Crypto OG: Next Act To Bring Bitcoin (BTC) Above $250,000

Bitcoin To Enter Its ‘Third Act’ In spite of Friday’s surge, the lethargic crawl of the Bitcoin price has continued. While the 8% rally seen not 72 hours ago was welcomed, the cryptocurrency remains in ‘no man’s land’, as no there are still evident lines of support and resistance putting a vise around BTC. Yet, in a recent podcast, a leading crypto ‘OG’ claims that eventually, the flagship digital asset will begin to run, and to new, jaw-dropping all-time highs at that. Speaking to Mark Pesce’s “The Next Billion Seconds” just…

Bitcoin Investor Lost Life Savings When QuadrigaCX Didn’t Issue $422,000 Withdrawal

In a matter of weeks, the demise of QuadrigaCX, once Canada’s largest Bitcoin exchange, has reached the front pages of mainstream media outlets worldwide. Bloomberg, Reuters, and Fox Business are among the mass of notable outlets that have covered this debacle. While their coverage of this situation has brought things to light that should be known, relatively little attention has been given to those affected, a purported 115,000. Some lost close-to-zero in funds, while others lost their life savings. Bloomberg recently sat down with one Canadian client of the platform, who lives…

Bitcoin Investor Lost Life Savings When QuadrigaCX Didn’t Issue $422,000 Withdrawal

In a matter of weeks, the demise of QuadrigaCX, once Canada’s largest Bitcoin exchange, has reached the front pages of mainstream media outlets worldwide. Bloomberg, Reuters, and Fox Business are among the mass of notable outlets that have covered this debacle. While their coverage of this situation has brought things to light that should be known, relatively little attention has been given to those affected, a purported 115,000. Some lost close-to-zero in funds, while others lost their life savings. Bloomberg recently sat down with one Canadian client of the platform, who lives…

Research: Mere 10% Of Ethereum (ETH) DApps Are Active Daily

Where’s Ethereum DApp Usage? Decentralized applications (DApps) were long hailed as one of the leading use cases for blockchain technologies. Through smart contracts, whether it be on Ethereum, EOS, Tron, or otherwise, the worlds’ current processes could be put on a blockchain, thus creating a society built on decentralization. But as it stands, adoption of such applications has been slim to none. This is far from hearsay, but cold, hard numbers. According to research done by LongHash, a leading crypto information resource, on February 1st, a mere 180 out of…

Fundstrat Expects 2019 to Bring Incremental Improvements Supporting Higher Crypto Prices

New York-based research company Fundstrat Global Advisors has released its 2019 crypto outlook on Friday, Feb. 8. The analysts describe incremental improvements that will purportedly support higher prices for cryptocurrencies. Tom Lee, Fundstrat’s co-founder and pro-crypto Wall Street analyst, commented on the study in his Twitter. He posted an introduction to the study and infographics that trace key market tendencies from 2017 to now. “We see 9 incremental improvements in the landscape that ultimately support higher prices,” Lee’s tweet states. The preview of the introduction chapter provides a brief assessment…

These Video Sharing Sites Pay Content Creators in Bitcoin Cash

On Feb. 4, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters caught a sneak peek at two new video platforms dedicated to the BCH ecosystem. Porn.cash and Cinema.cash give content creators the ability to publish videos and get paid in cryptocurrency. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations Video Publishers and Content Creators Get Paid in BCH at Cinema Cash There’s a new BCH-fueled video service called Cinema.cash that allows users to upload content and be rewarded for posts. There are two types of revenue streams that content creators…

How We Will Remember the Year of the Dog? ICO Market Decline, Trend Toward Compliance and Other Takeaways

Happy Chinese New Year! As the Year of the Yellow Mountain Dog has drawn to a close, it is time to look back at what happened. While there was a promising start in January 2018, when most altcoins were enjoying their all-time highs, the bear eventually took over, and the market delved into the so-called “Crypto Winter.” Nevertheless, there was good news, too: The United States regulators expressed their desire to stick to “positive regulation,” while big league investors poured some funds into a number of promising, compliant crypto projects…

Eva Kaili Offers Sprouts of Hope For Blockchain in Brussels

Eva Kaili Offers Sprouts of Hope For Blockchain in Brussels February 10, 2019 by Paul de Havilland According to a recent company blog post, Ripple could have found an ally in Eva Kaili for regulatory clarity in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. At least in Europe. Also read: A Scrum, The Lightning Network, and the Return of the Maximalist We love hearing from our readers. Sound off on our Twitter or Facebook pagesCheck out our insights & interviews with influential insiders on the Bitsonline YouTube channelAnd for the only source of UNFILTERED trading volume, head to CoinBillboard…

Litecoin, Binance Coin, EOS, Dash, Monero

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Over the past few days, we saw individual cryptocurrencies charting their own course, deifying the absolute leadership of Bitcoin (BTC). Tron (TRX) and Binance Coin (BNB) are two of the major cryptocurrencies that leaped ahead while Bitcoin continued to languish in a tight…

Major Currencies Gradually Roll Back After Short Recovery, Bitcoin Stays Over $3,600

Sunday, Feb. 10 — while Bitcoin (BTC) is managing to stay above the $3,600 price point for the third day in a row, other major cryptocurrencies are mostly in the red as the markets gradually roll back after short recovery, Coin360 data shows. Market visualization from Coin360 BTC has been trading sideways during the last 24 hours, but the coin is still above over its psychological threshold of $3,600 at press time. As Cointelegraph previously reported, the top currency gained over $200 in value on Friday, Feb. 8, hitting $3,691…