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Lebanese Turn to Bitcoin as Economy Sinks

The Lebanese economy is in deep trouble – leading citizens to embrace Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins in an attempt to escape the banking system and protect their savings from dwindling as the Lebanese pound continues to struggle.Lebanese banks have attempted to halt a potential run on the pound...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Status Questioned as Selling Hits Stocks, Crypto

With stock markets globally selling off sharply due to renewed fears of coronavirus outbreak outside of China, many market players are now scratching their heads over bitcoin’s price reaction, putting into question the much-discussed bitcoin-as-a-safe-haven narrative.As of press time on...

, by Fredrik Vold

Justin Sun Sees Bitcoin at USD 100K by 2025, Holds ‘A Lot’ of ETH and XRP

Bitcoin (BTC) and most altcoins are in for a bull run in the next five years, said Justin Sun, founder of Tron (TRX), also sharing that he has quite a diversified portfolio. As a guest on CNN, talking with Julia Chatterley, Sun predicted that the price of bitcoin will be over USD 100,000 by 2025....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Mass Adoption of Crypto “Confirmed” by Simpsons, Vodafone, and Willy Woo

Simpsons, Jim Parsons, a singing distributed ledger, a telecommunications giant, and a popular analyst - mass adoption of crypto is obviously here. In the 13th episode of their 31st season of the popular animated show The Simpsons, aptly titled 'Frinkcoin,' Professor Frink develops a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

“Tron Is Better Than Ethereum!” A Bitcoin Game

"The technical infighting in the ETH community is a significant technical hurdle." "Ethereum massively outguns Tron when it comes to node numbers."Tron (TRX) is a superior platform to Ethereum (ETH), claim multiple Bitcoin (BTC) people.For several weeks now, certain Bitcoiners have been trolling...

, by Simon Chandler

Bitcoin Price Currently at Pivotal Point, Research Suggests

The price of bitcoin (BTC) sits at a pivotal point where major support is found below it, and strong resistance above it, new research from blockchain analytics firm Into The Block suggests.In a Twitter thread, the company, which uses machine learning and advanced statistics in analyzing the...

, by Fredrik Vold

Can Bitcoin Really be Censored, Controlled, and Mass Surveilled?

A recent debate in the Cryptoverse has brought forward yet again a number of vital questions concerning the very basis of Bitcoin (BTC) - and crypto in general: how safe is BTC from censorship, control, and surveillance?The participant in this debate are Kevin Sekniqi, Co-founder and Chief Protocol...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Surprising Bitcoin Crash Left the Market Bewildered

Following a sharp drop in the bitcoin (BTC) price on Wednesday that brought the price of the asset down by almost USD 1,000 in less than an hour, the market still has no clear answer what caused the drop.As noticed by cryptoasset analyst at ARK Invest Yassine Elmandjra, yesterday’s drop marks...

, by Fredrik Vold

Hedge Fund Increases Mt. Gox Creditor Offer to USD 1,300 per Bitcoin

The New York-based hedge fund Fortress Investment Group has upped its offer as it looks to buy up creditor claims from Mt. Gox, the cryptocurrency exchange that monumentally collapsed in 2014, leaving thousands of bitcoin (BTC)-holding customers out of pocket.Per Bloomberg, the hedge fund has made...

, by Tim Alper

50m-User Chat App Kakao Delays Its Crypto Wallet + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Adoption newsThe Kakao Group’s KakaoTalk chat app-linked crypto wallet Klip will debut this summer, or later than...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Expect More Volatility in Bitcoin, Retail is Most Bullish – Analysts

We may have just seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of volatility to come this quarter, two new reports suggest, while leaving the door open for the possibility that lower volatility could be a new normal for the bitcoin (BTC) market.According to the January 2020 Volatility Report from the...

, by Fredrik Vold

Seven “Golden Crosses” Shine in the Top 10 as Bitcoin Enters the Club

Just as the crypto market sees the first signs of a recovery after the weekend sell-off, several major cryptoassets are showing a highly bullish signal in their charts in the form of a so-called “golden cross.”At the time of writing (8:50 UTC), a golden cross has formed in seven out of...

, by Fredrik Vold

Europeans Launch Bitcoin Friendly POS Terminal + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Adoption newsPayment solutions provider Ingenico has teamed up with Austrian fintech firm Salamantex to release a new...

, by Tim Alper

Watch Out, Bitcoin, Altcoins Are Turning More and More to Payments

Movements into payments have been a recurring theme among altcoins over the past year. "It is again up for the users to decide what is more suitable for them."Altcoins are coming for bitcoin (BTC). Many of them – ethereum (ETH), cardano (ADA), EOS, XRP – were initially conceived more...

, by Simon Chandler

Crypto Events Postponed, Bitcoin Miners Struggle Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

As the Wuhan Coronavirus spreads further across Asia – an important region for the crypto industry – industry players have started to feel the impact on their own businesses. As of this weekend, a number of crypto events have been postponed, mining gear manufacturers have announced...

, by Fredrik Vold

XRP Friendly Giant SBI in Deal to Use ‘World’s Largest Bitcon Mine’

Crypto-keen Japanese financial giant SBI has confirmed plans to collaborate with Whinstone, an American company that is currently building what will become the United States’ largest data center – and what its operators claim will be the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining...

, by Tim Alper

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