Bitcoin and Blockchain News Roundup For The Day News on Bitcoin and Blockchain found around the web, curated for you from various sources. Happy reading! BCFocus Bitcoin scammers targeting philandering husbands in the US, FTC warns by Madhurima Roy on 2018-08-22 at 05:00 Bitcoin scammers targeting philandering husbands in the US, FTC warns The cryptocurrency fever is on the rise and along with it, the heat level of the crypto fraud is also on the rise. The US is facing a Bitcoin scam in which the cheating husbands are at the gun point as they are asked to pay the scammers in Bitcoin. In order to fight the […] BCFocus […] Bitcoin Cash [BCH] will unveil its true potential; stress test advancing by Ashmita Dutta on 2018-08-22 at 04:36 Bitcoin Cash [BCH] will unveil its true potential; stress test advancing Bitcoin Cash [BCH] is gearing up to undergo the stress test on 1st September, 2018 in an endeavour to test the network. The procedure of testing involves participation of large number of individuals and also communities such that in one day bulk of transactions occur. On 1st August, Bitcoin Cash [BCH] community […] Ethereum Classic [ETC] technical analysis and Price prediction 2018, 2020 by Priyanka Babu on 2018-08-22 at 00:30 Ethereum Classic [ETC] technical analysis and Price prediction 2018, 2020 Akin to the other coins in the crypto market Ethereum Classic [ETC] has fallen since the past few days.
The coin is on a downtrend bracing itself for a bearish market. ETC/USD ETC prices have fallen over 9% in the past few days.
The prices have moved over to trading in a bearish zone. The […] BCFocus […] Cardano [ADA] Technical analysis and Price prediction 2018, 2020 by Priyanka Babu on 2018-08-22 at 00:00 Cardano [ADA] Technical analysis and Price prediction 2018, 2020 Cardano [ADA] has fallen over 95% in the last two days.
The bear storm of the crypto market seems to have affected the coin which currently exhibits a bearish momentum. ADA/USD ADA prices found support at $0.091 and are currently exhibiting a downtrend. ADA seems to be approaching the current resistance level set at $0.
095. […] U.
S. senators pose questions about crypto mining, blockchain tech use-cases by Jessica Kuruthukulangara on 2018-08-21 at 23:45 U.S. senators pose questions about crypto mining, blockchain tech use-cases U.
S. senators are raising serious questions about blockchain technology. A major concern is the consumption of electricity due to crypto mining, which was raised at a hearing held by the U.S.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Tuesday. The hearing was aimed to explain blockchain technology and its […] Monero [XMR] may soon apply bulletproofs to its protocol as audits conclude by Jessica Kuruthukulangara on 2018-08-21 at 23:15 Monero [XMR] may soon apply bulletproofs to its protocol as audits conclude Monero [XMR] is inching closer towards including bulletproofs to its protocol. The Monero [XMR] community funded three separate audits for the upcoming bulletproofs, all of which have been completed. The third audit was concluded recently, according to a tweet by crypto community Coin Crunch, and details of the same will […] ZyCrypto Possible Factors Behind Coinbase Trading Volume Drop of Over 83% by Guest Author on 2018-08-21 at 22:36 There seems to be a strong tsunami that is hitting the entire cryptocurrency market, irrespective of the activities involved, whether coin investment or the crypto exchange market.
Presently, Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange and it experienced some diversification into hedge fund management in other to reduce the fear that institutional investors have regarding the […] The […] Binance Coin (BNB) Technical Analysis #002 – Binance Coin falls below $10; Short term support located at $8.38 by Yaz Satoshi on 2018-08-21 at 19:47 Binance Coin has experienced a small 3.85% drop over the past 24 hours of trading. The cryptocurrency is currently exchanging hands around $9.
50 after experiencing a small 4.97% price hike over the past 7 trading days. The ETH based cryptocurrency allows users to receive discount for fees incurred on the Binance platform.
