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Forget bitcoin, its fourth-biggest rival is up nearly 5,800 percent this year
December 13th, 2017
Litecoin, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the world by value, has hit a record high and rallied nearly 5,800 percent this year, beating rival bitcoin’s rise. The price of litecoin reached an all-time high of $255.42 on Tuesday, according to industry website ...
PwC accepts payment in Bitcoin for its advisory services
December 1st, 2017
PwC in Hong Kong has for the first time accepted payment in Bitcoin for its advisory services. As the firm works increasingly with companies in the digital asset and crypto-currency space, it believes that accepting such payments will evolve ...
My Crazy $17,000 Target for Bitcoin Is Looking Less Crazy
November 28th, 2017
The basis of this admittedly crazy forecast was simple: capital flows. I think we can all agree that bitcoin (BTC) is “interesting.” One of the primary reason that bitcoin (and cryptocurrency in general) is interesting is that nobody ...
The Cryptocurrency Market Experienced A Complex Shakeup The Weekend
November 13th, 2017
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a complex shakeup this weekend, with a recently created digital token called Bitcoin Cash (BCH) up nearly 130% in two days, even after retreating substantially from an even bigger spike. Meanwhile, the original Bitcoin ...
‘$300m in cryptocurrency’ accidentally lost forever due to bug
November 10th, 2017
More than $300m of cryptocurrency has been lost after a series of bugs in a popular digital wallet service led one curious developer to accidentally take control of and then lock up the funds, according to reports. Unlike most ...
There are now more than 120 hedge funds focused solely on bitcoin, digital currencies
October 31st, 2017
Data shared exclusively with CNBC from financial research firm Autonomous Next shows the number of funds investing in digital assets like bitcoin has grown rapidly to 124. Autonomous Next also estimates that the “crypto-funds” have about $2.3 billion in ...
Bitcoin Is Paying Out Dividends Now — Just Not to Everyone
October 25th, 2017
On top of stupendous capital gains, investors in bitcoin are also getting a dividend — if they’re lucky. A split in the blockchain created a new offshoot in the form of bitcoin gold on Tuesday, with bitcoin holders receiving ...
IMF Head: Cryptocurrency Could Be the Future
October 3rd, 2017
Christine Lagarde sees a path ahead for cryptocurrency. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, talked up the potential of virtual currencies to supplant traditional monies in coming decades on Friday. Cryptocurrencies, or virtual currencies, are ...
The first Australian Law Firm to accept digital currencies as forms of payment
September 25th, 2017
The Lehman Walsh Lawyers, a specialist Startup and General Corporate Law practice based in Australia, has issued an announcement to inform that it will be the first Australia Law Firm to accept three of the major digital currencies, as ...
Cryptocurrency Transactions Could Surpass $1 Trillion This Year
September 6th, 2017
The value of cryptocurrency transactions is forecast to surpass $1 trillion this year, which is 15 times the level reached in 2016. That’s according to a new study from Juniper Research called The Future of Blockchain: Key Vertical Opportunities ...
