Bitcoin’s New Bull Market Is Full of Surprises
Bitcoin’s turnaround this year has raised even the most bearish of eyebrows. After a doom-calling 2018 that saw the top…
Bitcoin May Be Ultimate Winner from Facebook Libra
After months of rumors and speculation, the social-media giant, Facebook, finally announced its own crypto coin, Libra. Details spread quickly,…
Why Bitcoin Is Virtually Unstoppable
In a recent series of articles, various Bitcoinist contributors examined the myriad of reasons why Bitcoin might be the most durable of all assets, despite having no physical foothold. Ever since Bitcoin’s boom towards the end of 2017, numerous governments have tried to impose bans on cryptocurrencies in various forms…
Tech Giants Deliver Blockchain on Demand
As traders and investors marvel at Bitcoin’s recent price recovery, one that saw the token rise by roughly 120% over the span of two months, news of blockchain’s ever-increasing adoption have somewhat fallen under the radar. Yet recent developments involving giants such as Microsoft, Amazon and JPMorgan show that…
Best Time to Buy Bitcoin Since 2015, Says Financial Rating Agency
Bitcoin’s spectacular recovery seemed to momentarily cap two weeks ago, when the cryptocurrency briefly touched the $8,000 level before dropping…
Bitcoin Hits Bullish Milestone Not Seen Since 2017
In February, bitcoin finally broke the bearish trajectory that had many doubters forecasting doom for the crypto market. After more…
Wall Street Admits Bitcoin Is ‘Best Investment of 2019’
After a historic 2017 that saw Bitcoin’s price vault over the most bullish forecasts, the cryptocurrency ushered in 2018 with…
Binance Hack Reveals Crypto Vulnerabilities and Strengths
Although reports of attacks on crypto exchanges have been making the headlines for a while, some have dismissed the warnings by thinking that such compromises only happen to smaller or lesser-known websites. Yet news this week of a major hack on Binance, one of the world’s most popular crypto exchanges, showed that not even the…
April 2019 in Crypto | Monthly News Roundup
A news digest of what happened in the crypto world in the past month, April 2019: Crypto Bear Market…
Bitcoin Is Coming to Mainstream Trading Platforms
Popular online stock brokerage E*Trade will soon allow its users to buy and trade Bitcoin and Ethereum directly. While lacking…
Shopping on Amazon with Cryptocurrency
Although it has since grown into its own asset class, Bitcoin was initially conceived as an alternate currency to fiat….
Can Private Blockchains Coexist with Bitcoin?
Ever since their inception, cryptocurrencies and blockchain ledgers have been associated with decentralization. This feature remains one of the fundamental…