On June 10, Bitconnect coin, better known to the community as BCC, reached an all-time high price at $59.24. Within a three-month period, the price of BCC increased from $1.76 to $59.53, recording a staggering growth rate of 3,265 percent. Since the beginning of 2017, the cryptocurrency market demonstrated an exponential growth rate, achieving a historic…

The past week was a particularly tough one for bitcoin prices. BTC/USD rates went from $2500 down to $1800 levels but prices recovered through the end of the week. Selling pressure got a hold of markets and panic selling ensued to cause price drops below supposed support levels. Yet, in spite of the breach the…

In the first hearing of his trial for fraud, former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles plead not guilty in Tokyo District Court on Tuesday. Karpeles is charged with embezzlement and data manipulation. The Japanese-based Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest Bitcoin trading platform, ceased operations in early 2014. It later revealed that it had lost…

With Bitcoin experiencing a sharp drop as the deadline for a potential blockchain split nears, investors are smart to wonder how this move is affecting the value of competing cryptocurrencies. These currencies are not currently experiencing the technological challenges (and community discord) of Bitcoin, but they are nonetheless volatile as their future depends on how…

The first Wednesday of every month in Amsterdam offers a unique opportunity for every bitcoin and blockchain enthusiast. This month, it was the 4th year since this conference started! Safe to say it was a huge celebration and a lot of people attended the event. Read on and discover more about the evening. The hosts Before we get started,…

Draper Associates is investing in the initial offering of the Credo cryptocurrency. Bay Area, CA—Tim Draper is at it again. The billionaire VC has bought 10% of all Credo tokens in the initial coin offering (ICO) for Credo, a new cryptocurrency that solves the problems of email spam which costs the global economy an estimated…

The crypto economy has allowed quite a few currencies to prevail and provide for different markets by catering to very different needs and demands. Other than the speculative interest that stands behind the support for many cryptocurrency tokens, the few tokens that have services behind them are basing at least a part of their value…

Consolidation or Bubble? What is the fate of the cryptocurrency market in 2017? The strong gains and negotiations during the first half of 2017 on an incredible volatility of crypto-coins raised a lot of questions on how digital currencies will behave during the second half of the year. Bitcoin reached a record high of $…

ICObazaar is an innovative crowdsale participation platform that lets you explore and contribute to any ICO at any stage of the fundraising process. Crowdsales made simple ICObazaar was created to make participating in any ICO as easy and painless as possible for people at any level of experience in the emerging industry. Many ICO campaigns present a…

Post AG Austria has partnered with BitPanda to enable Bitcoin purchases at 1800 of their post offices. Titled “BitPanda To Go”, this move marks a significant step forward in the legitimizing of cryptocurrency by European state authorities. With more than three hundred thousand users, BitPanda is one of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency brokers. Being based in…