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Adrian Pollard Trader and Crypto Enthusiast at ISTANEX
Despite the digital nature of Bitcoin, the process of mining requires a massive physical infrastructure to support it. How mining works is explained extensively here but simply put, miners are searching/mining for a lucky number and upon finding that number the miner gets freshly minted bitcoin as rewards for their work. This search for the lucky
21 May 2021 /sustainable /crypto
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced that Bank of England and Treasury officials would set up a new task force to review the potential benefits of a UK Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – a so-called ‘Britcoin’. The news came just days after cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase listed on the New York Stock Exchange in a $76bn IPO. Ma...
20 May 2021 /crypto
At one point on Wednesday, May 19, Bitcoin plunged 30% to near the $30,000 mark (a new low since February) before climbing back 8%. Altcoins suffered even bigger losses. Ethereum price crashed 46% on May 19 as it dipped from $3,441 to $1,850 (a day earlier, the 15% fall stopped at $2.9k). Just a day ago, Binance was trading at $432 — more than 37%...
20 May 2021 /inclusion /crypto
Nischal Shetty CEO at WazirX
Cryptocurrency has gained significant traction in recent years and has caused quite an excitement, especially in the investment sector. In the first week of 2021, the price of Bitcoin managed to hit a new record high of $42,000. However, right after that, on January 11th, Bitcoin’s value dropped by more than 20% while some other cryptocurrencies
19 May 2021 /crypto
In September 2020, security developers working closely with Bitcoin made an uncomfortable and public revelation. A couple of years prior in 2018, a bug within Bitcoin’s blockchain was found. If discovered by naughty evil-doers, the line of code could have brought the world’s most famous crypto-currency crashing down. Known as the Inflation Bug, it
19 May 2021 /crypto /predictions
Adriana P Trader at Xray Trade
There are more than 4,000 different cryptocurrencies in existence now, but should you invest? That depends entirely on whom you ask. There are both advantages and disadvantages to investing in cryptocurrencies — and the answer to this question won't be the same for everyone. Large publicly-listed companies like Tesla, MicroStrategy, and Twitter
12 May 2021 /crypto
Avivah Litan research analyst at Gartner
Bitcoin remains one of the hottest topics of debate in the financial world and beyond. The cryptocurrency also soared recently as companies like Tesla begin investing in and accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment. Visa recently announced support for Bitcoin trades through custodian banks in a new pilot, joining Square’s Cash App and PayPal in off...
05 May 2021 /payments /crypto
There is a rush globally to develop the first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Trade regions like the Middle-East are uniquly positioned to take advantage of CBDC as big energy producers and price setters Some countries have already made huge strides in developing their CBDCs like China The risk of privacy invasion with CBDC seem almost imp
03 May 2021 /crypto /predictions
Paul Kitchener Technical Marketing Manager at Speakerbus
To say that cryptocurrency is having a moment would be as much of an understatement as saying this asset class, created way back in 2009, has had an ambiguous and volatile history. So why, as Bitcoin (BTC) and its now hundreds of lesser-known brethren (Alternative coins aka ALTs) seem to create and destroy wealth at an unrelenting pace while attrac...
29 April 2021
Louisa Murray COO Europe at Railsbank
There have been many headline-grabbing moments in crypto in recent months, episodes that have inspired breathless op-eds about the industry’s growing maturity and mainstream acceptance. Whether due to the activities of Visa, Paypal, Square, Tesla, or some other world-famous company, the enthusiasm coursing through the sector is palpable. And yet, ...
26 April 2021 /crypto /markets
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