Three startups are getting ready to launch one of the most ambitious and important cryptocurrency experiments since the creation of bitcoin itself. Called Lightning, the project aims to build a fast, scalable, and cryptographically secure payment network layered on top of the existing bitcoin network. Essentially, Lightning aims to solve the big problem that has…
Month: February 2018
Ripple (XRP) Hits Market Capitalization of $31.32 Billion
Ripple (CURRENCY:XRP) traded down 8.1% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM Eastern on February 2nd. During the last week, Ripple has traded 33.6% lower against the dollar. Ripple has a market capitalization of $31.32 billion and approximately $2.97 billion worth of Ripple was traded on exchanges in the last day.…
Lloyds Bank bans Bitcoin purchases on its credit cards – BBC News
Virgin Money joins ban on buying Bitcoin on credit cards 5 February 2018 These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Fran Boait, from campaign group Positive Money, backs Lloyds’ move Virgin Money has joined Lloyds Banking Group in banning…
Ripple (CRYPTO:XRP) Achieves Market Cap of $28.75 Billion
Ripple (CRYPTO:XRP) Achieves Market Cap of $28.75 Billion Posted by Anthony Miller | Feb 2nd, 2018 Ripple (CURRENCY:XRP) traded 30.6% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 6:00 AM Eastern on January 18th. Over the last seven days, Ripple has traded 39.5% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Ripple coin…
$1 Million Worth of Ethereum Phished from Bee Token Investors – Bitcoinist.com
$1 Million Worth of Ethereum Phished from Bee Token Investors Adam James · February 2, 2018 · 4:45 am · Views: 864 As the cryptocurrency market experiences growing pains, cybercriminals continue to dupe inexperienced investors. A recent example is a phishing scam targeting the Bee Token ICO, resulting in a lot of stolen Ethereum. Phishing…
Steem (STEEM) Hits Market Capitalization of $1.05 Billion
1st, 2018 // No Comments Steem (CURRENCY:STEEM) traded down 15.9% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on February 1st. Over the last week, Steem has traded 31.8% lower against the US dollar. Steem has a market cap of $1.05 billion and approximately $177.04 million worth of Steem…
Counterparty Achieves Market Capitalization of $79.70 Million (XCP)
Counterparty (CURRENCY:XCP) traded 18.5% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 9:00 AM ET on February 2nd. Counterparty has a market capitalization of $79.70 million and approximately $2.57 million worth of Counterparty was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Counterparty has traded 38.1% lower against the…
Augur Price Reaches $55.81 on Major Exchanges (REP)
Tweet Augur (CURRENCY:REP) traded 20% lower against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 0:00 AM ET on February 1st. One Augur token can now be purchased for approximately $55.81 or 0.00641032 BTC on major exchanges including ChaoEX, Bittrex, Livecoin and Abucoins. During the last seven days, Augur has traded 34.9% lower against…
Augur Price Reaches $55.81 on Major Exchanges (REP)
1st, 2018 // No Comments Augur (CURRENCY:REP) traded down 20% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on February 1st. One Augur token can now be purchased for approximately $55.81 or 0.00641032 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including Radar Relay, ChaoEX, BigONE and Exrates. In the last seven…
Making a crypto utopia in Puerto Rico
They call what they are building Puertopia. But then someone told them, apparently in all seriousness, that it translates to “eternal boy playground” in Latin. So they are changing the name: They will call it Sol. Dozens of entrepreneurs, made newly wealthy by blockchain and cryptocurrencies, are heading en masse to Puerto Rico this winter.…