Whitepapers, you probably see them all the time, but do you actually read them? Blokt have recently published an article that discusses the importance of reading whitepapers when deciding to invest in new cryptocurrencies and it’s a sentiment that we want to reiterate. We only ever encourage safe…

No, Oprah Winfrey hasn’t launched an Ethereum browser, we are talking about Opera, the popular alternative web browser, who’s subsidiary, Opera Labs have finally released a working version of the new Opera Ethereum browser (for testing at least). Earlier this year, Opera for Android announced that…

XRP, the native token to the Ripple project is often seen as a less serious investment opportunity. Limits within the build, the market cap and the design of XRP mean that as an investment opportunity, it is unlikely to break a value of over $10.00. Therefore, many investors don’t see XRP as a…

Stellar (XLM) made an incredible 25% gain today. However, the price has quickly retraced back towards the downtrend resistance. Whether Stellar (XLM) closes the weekly candle below or above the downtrend resistance today will decide Stellar (XLM)’s direction for the weeks to come. At this point, it…

Billionaire Mike Novogratz of Galaxy Investment Partners believes Bitcoin (BTC) will have a 30% rally by December 2018, which means the current price of $6,700 would jump to $8,700 if he’s correct. The backer of EOS (EOS) and former Wall Street hedge fund manager made the prediction on Friday in a…

Chart for ETCUSDShorts (1W) Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a lot like Bitcoin (BTC) was back in 2012. Majority sentiment was against Bitcoin (BTC) and very few people actually believed that it might have a real shot at the level of adoption that it has achieved today. However, towards the end of 2012 we…

The Bank of America have released data that shows how Bitcoin transfers equate to around 6000 times cheaper than the traditional transfer of FIAT currencies at the banks own standard rates. Many do argue that Bitcoin transactions carry a ridiculous expense, however with these findings in mind,…

Various U.S. regulatory bodies this week announced actions that are shaping the $220 billion cryptos market. On Thursday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it has begun reviewing a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filed by Cboe BZX Exchange. A decision can come as…

Ripple (XRP) had a long streak of bullish rallies these past few days as the price rallied straight through strong resistances from $0.25 to $0.50 in matter of just four days! That is a 100% increase in a period of four days. This rally is even more astounding when you consider that the rest of…

FOMO fever (fear of missing out) is once again spreading among investors after a bearish month for cryptocurrencies has turned into a price surge. Ripple (XRP) has seen the biggest gains among top 50 coins rising 42% to $0.46 over the past 24 hours while Stellar (XLM) came in second at 20% to $0.24…

We’re not suggesting that Ethereum will be crushed by it’s rivals, however it is worth thinking about. In a market that allows it, it’s not unrealistic to imagine Ethereum being knocked off it’s podium by one of it’s many competitors. This isn’t a bad thing of course, competition is healthy after…

Tim Draper, Bitcoin bull and Venture Capital Investor has spoken out about his future predictions for the price of Bitcoin again. As ever, it’s a super high price and a very bullish prediction. Now before we delve into the full details of this, please remember that this is not investment advice.…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have had a huge burden to carry this month, that is, the deadline for a decision to be made on the VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF application. Frustratingly, a decision was expected to be made this month as the deadline had already been further…

Earlier this month, three stablecoins (Gemini, Paxos and Carbon) that are pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar launched with regulatory approval. But many investors don’t like the dollar’s inflationary features and some undoubtedly prefer value stored in precious metals. This week, a Switzerland-based…

Ripple (XRP) has already kicked off the altcoin rally. It does come as a surprise considering the change of sentiment that Ripple (XRP) has magically achieved over the past few weeks. As always, the team behind Ripple (XRP) shows a glimpse of its talent. News of partnerships with more financial…

Chart for ETC/USD (1W) Ethereum Classic (ETC) has seen a lot of favorable developments over the past few months but the price has failed to rise successfully. If anything, one might be led to believe that those developments actually did not affect the price at all and that interest in Ethereum…

Want to study Bitcoin (BTC)? Actually, now you can major in cryptos. New York University has become the first U.S. college to offer a major in cryptocurrencies through the Stern School of Business. Stern was the first school to offer undergraduate courses in crypto and blockchain — doing so in 2014…

There’s a huge new trend that is sweeping the investment world and no, it’s not Bitcoin. The rise in the legalisation of Marijuana has led to the development of a new investment opportunity, Cannabis Shares, a culture that now allows investors to purchase shares in various legal cannabis based…

TRON are continuing their expansion out of Asia and into Europe with some new exchange listing announcements. Since the launch of the TRON mainnet and the development of the new native TRX token, TRON has struggled to keep up the momentum the original Ethereum based project has built up. At the time…