Binance is currently […] The post Binance Coin (BNB) Technical […] by John Kojo Kumi on 2018-08-21 at 19:12 The comparison between Bitcoin and gold has become very common in recent times. In some occasion, investors refer to Bitcoin as a digital gold. The truth is that Bitcoin is undergoing a phase which was once undergone by gold. Gold has been a currency for about 2000 years, unlike Bitcoin which recently started making waves. […] The post Bitcoin or Gold? Assessing these Assets appeared first […] Justin Sun wants Venezuelan Petro to be launched On Tron (TRX) Mainnet instead of Ethereum’s Blockchain by livine sanchez on 2018-08-21 at 15:01 The recent announcement of the Venezuelan government that fiat could be devalued by 95% so that it could be pegged with the cryptocurrency Petro that the Venezuelan parliament are yet to support, has attracted mixed reactions.
The aim of the decision is to reduce the impact of the economic recession that the Venezuelan people are […] The post Justin Sun wants Venezuelan Petro to be […] Bitcoin Energy Consumption Exaggerated says Energy Researcher by livine sanchez on 2018-08-21 at 13:43 In Jan 2018, an independent article was published online which shows the different energy consumptions associated with Bitcoin mining with regards to different destinations. From the published article, it was seen that bitcoin miners in Venezuela will maximize cost as it was the country with the cheapest energy consumption for bitcoin mining, which stood below […] The post Bitcoin Energy […] by John Kojo Kumi on 2018-08-21 at 11:34 One of the major questions cryptocurrency investors face is how secured the various exchange websites are.
Sometimes leaving purchased coins on the exchanges seem to be the best option as one is able to react to the market faster. In most cases, the newly introduced coins have no official wallets, and even if they do, […] The post Should You Leave Your Cryptocurrency With Exchanges? […] AMB Crypto Bitcoin [BTC] was used for a football partnership between eToro and Brighton and Hove Albion FC by Anirudh VK on 2018-08-22 at 03:30 Social trading platform eToro has partnered with Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. to allow for their logo to appear on the side of the football pitch. In a revolutionary new move, the partnership was paid for in Bitcoin [BTC]. This comes after the platform expanded into the cryptocurrency space in May 2018.
The platform has […] The post Bitcoin [BTC] was used for a football partnership […] Verge [XVG] releases development update, good things in store for iOS & desktop wallet users by Shahrain KM on 2018-08-22 at 02:30 On 20th August, Verge [XVG], a platform that offers anonymous transactions, posted a blog of their development update on Twitter. It outlined the progress Verge made on their iOS and desktop wallet. The Verge development team revealed the outcome of their recent Twitter poll on their official blog. The findings showed that according to users, ‘the […] The post Verge [XVG] […] Coinbase trade volume down by 83% whereas OKEx witnesses a huge growth by Priya on 2018-08-22 at 01:51 Diar recently released a report on cryptocurrencies, State of the Digital Assets Trading. The report studies the effect of cryptocurrency volatility has had on the cryptocurrency markets. In addition, the reports show the impact it had on cryptocurrency exchange platforms.
According to the report, Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchange platform in the world […] The post […] BitTorrent says the company has seen a rapid growth after its acquisition by Tron by Priya on 2018-08-22 at 00:15 BitTorrent, the biggest Torrent serving application in the world, has revealed its employee stats ever since it was acquired by Tron. The emergence of the exit stats led to a huge buzz in the cryptocurrency space with some believing that Tron Foundation could have been a catalyst behind the exits.
According to BitTorrent, ever since […] The post BitTorrent says the company has seen a rapid […] by Anvita M V on 2018-08-21 at 23:30 On 21st August, Ontology [ONT] announced its partnership with Healthcare Public Chain ALLIVE on their official Twitter handle. On their medium blog post, the Ontology team speaks about the benefits of this collaboration. The joint venture team will develop a decentralized healthcare ecosystem and smart blockchain network. They will work on dApp design based on Ontology’s […] by Anvita M V on 2018-08-21 at 22:45 On 20th August, Nano posted their weekly Developer Report on their official Twitter handle.
The post included Nano’s version 15/15.1, stress testing and more. On 19th August the Nano team added nano:V15.0 to the docker file.
