Bitcoin was on a tear for the past week, surprising all onlookers, as it blasted past $4,100, only to pull back suddenly to $3,785. This buying rally came after a week where analysts were sharing dire opinions of just how low BTC could go before finding a true bottom. Expectations were that the cryptocurrency leader…
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After a recent delay this past January, Ethereum’s Constantinople and Petersburg hard forks are expected to take place later this week on February 28th at block number 7,280,000. The practice of forks sparks much debate in the industry and many are monitoring these imminent hard forks with great anticipation, trepidation, and uncertainty. But what are…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 15, 2019. Highlights include: Institutional Crypto Adoption: Things are moving forward as seen with Wall Street backed service Bakkt, who yesterday announced they’ve acquired Rosenthal Collins Group. Global Tax Cuts: Stocks are up on…
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The following article is courtesy of Piers Courtney, Analyst at GlobalBlock, and shows insights into Ethereum’s up and coming hard fork The Ethereum blockchain is about to see a major upgrade. The name of this upgrade is Constantinople and it is scheduled for on or around January 16th. Constantinople will be implemented as a hard…
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