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China escalates its crackdown on cryptocurrencies
The Chinese government's latest plans to crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry suggest that they hope to completely eradicate the practice within the country's borders.
January 18, 2018
Cryptocurrencies you can still mine with your CPU/GPU in 2020
In 2020, there still exists some cryptocurrencies that you can mine with your CPU, or with a simple graphic card (GPU). Here is an overview of some of them.
January 18, 2018
South Korean government won’t ban cryptocurrencies
Despite South Korea’s recent increased regulations, the government has confirmed that they don’t plan on instating a cryptocurrency ban.
January 18, 2018
BitConnect - the newest exit scam in the cryptocurrency continuum
The curtains have just come crashing down on BitConnect, the cryptocurrency exchange and lending platform, as the platform's administrators have just announced cessation of all business operations associated with the company. Many experts in the cryptocurrency community expected this collapse, especially...
January 17, 2018
Cryptohacking: ad networks harnessing customer power for monero mining
Some advertising networks and video streaming sites are secretly using the processing power of their users' machines to mine altcoins, namely monero and zcash. All what it takes to get your machine infected with a silent cryptocurrency miner is to click on a pop-up ad. It is that simple.
January 17, 2018
China is on the verge of knocking out its bitcoin whales
The Chinese government is continuing to exercise aggressive policies against cryptocurrency related activities, especially trading and mining, within the Chinese border. Not only have the Chinese authorities shut down all cryptocurrency exchanges located in China, but they have also issued a warning...
January 17, 2018
Around 80% of bitcoin has already been mined
This past weekend, bitcoin miners have confirmed that they collectively mined 16.80 million of the limited supply of 21 million coins. As such, there is only 4.20 million bitcoins left before the network reaches its 21 million supply cap.
January 17, 2018
What not to do when trading cryptocurrencies
In 2017, the cryptocurrency market capital grew from $15 billion to over $700 billion. Consequently, trading cryptocurrencies has never been more tempting. Even though trading cryptocurrencies might seem like a great investment, you have to keep your head above water, or else the market's volatility...
January 17, 2018
Ethereum price analysis for Jan. 16, 2018 - Bears in control
Ethereum price plummeted throughout today's trading sessions to record a low of $966.64. Even though the 50% Fibonacci retracement seems to be supporting price quite well around the $962.86 price level, we cannot confirm reversal of the downtrend sometime soon via analysis of the charts.
January 16, 2018
When do you need blockchain?
Too many concepts are translated into blockchain projects. We present several blockchain decision models and paths to guide you on deciding whether to use blockchain or not. In short, a blockchain is useful when transparency in needed, and to prevent fraud among trust-less parties.
January 16, 2018
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