With no exchanges, P2P marketplaces, or escrow services in Bitcoin’s earliest days, acquiring coins wasn’t easy. You either mined them or begged someone on the Bitcointalk forum to sell to you OTC. Then, along came a developer called Gavin Andresen…
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Half The Crypto Market Wiped Out in Less Than a Month
FOMO Moments Crypto markets licking wounds from a new yearly low; gains are marginal as all altcoins are still on the floor. A few hours ago crypto markets dropped to their lowest levels since early August 2017. Market capitalization plummeted…
Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase Lists Four More Ethereum Tokens
The most popular US cryptocurrency exchange is continuing its promise to support Ethereum-based ERC20 tokens, adding four more of the coins to the Coinbase Pro platform. Starting today, December 7, Coinbase Pro users can transfer their balances of Civic (CVC),…
Cryptocurrency Accepted: Venezuela Will Sell Oil for Petro, Maduro Says
The government of Venezuela has announced that it plans to create a basket of cryptocurrencies for the oil-backed state cryptocurrency, the Petro. This initiative will allow the government to sell oil in exchange for petros and bypass US-imposed sanctions at…
First Look: HTC Demos Crypto Smartphone Exodus at Slush 2018
Ten years ago, consumer electronics manufacturer HTC made history when it released the HTC Dream, the first commercial device to utilize the Android operating system. A few months later, another monumental event took place, when Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto mined…