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Bitcoin SV

After the Fork: How Competing Bitcoin Cash Blockchains Might Wage War

The war for bitcoin cash is only beginning.

Tech  ·  15 November 2018
Bitcoin

The Crypto Market Just Fell to a New 2018 Low

Bitcoin sank to its lowest price in over a year on Wednesday – a move that seemed to drag down the prices of other major cryptocurrencies as well.

Markets  ·  14 November 2018
Hard Forks

How to Watch the Bitcoin Cash Fork As It Happens

Part system upgrade, part political battle, Thursday's BCH hard fork could get interesting.

Tech  ·  14 November 2018
Markets

Crypto Traders Now See No Winner in Bitcoin Cash Fork

Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV are now valued the same in advanced trading.

Markets  ·  14 November 2018
Markets

Traders Now Betting 2-to-1 Bitcoin Cash Fork Will Cause Price Decline

New data is offering insight into how crypto traders are pricing in a coming technical update to bitcoin cash, one that could cause the world’s fourth most valuable blockchain to split into two competing networks. At press time, there are now almost twice as many open short positions betting that the price of bitcoin cash […]

Markets  ·  13 November 2018
Bitcoin SV

Bitcoin Cash’s ‘Mining War’ Escalates as Blockchain Hard Fork Approaches

Over the past day, bitcoin cash mining pools supporting Craig Wright's Bitcoin SV have consolidated even more of the relative amount of hash power.

Tech  ·  13 November 2018
Markets

Hash Power Favors Craig Wright Camp in Looming Bitcoin Cash Fork

Early data suggests that the Bitcoin SV implementation of the bitcoin cash fork may enjoy more hash power than Bitcoin ABC.

Tech  ·  12 November 2018
Markets

Carbon’s Stablecoin Can Now Be Swapped Between EOS and Ethereum

The interoperable dollar-pegged crypto token CarbonUSD has just launched as the first stablecoin on the EOS platform.

Tech  ·  9 November 2018
Hard Forks

Bitcoin Cash Declares War: Why Coming Hard Fork Could Mean Another Split

After a year of peaceful hard fork upgrades, bitcoin cash is in the throes of a fiery debate over its future – one that could lead to a chain split.

Tech  ·  8 November 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchanges Line Up to Support Bitcoin Cash’s Hard Fork

Bitcoin cash is undergoing a hard fork on Nov 15., and it might result in a split. So which exchanges will support the new cryptocurrency?

Markets  ·  7 November 2018
Bitcoin

It’s Hard to Short Crypto – And That’s Propping Up Prices, Study Finds

An Australian researcher says wide disagreements about underlying prices and lack of short options keep cryptocurrency prices alive.

Markets  ·  7 November 2018
Regulation

PwC Is Advising (Not Auditing) Another Stablecoin Project

PwC's Hong Kong division is exploring best practices for issuing stablecoins with non-profit Loopring Foundation. Auditing, though, is another matter.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2018
Exchanges

Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is ‘Authentic’

Last week's much-scrutinized letter, in which a Bahamas-based bank appeared to vouch for Tether's balance, has been confirmed as genuine by the bank.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 November 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Energy Project Now Powers 700 Households in 10 Cities

Little-known ethereum project Lition is live and quietly helping German citizens hunt down cheaper energy options.

Tech  ·  5 November 2018
Exchanges

Tether’s Price Has Stabilized, But the Stablecoin’s Supply Is Still Shrinking

Crypto exchanges are shedding tethers by the million, and millions of USDT are ending up at Bitfinex. From there, they are taken out of circulation.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018