Why is XRP Running?
XRP is outperforming the market, as far as I can tell this is excitement over Xrapid (Ripple’s answer to the SWIFT network) paired with Bitcoin and Ethereum drama.
News
Cryptocurrency news from around the world and beyond. We cover what happening with cryptocurrency today. We cover things like countries embracing or rejecting cryptos, price milestones for Bitcoin and Alts, new projects, upcoming forks, etc.
Why Did Crypto Crash?
Bitcoin dropped below $5k USD making new lows for 2018. Let’s look at why crypto is crashing going into the holiday.
SEC Provides Clarity for ICOs by Way of Enforcement
The SEC has finally provided some relatively clear guidelines for ICOs by settling charges with two ICOs, an ICO fund, and a token exchange operator. The takeaway, in general ICOs are securities.
How to Claim Bitcoin Cash SV (BSV)
To claim Bitcoin Cash SV (BSV) if you own your private keys, you’ll need to configure the official BSV wallet. To claim via a third party, follow their directions.
Bitmex Report Shows Both BCH Camps Mining at a Loss in Hash War
A Bitmex report shows that both BCH camps, ABC and SV, are mining their respective chains at a loss in the current hash war.
Bitcoin Cash Has Forked, is this the Hash War or a Stress Test?
The Bitcoin Cash fork was successful… and it looks like Bitcoin Cash ABC is getting spammed with small transactions. Is this the hash war or stress test?
KIN Plans Fork and Create its Own Blockchain
KIN, an ERC-20 by the company Kik, plans to fork and create its own blockchain. Assuming everything goes as planned, KIN holders will have KIN on the new blockchain in ratio to KIN held on the Ethereum blockchain.
Bitcoin Hits 2018 Lows, Why Did it Drop?
No one knows for sure why Bitcoin dropped. It is likely technical, but I suspect part of the answer is related to the current Bitcoin Cash “hash and cash” wars.
Serenity, an Ethereum 2.0 Solution for Scaling
Vitalik Buterin described the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 scaling solution Serenity at Devcon 4. Serenity is a Proof-of-Stake chain that will be fully compatible with the existing Proof-of-Work chain. It could increase scalability of Ethereum by as much as 1000x (hopefully).
The Bitcoin Cash Fork (Bitcoin SV) Explained Simply
The Bitcoin Cash fork is on Nov 15 at 4:40pm UTC. The fork is expected to result in only two Bitcoin Cash tokens, Bitcoin ABC (BTCABC) and Bitcoin SV (BTCSV). Bitcoin Cash holders will get BTCABC and BTCSV, at a 1:1 ratio after the fork.