Google Alert - Cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrency
As-it-happens update November 18, 2017
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The total market capitalization (market cap) of these digital assets rose to $230.9 billion today, according to CoinMarketCap. At this level, the total value of cryptocurrencies has surged as much as 1,204% this year, after starting out 2017 at $17.7 billion, additional CoinMarketCap figures show. As for what ...
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At this time last week, the bitcoin price was in freefall following the apparent cancellation of the controversial SegWit2x hard fork. Bitcoin would ultimately drop below the $6,000 mark on November 12, leading advocates for a surging bitcoin cash to declare an early victory over the flagship cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are suddenly the hottest investment since the dot-com bubble, after a stunning surge in value during the last year. The price of bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency, has soared by more than 700% in 2017. Ethereum is up a mind-boggling 3,900% — and early ...
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"Whenever people hear 'fork' nowadays the price jumps, as people hope to get the free dividend," said Charles Hayter, founder of cryptocurrency data analysis site Cryptocompare. "There is also a resulting spike in demand for people entering bitcoin" from other cryptocurrencies. Farmer said the ...
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While bitcoin's price reached a record high a fortnight ago, there is an increasing concern for its environmental sustainability. This is seemingly counterintuitive; instead of wasting paper on producing paper bank notes, the cryptocurrency is a digital asset. However, there is a simple answer; to create ...
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Proof of space cryptocurrency mining is not a new idea. In the past, proponents have tried to address its "nothing-at-stake" problems; because mining is cheap, miners can mine on multiple chains and try multiple blocks per chain at very little additional cost, potentially allowing for double spending ...
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"The lopsided cryptocurrency investment playing field, historically slanted in favor of long positions, is about to be leveled." The certificates, which will be listed on SIX Exchange AG on Friday, come as the cryptocurrency starts to gain mainstream acceptance as a financial instrument after CME Group Inc., ...
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Even "Liar's Poker" author Michael Lewis, who has made a career narrating Wall Street's excesses, told the audience that he "didn't see the story" behind the sudden rise of cryptocurrency. "There was something unreal about it," he said, describing the first time he met bitcoin enthusiasts. "The insecurity ...
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