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Bitcoin’s rise over $7,200 Thursday has piled pressure on already sidelined altcoin markets, leading many into freefall. An analysis of Coinmarketcap’s top 20 altcoin listings shows a depressing picture as Bitcoin’s surge leaves many struggling to stay above multi-month lows. Notable...

Bitcoin continued its five-day surge, rising from $5,750 on Oct. 28 to just over $7,000 at press time on the GDAX exchange. The currency’s definitive smashing of its most recent all-time high and the $7,000 barrier seems to be tied to its increasing integration in mainstream finance. Futures...

The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, could be the richest celebrities in terms of Bitcoin investments as of late October 2017, as their one percent total holdings of the leading digital currency are already worth more than $1 bln. The twins became infamous for their legal dispute with Mark...

Yesterday news broke that the CME Group — the world’s largest regulated derivatives exchange was going to start trading Bitcoin futures. Quartz.com wrote about the fact that Bitcoin could no longer be ignored. From the article which is well worth the read, CME’s move also suggests that...

When I think about the branding of 21 Inc. (aka 21.co) without any knowledge of the company, the only thing that really comes to mind is blackjack. 21.co is arguably a nice, short .CO domain name, but 21 doesn’t really say much about its brand. The company appears to have solved this brand issue...

Essentially, the mysterious nature of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's creator, means that the entire ecosystem is sitting on a potential volcano. It lays dormant at the moment, but if the creator had the inkling, he could flood the market with one mln coins and destroy its value. One of the biggest...

In a nod towards the direction cryptocurrencies are heading, the youth of the globe are surging towards university courses that offer teaching in cryptography, as well as cryptocurrency. The value of Bitcoin is soaring, and students are identifying a new market that is emerging that they are...

Bitcoin has hit new all-time price highs on its ninth birthday today as CME Group announces futures trading. Investors still celebrating the weekend’s record-breaking $6,300 have little to fear this Halloween as renewed momentum coming from CME takes Bitcoin within reach of new heights. The...

19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the most important conference in China this year, ended on Oct. 24. With the end of the conference, some temporary regulations and policies are canceled as well. Among the regulations, the shutdown of Bitcoin trading in China might be one...

A recent report from the UK Treasury regarding monetary policy in the country has been released, providing a summary of analysis over a number of financial topics. The paper, expressing the views of the National Crime Agency (NCA), deals with Bitcoin and its usefulness in crime. Low risk of...

Further rumors are surfacing that Amazon will announce a Bitcoin-related innovation Thursday, as a German newspaper fuels speculation. In an article Tuesday, Die Welt reported that fintech sources in Silicon Valley were echoing previous hints from investor James Altucher that the global giant...

Bittrex, the US-based Bitcoin and altcoin exchange has announced its official position on Bitcoin Gold. The exchange, widely regarded as a substantial player in the marketplace, had previously hesitated issuing a formal statement. However, with the hard fork just a short time away, Bittrex has...

On Oct. 23, BTCChina, the largest Bitcoin trading platform in China, has updated an announcement that it will shut down the exchange business and stop providing withdrawal services on Oct. 30. For speeding up its shutdown, BTCChina is going to adjust the withdrawal transaction fee to remind and...

Bitcoin is a next-gen, all-digital currency that’s already a global phenomenon. Developed with high levels of security and anonymity in mind, it’s touted as a potential replacement for paper- and coin-based money in the near future. Some industries, including real estate, are capitalizing on...

Indian Bitcoin exchange Zebpay is adding 200,000 users a month and is eyeing half a mln by the end of 2017. In an interview with Forbes India, the exchange, which is one of the country’s ‘big names’ in Bitcoin along with Unocoin and Coinsecure, described recent market transformation as “crazy.”...

Bitcoin Gold came into existence on Tuesday as a new iteration of the original Bitcoin Blockchain forked off. This fork comes less than three months after the controversial Bitcoin Cash fork and its effects are being felt. It should be noted that the use of the word “fork” is done lightly. As...

Bitcoin dipped back below $5,500 Wednesday as a three to six percent downturn hit the majority of cryptocurrency markets. 36 hours after Bitcoin Gold became the second fork of the Bitcoin network, Bitcoin prices came down from their $6,100 highs to hit a low of $5,479, according to data from...

Ben Bernanke, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, made his views against Bitcoin clear at a conference organized by Ripple in Toronto. Undermining the Government not a Recipe For Success Echoing the views of J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Bernanke feels that the decentralized nature of...

Trace Mayer tweeted that he believes Bitcoin is currently undervalued, and that his target price for this coming February (only four months away) is $27,395 per Bitcoin. He bases this prediction on the steady increase of Bitcoin’s 200 day moving average. Mayer is extrapolating the rise of the...

When bitcoin price reaches new heights, the critics raise their voices. As the price approached the $6,000 benchmark Friday, it didn’t take long for critics to warn of impending doom. Wall Street banker Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase, unleashed another one of his diatribes...