Post its release, the team found that the code needed some bug fixing. The team is currently busy finalizing the […] The post Nano [NANO] weekly update: […] Crypto Globe David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, Answers Questions About XRP and Ripple’s Products (Such As xRapid) by Siamak Masnavi on 2018-08-21 at 18:20 On 21 August 2018, David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, answered questions about XRP and Ripple’s products (such as xRapid) in alive Q&A session hosted by The Next Web. This report looks at some of the main highlights. […] EOS Price Analysis – August 21 by Azeez Mustapha on 2018-08-21 at 16:30 The medium and short-term outlook is in consolidation. Patience will be a good strategy to adopt to allow a defined trend after a breakout at the upper supply area or a breakdown at the lower demand area before taking a position. […] Bank of Thailand: Cryptocurrencies Are Not To Blame For Recent Bitcoin Fraud Case by Omar Faridi on 2018-08-21 at 15:57 Bank of Thailand’s governor has clarified that the recent $24 million bitcoin fraud case involving Thai actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit was not related to “crypto trading.
” The governor also said that the case can be considered a “misuse of money.” Currently, three major local banks and a stock market investor are being investigated as they are suspected of being “complicit” in the high-profile […] BitTorrent’s Employees Already Leaving, After Tron’s Acquisition In June by Omar Faridi on 2018-08-21 at 14:40 BitTorrent’s employees have already started leaving the company after it was acquired by TRON, a decentralized digital content entertainment platform.
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing platform and its staff members feel uncomfortable working with the Tron’s leadership team. Inside sources claim that BitTorrent’s employees think Tron’s aggressive marketing strategy has created a lot […] Coinbase CEO on How He Got Into Crypto, Bitcoin’s Price Action, U.S. SEC, ICOs, Cyber Security, and Real World Adoption of Crypto by Siamak Masnavi on 2018-08-21 at 14:10 At an interview last week, Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, talked about how he got into Bitcoin, how Coinbase became a crypto exchange, Bitcoin’s recent price action, his view of the U.
S. SEC, how he sees ICO evolving, Coinbase’s approach to cyber security, and mainstream adoption of crypto in the U.S. […] Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis – August 21 by Azeez Mustapha on 2018-08-21 at 13:25 On the 4-hour chart, the BTC price is range bound.
The BTC price bars are concentrated at the resistance level as the bulls make a concerted effort to break the resistance level. Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index period 14 is level 52 which indicates that price is in the range bound trend zone. […] Bitcoin & Blockchain News Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Invests in Blockchain Data Storage Startup on 2018-08-21 at 22:07 Chinese bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain has invested an undisclosed amount in blockchain data storage startup Lambda, the latter … […] Two Things That Don’t Mix Well: Bitcoin Rehypothecation And Chain Forks on 2018-08-21 at 21:56 Several astute readers asked follow-up questions about the risks facing Wall Street amid a Bitcoin chain fork, a topic that I introduced in a recent … […] One chart that shows why bitcoin won’t replace gold any time soon on 2018-08-21 at 21:00 Is bitcoin “digital gold?” Its proponents argue that the digital currency could replace gold one day as a major store of value for investors. But there are … […] One chart that shows why bitcoin won’t replace gold any time soon on 2018-08-21 at 21:00 But is bitcoin likely to actually replace real gold in mainstream investors’ eyes any time soon? According to Morningstar Equity Research analyst … […] Coin Center Calls for Congress to Give US Taxpayers Safe Harbor on Bitcoin Hard Forks on 2018-08-21 at 20:03 Cryptocurrency industry non-profit research and advocacy organization Coin Center is calling for Congress to enact legislation that will provide bitcoin … […] Coin Journal Indiegogo Announces It’s Expanding into Security Tokens with Prestigious Ski Resort by Rebecca Campbell on 2018-08-22 at 13:04 A global platform for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life has announced that it is expanding into tokenised securities.
By doing so, it hopes to bring true real estate assets to its global audience of investors.
Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, Indiegogo is a platform that enables […] The post Indiegogo Announces It’s Expanding into […] Cryptocurrency Exchanges Join Hands to Form Self-Regulatory Organization by Diana Ngo on 2018-08-21 at 18:29 Bitstamp, Inc., bitFlyer USA, Inc., Bittrex, Inc., and Gemini Trust Company, LLC, have joined hands to form the Virtual Commodity Association (VCA) Working Group. The working group will work towards establishing an industry-sponsored, self-regulatory organization (SRO) to oversee virtual commodity marketplaces, the group said on Monday.
The VCA will develop a framework for industry best […] eToro Adds IOTA, Brings Number of Available Crypto Assets to 12 by Rebecca Campbell on 2018-08-21 at 13:45 eToro, a global trading and investment platform, has announced the addition of IOTA to its list of crypto assets, bringing the total number available to 12. The move to add the 11th-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap comes as investors seek more diversity with their portfolios. IOTA is now available on the platform alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, […] The post eToro Adds IOTA, Brings Number […] Crypto Scam: Head of BitConnect India Arrested at Delhi Airport by Diana Ngo on 2018-08-20 at 15:59 Divyesh Darji, the head of BitConnect India and the alleged kingpin of a cryptocurrency scam that duped investors out of billions of dollars, was arrested on Saturday by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Delhi airport. Inspector P G Narwade of CID crime of the Gujarat police said Darji was living in Dubai […] The post Crypto Scam: Head of BitConnect India Arrested […] Coin Desk When Capitulation? 3 Ways Bitcoin’s Bear Market Might End by Sam Ouimet on 2018-08-22 at 04:00 The price of bitcoin is down over 60 percent from its all-time-high so we’ve taken a look into how and when this bear market could end. […] Bitcoin Price Climbs $400 In 20 Minutes to Reach 2-Week High by Sebastian Sinclair on 2018-08-22 at 02:30 Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has jumped 6.6 percent in quick succession pushing prices well above $6,600.
[…] US Senators Raise Crypto Mining Concerns, Propose Government Blockchains by Nikhilesh De on 2018-08-21 at 20:00 The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hosted a hearing Tuesday on the “energy efficiency of blockchain and similar technologies.” […] Bets Against Bitcoin’s Price Are Nearing Record Highs by Sam Ouimet on 2018-08-21 at 18:51 BTC/USD shorts on Bitfinex are nearing record highs, leaving many to wonder if a short squeeze will occur like it did when the prior mark was set. […] Bitcoin Warrior No Margin Trading for Bakkt Bitcoin Futures, Says CEO by Bitcoin Warrior on 2018-08-22 at 04:03 Kelly Loeffler, the CEO of Bakkt, has announced that the company will not offer margin trading for its Bitcoin futures contracts. This announcement is sure to differentiate Bakkt’s offering from what is currently available as far as the BTC futures market is concerned. No Margin Trading In a Medium blog post released yesterday, the Bakkt […] Piracy is the Internet’s Canary in the Coal Mine, MPAA Chief Says by Bitcoin Warrior on 2018-08-22 at 03:03 The entertainment industries are growing increasingly frustrated with major Internet platforms that, in their view, are not doing enough to tackle online piracy. This was also the topic of a speech given by MPAA chief Charles Rivkin, during the TPI Aspen Forum yesterday.
The title of the speech is telling. Rivkin’s “Declaration of Accountability for […] Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Discloses Attachment to Controversial Crypto Startup Equi by Bitcoin Warrior on 2018-08-22 at 02:03 Though he left the company decades ago, Steve Wozniak solidified his name next to the late Steve Jobs as a co-founder of Apple. Since his departure from the world’s favorite computer company, Wozniak went on to get involved with many technology startups including Electronic Frontier Foundation, while also finding the time to publish an autobiography. […] SEC has not determined whether any specific cryptocurrency may be deemed a “security” by Bitcoin Warrior on 2018-08-22 at 01:03 Recently, an XRP enthusiast reached out the U.
