Shortly after word spread of Vitalik Buterin’s $1 billion (~£710m) donation to a COVID-19 fund in India, Elon Musk sought the spotlight. What could possibly be his motivation this time? Musk no longer hides from market manipulation Time of the crime: 23:06 GMT. Reason? Market manipulation or Bitcoin ignorance/naivety of…
Remember decentralised finance? The sector, more commonly known as DeFi, has recently exploded and become the latest unavoidable trend in the cryptocurrency market. After Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins, DeFi actually seems to be a little more than a trend. In the DeFi sector, which today weighs in at more…
Setting aside the concept of the word for a moment, ‘blockchain’ has become a true buzzword nowadays. Since the emergence of Bitcoin, we have been hearing about the blockchain everywhere: on the TV, in the newspapers, in company jargon, and even around the dinner table! The aim of this article is…
Mining is one of the ways to obtain bitcoins without having to buy or trade them with other cryptocurrencies. Mining BTC means you are at the start of the Bitcoin process, from the very beginning of when this virtual currency is created. So, how is it mined? What computer equipment…
Having already talked about good practices managing email addresses and crypto exchanges, it’s time to move on! The long term storage of your bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies on the exchange platform where you bought them is high on the list of bad practices for managing your crypto legacy. As ergonomic…
If you’ve been informing yourself about Bitcoin mining, you’ve certainly heard of Bitcoin Core. The open source software was first released in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of BTC, under the name ‘Bitcoin Qt’. According to data collected in 2016, almost 90% of miners used the Bitcoin Core client…
Online gambling first hit the scene at the end of the 1990s. Since then, things have changed a lot and now you can even play at an online casino with Bitcoin. There are more and more platforms out there that offer games with BTC. In order to get up to…
More and more people are looking to get their hands on some bitcoin (BTC). Some of these people believe that it is possible to get bitcoin for free. Unfortunately, this type of reasoning provides fertile ground for scammers who wish to take advantage of the greed of some to…
The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to the different options available when you want to sell BTC. This includes selling your bitcoin back into your traditional bank account, Paypal or another means of fiat money. If you decide to sell your Bitcoin online, you can do so…
Bitcoin is the flagship and pioneering cryptocurrency in this emerging crypto age. No other cryptocurrency can boast the same market cap or fame that Bitcoin has acquired. Since 2008, Bitcoin has aimed to facilitate international capital exchanges without intermediaries, allowing for faster and more secure transactions thanks to its blockchain…
Created by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin is the most famous cryptocurrency in the world, and also the most valuable. It has established itself as a precursor of virtual currency because it forms part of the very first generation. Bitcoins are created and managed by a community of internet users who…
Calculating and reporting capital gains from digital assets, whether it be Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency or related investment product, is not enough to be in compliance with French taxation. Indeed, one of the main tax obligations of the taxpayer is also the declaration of their accounts of digital assets…
We are currently living in a period of flat calm… Even with its recent movements, bitcoin is still between $9,000 and $11,000, which is very annoying from an investor’s point of view. The Diary of a Crypto Trader #11 When Bitcoin was at $3,000, it was statistically more interesting to…
Like any other self-respecting paradigm shift, much has been written about negative interest rates. The coherence of our monetary system and how we make money would be completely turned upside down. This illogical nature is a sign that we are reaching the limits of an inherently inflationary debt system. A…
Some artists become immensely famous, not because their works are essentially superior, but thanks to the irrepressible curiosity that they manage to provoke. Banksy, Stanley Kubrick, Daft Punk… all have become icons of their art from, in part because they have not revealed who they really are. No one knows…
The inventor of Bitcoin introduced himself under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Their choice of pseudonym aroused and still arouses much curiosity. Rumours even suggest that this might be a name that hides not just one individual but a group of people. Bitcoin in summary Bitcoin (BTC) was the very first…
The world of Bitcoin is divided into two categories: those who play the short term game and those who play the medium/long term one. Being part of this second group, Bitcoin HODLers possess a big advantage over their trader counterparts. This article will explain what this advantage is. Everyday I…
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: everyone is talking about them and you’ve probably heard about them through series like The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory or Mr. Robot (and even Altered Carbon!). All the same, this subject is still quite vague for vast majority. Even if you, the reader, may…
Welcome to the new weekly column from TheCoinTribune! Mining cryptocurrency, mining bitcoin, mining farms, mining pools… Regardless of the area of the crypto and blockchain world you’re interested in, there are 100s of ways to obtain information about these topics. However, from the experts, who refine their art whilst a…