Bitcoin Breaks $13k (Subject to Change)
Bitcoin broke $13k today. At the rate its moving, this might not be news by the time I hit publish. $15k by year’s end is looking doable…. although, that said, 20% – 80% correction is doable as well.
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.
Upcoming Bitcoin Forks 2017 – 2018
We present a guide to Bitcoin forks including past forks and upcoming Bitcoin forks for 2018 and beyond. This page was written in 2017 but is continuously updated as more forks are announced.
Coinbase Ordered to Give the IRS Data on Transactions of $20,000 Or More 2013 – 2015
The ruling came in for United States v. Coinbase, Inc. Coinbase must give the IRS data on users who had transactions of over $20k in 2013 – 2015.
GBTC’s Premium is Substantial; But This Is Not New News
Over the summer Andrew Left reminded the market that GBTC’s premium was substantial and everyone panicked and sold. Let us not repeat that event.
Bitcoin Diamond Explained
Bitcoin did another hard fork, the coin created this time is Bitcoin Diamond. The fork occurred at block height 495866.
Tether Hack Causes a Quick Sell-off
Tehter was reportedly hacked on Nov. 20th. This caused a quick sell-off of all things crypto. However, most coins quickly recovered.
Bitcoin Shakes off Bitcoin Cash Drama to Break $8k
Bitcoin came back from a correction to $5.5k to break $8k by Nov. 19th. For the moment it looks like Bitcoin will remain King/Queen.
Bitcoin Segwit2x Fork Happened Quietly on Nov 17
Despite an official cancellation it seems a group of miners went ahead with Segwit2x anyways. The Bitcoin Segwit2x fork happened at block 494,784. This block occurred early Nov. 17 Pacific Time.
Coinbase: Updates on Bitcoin Cash From November 2017
Right now Coinbase isn’t saying anything about Bitcoin Cash other than what they said in the past. Their silence is deafening.
Bitcoin Gold Launched
If you held Bitcoin during the Bitcoin Gold fork, you now have equal parts Bitcoin Gold. Although you can claim your Bitcoin Gold, you should consider “hodling.”