S Securities and Exchanges Commission asking why the SEC has not made a determination about XRP after classifying Bitcoin [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH] as ‘non-security’. In response to the query, Lisa Skrycki, an attorney of the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy U.S SEC, stated that the SEC […] NEWS BTC Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Bounces Sharply, Could Retest $600 by Aayush Jindal on 2018-08-22 at 04:08 Key Points Bitcoin cash price found a decent support near the $500-510 zone and bounced back against the US Dollar. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $545 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
The pair is gaining momentum and it seems like… The post Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Bounces Sharply, Could Retest $600 appeared first […] Ethereum (ETH) Price Watch: Ready for a Triangle Breakout? by Sarah Jenn on 2018-08-22 at 03:32 Ethereum Price Key Highlights Ethereum price has formed lower highs and higher lows to create a symmetrical triangle on the 1-hour chart. Price is testing the top of the triangle and might be due for a bounce. Ethereum is also nearing the peak of the formation, so a breakout in either direction is also a… The post Ethereum (ETH) Price Watch: Ready for a Triangle Breakout? appeared first on […] Bitcoin (BTC) Price Watch: Major Consolidation Break! by Sarah Jenn on 2018-08-22 at 03:08 Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price recently broke to the upside of its consolidation visible on the 1-hour time frame.
This could be indicative of further gains in the cards, although oscillators suggest a slowdown in bullish momentum. The strong upside break is being attributed to the looming SEC deadline for some bitcoin ETFs on… The post Bitcoin (BTC) Price Watch: Major Consolidation […] XRP Technical Analysis: Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz A Proud Bitcoin Hodler by Dalmas Ngetich on 2018-08-22 at 02:00 Fundamentally, XRP prices should to be skyrocketing and there are hints of that because on a weekly basis, XRP is up 26 percent. However, when we take a closer look in the daily chart, it appears as if sellers are still in charge rebuffing bullish attempts above 35 cents and even 40 cents, our main… The post XRP Technical Analysis: Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz A Proud Bitcoin Hodler […] Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network The Tatiana Show- talking P3D, FOMO, POWH w. Kingsley Edwards, Preston Byrne on 2018-08-21 at 20:55 Hi everyone! I have been talking about P3D,POWH.io, andFOMO3Dfor about a month or so now to anyone who will listen.
I have suffered many eye rolls at what a fool I am to be taken in by this OBVIOUS ponzi’ but I persisted. I wasn’t going to let close minded thinking shut me down! I thought it was an exciting project and experiment.Hopefully you guys agree!It was good to hear Kingsley’s […] The Tatiana Show: Feat. Dash Force News and Crypto Rockstars on 2018-08-21 at 17:49 Hey y’all! I really enjoyed talking with everyone today, and I know Josh did too.
I have been interested in the use of cryptocurrency in South America, but we got a peek into Dash in Venezuela, arguably one of the most fertile grounds for this new technology. In the midst of the horror, Dash and other cryptos are finding their way on the ground to help people get around the inflation.
When I say […] Bitcoin Magazine Top Crypto Exchanges Join Winklevosses’ Self-Regulatory Organization by Jimmy Aki on 2018-08-21 at 20:39 Some of the crypto industry’s biggest exchanges are joining with the Winklevosses in an effort to bring self-regulation to a market that many perceive to be fly-by-night and unstructured.Five months following its creation, the Virtual Commodity Association (VCA) has onboarded Bittrex, bitFlyer USA and Bitstamp, a site update reveals. A press release detailing the developments indicates that […] Markets Are Down, But Most Exchanges Are Doing Just Fine by Colin Harper on 2018-08-21 at 19:53 As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit.As prices continue to flirt with key support points, both suppliers and miners are finding […] Crypto Industry Consortium Launches Self-Policing Program by Jimmy Aki on 2018-08-21 at 16:07 ECoinmerce, a DAO e-commerce platform, has announced the launch of the Crypto Community Watch program, in partnership with a consortium of crypto industry organizations including ICO Alert, GZH, Step VC and NewEconomies. The main purpose of the program is to create an anonymous tip line as well as a whistleblower reward mechanism to deal with the problem of cryptocurrency scammers and hackers.The […] Coinberry Traders Keep Control of Keys With BRD Crypto Wallet Integration by Jimmy Aki on 2018-08-21 at 15:52 Cryptocurrency trading service Coinberry has partnered with BRD, a secure bitcoin wallet service, in a deal that promises to bring BRD’s Canadian users onto Coinberry’s no-fee trading platform.