Cryptocurrency exchange Zaif announced on Thursday that a recent hack has resulted in the loss of 5,966 bitcoins (BTC) and a total of $60 million USD worth of bitcoins, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and MonaCoin (MONA). However, the size of the theft could be larger since the total number of lost BCH is still…

Yesterday, news came out regarding allegations made against Coinbase that suggested as much as 20% of all of the Coinbase trading volume came from internal trades, trades made by members of staff at the exchange. This called into question the integrity of the exchange’s workforce and even the…

Japan, the home of cryptocurrency, or is it now the home of the cryptocurrency hack? Although Japan now has some of the tightest regulations surrounding the operations of cryptocurrency exchanges, it seems these regulations haven’t been enough to stop yet another devastating hack take place, this…

Cardano (ADA) has finally touched the bottom of the pitchfork formation it has been trading in. The above chart for ADA/BTC on the daily time frame proves that sometimes it is best to let the market run its course rather than to enter a position and wish for a miracle to happen. When Cardano (ADA)…

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Upbit, have announced that their parent company, Dunamu are opening a similar exchange in Singapore, an exchange that is set to go live just next month. According to CCN: “Upbit Singapore CEO Alex Kim explained in an official statement that local…

Bitcoin (BTC) dominance is on a steady decline. Since the evolution of the altcoin market in 2017, we have seen Bitcoin (BTC) drop from its historical dominance levels towards new lows. The trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. This is a favorable development for the crypto…

We all dream of the day that we see cryptocurrency accepted in our favourite fast food chains, but actually, I think the fast food chains are probably more excited than we are. Cryptocurrencies like Litecoin have the capacity to totally change the fast food industry and I genuinely believe that fast…

Early investors of cryptocurrencies are reaping the benefits of an entirely new category, especially holders of Bitcoin (Crypto: BTC). Turns out, most bitcoins (55%) are deposited in digital wallets that have at least 200 coins. These BTC addresses are valued at more than $1 million USD when the…

If you’re not watching the markets at the moment (we can’t blame you, everything is super tame at the moment) then you might not have noticed that XRP has shot upwards, up 20.39% from yesterday at the time of writing, with no sign of letting up. At the time of writing, XRP is valued at $0.330. It’s…

With the ICO model undergoing crisis these days, many wonder what it is to expect in regards to its development and future in general. Ivan Aleksandrov, the CEO of Memorandum Capital, an investment company focused on ICOs and investing in blockchain-based assets, outlines 3 trends that will not only…

By 2050 there’ll be more plastic trash in the world’s oceans than fish. And the next generation could see more used car tires than there are trees. So how can blockchain — a digital technology — possibly be good for the environment? By making processes more efficient which leads to less consumption.…

You might look at the markets today and wonder how any other cryptocurrency will ever knock Bitcoin off the top spot. With a market dominance of well over 50% now, Bitcoin has a strong grip on the markets, a grip that only seems to be getting tighter. Even so though, many do believe that the…

Bitcoin, the most dominant cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency with the biggest market cap and now it seems, a cryptocurrency that has become monopolised through the Bitcoin ownership of the top 1%. According to recent findings, just 1% of all Bitcoin wallet addresses hold 55% of the worlds Bitcoin.…

Golem (GNT) is up 7% for the day while the rest of the market bleeds. Normally, this would not be a big deal but the chart above for GNT/USD on the weekly time frame shows us exactly why it is a big deal this time. RSI for GNT/USD peaked around January 2018 as shown on the chart. Since then, it has…

 When you think of Ark, you probably fall back to the January cryptocurrency boom that saw ARK (the native token to the Ark project) fly up to an all time high of $10.26 Whilst we are certainly a little way off seeing this all time high value for the ARK token again, we are seeing some great…

IBM enjoys the most trust from Corporate America when it comes to enterprise blockchain solutions, and it’s not even close when comparing the rest of the pack. That’s according to Sept. 2018 survey by Juniper Research which found that 65% of respondents would choose IBM Blockchain to deploy…

Bitcoin (BTC) is at a critical point at the moment. The moves it makes from here on out will determine whether the gradual shift in trend over the past few months has been of consequence or not. The above daily chart for BTC/USD shows that Bitcoin (BTC) cannot afford to mess around here. Since the…

Robinhood, the cryptocurrency trading platform have been found to be doing the exact opposite of the Robin Hood philosophy, according to research by Logan Kane of Seeking Alpha. If you’re not au fait with British history, here’s some facts about the real Robin Hood according to the BBC: “The Robin…

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have issued a public warning in order to mediate the risks of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings. This comes after authorities in China have taken significant steps to reduce the cryptocurrency community to very little in China. Such moves include the…