Explained: Margin Trading For Cryptocurrency
Margin trading with cryptocurrency allows users to borrow money against their current funds to trade cryptocurrency “on margin” on an exchange. In other words, users can leverage their existing cryptocurrency or dollars by borrowing funds t
June 02, 2020
Bitcoin for Beginners: How to Safeguard Your Cryptocurrency Holdings
There was once a time when a bitcoin was worth about as much as the spare change down the back of your sofa. Now, one bitcoin is worth your sofa, your armchair, and every other item of furniture in your living room. Gone are the days when m
November 30, 2017
Coinsource Installs Oklahoma’s First Bitcoin ATM, Bringing Network To 121
The Coinsource bitcoin ATM network has installed the first bitcoin ATM in the state of Oklahoma, bringing the network to 121 machines in the U.S. Coinsource installed the bitcoin ATM in the southwestern hub of Oklahoma City at Speed Mart 1,
August 01, 2017
Fork Watch: First Bitcoin Cash Block Mined Included Over 6K Transactions
As Bitcoin.com reported earlier today, Bitcoin Cash miners initiated the beginning of the fork on August 1 at 12:37 p.m. UTC at block height 478558. Now, six hours later Viabtc mined the first Bitcoin Cash block ( nr 478559 ) at 6:14 pm GMT
August 01, 2017
Bitcoin Cash Just Mined its First Block, Making Blockchain Split Official
A controversial bitcoin spinoff called Bitcoin Cash has officially broken off from the main network, forging ahead with its own blockchain. Nodes running Bitcoin Cash diverged from the network earlier this morning, but hit a quick roadblock
August 01, 2017
Bitcoin Cash 101: What Users Need to Know Before Tomorrow's Fork
Bitcoin is headed toward a fork tomorrow. Whether that happens for sure remains to be seen, but if it does, and you hold bitcoin, there are a few things you will want to keep in mind. First, starting August 1 at about 12:20 UTC, mining pool
July 31, 2017
Bitcoin Cash Futures Plunge as UAHF Approaches
We are now less than 24 hours away from the start of the latest Bitcoin Civil War. On August 1, shortly after 12:20 pm UTC, segwit opponents will launch a user-activated hard fork (UAHF) to create Bitcoin Cash. The creators of Bitcoin Cash
July 31, 2017
Bitcoin Investment Vehicle Fined $120k by Nasdaq Exchange
The provider of a publicly traded bitcoin exchange-traded note (ETN) has been fined over $120,000 by Nasdaq Stockholm for infractions of exchange rules and financial regulations. The stock exchange's Disciplinary Committee announced today t
July 31, 2017
Startups Brace for Bitcoin Cash Fork in Wave of Policy Updates
What should we do about Bitcoin Cash? That’s the question facing industry startups, as it seems likely that a group of developers and miners might actually fork from the main bitcoin network next week, forming a brand new cryptocurrency. Du
July 31, 2017
It is Baby Steps But Bitcoin is Taking Root in Africa
Tanzania is the latest African country that is embracing the technological digital currency revolution as it shows some impressive growth, despite the small numbers. In Africa, it is Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa that are the pioneers of
July 24, 2017
Bitcoin Gains Most Since May as Split Seen Being Avoided: Chart
By Camila Russo July 20, 2017, 7:54 AM PDT Bitcoin rallied as much as 16 percent to $2,624.87, the most since May 22, on optimism that a split of the digital currency will be avoided. Bloomberg News reported last week that about 85 percent
July 21, 2017
Software Engineer Buys 20,000 BTC in 2010, Quits Job to Travel Around Globe
The recent meteoric rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has led to the appearance of some unlikely millionaires. A recent interview by Forbes magazine shows just how powerful Bitcoin has been over the course of the past decade for th
July 13, 2017