The deal was announced on Monday, August 20, 2018, at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto, Ontario.Toronto-based Coinberry is the first federally registered, commission-free trading platform for […] CoinTelegraph by Cointelegraph By Helen Partz on 2018-08-22 at 04:04 An Ethereum scam app priced $388 had appeared on the Google Play Store featuring so-called “Google Commerce Ltd” as the developer, a malware researcher reports […] by Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre on 2018-08-22 at 03:45 Language in tech giant Bitmain’s investor deck alludes to investment from DST Global, despite recent official statements to the contrary […] by Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre on 2018-08-22 at 03:22 The U.S. Senate has held a hearing on the application of blockchain and cybersecurity technologies in the energy sector, addressing possible benefits and arising problems […] by Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre on 2018-08-22 at 02:26 Blockchain experts and professionals discuss crypto and blockchain usage in e-commerce, real estate, entertainment, and other fields, on the second day of BlockShow Americas 2018 […] by Cointelegraph By Helen Partz on 2018-08-22 at 01:23 Nouriel Roubini has triggered a wave of discussion on Bitcoin’s decentralization by stating that blockchain has “zero” to do with fintech issues during a panel at BlockShow Americas […] The Merkle Bitcoin Continues Making Inroads in Islamic Finance by JP Buntinx on 2018-08-21 at 21:00 Exposing more consumers, corporations, and investors to the cryptocurrency industry can be done in multiple ways. One area often overlooked is Islamic finance, even though it can play a major role of importance.
The First Islamic Crypto Exchange is an example of what the future may hold for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin and Islamic […] Kin User Base Dwarfs All Ethereum DApps’ Activity Combined by JP Buntinx on 2018-08-21 at 18:00 The dApp industry is in an interesting place right now.
Despite increasing user numbers, it seems existing projects cannot necessarily sustain their initial hype for more than a few weeks. One exception in this regard is Kin, which seems to be adding new users very quickly. In fact, Kin now has more daily active users […] 4 Blockchain Voting Projects Disrupting the World One Step at a Time by JP Buntinx on 2018-08-21 at 17:00 Voting systems are one of the more prominent use cases for blockchain technology. With their added transparency and immutability, there are plenty of options to explore in this regard.
Various projects are working on combining blockchain and voting, although it remains to be seen how successful those ventures will be. The following projects are listed […] Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Remains at $6,400, Good Sign Things Aren’t Slumping by Nick Marinoff on 2018-08-21 at 16:47 At press time, bitcoin remains in the lower $6,400 region, and is virtually unchanged from yesterday. The father of crypto – like every digital asset in today’s market – has exhibited heavy signs of volatility over the past week, typically hopping around between $6,000 and $6,500. Thus, it’s nice to know the coin is looking […] Bitcoinist Former Google Employees’ Atlas Protocol Raises Millions From Softbank, Baidu by Bhushan Akolkar on 2018-08-22 at 04:00 Founded by former Google employees, Atlas protocol just raised millions to disrupt online advertising and marketing by developing a technical infrastructure based on the distributed ledger technology. Blockchain-Based Interactive Advertisements and Marketing Atlas Protocol (ATP), a blockchain-startup founded by ex-Google employees, which is working towards changing the dynamics of the online […] Behold The Most Expensive ‘Bitcoin’ Ever Produced by Wilma Woo on 2018-08-22 at 01:00 The Bitcoin price highs of December 2017 made many investors rich, but none more so than the four remaining owners of a 1000 BTC physical bitcoin made of gold. Six Coins, 6000 BTC Casascius coins, which appeared in various denominations as low as 1 BTC from 2011, have become collector’s items after regulators ended their limited issuance in November 2013. As social media commentators noted […] Binance Sees Volume Growth As Coinbase Nurses 80% Drop by Wilma Woo on 2018-08-21 at 22:00 Binance has destroyed Coinbase and other major exchanges on volume in 2018 despite criticism of its altcoin-heavy focus. Data Reveals ‘Steep Declines’ The latest issue of monitoring resource Diar’s newsletter presents startling data from some of the best-known cryptocurrency trading platforms with Coinbase’s overall volume plummeting 83 percent in the seven months to July.
