Crypto Mining Hardware Market to See 10% Compound Annual Growth by 2023

Digital currency mining hardware market is set to expand by 2023, according to a report from market research firm Reportlinker published on April 29. Per the analysis, the rising number of product launches will facilitate the growth of cryptocurrency mining hardware, that will purportedly register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 10% by 2023. The report suggests that one of the major drivers of the cryptocurrency mining hardware market growth worldwide is the increasing demand for cryptocurrency-specific hardware, such as field-programmable gate array (FPGA) processors and application-specific…

Bitcoin (BTC) Steady as IEO is on the Cards for BitFinex

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidate among bears BitFinex considering an IEO to raise $1 billion It may take weeks, but whales are already lining up $300 million in USDT to shore BitFinex, and maintain community’s trust. While Bitcoin could dip, strong support is at $4,950. Bitcoin Price Analysis Fundamental Well, there is development around USDT, Tether Limited, and BitFinex. The exchange may be one of the most liquid and perhaps, trusted moving around five percent of Bitcoin’s daily trading volumes. It could be higher when the space is calm but with a…

Crypto Markets Recover With Bitcoin Breaking $5,300, Gold and Oil Prices Rise

Tuesday, April 30 — following another decline yesterday, crypto markets again reversed to gain momentum upwards, with all but one top 20 coins by market cap in the green. Having skyrocketed more than 18% yesterday, IOTA (MIOTA) is the only coin among the top 20 that sees losses, down around 4.3%. In contrast, litecoin (LTC) is seeing the biggest gains over the past 24 hours, up 7.17% at press time. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) has broken back above $5,300 today, hitting an intraday high of $5,353. At press…

Bitmain-Backed Japanese Crypto Exchange Liquid Readies US Launch

By CCN: Liquid, a Bitmain-backed Japanese cryptocurrency platform operated by Singaporean crypto exchange Quoine, plans to expand into the United States. Liquid hopes to on-board U.S. clients by January 2020. In an April 29 statement, Liquid said it partnered with a consortium of crypto and fintech investors called Virtual Currency Partners (VCP). The two entities then launched a joint venture called Liquid Financial USA, which will manage the U.S. expansion. Liquid Co-Founder and CEO Mike Kayamori says he’s making the move into the United States in response to “widespread expressions…

BitPay Partners With Refundo to Enable Taxpayers to Receive Refunds in Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency payment services firm BitPay has partnered with tax-related financial products company Refundo to enable people to get a portion of their tax refund back in bitcoin (BTC). The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 30. Refundo’s new product dubbed CoinRT allows taxpayers to receive all or a portion of the federal and state tax refunds in BTC through BitPay’s Payouts, purportedly ensuring low transaction fees, speed, and serving the underbanked. To start using the platform, taxpayers need to create an account, provide a…

Ripple (XRP) Add 4.5 Percent But is it Overpriced?

Ripple (XRP) up 4.5 percent Critics argue that the coin is overpriced At third, Ripple (XRP) prices are steady, bouncing off primary support at 30 cents. Even so, commentators say there is an overvaluation despite institutional, High net worth investors channeling their funds in Q1 2019. Ripple Price Analysis Fundamentals True, the space is sophisticated and with a mix of start-ups, analysts, supporters, developers and speculators, it may appear an arduous task to navigate. At one-point Ripple Inc, the independent company that owns a majority of XRP, always have to…

UK Watchdog Allows Three Blockchain Firms to Join Regulatory Sandbox

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has allowed three blockchain-based businesses to join the latest cohort of its regulatory sandbox, the organization announced on April 29. Diro Labs is one of the blockchain-driven companies accepted by the FCA for performing tests on a “short-term and small-scale basis.” According to the regulator, the startup uses a “central blockchain-based store of information” to verify identities and documents online from original sources. Meanwhile, Fintech Delivery Panel Partners has been given permission to test a “decentralized digital identity platform using machine learning identity verification and blockchain-based key…

‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Mines Over 40% of Bitcoin Cash, Sparks 51% Attack Fear

By CCN.com: According to blockchain data and CCN/Hacked reporter Greg Thomson, an anonymous miner who embeds the words “Satoshi Nakamoto” into all of the blocks they mine currently controls more than 40% of Bitcoin Cash’s hashrate. Satoshi Nakamoto is killing it in Bitcoin Cash mining There are multiple running theories as to the intent behind amassing so much hashpower, beyond the pure profit motive of mining Bitcoin Cash. Mining Bitcoin Cash is generally a profitable endeavor, despite reduced transaction fees that are accrued on the more spacious chain. There is…

Stablecoins, Explained | Cointelegraph

2. As the name suggests, stablecoins are designed to have a consistent price or value over time. There are three different ways of achieving this — delivering a happy medium between offering the stability of fiat currencies and the decentralized benefits that virtual currencies provide. Without stablecoins, taking out a loan while using crypto as collateral can be risky, as the assets used to secure your borrowing can be rendered worthless in a short space of time. Likewise, imagine what getting your salary in crypto would be like if prices…

Ethereum (ETH) Respond After Elon Musk Tweet, ProgPOW Has the Funding

Ethereum (ETH) add 2.8 percent ProgPOW funding secure, Berlin’s Least Authority to audit Ethereum Price Analysis Fundamentals Ethereum (ETH) is superior and an upgrade of Bitcoin. Its native currency in ETH can operate within an ecosystem, powering smart contracting as a settlement coin. Besides, considering the infinite number of possibilities that the platform opens up for visionaries, it is understandable that the community reacts the way it did to a single one-word tweet by Elon Musk, the brains behind Tesla and Space X. Ethereum — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 30,…