Stellar, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, 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. The crypto markets are showing the first signs of bottoming out. Most cryptocurrencies are well above their yearly lows and are starting new uptrends. Every bull phase has a new set of leaders. Therefore, it is important to note the digital currencies that are…

Crypto Exchange Plans Show Riot Blockchain Still Clings to Bitcoin Dream

Riot Blockchain, a former biotech firm turned bitcoin-mining company, expects to launch a regulated cryptocurrency exchange by the end of the second quarter of 2019, or June 30. The company is initially investing up to $250,000 to make this roll-out happen. Riot Blockchain made the revelations in a March 14 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company formed a subsidiary called RiotX Holdings to operate the exchange, which has partnered with software provider Shift Markets. Once the RiotX exchange goes live, its 2019 operational budget is expected to…

Crypto Sentiment Remains Bullish As Bitcoin (BTC) Holds Above $4,000

It isn’t a secret that over the past few weeks, community sentiment has begun to shift. Taking a brief look at Crypto Twitter, more analysts seem to be bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) than ever before in this bear market. But why are they so hopeful? And better yet, what do they see in crypto’s cards? Analysts Think Bitcoin Is Still Piping Hot As reported by NewsBTC over recent days, the cryptocurrency market has been a slow and steady grind to the upside. On Saturday, the asset surmounted the auspicious $4,000…

Ethereum Devs Once Again Approve ASIC-Resistant Algorithm ProgPoW

Ethereum (ETH) core devs once again discussed the proposed Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)-resistant Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm ProgPoW during their weekly meeting on March 15. This week, the devs again reached an overall consensus that the algorithm should be implemented, while the timeline for its implementation remains unclear. When discussing the algorithm, the developers argued over how effective ProgPoW will prove to be at diminishing the efficiency advantage of ASICs. Ethereum core developer Greg Colvin noted that the team has discussed such doubts many times in the past.…

Bitcoin Perma-Bull Tom Lee Believes Bitcoin Price Should Be $15,000-$20,000

Bitcoin perma-bull Tom Lee of Fundstrat tried to buttress his recent projection that the bitcoin price is due for a major rally soon. On March 17, Lee tweeted that the “tailwinds” that had dragged bitcoin down during the current Crypto Winter are easing. Specifically, Lee claims that “macro factors such as a rally in risk assets plus the US dollar no longer surging are tailwinds for BTC.” Join CCN for $9.99 per month and get an ad-free version of CCN including discounts for future events and services. Support our journalists…

Top Cryptos Look Stable as Bitcoin Hovers Over $4,000

Sunday, March 17 — the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting very slight gains and losses on the day by press time. Bitcoin (BTC) has pushed back just over the $4,000 mark, according to CoinMarketCap data. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, Bitcoin is down under a quarter of a percent on the day, trading at around $4,037, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking at its weekly chart, the current price is over 2.4 percent higher than the price at which Bitcoin started the week. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: CoinMarketCap Ethereum (ETH) is…

Bitcoin Educator Jimmy Song Isn’t A Big Fan Of Ethereum (Or JP Morgan Coin)

Over the past weeks, some of the world’s largest institutions, namely Facebook and JP Morgan, have announced intentions to launch blockchain ventures. While many crypto enthusiasts have welcomed this news, there’s one caveat, these projects are likely going to be centralized beyond compare. And to some, this simple fact isn’t something to be excited about. Ethereum, JPM Coin, FB Coin — It’s All Permissioned In a recent debate at South By Southwest 2019 — a tech-heavy, crypto-friendly conference held in Austin — Jimmy Song argued that there are only two…

Bitcoin Educator Jimmy Song Isn’t A Big Fan Of Ethereum (Or JP Morgan Coin)

Over the past weeks, some of the world’s largest institutions, namely Facebook and JP Morgan, have announced intentions to launch blockchain ventures. While many crypto enthusiasts have welcomed this news, there’s one caveat, these projects are likely going to be centralized beyond compare. And to some, this simple fact isn’t something to be excited about. Ethereum, JPM Coin, FB Coin — It’s All Permissioned In a recent debate at South By Southwest 2019 — a tech-heavy, crypto-friendly conference held in Austin — Jimmy Song argued that there are only two…

The 4 Cents Channel Stalling Ripple (XRP) Advancement

Ripple price stable and ranging Partnership with Forte is beneficial for XRP because of ILP integration Transaction volumes up averaging 25 million Even with CoinBase listing and plans of venturing into the multi-billion gaming industry via Forte, Ripple (XRP) prices are flat. Nevertheless, our XRP/USD is bullish, and with springs from 30 cents, XRP could rally above 34 cents and 40 cents. Ripple Price Analysis Fundamentals Ripple (XRP) performance has been dismissal and lagging in the last few days. On the one hand, there are expectations that prices will head…

Bitcoin Cash Developers Launch Privacy-Preserving Light Client Neutrino

The developers behind the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) full node Bchd have announced the beta release of the lightweight client Neutrino which is now available for Android phones. The Neutrino protocol is not only exceptionally fast, but the client is considered a privacy-preserving light wallet because it uses a concept called client-side filtering. Also read: New Tasking Platform Lazyfox.io Rewards Users With Bitcoin Cash Bchd Light Client Neutrino Launches Beta App for Android Users On March 16, Chris Pacia and the Bchd full node developers announced the launch of Neutrino. The…