[…] 7 Premier League Clubs Partner With eToro for Bitcoin Payments by Bhushan Akolkar on 2018-08-21 at 17:30 Tel Aviv-based multi-asset global investment platform eToro has entered into a historic partnership with seven Premier League football clubs, which will make payments to their players in Bitcoins. When Bitcoin Comes To The World of Football The seven Premier League clubs who have agreed to set up a digital wallet with eToro include Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Cardiff City F.C., […] Fintech Schweiz – Bitcoin & Blockchain European Parliament’s Committee Drafts ICO Regulation Proposal by Jean-Armand Figeac on 2018-08-20 at 06:04 The European Parliament Committee on EMA (Economic and Monetary Affairs) published last week a draft proposal mentioning the possibility to include Initial Coin Offerings in new crowdfunding regulation. ICOs in The post European Parliament’s Committee Drafts ICO Regulation Proposal appeared first on Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News – FintechNewsCH. […] CoinPedia Researcher Declares the Bitcoin Energy Consumption is Good by Ifeanyi on 2018-08-22 at 02:54 A report published on Forbes claimed that bitcoin dramatically increases global energy consumption and concluded that electricity remains the major limitation of the technology.
This publication mirrors the stance of majority energy experts in the world. However, new facts detailed in an article published on THE Conservation claims that the criticism of the bitcoin technology … The post […] U.S Cryptocurrency Exchanges Adding Guidelines for Self-Regulatory Organization by Ifeanyi on 2018-08-21 at 19:25 The announcement says that representatives of Virtual community association (VCA) will be meeting on September. However, the association initially includes the participation from major cryptocurrency exchanges that serves U.S.
crypto-customers. The representatives will discuss plans to form a self-regulatory body. However, this plan will be rolling out the best practices for the industry and set […] Cryptocurrency Exchanges are merging under VCA to enforce Crypto Industry by Jacob Okonya on 2018-08-21 at 19:13 According to a statement, VCA, an association created by Gemini Trust Co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss has members within the crypto exchange community including Bitstamp, BitFlyer USA, and Bittrex.
Virtual Commodity Association Arises to Watch the Crypto Industry Virtual Commodity Association an initiative started by Gemini Trust Co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is stepping out […] EOS Remains No. 1 Cryptocurrency in China by Ifeanyi on 2018-08-21 at 14:11 China’s Center for Information Industry (CCID) publishes the third edition of its Global Publick chain evaluation index with this ranking. However, the index ranks cryptocurrency based on their technology, innovation, and application. A total of 28 coins assessment was done by a process “first-rate domestic experts and scholars”. The publication revealed that EOS has […] The Distributed Ledger Augur Co-founders Host Panel to Discuss the Platform at Distributed 2018 on 2018-08-21 at 19:06 Last month Distributed hosted its first flagship conference in San Francisco to bring together a wide array of industry leaders and entrepreneurs in the blockchain space all of whom were brimming with ideas and observations about the current state of the industry and its […] Solving Consumer Delivery’s ‘Last Mile Problem’ With Blockchain Technology on 2018-08-21 at 17:06 While the growth of Amazon continues to be the most discussed and documented frontier in retail its business model is entirely dependent on one industry that is often taken for granted parcel delivery Although online retailing involves many sellers other than […] Global State Panel Discusses Expanding Distributed Ledgers at Distributed 2018 on 2018-08-20 at 23:06 During Distributed 2018 a global blockchain technology conference that brought decentralizing entrepreneurs and technologists together in San Francisco this summer various panels of thought leaders and industry pioneers assembled to speculate on possible futures for […] VeChain Announces Blockchain Vaccine Tracing Solution for China on 2018-08-16 at 15:24 The Chinese government has spent the past several weeks scrambling to respond to a vaccine safety crisis Now at least one government agency has turned to blockchain technology and the IoT for a solution according to enterprise blockchain provider VeChain […] CCN Bitcoin News Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Spikes Near $6,900 as BitMEX Goes Offline by Josiah Wilmoth on 2018-08-22 at 01:40 The bitcoin price took a major leap on Wednesday morning, spiking nearly $300 in less than a minute to break out of what had been two days of mostly sideways trading for the flagship cryptocurrency. The incident in question occurred at exactly 1:00 UTC, when BTC leaped from $6,466 to $6,745 during a single one-minute The post Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Spikes Near $6,900 as BitMEX Goes Offline […] 3 Months Since Korea’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange Raid, What Happened? by Joseph Young on 2018-08-22 at 01:03 It has been three months since UPbit, South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, was raided by local authorities.
