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Ethereum’s Vicious Cycle

Once the epicenter of a booming cryptocurrency market, Ethereum has faced crippling price blows in recent months. The coin’s sudden and perpetual decline is being framed...

Altcoins2 weeks ago

Ethereum Leads Broad Recovery as Crypto Market Adds $10 Billion

Major cryptocurrencies were in recovery mode on Thursday, led by Ethereum’s double-digit gain, as investors swept in to buy the market at yearly lows. However, the...

Altcoins2 weeks ago

Justin Sun Still Bullish Despite Buterin Critique; Tron Price Climbs 6%

Tron (TRX) climbed 6% leading into Wednesday evening as the cryptocurrency market sprung up from another overnight dip. TRX had flirted with yet another 2018 low...

Ethereum2 weeks ago

Ethereum Co-Founders Clash on Crypto’s Growth Potential

The pressure on the Ethereum (ETH) price, which is currently hovering at a startling $174, has spilled over into the developer community, with two blockchain pioneers...

Altcoins2 weeks ago

Ethereum Drops Another 12.5%; Buterin Clarifies and Jabs at Justin Sun

Ethereum lost another 12.5% of its coin value overnight as ETH dropped to a valuation of $170. Last night saw Ethereum drop down from the $190...

Ethereum2 weeks ago

Ethereum Price Flirts With Yearly Low as ICOs Offload 157,700 ETH

Ethereum was back on the defensive Tuesday, with prices approaching fresh yearly lows amid signs that initial coin offerings were offloading their ETH reserves. ETH/USD Update...

ICO2 weeks ago

The Days of “1,000-Times Growth” Are Over, Says Buterin

As much as blockchain pioneers seem to dislike talking about price, it’s been the elephant in the room for much of 2018 — especially for Ethereum....

Ethereum3 weeks ago

Short Positions on Ethereum Reach All-Time High on Bitfinex

Ether’s price held near 12-month lows on Saturday, just one day after bets against the virtual currency spiked to all-time highs on Bitfinex. ETH/USD Price Update...

Ethereum3 weeks ago

Ethereum: Death Through Economic Abstraction?

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Jeremy Rubin caused quite the stir last week when he declared the collapse of Ethereum to be inevitable. In a TechCrunch article that appeared...

Market Overview3 weeks ago

Internet Money

Hi Everyone, One of the most basic uses for cryptocurrencies and one of the most natural is the invention of “internet money.” The first instances of...

Altcoins4 weeks ago

IOTA’s Rollercoaster Continues as Prices Fall 18% from Recent Peak

Digital currency IOTA was back on the defensive Thursday, with prices falling as much as 17% from their recent peak. Although the losses weren’t unusual given...

Altcoins1 month ago

The Long-Awaited Altcoin Extinction Event May Be Near

The cryptocurrency market is undergoing a major paradigm shift as low-quality altcoins embark on a mass extinction event, according to Xapo President Ted Rogers. This view,...

Market News1 month ago

Cobinhood Founders Raises $20 Million for New Blockchain That Can Process 1 Million Transactions/s

The founders of Cobinhood, (the zero-fee cryptocurrency exchange that riffed on popular stock trading app Robinhood for its name and branding), have successfully raised $20,000,000 from...

Ethereum3 months ago

Ethereum Breaks $480 Before Decline Sets In

Ethereum hit its highest valuation in two weeks today when it pushed through the $480 barrier en route to a price of $483.85. Ethereum grew 4%...

Education3 months ago

The Sharding Solution

In recent months, the news has been rife with cryptocurrency detractors quick to point out flaws in bitcoin or Ethereum, and this has created the need...