The largest country in Africa, Nigeria, is becoming savvier in the crypto sphere by the day. It recently launched its first Bitcoin ATM, which is also the fifteenth in the entire continent. Blockstale BTM installs ATM The ATM was installed in the Dazey Lounge and Bar in the state of Lagos Read more…
Many industry experts hold varied expectations for Bitcoin’s price following the block reward halving in May, proving 2020 is anything but mundane. “On both prior occasions, Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high within 12 months, with the latest coming in December 2017 when the price reached about $20,000, which Read more…
With governments printing new money at will, Revolut has recognized Bitcoin as an alternative and expanded its crypto offering. UK challenger bank Revolut has expanded its cryptocurrency offering to all of its users as an alternative to government-backed fiat currencies. As governments around the world push stimulus packages, including the printing Read more…
Trust Wallet is an easy to use, multi cryptocurrency wallet which can connect with and trade over decentralised exchanges (DEX Wallet support). The crypto wallet now supports on-wallet staking, allowing users to earn rewards on supported proof of stake (POS) & delegated proof of stake (DPOS) tokens. Users who would Read more…
XRP, the cryptocurrency asset often referred to as Ripple, has been among the worst-performing crypto assets and altcoins of the last two years. However, according to one crypto analyst who has spotted what they believe is a classical bottom signature on XRP price charts, expects the asset’s woes to soon Read more…
The current global crisis is good for crypto as it shows the dysfunctionality of the existing system, according to Marcus Swanepoel, co-founder and CEO of crypto exchange Luno. However, in case of a global recession, this nascent industry might be hit hard too, he warned. Crypto was born out of a Read more…
Anyone holding bitcoin would have watched the market with alarm in recent weeks. The virtual currency, whose price other cryptocurrencies like ethereum and litecoin largely follow, plummeted from more than USD 10,000 in mid-February to briefly below USD 4,000 on March 13. Despite recovering to the mid-USD 6,000s at the time of Read more…
Bitcoin (BTC) gained ironic support from United States President Donald Trump on March 27 after he appeared to say he supported manipulating the dollar. In a press conference quoted by various Twitter commentators, including Blockstream CSO, Samson Mow, Trump defended the Federal Reserve printing more than $6 trillion. Trump: the dollar Read more…
It seems that Samsung range of smartphones might be the first of many to hit the market in the years to come owing, among other things, to blockchain and crypto adoption by the company. For some time, competition between tech giants has been predominantly focused on smartphone specifications and improving Read more…
It is time for another Bill Gates Bitcoin scam. Though unfortunate, Bill Gates seems to be popular amongst scamsters looking to defraud potential Bitcoin investors. Many scams related to the Microsoft founder have surfaced in the past too. Now, a new Bill Gates bitcoin scam has been doing the rounds on Read more…