Ran Neuner, the host of CNBC’s show Cryptotrader and the 28th most influential Blockchain insider according to Richtopia, made a tweet Thursday, Feb. 1 claiming that Bitcoin will end 2018 at the price point of $50,000. The CNBC channel has been increasingly involved in cryptocurrency reporting over the past few months. On Jan. 8, the cable network aired a step-by-step tutorial on how to buy Ripple using the Poloniex exchange as a platform for the purchase. Host Brian Kelly demonstrated the entire process live on the channel. In December 2017, an issue of CNBC’s Fast Money mentioned Bitcoin Cash both …

2017 will go down as the biggest year in Bitcoin’s history - with meteoric highs paving the way for the preeminent cryptocurrency bursting into mainstream consciousness. December will forever be remembered for Bitcoin’s massive price correction after hitting the $20,000 milestone, but a lot happened in the lead up to the climactic end of the year. Rewind to January 2017. Bitcoin had just broken through the $1,000 barrier and the talk among crypto enthusiasts was that the virtual currency was set for a bullish year. It’s fair to say that no one anticipated an eventual 2,000 percent growth before the …

Among methods for accepting donations, Bitcoin stands out with its ease of use, low cost, and simple setup process. This is especially useful for podcasts and other decentralized media forms, many of whom offer their service for free in hopes of receiving voluntary donations, making their operating margins potentially slim. Cointelegraph spoke with several independent media outlets, from podcasts to radio to video shows, about the unique considerations provided by deriving funding from Bitcoin. A significant source of income Mark Edge, host of radio show Free Talk Live, indicates that Bitcoin income is around “20% now, sometimes lower. 50%+ at …

In the space of little more than one short year, Cointelegraph has risen to become one of the leading names – and major brands – in cryptocurrency media. How did it happen? In an industry where sudden changes are part of everyday business, the cryptocurrency community witnesses names and faces come and go almost constantly. While brand identity is never formed overnight, this is an area where all can be lost in a matter of days or even hours. Being first and foremost a community-based resource, Cointelegraph has sought to counter this trend. As we’ve grown, the support of community …

Cointelegraph is partnering with not one but two blockchain services by revered crypto 2.0 startup CoinDaddy. Together, these tools bring enhanced opportunities to both readers and advertisers alike courtesy of the Cointelegraph Media Group. The partnership comes hot on the heels of CoinDaddy’s own launch of CounterpartyChain.io and DogepartyChain.io, which provide transaction and asset analysis for the Counterparty and Dogecoin blockchains respectively. The services allow users to gain a considerably greater insight into a transaction: the flow of assets can be visualized and further details can be seen regarding asset and broadcast details. Specifically, these include blockchain statistics, the latest …

Brett Arends at the Wall Street Journal had an op-ed on Friday called “Why Cash Is King Again” that makes one nice small point but misses a larger one. His premise is this: “Following the data breaches of credit- and debit-card information at major retailers, some shoppers say they are putting aside their cards and going back to spending cash—like in olden times.” That trend more or less corroborates the popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which function in theory much like the paper and metal cash Arends posits is making something of a comeback. The Bitcoin Analogue Just read …