Bitcoin and cryptocurrency round-up 13 July 2018
What's happening in cryptocurrency?
0.3% scammy, Fortnite blockchain, Binance banking, Facebook acquisitions, crypto mining guide, Litecoin price analysis.
1. Some numbers are in
The numbers are in. Well, some numbers.
They pertain to ICOs, scams and project failure rates, and they've been prettied up nicely.
2. Fortnite on the blockchain
Fortnight.
The blockchain.
3. Like a credit union, except owned by the customers
Binance, Founders Bank, Malta, Neufund, equity.
2019.
4. Will Facebook buy Coinbase?
No.
Coinbase is the one who knocks.
5. Ultimate crypto mining guide part II: The minening
The miners are at the coalface.
Litecoin price analysis: Litecoin edition
Litecoin is still a thing that exists. The people who hold it are still endeavouring to get everyone else to use it as a medium of exchange, but the hodlers are too smart to fall for that.
They're just going to hang onto their coins forever and wait for all the other suckers to start exchanging LTC for goods and services, at which point the price will go up because everyone else now has more ways to dispose of LTC. It's economic science, bro.
Disclosure: At the time of writing the author holds ETH, IOTA, ICX, VET, XLM, BTC, NANO
Crypto explained
Latest cryptocurrency news
- Bitcoin price lags while regulators raise fears and banks grapple
- Bitcoin price sees volatility around $37,000 with Pantera Capital projecting $115,000
- Ethereum price: Upswing may be on the cards as ETH continues leaving exchanges
- Bitcoin falls 10% in weekend trade as alts run
- Ethereum price: Upward surge noted but fears of near-term volatility continue to persist
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