Bitcoin (BTC) dived $3,000 into the morning of April 1 as a widely-predicted pullback seemed to accompany fresh moves by major investors. As revealed by the Whale Shadows indicator, over 11,000 BTC suddenly left its wallet on March 29, having previously sat there for most of a decade. Dormant coins echo December 2017 Whale Shadows, coined by analyst Philip Swift, tracks coins that become active again after spending a considerable amount of time out of circulation. Tuned to only record when 100 BTC or more leave their long-term wallet, spikes in the metric have previously coincided with what Swift argues …

The Factom Foundation has launched its Release Candidate One (RC1) on the Bitcoin Testnet. Developers are invited to try out this early version of the highly anticipated blockchain data layer. In what is probably one of the most notable Bitcoin 2.0 projects in the space, Factom is building an open-source data layer for the Bitcoin blockchain. It can be used by anyone to permanently store all sorts of data on the decentralized computing network. Some of the most notable parties that have so far indicated they will use Factom include land registry startup Epigraph and the Honduran government, and cloud …

Tether recently announced its integration with the cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptsy, expanding its digitized dollar service. Digital dollars on the blockchain Tether is the first blockchain-enabled platform to allow traditional currency to be used like the US dollar. Now, it can now be used on Cryptsy allowing users to deposit US dollars, which are “tethered” and converted into a 1-to-1 fiat-backed currency called USDT. Tether’s latest fusion with Cryptsy allows its customers to transact with dollars across the exchange without the volatility concerns related to bitcoin. "We're excited to have such an innovative and disruptive approach to digital currency integrated with …