Author: Crypto Insider

Bitcoin has proven to be resilient even against such a strong shock as mining restrictions in China. Regions that offer the necessary infrastructure and easy regulations for transferring miners will gain the biggest benefit. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, a creator of the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI), estimates that China shared 46%…

Launched in May of 2016, BitcoinIRA is offering investors the tax advantage of an IRA in return for a high-risk but high-reward alternative asset class. The company already has above 100,000 account holders, including clients starting the age of 18. BitcoinIRA launched in May of 2016, offering investors the advantage of a tax-free, self-directed Individual…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hinted at integrating Bitcoin into Twitter services and new features, including Twitter Tip Jar and Super Follows. Jack Dorsey sees top cryptocurrency Bitcoin will be one of the key trends for the future of Twitter. During the second-quarter earnings call, the Twitter CEO suggested that Bitcoin will be a “big part”…

Amazon is hiring a digital currency and blockchain expert for its payments team. Although, for now, the major retailer doesn’t accept any cryptocurrencies as payment for its products, the posting might signals that Amazon is taking a more serious look at crypto. Amazon is seeking to hire an “experienced product leader to develop Amazon’s Digital…

Four US states – New Jersey, Alabama, Texas, and Vermont – have said New Jersey-based cryptocurrency platform BlockFi may have violated securities law by offering its interest-bearing accounts within their jurisdictions. All four states said the cryptocurrency platform did not register its BlockFi Interest Accounts (BIAs) with state regulators and that they may be unregistered…

What is mining? Mining is the process of creating valid blocks that add transaction records to Bitcoin’s (BTC) public ledger, called a blockchain. It is a crucial component of the Bitcoin network, as it solves the so-called “double-spend problem.” The double-spend problem refers to the issue of needing to find consensus on a history of…