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News
Venezuelans Use Bitcoin as Gateway to Buy Foreign Fiat – Research
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to boom in Venezuela – but only because it is helping citizens buy hard-to-purchase…
Bitcoin Probing Crucial Resistance While Altcoins Start…
In the past few sessions, bitcoin price remained well bid above the USD 6,500 support level. However, BTC/USD…
Spanish Red Cross Rejects Crypto While Italians Raise USD…
Italy and Spain are two of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and perhaps two of the…
Panic in Bitcoin Market ‘Dissipating,’ Miners…
Bitcoin (BTC) on-chain activity and again increasing hashrate suggest positive moves in the market and the…
Coinbase Grants App Users Direct Access to Crypto Lending…
Major crypto exchange Coinbase has announced that it will allow users to lend out their crypto and gain…
Japanese Investors Taking Advantage Of Bitcoin Sell-Off…
Despite what some may have thought, it appears that the latest sell-off in bitcoin has not scared away retail…
Trading
South Korean Government Struggles to Find Balance in Legitimizing Cryptocurrencies
South Korea is well-recognized for being one of the early-adopter countries, with numerous established…
Blockchain ETF Soon to Be on Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/c1a8bada5fa9e71501cf14134ba391b6.png" Blockchain ETF Soon to Be…
Global Tensions Pushing Up Crypto Market Values, But Larger Forces Are Also At Play
On January 3rd the United States military killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani with a targeted drone…
Exchanges Are Feeling Pressure From Regulation & Changing Crypto Landscape
Although market volatility is norm for crypto investors and traders, for several years exchanges have…
Technology
EU Seeking Blockchain Defense Solutions + More News
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s…
Blockchain Plays a Part as China Claims 72% of SMEs Are Back to Work
Chinese authorities state that industry 4.0 technologies such as blockchain technology have helped almost 72% of the nation’s small and medium-sized…
Japan’s Favorite Tipple Sake to Get Blockchain Makeover + More News
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s…
Markets
Stablecoins Will Have to Adapt to Survive Coronavirus Recession
Stablecoins are facing new challenges. With USD interest rates hitting 0% and US Treasury yields turning negative, it's becoming increasingly hard to earn a profit simply by holding USD in reserve or by purchasing US Treasury bills.…
Reversed Loses, Settled Lawsuits, Pickled Gold and 20 Crypto Jokes
Let's see what this past week served on our crypto table. Bitcoin and major altcoins reversed losses Monday, after the Fed announced unprecedented measures to support the economy, while Coronavirus put gold in a peculiar pickle. As BTC…
Tezos, ConsenSys, Blockstack, and Others Share Their COVID-19 Stories
In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we asked several crypto/blockchain startups how they are operating in this hazardous environment.
As we've seen, a number of crypto and blockchain-related companies decided to send their…
Mining
RavenCoin (RVN) Forking to New KAWPOW Algorithm in April
The RavenCoin (RVN) project is planning another fork for April that will change once more the Proof of Work mining…
New XMRig 5.10.0 Miner With AstroBWT AMD GPU Mining
The latest release of the XMRig 5.10.0 comes with support for the AstroBWT algorithm on AMD GPUs, besides the…
Rollercoin Online Bitcoin Mining Simulator Game
RollerCoin is a free virtual Bitcoin mining game where you play to earn real Bitcoins. It takes the concept of…
New GMiner 2.03 With Support for Qitmeer (PMEER) Mining
The latest GMiner 2.03 GPU miner adds support for the Qitmeer (PMEER) mining, however do not be in a hurry to try…