Even as a swirl of doubts engulf the utility of Tether, the numbers of stablecoins to prop up cryptocurrency markets has multiplied dramatically this year. The stablecoins list includes the likes of Basecoin, MakerDAO, and Havven, all of which have received funding from marquee names in the venture capital industry. The Winklevoss brothers, who are… Read More How Do Investors Profit From Stablecoins?
The number of dead coins in crypto markets is rising. At the beginning of 2014, when the price of a single bitcoin was in decline, there were 67 coins listed on coinmarketcap.com, a website that aggregates coin prices from multiple exchanges. As of this writing, there are 1607 coins listed on the same site. As… Read More Numbers Of Dead Coins Increases In Crypto Bloodbath
After weeks of floundering about in a decline, cryptocurrency markets gained $40 billion in two days. Bitcoin led the rally in crypto prices with two bumps in its price in less than five days. In the first instance, it vaulted 8.5% to $6408 in five hours on Friday night. But that was not the end… Read More Two Reasons Crypto Prices Shot Up This Week
<Note: This is an independently written post by Dentacoin.> Loyalty programs in retail have been around for decades. Different types of loyalty and reward programs have been introduced by both physical and online companies. These programs are primarily aimed at improving the overall customer retention rate by providing customers a way to earn discounts, rewards… Read More The Evolution of Customer Reward Systems in the Cryptocurrency Era
Lamborghini and Snoop Dog, anyone? As conferences go, Consensus 2018, which was quite possibly the largest gathering of crypto-enthusiasts and industry personnel in one place, seemed to be a grand success. A record 8500 attendees thronged the halls of New York’s Hilton Midtown hotel over three days last week. (For context, the same conference drew… Read More Sizing Up Consensus 2018’s Effect On Crypto Markets
Cryptocurrencies rode into the New Year on the back of euphoric sentiment and record valuations. Three months later, those valuations have bitten the dust amid a spate of bad news and scandals. Cardano and Ripple were the biggest losers among the top 10 cryptocurrencies during the first quarter. The former shed 78.26% of its value… Read More How Did The Top 10 Cryptos Perform During The First Quarter?
Even as they have witnessed explosive growth in the last couple of years, cryptocurrencies are yet to find a suitable model to finance future growth. While cryptocurrency markets are a lucrative source of funds, their wild price swings make them unsustainable in the long run. Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies are experimenting with other ideas. Nonprofit foundations are… Read More Ethereum Co-Founder Buterin Proposes Rent Fees For Data Storage On Its Blockchain
There might be a day when bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets are in a celebratory mood. Today is not one of those days. Bears, who’ve wrested control of the markets, exerted further pressure in the last 24 hours. After moving sideways around the $8,000 mark, bitcoin’s price has fallen below that support level. At 16:32 UTC,… Read More Bitcoin Price Falls Below $8K As Atlanta Fed Chair Cautions Against Crypto Investing
There was not much respite for cryptocurrency markets this morning. Crypto prices, which began falling yesterday after news that social media platform Twitter would ban crypto ads, continued to tank. At 15:17 UTC, crypto markets had a total valuation of $301.4 billion. Exactly a day earlier they were priced at $319 billion. The price of… Read More Bitcoin Price Tanks As Bears Take Charge Of Crypto Markets
Traders swung between the optimism and gloom over bitcoin’s future prospects as cryptocurrency markets crashed below $300 billion before recovering this morning. The price of a single bitcoin, which had been on a steady decline since the middle of last week, wobbled to $7,370 Sunday morning. At 15:05 UTC, it had recovered to $8,635. The… Read More Bitcoin Price Skedaddles On News Twitter Might Ban Crypto Ads
Cryptocurrency markets continued their free fall for most of yesterday, dropping to as low as $318.1 billion at 21.57 UTC before recovering this morning. At 15:22 UTC today, they were worth $336.1 billion. The price of a single bitcoin rose slightly from 24 hours ago. At 15:47 UTC, the cryptocurrency was changing hands at $8465.42,… Read More Bitcoin Price Holds Steady, May Fall Further
It took some time but it finally happened. The top 10 cryptocurrencies have all shed their gains from last year. Cardano, which rallied towards the end of last year, is the biggest loser, having lost 73% of its value since the start of this year. With losses of 70.3% and 63.6% each, Ripple and Bitcoin… Read More Prices For Bitcoin And The Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Are All In The Red For This Year
Prominent developer of adult content, Playboy Enterprises Inc. is planning to add a cryptocurrency wallet for users on its network of adult websites. According to a press release issued by the company this morning, the wallet will accept multiple cryptocurrency tokens. In the release, the Los Angeles, Calif.-based company called out the Vice Industry Token… Read More Playboy Announces Cryptocurrency Wallet For Its Adult Network Empire