The month of June witnessed some incredible hikes in Alt-coin prices and record heights in the total market cap. The question this month is; will this trend continue despite Ethereum's flash crash? If so, will good currencies begin to surface or will we keep experiencing volatility in obscure cryptos? The market continues on a buying frenzy…

A recent transaction backlog observed in Ethereum's network sparked quite a bit of controversy among its community members and cryptocurrency users all around. The currency's developers have long talked about their vision to improve the currency's scaling. Yet, recent events showcased network congestion, transaction backlogs, and the current state of Ethereum's difficulty with spikes in…

Ethereum sought to remind many of the volatility of cryptocurrencies when a multi-million dollar dump saw the price of Bitcoin’s biggest rival crash from over $300 to less than $1 in a matter of seconds. Ethereum has been rocketing in the markets as it surged earlier this year from being a minor coin trading for a…

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are becoming an increasingly popular medium for startups to fund their business, at the same time providing investors with potentially lucrative returns on their investments. Most ICOs are based on Ethereum because it offers Smart Contracts, a feature allowing a startup to distribute its earnings to investors. It must be noted…

A majority of miners have started showing their preference for SegWit2x, a version of Segregated Witness that's deviating from what Core developers envision to be the solution to bitcoin's scaling issue. But what is it and what's leading bitcoin to it? Recent events have led to increased demand for a solution to bitcoin's scaling issue. With…

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“The Flippening” is a loose term being used more and more in cryptocurrency discussions now-a-days. Bitcoin has remained the world’s largest cryptocurrency, both in valuation and in application, since its inception several years ago. To date, there has been no coin with the capacity to overtake Bitcoin. Many argue this has changed now that Ethereum…

Somewhat of a paradox with bitcoin's use cases is that as demand grows, certain aspects of it perform worse and worse; something that can happen even when the price rising. An apparent price rally lead bitcoin prices above previous all time highs, for it to keep trading above $2000 levels. Many vital parts of the…

Things are looking a bit rough within bitcoin’s community once again. Current events might not exactly be as divisive as when opposition to Core development was peaking through 2016, but this time big miners are speaking out. The problem The community has been in need of a solution for quite some time now. The increase in…

On June 15, three well known cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple — fell nearly 13-17% in one day of trading, while some smaller altcoins faced even higher drops in valuation. The overall decline in market cap of these cryptocurrencies combined is estimated to be around $16 billion. This came as a surprise to many…