Bitcoin Plaza: December 2015

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Chinese Exchange: FX Controls Impact Will Be Limited

China has stepped up yet another round of capital controls. How will it impact the business of local Bitcoin exchanges and the overall Bitcoin market?

Bitcoin Finishes the Year with a Plus

Yesterday 30.12.2015 the price of Bitcoin closed at $ 425. Recall that at the beginning of the year the price of Bitcoin was $ 313.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: New Year's Gifts From DASH And ETH

Altcoin price analysis by Frederic Racine: Litecoin, DASH, Dogecoin, ETH, Peercoin, Neucoin

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Sideways Trend Goes In The Upward Direction

Bitcoin price analysis by Albert Libenzon: investors are cautious and waiting for better conditions to make deals.

Is Cryptsy The Next Mt.Gox?

Cryptsy, one of the biggest altcoin cryptocurrency exchanges has experienced withdrawal and other problems for a long time.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: On The Way Of Miracles

Daily Altcoin price analytics by Frederic Racine on CoinTelegraph: long holidays rule the cryptocurrency price.

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin Is Waiting For The End Of The Holidays

Lack of news and the calm actions of investors made yesterday a quiet day in the market. But there are no further declines and the price has found a strong position very quickly.

XAPO: Visa, Mastercard, Discover to change Bitcoin debit card market in 2016-2017

Ted Rogers about Bitcoin debit card market in 2016-2017.

Decred: An Innovative Cryptocurrency or A Well Arranged Scam?

A new cryptocurrency called Decred has entered the market—what are the implications and differences when compared to Bitcoin and others.

Monday, December 28, 2015

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: The Last Week Of The Year – Waiting For Surprises

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis by Frederic Racine on CoinTelegraph, December 28, 2015

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin Falls And Rises Again

This week is the last of the year. As we warned, the market players began to take profits, however, investors believe in the future of Bitcoin

First Crypti Dapp, Crypti Tokens, Allows Developers To Issue, Send And Receive Colored Coins

The Crypti Foundation issues a press release concerning their latest offering. Is there value in their products? Is there an overabundance of hyperbole in the press release?

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Visa: 2015 Has Turned The Blockchain Into Something The Industry Has To Live With

In the final week of the year 2015 major financial players publish their results and summaries of the year. So did VISA.

Weekly Altcoin Price Analysis: Cryptocurrencies Are Ready For New Year's Surprises

Weekly altcoin price analysis by Frederic Racine.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Weekly Bitcoin Price Analysis: Mixed Dynamics of Bitcoin Last Week

Over the past week, Bitcoin’s price showed us a mixed trend and movements. Will the price of $450 hold to the end of the year?

Will Bitcoin Legalization in Russia Show the Way for CIS Countries?

“United Russia” party submitted a new bill to Duma which contains provisions on partial legalization of Bitcoin.

BitGreet Allows Users To Directly Gift Each Other Bitcoin

A growing number of companies are allowing Bitcoin to be sent through gift cards. Are there any risks in using such services?

Friday, December 25, 2015

The First and Most Reputable BTC Escrow Is For Sale

BTCrow.com, the oldest and most reputable bitcoin escrow service in the market, is for sale.

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: Surprise From DASH On Christmas Eve

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis by Frederic Racine on CoinTelegraph, December 25, 2015

Blockchain-Based Credit Score Coming in 2016, forecasts Yandex, the 4th largest search engine worldwide

Banks may start applying blockchain technology to scoring in 2016. That is the forecast of the 4th largest search engine worldwide company Yandex.

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin In A Trend

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis by Albert Libenzon on CoinTelegraph, December 25, 2015.

Central Bank Embargo Ushers In Sudden Bitcoin Awareness In Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria has banned the use of Naira denominated ATM cards abroad. Could this mean an explosion for the Bitcoin market in the country?

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Swarm Activism Powered by Bitcoin: Free Uber

Interview with Christopher David of Free Uber on using Bitcoin incentives for swarm-based political activism.

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: Cryptocurrencies Start a New Round

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis by Frederic Racine

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Strengthening of the Dollar ends, is Bitcoin Growing Again?

During the Asian session, the Bitcoin price strengthened to $452. And this happens while we receive positive macroeconomic statistics from the US.

The bill about Bitcoin Legalization in Ukraine Coming In January 2016

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will review the bill defining the legal status of Bitcoin. Allegedly, it will be submitted in January, 2016.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Blockchain Start-Up “Colu” released Dashboard and Sandbox API

Colu recently released two new updates to help new users create more innovative blockchain solutions.

BTMs Bring Bitcoin to General Public

BTMs allow Bitcoin to reach new markets and new users who are skeptical of online-only transactions.

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: Losing Trust

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis by Frederic Racine, December 23, 2015

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin vs. Dollar – Is the Parity Found?

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis, December 23, 2015.

Bitcoin Is Well Aligned With The Texan Culture

Texas has proven to be a frontline state within the Bitcoin and Blockchain ecosystem.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The First Kyrgyzian Company to Pay Salaries Not In Som, But In Bitcoin

News agency Sputnik announced that as an experiment it would pay salaries to their employees in Bitcoins. This is interesting, because cryptocurrencies are still prohibited by Central Bank of the coun

Expect Bitcoin Price to Reach US$1,200 or More Next Year, Experts Say

Forecasting or estimating the price of any asset is a tricky thing. Estimating the price of wildly fluctuating Bitcoin, which is much more than just some financial instrument, is nearing almost magic.

Daily Altcoin Price Analysis: the Avalanche Moves Down Slowly

December 2, Litecoin, DASH, Dogecoin, ETH, Peercoin, Neucoin moving slowly.

Play, Tip, Earn Crypto! The best marketing moves to promote cryptocurrencies

NeuCoin launches a tipping platform on Jango Internet Radio and a Facebook game SOLITAIRE RACER. CoinTelegraph to explore different cases of promoting cryptocurrencies to find the most effective.

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: Sideways trend Continues Until the End of The Year?

After declining to $425 the Bitcoin price managed to rise to $437. It seems that on Christmas Eve trading activity decreases gradually.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Daily Bitcoin Price Analysis: What Is Bitcoin’s Next Move?

December 21, no interesting macroeconomic data publishing is expected, and today we expect a continuation of the bearish trend.

Bitcoin Remittances to Mexico See Huge Potential

Employing Bitcoin could revolutionize the remittance industry for Mexican immigrants in the United States.

A New Working Constitution Emerges to Codify a “Liquid Holacracy” Governance Model

Bitnation in partnership with Swarm is developing a proto-constitution, or what it referred to as a holonic contract to govern interactions within its “Slack Community”