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Analysis: The Similarities Between the Two Bitcoin Dumps Over the Past Half Year

Apr 1, 2020

There have been two bitcoin dumps over the past half year. For the first time, on the night of September 25, 2019, bitcoin dumped by as much as 20% within 24 hours. The second time is on March 12, 2020, bitcoin's 24-hour decline reached 40%. The dump of other small and medium-sized cryptocu...

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Bitcoin Exchanges See Massive Surge in New Users This Month

Apr 1, 2020

Many top Bitcoin exchanges have seen an influx of new users since the coronavirus lockdown started. Five exchanges saw a notable increase in both signups, and trading volume—with some citing a doubling, or in some cases, a tripling of their usual rate of new signups. These exchanges are: K...

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Binance Inching Closer Back to Asia

Apr 1, 2020

After its foray into various parts of the world, Binance seems to be making its way back into Asia going by recent moves. From China to Japan, then to Malta, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume has had to move its operation in recent years for mostly regulatory-related re...

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Research Shows Blockstream and Lightning Labs Pours the Most Money into Bitcoin Development

Mar 31, 2020

For the past decade, Bitcoin has been almost synonymous with the word decentralization. With no single entity governing the world’s largest and most valuable cryptocurrency, many saw it as the best way to keep their investments safe from market downturns and fiat currency devaluation. But, n...

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Analysis: The crypto topics on Chinese social media Weibo

Mar 30, 2020

On the evening of March 16, the topic of "Bitcoin" was listed as Weibo (Twitter-like media in China) trending topic again, once ranking No. 8 for 2 hours and 30 minutes. In fact, the cost of listing bitcoin as a trending search every time is quite large, far higher than the market price o...

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Microsoft Seeks Patent for Crypto System Using Body Activity Data

Mar 28, 2020

Microsoft is entitled to apply for and be granted a patent for a first claim (claim 1) to use human body activity associated with a task provided to a user for a mining process of a cryptocurrency system. According to the International Application Status Report of the filing, first made in Ju...

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More People Withdrawing BTC From Exchanges Could be a Bullish Sign

Mar 28, 2020

The crypto industry has taken a huge hit this month, at one point even seeing more than $70 billion wiped out from its market cap. The price of Bitcoin dropped to as low as $3,800 on some exchanges on Mar. 12, leaving many worried about the future of the entire crypto industry. While intense...

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Bitmain’s Jihan Wu: Not That Fanatic about Bitcoin Now, 2020 is a Good Year

Mar 27, 2020

Jihan Wu, the founder and CEO of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain, said in a recent interview that he’s optimistic about bitcoin price in 2020 despite the coronavirus outbreak. At last year’s World Digital Mining Summit hosted by Bitmain, the young crypto billionaire and entrepreneur sa...

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Coronavirus Panic Forces People to Set up Crypto Inheritance Systems

Mar 27, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has left most of the world in lockdown, ravaging health systems and financial markets. While the impending economic crisis has led many to consider adding Bitcoin to their portfolio, those that already own cryptocurrencies have been faced with a rather unique prob...

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Coming Halving to Impact Miners’ Roles, Not Bitcoin Price

Mar 26, 2020

Highlighting some of the changes he expects the forthcoming block reward halving to bring to the crypto space, a staunch Bitcoin SV (BSV) advocate supported claims that some market factors may contribute to a possible Bitcoin (BTC) price rise but the halving is not likely to be one of the...