Tron Surpasses 1 Million Daily Transactions
Tron has surpassed 1 million daily transactions after its new killer DApp TronBet helped to push it over the 1 million mark.
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.
Coinbase to Support the Bitcoin Cash Fork, Bitcoin SV
Coinbase will support the Bitcoin Cash fork called Bitcoin SV. That said, Coinbase tends to take their time in releasing forked assets and allowing the trading of forked assets.
BAT is Launching on Coinbase
BAT is launching on Coinbase. First it’ll be on Coinbase Pro, then it’ll be on Coinbase. You can already transfer BAT to your Coinbase Pro account.
Binance to Support Nov 15 Bitcoin Cash Fork
Binance has said they will support the November 15th for Bitcoin Cash. Logically this means you’ll get each version of BCH if you keep your BCH on Binance.
The Bitcoin Cash Fork (Bitcoin SV) is Nov 15
The Bitcoin Cash fork snapshot is on November 15th (11/15/2018 at 4:40pm UTC). The expected result is two Bitcoin Cash chains and two Bitcoin Cash tokens. These two versions of Bitcoin Cash are commonly called BTCABC and BTCSV. Assuming all goes as planned, BCH holders will get the forked asset, Bitcoin SV, at a 1:1 ratio to BCH.
The Sia Fork Explained
Sia (SC) is forking on October 31st, 2018. This fork is a little complicated because it arose out of an argument between users, miners, devs, etc.
GBTC Premium is Near Zero; Historically that is Bullish for BTC
GBTC’s premium can act as an indicator for BTC. It is sort of a contrarian misery index. The lower the premium, the closer BTC generally is to a run.
No, Bitcoin isn’t Going to Cause Global Warming
Recent study claimed Bitcoin mining emissions could push global warming above 2°C in three decades (that rise being a tipping point for global warming).If that claim sounds a bit off to you, you are likely correct.
Blockstream’s Bitcoin Liquid Network Is Live
Liquid, a Bitcoin sidechain by Blockstream is live as of October 10th (after being in beta for years). Liquid allows big players to tokenize assets and send them quickly without putting a burden on the main chain.
Zcash Sapling Update Increases Speed and Improves Privacy
Zcash’s Sapling upgrade made a few key changes that improve transaction speeds and privacy.