Priyeshu Garg, Author at unblock.net

Wall Street Strategist Tom Lee “Aggressive Buyer” during Bitcoin Major Low

Priyeshu Garg March 19, 2018

On January 9, 2018, Tom Lee spoke optimistically of Bitcoin in an interview with CNBC, expressing his opinion that the digital currency could “easily double” in value over the course of the year.

At the time of the interview, Bitcoin was down 25 percent since its highest point near $19,800 in December 2017. It has since dropped a further 25 percent, reaching a low under $10,000. The price of Bitcoin has since recovered reasonably and is trading at $11,680 at the time of writing.

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South Korea’s Government Switches To A Softer Stand On Cryptocurrency Ban

Priyeshu Garg March 19, 2018

If you’re a crypto investor currently residing in South Korea, the past few days must have been quite a turmoil. Especially after the senior minister in the federal government went on record saying that an outright ban approach on cryptocurrency trading was still very much a “live option.”

Expectedly, the minister’s comment created panic among a sizeable chunk of the investor community who then went on selling off their crypto holdings in anticipation of an imminent crackdown. However, now it turns it out that the panic was probably more of an overreaction as the government has since virtually ruled out an outright ban in the immediate future.

The South Korean Office for Government Policy Coordination issued a statement on Monday hinting that the crackdown on crypto assets won’t necessarily come imminently.

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What Will Be the Impact of Putin’s Proposed Multinational Cryptocurrency?

Priyeshu Garg March 19, 2018

Vladimir Putin has shaken up the status quo with a unique and undoubtedly brilliant take on things, in this case, the cryptocurrency market.

The president of the Russian Federation has proposed nothing less than a multinational cryptocurrency, with the express purpose of forging a connection between the world’s emerging economies.

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2017 in Bitcoin’s Terms: A Year Like No Other

Priyeshu Garg January 10, 2018

As far as Bitcoin is concerned, 2017 was a year for the dreamers, the believers and the overachievers.

A combination of unbounded optimism with sheer dumb luck saw the first Bitcoin billionaires, a title proudly held by none other than the Winklevoss brothers. Bitcoin outranked entire countries in terms of energy consumption and market cap against GDP, and somewhere in a Newport landfill site lies an infamous $100 million hard drive, containing 7,500 discarded Bitcoins.

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