Data analysts at Longhash found that Bitcoin’s price action fluctuates most from midnight to 1 a.m. UTC. Could this present an opportunity for day traders?  Does the Early Bird Get the Worm? A recently published report from Longhash found that Bitcoin’s most volatile trading hours occur between midnight and 1 Continue Reading

During the second day of congressional hearings, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) grilled Facebook executive David Marcus over Libra’s centralization. The 29-year-old congresswoman went directly at Facebook for calling Libra a decentralized project. She questioned Marcus over the procedure using which they handpicked 27 founding members for the Libra Continue Reading

Bitcoin May Be Forming Short-Term Bottom Bitcoin (BTC) has finally started to show some life on its short-term chart once again. In the past 8-odd hours, the cryptocurrency has rallied off its $9,150 bottom, moving up 7% to $9,800 where it stands now. According to a chart from Scott “The Continue Reading

Bitcoin in Reaccumulation? Bitcoin hasn’t been doing too hot as of late. After hitting $13,000 last week, BTC has dipped, as bulls have failed to pick up the pace. Indeed, volumes have begun to drop, sentiment has begun to dip, and Google Trends interest for “Bitcoin” and related terms are Continue Reading

The number of blockchain patents that IBM owns has surged by as much as 300% in a little less than a year. With other major corporations getting seriously involved in the industry, this goes on to show that the interest in the field is steadily increasing.  IBM Dominates Blockchain Patent Continue Reading

The group behind internet privacy project, Tor, has launched a bitcoin donation fund as part of their fight against web censorship and surveillance. Tor Teams Up With Bitpay The web privacy advocates aim to raise $10,000 in a two-week crowdfunding campaign which will go towards the fight against internet censorship. Continue Reading

Exit scams have for the last few years been synonymous with cryptocurrencies. In the current low ICO rate environment, most crypto enthusiasts have hoped that such fraud would soon become outdated. Well, a new one has just hit the radar with NovaChain. The blockchain based startup has shut down its Continue Reading

Banco Santander the Spanish banking giant’s “One Pay FX”  went live in April 2018. Powered by Ripple’s xCurrent, the mobile app allows the banks customers near instant international cash payments. The app has now hit a new milestone.  Santander UK customers with a debit card will benefit from the now Continue Reading

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touched upon Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in a Monday press conference, voicing concerns about the misuse of cryptos for money laundering and terrorist financing. Bitcoin, Libra Represent a National Security Issue, Mnuchin Says The cryptocurrency market turned bearish as Mnuchin mentioned the negative aspects Continue Reading

Author and financial analyst, Timothy Peterson, believes that Bitcoin’s growing correlation to Japan’s MSCI could end badly if traditional markets sharply correct. Bitcoin Correlation in Japan’s Markets Timothy Peterson, the author of Metcalfe’s Law as a Model for Bitcoin’s Value, recently tweeted a chart comparing the MSCI Japan in USD Continue Reading

Following US President Donald Trump’s scathing remarks about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, the U.S. Treasury Secretary – Steven Mnuchin – is now placing crypto on the center stage of the US’ regulatory policy. Naturally, the crypto industry reacted swiftly to Mnuchin’s remarks that were made during a press conference Continue Reading