Yet another exchange has delisted Namecoin. This time Poloniex, one of the more reputable crypto destinations, has given users until sometime in June to withdrawal any remaining cryptocurrency. Early adopters including Satoshi appreciate the value of the project and it also demonstrates the spirit of Bitcoin. The hope was a decentralized internet but the idea… Read more The Drifter called Namecoin
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CoinEx Contracts
Think you could make the big bucks if you already had a fat bankroll to get started? CoinEx wants to know and is willing to handsomely pay in cryptocurrency. Take the Trading Challenge Online beginning immediately! The contest runs until May31st. Participants begin with 10 btc to trade against the dollar. The goal is to… Read more CoinEx Contracts
Bitcoin Bulls Spotted
As of the time of this post it appears that Bitcoin is poised to explode. The daily chart is not only showing two days of consecutive gaps, but everyone’s favorite J-Hook appears to be forming. Could be some retracement over the next 24 hours but it is looking like it’s going to be an explosive… Read more Bitcoin Bulls Spotted
Mining Hardware Arms Race
Yesterday Bitmain began shipping the Antminer S17 and the S17 Pro. In the last 6 months competition between Bitmain and it’s closest rival Innosilcon has been building up as both companies are scrambling to add new products as quickly as Coinbase has been adding new tokens. Originally due to ship in December 2018, the latest… Read more Mining Hardware Arms Race
The Golden Pig Delivers
In it’s first act as reigning sign for the year, the Golden Pig seems to have delivered a menacing blow to the bears. Soon after the lunar new year Bitcoin rallied and has been steady ever since. With the next halving about 15 months away there is still plenty of time to start mining. It… Read more The Golden Pig Delivers
Antminer S15 ships from Bitmain
28TH/s units foretell hash rate increase Opportunity is quietly rapping, offering a golden ticket for the next Bitcoin bull market. This weekend the S15 began shipping all over the world. Right now miners are unboxing brand new units and slowly replacing their old systems. Those old systems are flooding ebay at bottom dollar pricing. This… Read more Antminer S15 ships from Bitmain
BSV Fork money paid on Coinbase
This afternoon Coinbase matched the balances of pre-fork Bitcoin Cash wallets with BSV or Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision. No amount of conjecture about BSV is without honorable mention of the good Professor, Craig Wright. Not having been able to convince the world that he is Satoshi, nor Simon Cowell for that matter, does not bode well… Read more BSV Fork money paid on Coinbase
2019 Mining Outlook
Cryptocurrency always loves a new year. While several end of year predictions for the price of Bitcoin seem unlikely, excitement continues to build for the prospect of 2019. Many simply want 2018 to be over along with the bear market that it came with. A year ago Coinbase was preparing to match BCH hard fork… Read more 2019 Mining Outlook
Factom Nears Late 2017 Resistance
Factom’s rise has continued to near the December 2017 resistance which seems to be good news. Consider the variation in the price of Bitcoin. A year ago at the same relative Bitcoin value Factom was worth nearly 5 times what it is today. Most exchanges do not have a way to change FCT directly for… Read more Factom Nears Late 2017 Resistance
ZCash listed on Coinbase
Yesterday while purchasing some BAT on Coinbase I noticed that ZCash was now available for purchase. That makes Coinbase 3 for 5 on the 5 assets that they were considering listing. Since the addition of 0x in October, Basic Attention Token and now ZEC have been added in relatively rapid succession compared to listings of… Read more ZCash listed on Coinbase