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Expedia Stops Accepting Bitcoin, Driving Users to Alternative Travel Sites
Expedia, the online travel agency that has been one of the largest merchants to accept bitcoin since 2014, has quietly stopped accepting the cryptocurrency, forcing users to seek alternative travel services. Marketexclusive.com reported on July 2 that an Expedia spokesperson confirmed the company would not accept bitcoin for hotel or flight bookings and that it was […]
Bitcoin next $10.000 ?
Bitcoin price abruptly jumped over $6800 (Bitfinex) during trading on Saturday, representing yet another attempt to break above $7,000 during the ongoing bear cycle. There are a number of factors that could have contributed to this sudden jump. Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies more generally, have seen a plethora of positive news this week. For instance, South […]
Facebook’s Blockchain Division Has a New Director of Engineering
Social media giant Facebook has recently promoted senior engineer Evan Cheng to director of engineering for its recently-launched blockchain division. Earlier in May, Facebook put together a team led by David Marcus, Coinbase board member and former president at PayPal, to explore blockchain technology and its potential use cases for the platform. The team consisted of less […]
6 Million Bitcoin is Lost or Stolen, Should the Real Value of BTC Higher?
At the Building on Bitcoin conference this week, Jameson Lopp, former lead engineer at BitGo and engineer at CasaHODL, revealed that an estimated 4 million BTC are lost and 2 million BTC are stolen. As of July 2018, a total of 6 million BTC are left inaccessible and permanently lost on the bitcoin blockchain. Given […]
Bitcoin Price Leads Monday Recovery as Market Fights Off Weekend Firesale
The cryptocurrency markets experienced a labored recovery on Monday after the deep bitcoin price sell-off that occurred over the weekend. Monero Price Headlines Monday Recovery Monero (XMR) has seen a huge rebound in the past 24 hours, up nearly 15% to $128.86. Monero saw a steep sell-off with the news out of the United States that […]
Bitcoin Price Rises 5% Avoiding Lower End of $5,000, Theta and Ontology Rise 21%
The bitcoin price has risen by over 5 percent in the past 24 hours, as the cryptocurrency market recorded a slight recovery. Theta and Ontology recorded a rise of over 21%, becoming the best performers of the market as of June 25. Potential BTC Scenarios After dipping to a monthly low at $235 billion, the […]
3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Market Remains Optimistic Despite $6,000
Three Reasons why Bitcoin Isn’t Dead On CNBC Fast Trader, Kelly outlined three major reasons bitcoin will recover in the mid-term back to its previous support levels at over $10,000: Negative sentiment from investors signalling imminence of a bottom Positive development within the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange market Mt. Gox liquidation of bitcoin postponed to 2019 […]
Bitcoin Drops to $7,200 While Ethereum, Ripple, and Bitcoin Cash See Losses
Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market dropped more than $22 billion, falling from $343 billion to $321 billion in market valuation. Bitcoin fell by 5 percent, while other major cryptocurrencies recorded larger losses, dropping by more than 7 percent. What Triggered the Drop? That while the cryptocurrency market has somewhat stabilized in terms […]
Bitcoin Price Breakout Days Away, Long-Term Trend Bullish: Analyst
Bitcoin’s price has bottomed and will break out over the next few days. That’s what Robert Sluymer, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors, predicts. Sluymer doubled-down on his earlier projection that positive momentum is building for the top cryptocurrency by market cap, and a price spike is just around the corner. As CCN previously reported, Sluymer said […]
Litecoin Cash Allegedly the Latest Small-Cap Altcoin to Suffer 51 Percent Attack
With all the media coverage surrounding double spend attacks in recent weeks, it appears that one such exploit — a 51 percent attack on litecoin cash (LCC) — managed to slip through the cracks. Litecoin Cash Allegedly Hit by 51 Percent Attack The alleged incident appears to have occurred on May 30, when Russia-based cryptocurrency […]