There are hundreds of environmentalists around the world who believe the bitcoin ecosystem could actually help reduce carbon emissions and increase reliance on renewable energy. Renewable energy sources, like wind and solar power, provide inconsistent power to the grids in places like Texas. Bitcoin mining is a flexible load, allowing miners to ramp up and down with the sometimes-unpredictable production schedules of wind and solar.

Coinbase announced today that they will potentially support up to 30 new crypto assets in the near future, stating on their blog a few hours ago: We are continuing to explore the addition of new assets, and will be working with local banks and regulators to add them in as many jurisdictions as possible. Source: …

In 11 days on December 19th it will be a year since bitcoin topped out at around $19,000. Since then, most investors have seen their portfolios shrink between 8o% and 95% depending on the crypto asset being held. The sentiment now is almost as irrationally negative as it was exuberant in December 2017 and many …

Vechain was perhaps one of the most legitimate and well thought of blockchain projects over the last year, however it has seen its price decline from an all time high of  $8.46 on 20 January 2018 (For the token VEN before the exchange to VET) and now trades at $0.004312, which an equivalent value for the …

Silvergate, the bank of crypto currency exchanges files for an IPO as it tightens its already strong ties to the investment space.

Watching the price of crypto currencies fall once again this week you could be excused to have a momentary lack of confidence in the investment space. On the face of it, the market is not being kind to bitcoin and has virtually rejected almost all alt coins, punishing them with 80% to 90% losses. Nevertheless, …

After 778 blocks mined, Bitcoin Cash SV is 0.1% ahead (1 block). What does this mean for BCH? The hash war rages on and the chain that is furthest ahead is expected to endure while the loser will fade away into obscurity and the history books of crypto currency. However with prices so low, its …

In statement today on Medium, the CEO of BAKKT Kelly Loeffler announced that they had secured insurance for their bitcoin cold wallets and were in the process of getting insurance for their warm wallets as part of BAKKT’s daily futures and warehousing operations. Loeffler notes: I’m pleased to announce that we have insurance for bitcoin in …

[Breaking News] The long anticipated BAKKT launch has been delayed until 24th January 2019. The futures trading platform launch is expected to be a crucial step for crypto currency to gain main stream and institutional adoption. The delay is a blow to the hopes of investors who were expecting BAKKT to pull the market out of …

The price of bitcoin continues to crash today with sellers forcing the price down below the cost to mine in many countries. The global average cost to mine a bitcoin is $4,758 according to the Elite Fixtures report that was published on Market Watch in May 2018. The price of bitcoin is $4,481 (at the time of …

[BREAKING NEWS] – BAKKT futures trading platform launch delayed until late January 2019. Read the full story here. The crypto markets fell hard again last night, with Bitcoin losing 15% of its price and now trading at an annual time low of $4,632. With the exception of XRP which almost alone among the major cryptos …

A very unhappy monday for the majority of crypto investors as the markets followed bitcoin into a 20% dive to $5000. With sentiment so low, $4500 could be incoming. [UPDATE] 11/20/2018 – Bitcoin’s price has fallen to $4,500 and all eyes are watching the price as it makes it move towards $3000. Who you’re reading: …

Waking up this morning and seeing the price of Bitcoin at $3665, I was instantly struck with a moment of deja vu. $3,600 was the price I purchased my first bag of satoshis in August of last year. After 15 months on the bitcoin spaceship, i’ve finally returned to earth.  Only… I’m not getting off. …

The main stream media are at it again, making as much noise about this week’s price crash as they can and telling their readers once more, bitcoin is dead. “Bitcoin – Stick A Fork In It – It’s Done”, Peter Tchir a Contributor at Forbes writes yesterday. His reasons? Rather tired ones unfortunately, so one more time let’s debunk this MSM rubbish about bitcoin.