In times of economic uncertainty, bitcoin flourishes. In times of high fees, litecoin prospers. And in times of Coinbase rumors, ripple shines. Today was one such day. In a repeat of December, January, and every other month, XRP has been linked with Coinbase, the altcoin rose rapidly in value on March 5…only to sink once the U.S. exchange debunked those rumors. Also read: BTC Transaction Volume Reaches Two-Year Low Ripple Does a Ripple In the movie Groundhog Day, weatherman Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray, is forced to relive the same…
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PR: Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. Paytomat Will Run a Token Sale to Bring Cryptocurrencies to Your Next Door Cafe and Grocery Store Having successfully integrated with over a hundred of point-of-sales in Ukraine, Paytomat will be holding a token sale to scale its blockchain-based solution to the global level Tallinn,…
Read MoreKaliningrad Offers Tax Breaks to Attract Bitcoiners
Crypto regulations have not been adopted in Russia yet, but a string of words and deeds suggests that Moscow may take full advantage of the “phenomenon” in order to uphold national interests. Ideas and proposals to attract businesses and human capital in areas of strategic importance across the vast country have been circulated by officials on local and federal levels. President Putin himself says lagging behind is not acceptable, as it carries “risks of losing sovereignty”. Also read: Russian Authorities Criticized over Proposed Crypto Regulation Preferential Treatment Costs Just ₽1…
Read MoreThis Week in Bitcoin: Courtroom Drama
Bitcoin was born on the internet but destined to end up in court. Where there’s money, there’s a trail of gold-diggers, scammers, and slighted plaintiffs, and as bitcoin has risen in value, so have the court cases. With lawsuits, threats of litigation, subpoenas, and regulators sending gavels slamming in courtrooms across the land, this week’s got it all. Get your popcorn at the ready as we prepare to chew over the highlights from This Week in Bitcoin. Also read: Highly Organized Crime Blamed for $2mil Bitcoin Mining Burglaries Crypto Goes to…
Read MoreRipple (XRP) Has Suddenly Run Up 20% — But Why Now?
At press time, the combined total market capitalization of cryptocurrency sits just above $470 billion, as coins across the board have started to recover from the massive correction which took place in January and February. In the last 24 hours, however, no cryptocurrency in the Top 50 has outperformed Ripple (XRP) — but what’s driving the price pump? Ripple Runs In the last 24 or so hours, the price of Ripple (XRP) has abruptly spiked from a low of $0.90 to $1.08 — representing a 20% increase in each coin’s…
Read MorePR: Electroneum Launches Groundbreaking Mobile Miner
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. After a successful week exhibiting at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Electroneum has launched its groundbreaking mobile miner, which will open the world of cryptocurrency up to billions of smartphone owners around the world. Currently, cryptocurrency is largely too difficult to obtain and spend for…
Read More24-Year-Old Sent to Prison for Selling Bitcoin to Agents Without Asking for ID
US law agencies can celebrate another success in their tireless crusade to stop ‘unlicensed money transmitting’ in the land of the free. The latest victory is sending a 24-year old crime kingpin to federal prison for making $40,000 from trading bitcoin offline. Also Read: US Federal Authorities Arrest Man for Selling 9.99 Bitcoin One Year in Jail for $40,000 from 2.6% Commission Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eldon Stone Ross, a 24-year-old from Kennett Square borough of Chester County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced on Wednesday to serve a year…
Read MoreSerial Entrepreneur: Not Too Late to Get on the Blockchain Boat
Serial entrepreneur Chris Snook says that it’s still not too late to jump on the blockchain boat as the new tech leads the way into a token economy. If there’s one thing that wakes up investors in the middle of the night with a cold sweat is the fear of missing out (FOMO). Not recognizing revolutionary new technology or seeing an upcoming economic seismic change is a fear that practically every investor has. It’s true that the biggest rewards often go to those who take the biggest risks and get…
Read MoreBitfarms to Raise Up to CAD$50m to Scale Cryptocurrency Mining Operation
Canada seems to have become the hottest destination for bitcoin miners from all over the world thanks to a combination of cheap renewable hydroelectric energy and hospitable cold weather. One miner, Bitfarms, is set to raise a small fortune to solidify its position in the region and better face the heated competition. Also Read: Goldmoney Launches Ether and Bitcoin Cash Cold Storage Bitfarms to Raise $39m Bitfarms facility in Quebec, Canada Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc., operating under the commercial brand Bitfarms, has signed a deal with two Canadian investment banks,…
Read MoreMonero Surges As ‘MoneroV’ Hard Fork Approaches – But Buyers Beware!
Monero is riding high this week as the hype surrounding the soon-to-be forked MoneroV swells – but will it last? When Moonero? In only the span of only a week, Monero (XMR) has seen its price surge by more than 33%. This time last week, Monero was trading under $275 per token. Now, one token costs $366 and is nearly at its all-time high in terms of its Bitcoin comparative. Driving the price of Monero towards the moon is the impending hard fork of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency. On March 14, Monero…
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