BIP 91 Locks In
After a long drawn out Bitcoin scaling debate, or what some would label as more of an ordeal, BIP 91 has officially locked in. The BIP 91, or Bitcoin Improvement Protocol 91, was an attempt to stave off some of [read more]
Markets
OKCoin to Begin Trading Ethereum on June 1st, 2017
Hoping to take advantage of the rapid growth and sudden market interest in Ethereum, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in China, OKCoin, has formally announced that it will begin offering ETH trading pairs beginning on June 1, 2017. This [read more]
Bitcoin Losing its Dominance?
Is Bitcoin losing’s its dominance in the wider cryptocurrency market? While I am not the first to notice this or write about it, it is becoming apparent with each passing day that Bitcoin, the granddaddy of pretty much every cryptocurrency [read more]
Ethereum Set to Surpass its MarketCap ATH
Ethereum has seen a recent price surge due to the announcement of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, as well as a sustained uptrend in cryptocurrencys in general. Bitcoin has also recently set new All-Time-High’s (ATH’s) on two occasions, recently trading [read more]
Kraken acquires Cryptowatch
Great news if you are a fan of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken but hate its trading interface. News just broke that Kraken has announced the acquisition of Cryptowatch, a website that provides real-time charting and trading services for cryptocurrency [read more]
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The big news today was the formal announcement of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. Ethereum, which is just one of the many cryptocurrencies currently vying for market dominance, is based upon a blockchain which is often referred to as a [read more]
Zcash
What is Zcash? You have probably by now heard about Zcash which is a new cryptocurrency that is currently in development. It is expected to launch on October 28th, 2016. Zcash will use the Equihash (white paper) algorithm, which is [read more]
Bitfinex Site Reopens with Limited Availability
It appears the Bitfinex site has been reopened with limited availability. Users can login and see their balances and how many BFX tokens they now have. BFX tokens are issued at a rate of 36.067% of your previous outstanding [read more]
ETH/ETC
One of the side effects of the ongoing ETH/ETC “war” is the decreased hash rate and resulting decreased difficulty on the main Ethereum chain. While many miners have switched over to ETC mining due to its increased profitability, obtained [read more]
Update on Bitfinex
Bitfinex has made another update to their blog post revealing a bit more information on how they plan to compensate customers for the loss of 119,756 Bitcoins valued at over $60 million at the time of this writing. Bitfinex closed [read more]
Warning: Phishing Email Targeted at Bitfinex Customers
It appears someone is trying to take advantage of the already unfortunate Bitfinex situation, by attempting to trick Bitfinex customers into giving out their customer information. Many Bitfinex customers have received a phishing email asking to fill out an “Application [read more]
The DAO Raises $30 Million USD After 10 Days
The DAO Creation Phase Just 10 days into its creation phase, The DAO has already raised the USD equivalent of $32 million in Ether, resulting in the creation of over 343 million tokens. With 4 more days to go before [read more]