Category: Cryptocurrency

The percentage of bitcoins that haven’t moved in over a year is at its highest level in four years. And while at first glance that might seem to be a negative for Bitcoin, it actually isn’t. It’s an indicator that more and more Bitcoin investors are bullish about Bitcoin’s potential future price growth, and they’re […]

With the US government and the Federal Reserve cooperating to pump trillions of dollars into the US economy, fears of inflation are growing every day. The Fed’s balance sheet has grown from $4.3 trillion earlier this year to nearly $7.1 trillion today, an unprecedented gain in such a short amount of time. Because of those […]

When Bitcoin was first introduced, it promised a future free from banks and financial middlemen. From now on, every person was to be his own bank, and financial transactions could be made across borders and between individuals without having to resort to financial intermediaries. But since that time, the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem has grown […]

One of the reasons many people are still hesitant to invest in cryptocurrencies is the fact that they don’t know much about cryptocurrencies, how they operate, and which people or firms can be trusted. With stories of fraud abounding, would-be investors are understandably hesitant to put thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of […]

One of the driving factors behind the quick adoption of cryptocurrencies was the fact that they initially operated in a sphere that was largely unregulated. The first users didn’t give a though to anti-money laundering laws, know your customer regulations, banking regulations, or even taxation of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum were just tokens with […]

Mass adoption of cryptocurrencies is one of the keys to future price growth. As long as cryptocurrencies remain the domain of technophiles or are accepted as payment only by a handful of companies, their future will be insecure. But thanks to numerous entrepreneurs, reaching out to encourage mass adoption is becoming more and more common. […]

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin quickly developed a reputation shortly after their introduction as being used by cybercriminals to engage in behavior such as drug dealing, human trafficking, and terrorist financing. Many who may have wanted to become early adopters of cryptocurrencies shied away from them as a result. And many others who did try to […]

Because Bitcoin was so obscure for much of its beginnings, and because so many bitcoins were mined early on before mining difficulty increased, the Bitcoin ecosystem contains a relatively large number of “whales,” large accounts that hold huge numbers of bitcoins. Often you’ll see a whale defined as a holder of more than 10,000 BTC, […]

Buoyed by all the news coverage of Bitcoin’s halving, interesting in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies continues to grow from all areas. And with Bitcoin flirting with once again breaking the $10,000 barrier, this year could be the biggest year for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies since 2017. Search volume queries for Bitcoin’s halving were far higher this year […]

While Bitcoin may continue its popularity among both consumers and cryptocurrency investors, it’s not just ordinary investors who have come around to the benefits of the cryptocurrency. Prominent investors and financial market movers are increasingly touting the benefits of Bitcoin, and increasing their investment positions in it. One of those prominent investors who has become […]