Any current metric will show that Ethereum is the leading smart contract platform. It is by far the most widely used blockchain by developers everywhere. This post will explore the growth of the Ethereum ecosystem over the past few years, and highlight some important updates coming up as
Is Bitcoin Becoming A Safe Haven Asset?
Bitcoin had a pop in price of almost 5% following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, a major Iranian Official. Gold, long considered a safe haven asset, also had an uptick of about 1.5% on the news. While gold is still the most favored hedge against geopolitical uncertainty, the question of
How The Bitcoin Halving Impacts Bitcoin’s Price
What is the Bitcoin Halving?About every four years or more specifically every 210,100 blocks, Bitcoin networks’ issuance rate is cut in half. This is known as the Bitcoin Halving. There have already been two Halvings since Bitcoin’s inception. The first was in 2012, and the second
3 Dire Consequences from Negative Interest Rate Policy
In September, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said that it’s “only a matter of time” before negative interest rates come to America.And this week, President Trump made the statement, “I want some of that money,” referring to the negative interest rate policy (NIRP) of several European
Drop Gold, Buy Bitcoin?
The cryptocurrency company Grayscale has launched a multi-million dollar marketing campaign imploring investors to drop gold and buy bitcoin. It is a slick video and the campaign is getting plenty of attention, but does it make any sense?The “Drop Gold” campaign kicked off Wednesday and features
Is Litecoin Just a Testnet for Bitcoin or a Vastly Undervalued Cryptocurrency?
I read a critique on Litecoin recently. The basic premise was that Litecoin is just a testing ground or testnet for Bitcoin. The author seemed to insinuate that Litecoin had little value other than testing new technologies prior to Bitcoin implementing them and was not a valuable standalone
Cryptocurrency News in 2019: 5 Key Developments to Watch
There’s still much to come in terms of crypto news 2019. Yet there have already been several significant developments in the global crypto markets just seven weeks into Q1.In a historic first, two of the largest economies in South America settled a trade agreement in Bitcoin.A new browser