iFinex, the owner of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, recently announced plans to pause operations on the platform for up to 7 hours for a system upgrade on June 26. On June 26, Bitfinex will be offline for up to seven hours as we conduct a comprehensive platform upgrade for continued exchange innovation and scalability. […]
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Old Twitter Account Gives Away $10K in Bitcoin Cash in 48 Hours
Over the last two days, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have noticed a Twitter handle called @Bitcoininfo tipping a bunch of random individuals and nonprofit organizations significant amounts of BCH. The Twitter profile with 107,000 followers revealed on April 26 that it gave away $ 10,000 in BCH using the tipping bot Tippr.
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What Made Ripple’s XRP Gain 9% Against the US Dollar in Just 3 Hours?
Ripple on Wednesday posted 9% gains soon after Swift announced a partnership with R3, a blockchain consortium. At 0800 UTC, the XRP/USD was trading at 0.2934 on Binance. As the market sentiment kicked in, the pair posted three consecutive hourly sessions in green, taking the value to as high as 0.3292. By 1300 UTC, Ripple had risen to 12.2%. In comparison, Bitcoin surged at a modest 1.29%, and Ethereum gained 2.65% against the US Dollar. Swift Brings the Bulls Brussel-based global banking giant Swift today announced that it would integrate R3’s trade finance platform with its own Global Payments Innovation solution
Dovish Fed Minutes Sees Cryptocurrency Market Lose $11 Billion in 5 Hours
Highlights: Federal Reserve is close to the end of neutralizing interest rates after December hike. US stocks, forex instruments, and Gold extended gains Wednesday, but correcting Thursday. Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and the rest of the crypto market react negatively. Federal Reserve released the minutes of its December meeting which revealed that they would follow a … Continued
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What Caused Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash to Plunge 15% in Less Than 4 Hours?
In the last 4 hours, $ 9 billion were wiped out of the crypto market as Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash recorded a 14 percent drop respectively against the U.S. dollar. The Bitcoin price dropped to $ 3,750, back to last week’s levels following a promising corrective rally on January 6 when BTC increased from $ 3,753 to $ 4,090.
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Apple Plunged 10% in Hours and the Firm Still Doesn’t Know the Root Issue
Apple is in deep trouble. With a ten percent drop in its stock price on the day and low sales forecast in China, the technology behemoth is facing a tough quarter ahead. Samsung, the largest conglomerate in South Korea, is also struggling to deal with low sales. As smartphones users feel less compelled to acquire … Continued
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Fortnite Receives Game-Altering Update Hours Before WSOE 3
The role of game publishers in the emerging esports industry is becoming increasingly more controversial as arbitrary updates become the new norm, and Epic Games continued the trend before Sunday’s $ 100,000 WSOE Fortnite Duos tournament. Just hours before the event kicked-off, Fortnite’s publisher pushed a game update that brought a new, potentially game-altering item called […]
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Here’s Why Bitfinex Will Be Offline for up to 7 Hours on January 7
Bitfinex, one of the top crypto exchanges, announced Saturday that it will be offline for up to seven hours on January 7, as part of a scheduled data migration to its new dedicated bare-metal servers. On Monday 7th January 2019, Bitfinex will be offline between three to seven hours as we complete the final stage of […]
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Nike Stock Trends Upwards After Hours – Will It Overcome Tariff Fears?
Nike posted its quarterly earnings report today, delivering a measure of relief to investors concerned after a somewhat turbulent year for the athletic wear company. After hours trading showed a quick bump and grind in the share price, ending after hours trading (which ends at 8PM ET) on a high note of $ 67.53, after a
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$19 Billion Gained in 24 Hours: Crypto Market Makes a Recovery
Within the past 24 hours, the crypto market has added $ 19 billion to its valuation as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) surged to $ 4,300. After dropping to the low $ 3,000 region, Bitcoin engaged in an unexpected price rally, rising by more than 15 percent on a single day. The newly established momentum of Bitcoin allowed
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Crypto Carnage: Market Loses Staggering $26 Billion in 24 Hours, Where to Next?
