Ethereum hits its all-time high after passing its previous records, taking the week’s gains to more than 10%. Just a reminder that we also listed Ethereum Classic last Friday! We also threw in a giveaway that you can check out here. 🤗 As always, feel free to read our Terms & Conditions and see our guide on how to get verified.
10M SHIB Survey Giveaway Continues! — Last Week in Crypto
Bitcoin hit a new all-time high this morning and surpassed its own record again after that! 📈 Plus, don’t miss the chance to be one of our 20 winners! Enter to win 500,000 SHIB by taking our survey and being a verified user. 🐕 The giveaway ends tomorrow, October 21, at 5 PM EST. See our Terms & Conditions and find out how to get verified here.
We Heard You, Our Most Requested Coin Is Here! — Last Week in Crypto
Did you hear? We listed our most highly requested coin! You can now trade SHIB with VirgoCX, the first Canadian crypto trading platform to list Shiba Inu! ☝ We also added another coin: Axie Infinity Shards (AXS)! Plus, we launched the VirgoCX NFT Brokerage over a week ago! 💎 Explore everything we have to offer on our website!
An NFT Just for You — Last Week in Crypto
Want a free NFT that represents YOU? Our first round of winners for our NFT Giveaway will be drawn tomorrow! All you need to do is get verified! 🙌 See our full giveaway details. Don’t forget about our DOUBLED referral program! We are offering our users and their friends $60 CAD EACH only until this Friday! 🍻
Grand Prize on the Line — Last Week in Crypto
LAST DAY TO ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY! We are finishing our Daily Crypto Giveaways with a grand prize draw at 9 PM EST. The winner will walk away with $1,000 CAD in Bitcoin! Enter here and check out our T&Cs. We also listed Solana (SOL) yesterday and were the first Canadian crypto trading platform to do so! The trading pair SOL/CAD is now live on our site.
Visa’s First NFT: $150K CryptoPunk — Last Week in Crypto
Here’s your bi-weekly dose of what’s been going on in the world of crypto! To catch you up to speed, we recently listed two NFT tokens. 🎉 You can now trade Enjin Coin (ENJ) and Decentraland (MANA) on virgocx.ca. We also listed Polygon (MATIC) and Filecoin (FIL). Stay tuned for more exciting listings!
Success Story: Ethereum’s London Hard Fork — Last Week in Crypto
NEW COINS! Did you hear? We listed Polkadot (DOT) and Cardano (ADA) last week! 💪 Check out how Bitcoin and Ethereum are doing and keep up with what’s in the news these past two weeks!
Time to Shine: New Logo Meme Contest! — Last Week in Crypto
MEME CONTEST ALERT! In honour of our new look, we are looking for TOP TIER memes based on our new logo! The 3 most-liked memes will win 1000, 800 or 500 DOGE! 🐕 See details and T&C here.
The Love-Hate Relationship Between Elon Musk and Bitcoin
Recently Elon Musk has been tweeting about Bitcoin and Dogecoin. According to his tweets, the crypto market has been swaying. Some investors are worried, and some are happy as the market moves by one of the biggest cryptocurrency influencers. What are his intentions? What is the impact of his tweets? Let’s take a look.
It’s True: We Listed More New Coins! — Last Week in Crypto
We listed TWO NEW COINS today! Trade Compound (COMP) and Basic Attention Token (BAT) with just a few clicks. We also listed 5 other coins recently! Now you can buy Aave (AAVE), Chainlink (LINK), Curve DAO Token (CRV), Kyber Network (KNC), and Synthetix (SNX) on our platform.
What Is EOS Crypto?
EOS is a cryptocurrency based on a blockchain protocol and was released in 2018 by Block.One. But, what makes EOS so unique? It is blockchain technology designed to attract developers to build decentralized apps (DApps) with a developer-friendly interface so that programmers could develop an app quickly and the app compared to other competitors. Amongst other features, it is scalable and has feeless transactions. We break it down for you in this blog.
China’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown: From friend to foe
Over the last few weeks, China’s moves to further hinder the influence of cryptocurrencies within their borders have had substantial effects on not just Bitcoin, but the cryptocurrency industry as a whole. In what has been a rollercoaster ride of a year, Bitcoin has seen itself yo-yo up and down the market thanks to a plethora of factors, with this as another tick on the board for events affecting Bitcoin’s year.
Canada Day 50 CAD Bonus + 3 New Coin Listings! — Last Week in Crypto
Happy Canada Day 🍁 Let’s celebrate with TWO PROMOTIONS! For a limited time, enjoy a $30 CAD and $20 CAD bonus. Check out our 3 new coin listings too!
Win a Canada’s Wonderland Pass! — Last Week in Crypto
CALLING ALL FUN LOVERS! 🤩 Canada’s Wonderland is reopening so we’re giving away 1 Gold Pass, 1 Season Pass and 1 Daily Ticket! See details for the contest, crypto prices and other news here.
Bitcoin Cash vs. Bitcoin: Which One Should You Choose?
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that was launched in 2009. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a hard fork of Bitcoin that was created in 2017; it was made to overcome Bitcoin’s scalability issues. Some users and developers were against the updates associated with the proposed improvement and started a hard fork which gave rise to Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
Ethereum Mining — A Breakdown of the Process
Mining is earning cryptocurrency as a reward for solving cryptographic equations through the use of computers. Mining exists for the security and confirmation of cryptocurrency transactions. Now, how does mining work for Ethereum in specific? Let’s learn.
Doge Price Surges 25%! — Last Week in Crypto
Crypto Prices Bitcoin price is $45,526.19 CAD as of June 02, 2021. It is up 4.14% in the last 24 hours. Check the live price of Bitcoin here. Ether price is $3,287.60 CAD as of June 02, 2021. It is up 5.58% in the last 24 hours. Check the live price of Ethereum here. DOGE price
The Mysterious Figure Behind Bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto
When we think of Bitcoin, we primarily think of its place within the cryptocurrency market and how much it costs. Because people are primarily interested in investing Bitcoin, they often forget the technology powering it and, most importantly, the person who made it all possible: Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Without Nakamoto, we could very well be living in a world without cryptocurrency. Despite his monumental contribution to the industry, no one has seen his face or heard his voice.
Bitcoin Mining: Understanding the Process of Cryptocurrency Mining
With bitcoin gaining traction in the mainstream, it has seen a lot of interest from people who want to understand bitcoin’s inner workings. People want to understand how technology works and how bitcoins are created, and the computing power required to create them. Explaining how the technology behind bitcoin works in its entirety would require a considerable amount of time. However, what we can do is briefly explain how bitcoins are created.
A Brief Guide to Ethereum 2.0 – The Highly-Anticipated Ethereum Upgrade
Ethereum 2.0 is a major upgrade to the existing Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum 2.0 plans to increase the speed, efficiency, and most importantly, the Ethereum network’s scalability. Learn more here!