About $118 million has been raised via initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Q1 of 2019, over 58 times less than $6.9 billion, the amount raised during the same period in 2018, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports on March 31. The report cites data provided...
Month: March 2019
Bitcoin (BTC) Tepidly Advances Above 4,100 as Upwards Momentum Slows | NewsBTC
After rapidly surging to above $4,200 before plummeting back below $4,100 on Saturday, Bitcoin (BTC) has been able to incur some upwards momentum that has allowed it to tepidly move above $4,100.It is important to note that Bitcoin’s strongest level of resistance exists at $4,200,...
Binance’s BNB Leads Top Ten Cryptos in Q1 2019, Rises 185%
Binance Coin (BNB) has led the top ten cryptocurrencies in terms of quarter performance.The Binance crypto exchange’s native asset surged 185 percent in the first quarter of 2019, jumping from $6.069 to $17.335, according to data provided by Messari. On the whole, BNB was the...
What A Bitcoin-Friendly Cornell Prof Thinks Will Propel Crypto Past $1 Trillion | NewsBTC
According to one Cornell professor proficient in computer science and an advocate for Bitcoin, Emin Gun Sirer, crypto will be unable to surmount a $1 trillion collective valuation until certain requirements are met. He believes that with industry developments, “crypto winter will end” — eventually.Crypto...
Hodler’s Digest, March 25–31: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week
Top Stories This Week Owner of ICO That Never Happened Attempts to Sell Project on eBay for $60,000 The owner of a crypto-related startup dubbed Sponsy, which never launched its initial coin offering (ICO), is attempting to sell the project on eBay for $60,000. The...
Another Social Media Giant Enters the Crypto Industry, Is Widespread Adoption Imminent? | NewsBTC
There’s no question that the crypto industry has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past year, regardless of persisting bear trend that has sent overall market sentiment towards rock bottom.One indication of this growth has been the large and growing trend of social...
$4.2 Million of Cryptopia’s Ethereum (ETH) Moved as Prices Stagnate
Ethereum prices up 2.8 percent30,789 ETHs transferred from Cryptopia’s wallet to an unknown address.$4.2 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) from Cryptopia is now at an unknown address after Jan hack. At the same time, Ethereum prices are up but struggling to break above $150 and...
Making ATM Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network Is Becoming a Reality – Bitcoinist.com
Developer and researcher Felix Weis successfully executed, as a proof-of-concept, the world’s first ATM Bitcoin transaction on the Lightning Network. World’s First Lightning-enabled Bitcoin ATM ‘Worked Fine’ On March 31, 2019, Weis publicly demonstrated a transaction via Lightning Network at a bitcoin ATM, during the...
Is The Crypto Bear Dead Yet? Trader Calls For Bitcoin Double Bottom | NewsBTC
Over recent weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) has embarked on a slow and steady uptrend, moving convincingly off the mid-$3,000s. With the crypto asset recently holding above $4,000 on the back of an influx of volume, some are sure that bears in this market are ready to...
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Decision set for May, BTC Prices Up 2.3 Percent
Bitcoin prices stable but bullishBitwise Bitcoin ETF application decision date put off to mid-MayIt will be until mid-May when the US SEC decides on Bitwise Bitcoin ETF. Like the SolidX and VanEck application, this ETF is backed by Bitcoins secured by a third party custodian....