Over the last 24 hours, the crypto market suffered a devastating wipeout of more than $ 26 billion, making it one of the most intense daily sell-offs in all of 2018. Bitcoin (BTC), which demonstrated a record high level of stability from August to November, recorded a drop of more than 11 percent within a 12-hour
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$6 Billion Wiped Out of Crypto Market in 48 Hours: Where to Next?
Over the last 48 hours, since November 7, the global crypto market has lost $ 6 billion of its valuation as it dropped from $ 220 billion to $ 214 billion, while Bitcoin remained stable. On November 6, major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Stellar (XLM), and Cardano (ADA) recorded large gains in the
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First ICO on the Bitcoin Cash Blockchain Raises $30 Million in 2 Hours
ViaBTC, a major cryptocurrency mining pool company, has reportedly raised $ 30 million in a little over 2 hours via an ICO conducted on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain, a first of its kind. According to the company’s website, the ViaBTC Token (VIAT) is used as “gas,” acting as a value transfer tool for various privileges on […]
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Crypto Market Erases $16 Billion in 24 Hours, Can Bitcoin Swiftly Rebound?
Within a period of 24 hours, from October 11 to 12, the valuation of the crypto market has declined from $ 217 billion to $ 201 billion. The 7 percent decline in the valuation of the crypto market was triggered by a sudden drop in the price of Bitcoin from $ 6,600 to $ 6,250. The 5 percent decrease
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Bitcoin Price Unexpectedly Rises to $6,600, as Market Adds $5 Billion in Hours
Within the past six hours, the cryptocurrency market has added $ 5 billion to its valuation as Bitcoin demonstrated an unexpected increase in its price. Throughout the week, Bitcoin struggled to demonstrate recovery in its volume and momentum, as it fell below the $ 6,500 mark, a level which the dominant cryptocurrency managed to sustain for several
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Ripple Surges by 36% in 48 Hours as Crypto Market Adds $2 Billion
Over the past 24 hours, major cryptocurrencies in the global market including Bitcoin, Ethereum and EOS increased by 2 to 5 percent, as Ripple led the market with a solid 10 percent gain. Since September 18, within 48 hours, the price of XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple blockchain network, rose by more than
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Tezos Price up 30% in 24 Hours After Main Net Announcement
Cryptocurrency market movements during the weekend are always interesting to keep an eye on. More often than not, some surprising developments will take place when people least expect it. The Tezos price is currently on a tear, and it will seemingly not relent anytime soon either. A welcome sight after several months of bearish pressure.
Tezos (XTZ) Price Trend is Going Strong
Ever since the Tezos team put all of their internal issues behind them, the project has seen vast improvements. With tokens finally being issued to investors and the project entering the beta testing an important step was taken in the right direction. The expectations for Tezos have never been high as of right now, although it seems this may only be the beginning of what is yet to come.
Chinese Government to Regulate Number of Video Games Published and Hours Played
According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Education, the publishing regulators of China may soon gain the ability to control the number of new video games being published and limit the amount of time players spend actively playing games. According to a Reuters report, the proposition was included in a document that was […]
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Crypto Market Loses $9 Billion in Hours as Tokens Drop 10% on Average
In merely three hours, the crypto market has lost more than $ 9 billion of its valuation, as the price of tokens and small market cap cryptocurrencies dropped substantially. Tokens Plunge 10% Off of 2% Decline of Bitcoin After demonstrating a relatively strong corrective rally, the crypto market saw a decline in the value of tokens,
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FundFantasy Is Speeding Towards The Goal – 48 Hours left on ICO!
There are only 48 hours left before the FundFantasy ICO is over. Supporters have been pouring in, making our community great and strengthening the project. We still have 2 more days to add even more supporters and make our community grow even further so that the benefits of the FundFantasy platform spread to a larger audience. The 50% bonus will give our supporters even more benefits for their contribution, and the airdrop* following the ICO will allow them to add to their share of FundFantasy tokens.