The tides of history often turn as a result of the events of a single day. In cryptocurrency investment, seemingly minor events — like a hard fork or a court hearing — can have major effects on everything from token prices to the legality of crypto trading itself. If you want to avoid being blindsided […]

In the cryptocurrency world, “regulation” is often viewed as a four-letter word. Given that bitcoin was designed in part as a reaction to the failure of regulators to prevent the 2008 global financial crisis, the anti-regulation attitude is arguably an essential piece of cryptocurrency’s DNA. In the early days of cryptocurrency, many regulators spoke about […]

Governments around the world are rushing to adapt to the new financial and technological realities created by cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Here in the U.S., most of the attention tends to be focused on the hearings and debates held in Washington, D.C., but the most exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments aren’t taking place […]

Tired of the ups and downs of cryptocurrency investment? There’s something to be said for the relative stability of owning your own business. It might not have the same romantic appeal of “HODLing” until the cryptocurrency moonshot finally happens, but it might provide you with a better long-term investment than that Lamborghini you’ve been thinking […]

As cryptocurrency continues to transform and disrupt the global economic status quo, the world’s attention tends to focus on how major players like the U.S., China, and Europe are responding. The biggest countries aren’t always the most innovative, however, and some of the most exciting developments in cryptocurrency regulation and adoption are actually taking place […]

The cryptocurrency ecosystem has grown tremendously over the past decade, steadily creating viable, innovative alternatives to traditional financial systems and networks. Only a few years ago, cryptocurrency was seen by most mainstream financial analysts as little more than a hype-driven Ponzi scheme. If you weren’t a high-risk speculator, a darkweb drug dealer, or a blockchain-obsessed […]

Revolutionary ideas don’t arise from a vacuum. A truly successful innovation often comes as a result of decades of failed experiments, near misses, and brilliant ideas that were far too ahead of their time. Bitcoin — and cryptocurrency in general — is a great example of this. The idea of creating a cash-like medium of […]

Just over a decade ago — Jan. 3, 2009 — the bitcoin network went online. It was a curiosity of coding, and it was hardly the first attempt to create a native currency for the internet built around cryptographic proofs. Unlike those previous attempts, however, bitcoin actually worked as a system of exchange. As the […]

On August 5, 2019, after reaching the block height of 1,680,000, the Litecoin network automatically reduced its mining reward from 25 LTC to 12.5 LTC. This “halvening” event has been expected for months — it’s a fundamental part of Litecoin’s design — but the ultimate impact of it is still very much up in the […]

In June of 2019, Facebook grabbed global headlines by officially confirming the development of their Libra cryptocurrency. One of Libra’s most distinctive features was how it would be valued, backing the project with a “basket” of major world currencies to keep the token’s price relatively stable. This idea isn’t new, with established “stablecoins” such as […]