Cryptocurrency News

Newly released data from Coin Metrics shows that the number of un-moved Bitcoin has risen to a new high. Does this mean Bitcoin is a better store of value or does it still have potential as a medium of exchange? Is HODLing Bitcoin Back in Style? Today, crypto-analyst and Tales From the Crypt podcast…

People are becoming increasingly aware of the advantages of using Bitcoin. Now, developer Sylvain Saurel identifies several compelling reasons for preferring Bitcoin over conventional currencies. “Bitcoin is Better than Cash” The combination of an obsolete banking system and a…

Major Japanese general trading firm Marubeni Corp. has backed WePower, a blockchain-based energy project Japanese General Trading Company Backs Blockchain Platform for Wind, Solar written by Cointelegraph By Aaron Wood @…

New York state legislators have appointed six experts from various fields to the Digital Currency Task Force New York State Digital Currency Task Force Appoints New Members written by Cointelegraph By Aaron Wood @…

Peer-to-peer lending and wallet start-up RenrenBit has nabbed $21 million worth of commitments for a token sale. The platform sold 21 million RRB tokens yesterday, each going for 1 USDT, the Tether-issued crypto. The 21 million RRB were purchased in a four-hour window, according to a notice from…

Alex Jones was in full agreement with the Bitcoin crowd for about five seconds this week, when he proclaimed the slow death of fiat currencies. However, in the next breath, he warned that the replacement for the inflated fiat corpse would be something even more terrifying: a “blockchain or…

Ford launched a video today of its “all-electric F-150 prototype.” The truck is capable of towing more than 1 million pounds, which the company proved by using its prototype to pull nearly a dozen “double-decker freight cars” filled with other F-150 trucks. Even though Ford’s truck isn’t ready yet,…

  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market advanced Tuesday after a pair of industrial blue-chip companies reported better than expected earnings. The rally lost some of its luster after the National Association of Realtors reported yet another month of disappointing housing sales. Dow Rallies; S&P…

UK-based retro streaming platform Antstream has secured the support of Tencent in a Series A funding round. The Chinese gaming behemoth is looking to make inroads into the cloud gaming market by tapping into the nostalgia of retro gaming. As cloud gaming gathers steam with the arrival of Google’s…

Apple nabbed another of Elon Musk’s employees. This time it’s Tesla veteran Steve MacManus, an expert in designing car interiors who has also worked for Bentley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Aston Martin. It doesn’t take one of Musk’s artificial intelligence experts to deduce what’s going on here: Apple…

Bitcoin price may be losing ground, but its network is now more competitive – and secure – than ever before, new data shows.  Bitcoin Mining Hashrate, Difficulty, Transaction Output Value Spike According to monitoring resource Blockchain (formerly Blockchain.info), three essential Bitcoin 00 network…

The 6 named members of the state's Digital Currency Taskforce will assist in determining how to regulate, define, and use cryptocurrencies. New York Legislature Names Initial Members to Crypto Task Force written by Daniel Kuhn @…