimmers of light in the darkness of the COVID-19 era. And, despite the rise of coronavirus-themed scams, cybercriminals hoping to make bundles of cryptocurrency during global lockdowns are earning less than ever, according to a report released Friday. The report, shown ahead of Read more…
Governments around the world are careening toward a period of dramatic spending. The U.S. Federal Reserve announced another $2.3 trillion in lending programs on Thursday to stabilize America’s coronavirus-stricken economy. The Bank of England announced it would likely extend billions of pounds to directly finance the government’s crisis response. All this inspires inflation concerns around the Read more…
While April has historically been the second-best performing month for bitcoin (BTC), investors should watch for the possible miner and/or holdler capitulation and how the world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic-triggered economic crisis, according to analysts at major crypto exchange Kraken. On average, in April, BTC posts a +53% return and has the Read more…
The Fold app — a Lightning-compatible mobile app that offers users Bitcoin rewards (BTC) while shopping — has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program. Joining the program will enable the app to launch a new Visa co-branded card, which continues the offer of Bitcoin rewards for purchases made at retailers. Read more…
Despite a handful of decent earners, the majority of the market is reporting mostly sideways movement. Bitcoin is reporting a 0.25 percent gain at the time of writing, bringing its trading value to $7,286. Given the close correlation Bitcoin shares with Litecoin, it’s unsurprising to see the project record similar Read more…
A successful bitcoin (BTC)-funded campaign to build and equip a coronavirus-fighting medical facility near Rome, run jointly by the Italian Red Cross, has wrapped up – with the center now up and running. The campaign saw what the Italian Red Cross has called a “second-level Advanced Medical Post for pre-triage” created in Castel Read more…
The bitcoin block reward halving – a hotly-anticipated event during which the amount of BTC produced with each new transaction block will fall from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC – is expected to occur next month. The event takes place roughly every four years and is intended to ensure the Read more…
In January 2019, a new project — CoinJoy — was launched. CoinJoy is a user-friendly cryptocurrency news aggregator with a news searching feature and an option of filtering the sources. “We launched our site as a news aggregator, but we are actively working on its functionality and plan to add Read more…
There are more than 2000 billionaires on Forbes’ ‘The Richest in 2020’ list — but only a handful come from the world of cryptocurrency and none of them are named ‘CZ’. Only four entrepreneurs who made their fortunes in crypto were included among the 2,095 billionaires the magazine named on April 8. Read more…
It is another fairly good day for the cryptocurrency ecosystem as the slight retreat failed to pull Bitcoin below the $7,000 support level. Since the beginning of April, there has been a slight recovery in the market, and Monday was such a marvelous day due to the bullish display that Read more…