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From Around the Web: 10 Awesome Stories About Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a revolutionary cryptocurrency. It single-handedly jump-started the cryptocurrency space, allowing crypto-enthusiasts and traders to invest and get into cryptocurrency trading, and gave rise to a host of other cryptocurrencies that completely changed the landscape of the financial and investment markets. Several individuals took full advantage of the bitcoin evolution and went from rags to riches in the blink of an eye, all thanks to their investment in bitcoin. However, it also led to severe losses because some people could not understand how bitcoin trading worked. Top 10 Best

Roger Ver Promotes Dash on Reddit

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Roger Ver, the co-founder of Bitcoin fork, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), today told users to buy DASH on Reddit. The statement came as a result of users requesting an Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) for BCH.  The Dash Twitter world was quick to point out Ver’s statement: As a founder of his own cryptocurrency, Ver does not often shill other coins, and his endorsement isn’t always a positive thing. Ver has been an outspoken critic of the parent Bitcoin chain for years, saying that Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash Halving Met with 11% Price Surge; BSV Follows with 19%

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) went through with its first block reward halving on Wednesday, with the coin price gaining 11.2% on the day. Those gains were exceeded by Bitcoin SV (BSV), which gained 19.4% in the same time period. Bitcoin SV is scheduled to carry out its own block reward halving by Friday, April 10th. Both Bitcoin forks were the only cryptocurrencies glowing green in the market cap top ten on Wednesday. However, those gains look to be short-lived, as the vaulted ‘halvening’ event threw up considerably less fireworks than expected.In the past

Bitcoin Cash Halving in T-Minus 16 Hours, BSV to Follow

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) will complete its block reward halving over the next 24 hours, with Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (SV) following shortly after. One of Bitcoin’s most controversial forks, Bitcoin Cash, will halve in approximately 16 hours as of press time, cutting its block reward from 12.5 BCH down to 6.25.  Bitcoin forks follow the original coin’s leadThe result of community disputes, Bitcoin’s chain split in 2017, forming two assets — BTC and BCH. Consequently, BCH comes with the same maximum coin supply and mining reward payout as its parent, BTC.After the halving,

Crypto Conference Attendees Prepare to Enter a 3D Virtual World

Blockchain and cryptocurrency enthusiasts have found new ways to come together amid the global coronavirus lockdown. A crypto conference called BlockDown 2020 is scheduled to take place in the virtual realm this month, with big name personalities from the blockchain community set to appear as digital 3D avatars.Notable attendees on the docket include Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Stellar co-founder Jed McCaleb, and NEO founder Da Hongfei. Also appearing will be Roger Ver, executive chairman of Bitcoin.com, and Erik Voorhees, CEO and founder of Shapeshift.Musician-turned-crypto-innovator Akon will headline the