Coinmarketcap’s April Fool’s joke yesterday of adding a “Lambo” currency reference to its listed assets - one Lambo equivalent to $200,000 - is just another one in a line of inside jokes in the crypto community about the goal of turning crypto into a Lambo. When Lambo? With @CoinMarketCap you can find it out now pretty easily ???? #Cryptocurrency #whenlambo #ngc pic.twitter.com/YHXEv8KzZf — Benjamin Bilski (@benjamin_bilski) April 1, 2018 The website “When Lambo” - a phrase described on the site as “probably the most used phrase in the crypto universe, right next to ‘When Moon?’” - shows crypto investors a …

March 30: the crypto markets have taken a large hit this week, with Bitcoin (BTC) dipping below $7,000, Ethereum (ETH) below $400, and total market cap around $269 bln, according to data from Coin360. BTC is currently trading at around $7,066, down a little more than 5 percent over a 24 hour period. Although BTC is now back over the $7,000 threshold, it is still down around 65 percent since its December high of $20,000. ETH is currently trading around $400, alternating between going above and below the psychological threshold. Overall, it is down around 3 percent over a 24 …

Bitcoin’s rise over $7,200 Thursday has piled pressure on already sidelined altcoin markets, leading many into freefall. An analysis of Coinmarketcap’s top 20 altcoin listings shows a depressing picture as Bitcoin’s surge leaves many struggling to stay above multi-month lows. Notable standouts are the Bitcoin Cash fork and controversial newcomer BitConnect, opportunistically riding enthusiasm surrounding the Bitcoin Core chain. Altcoin losses extend to Ethereum, which lost over six percent in 24 hours, while fellow fork Ethereum Classic (ETC) dropped to its lowest BTC and USD price since May. Bitcoin meanwhile is posting highs elsewhere, its market dominance reaching 62.4 percent …

Bitcoin was struggling to stay above $4,400 Friday as cryptocurrency’s market up approaches $150 bln for the fourth time. Data from Coinmarketcap and Bitcointicker show brief periods trading above the previously insignificant barrier, before coming down to head towards $3,350. Value has continued to return to crypto markets since last month, with the industry’s overall market cap gearing up to tackle $150 bln after dipping as low as $113 bln in September. Despite Bitcoin’s sluggish performance in line with Cointelegraph’s Thursday price predictions, altcoins have meanwhile witnessed continued growth in the second half of the week. The market’s surprise episode …

10 years ago the cryptocurrency market did not exist, Bitcoin had yet to emerge from the mysterious brain of Satoshi Nakamoto, and Ethereum’s founder had just turned 13 years old. In other words, the crypto market barely existed. Perhaps it was a glint in the eye of Bitcoin’s unknown inventor, but no one else had ever heard of “Blockchain technology”. The means of creating a decentralized world were completely detached from reality. And yet, the crypto market cap is worth approximately $164.3 bln today. It is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the fastest explosions of wealth in …

While Bitcoin holds top spot in terms of market capitalization, the broader asset classes of altcoins have seen the market cap of all cryptocurrencies expand by nearly 800 percent to date. That growth equates to a market cap of $158.5 bln as it stands, which is currently 795 percent higher for the year. This market cap sees cryptocurrencies larger than many national currencies, as well as other major payment networks. Broad interest Bitcoin, as the most well know of the digital currencies, has seen huge growth recently with the successful implementation of SegWit. However, while Bitcoin’s market cap accounts for …

Litecoin has hit what creator Charlie Lee has called two “milestones,” passing $60 and a $3 bln market cap for the first time. Data from Coinmarketcap showed Sunday delivering Litecoin’s best performance in its four-year history based on Chinese and South Korean trade volumes. At press time, its market cap had increased further to $3.2 bln, while cross-exchange prices averaged around $61.50, slightly below the all-time highs reached Sunday. Both Lee and even mainstream media sources were keen on celebrating the success, which comes as Bitcoin follows Litecoin in activating SegWit. Litecoin reached 2 milestones today: $60 and $3B marketcap! …

CNBC has advised viewers to buy Bitcoin at $3,600, indicating it considers the price a likely floor which will appear short-term. As part of the channel’s Fast Money segment, analyst Brian Kelly predicted Bitcoin price moving in a so-called ABC pattern. Bitcoin had reached a high of $4,478 according to Coinmarketcap, before retracing to around $4,000 and correcting upwards to $4,300. Going forward, Kelly says, a further correction to that witnessed Thursday would see the price ‘bottom out’ at $3,600. “I’m still in [Bitcoin],” he continued, “but I would be looking to add positions at $3,600.” The art of predicting …

Vinny Lingham’s Civic (CVC) token has exploded in price after it began trading on the cryptocurrency exchange BTER. Twitter reports relay how after just two hours of BTER trading, CVC shot up over 70 percent to reach highs of $0.37. Trade volumes were also high, with over 2,300 BTC worth changing hands across all CVC exchanges tracked by Coinmarketcap. $CVC (@civickey) has left the building! Looking very strong on almost 1,000 BTC volume in the past 24 hours... pic.twitter.com/HDzWU6eLuu — Woodrow Levin (@WoodyLevin) August 10, 2017 BTER is specifically offering CVC/CNY pairs, demonstrating Chinese investor appetite for access to ICO …

The SEC warnings on DAO and ICO tokens have produced relief in the cryptocurrency industry, Ethereum (ETH) staying steady. As a report and accompanying press release, Tuesday stated that DAO tokens “were securities,” those hoping for clarity on the status of ICOs found that securities laws “may” apply to them. “As discussed in the Report, virtual coins or tokens may be securities and subject to the federal securities laws,” the SEC wrote in the release. The sheer number of ICOs and associated capital they have raised in recent months has led to speculation regulators would soon step in and disrupt …

IOTA caused an upset when it reached the top arena of CoinMarketCap, sending some altcoins trembling down the rankings, while others bid goodbye to the creme de la creme positioning. The upset was intriguing, especially considering that IOTA traded almost $40 million in 24 hours after being listed on an exchange Although the success came hot on the heels of IOTA being touted as an exciting technology during its ICO, the rise was unprecedented. Cointelegraph decided to ask David Sønstebø, Co-founder of the IOTA, for more clues about the sudden upshoot. Zero pump and dump Cointelegraph: What has actually shot …