Yet, the government has not released a public statement on the investigation.
Did the Investigation Find Nothing? Earlier this year, UPbit was raided by local financial authorities under the suspicion of manipulating and inflating its balance sheet.
The The post 3 Months Since […] FTC Warns of Rise in Bitcoin Blackmail Scams Targeting Cheating Husbands by Conor Maloney on 2018-08-22 at 00:18 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is attempting to combat bitcoin blackmail scams by offering consumers advice through its website. In a bulletin published on Aug. 21, the FTC Division of Consumer and Business Education posted a sample quote from a typical BTC blackmail scam: “I know about the secret you are keeping from your wife The post FTC Warns of Rise in Bitcoin Blackmail Scams […] Nvidia Quits Crypto Due to Low Profit, Not Because of Decline in Demand by Joseph Young on 2018-08-21 at 23:10 The world’s largest graphic card and chip maker Nvidia has officially put an end to its crypto venture, with the official announcement of its CFO Colette Kress. In a statement, Kress said: “We believe we’ve reached a normal period as we’re looking forward to essentially no cryptocurrency as we move forward. Our revenue outlook had The post Nvidia Quits Crypto Due to Low […] CCN Ethereum News Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin: Crypto Market Slump Won’t Curtail Growth by Jimmy Aki on 2018-08-19 at 17:47 Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that he does not see the recent slump in cryptocurrency prices as a constraint to growth in the market. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Lubin said the collapse in prices is not a new development as it has always been present in the “blockchain ecosystem since 2009 when Bitcoin The post Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin: Crypto Market Slump […] Ethereum Most Popular Crypto Among Phishers who made $2.
3 Million in Q2 2018: Kaspersky by Yashu Gola on 2018-08-19 at 17:00 Cybercriminals have raked in a total $2.3 million by exploiting ICOs via phishing in the second quarter of 2018, a Kaspersky study revealed. The multinational cybersecurity company in its new Spam and Phishing in Q2 2018 report found that online malefactors target crypto investors with fake ICO websites.
Most of these sites belong to Ethereum-powered startups that raise The post […] Decentralized Crypto Exchange AirSwap Launches OTC Market to ‘Unlock New World of Liquidity’ by Jimmy Aki on 2018-08-18 at 22:01 Decentralized exchange AirSwap is launching the framework for over-the-counter (OTC) trading product for mainnet rollout. In an update posted on its website, AirSwap said the new product would be available “exclusively to a private beta group.” Founded in 2017, AirSwap became known for offering frictionless peer-to-peer trades for ERC20 tokens to a group of primarily The post […] CCN Altcoin News VeChain Price Extends Recovery as Market Awaits [Another] Bitcoin ETF Ruling by Josiah Wilmoth on 2018-08-21 at 21:15 The vechain price (VET/VEN) rose nearly 10 percent on Tuesday, even as the wider cryptocurrency market struggled just to tread water amidst declining trading volume. VeChain Price Doubles in Just One Week The cryptocurrency, the native token of the eponymous IoT-focused VeChain platform, has been one of the market’s top performers in August, as CCN The post VeChain Price Extends Recovery as […] BitTorrent Inventor Calls it Quits Following Tron Acquisition by Josiah Wilmoth on 2018-08-21 at 16:55 BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen has called it quits at the project he started nearly two decades ago following its acquisition by Justin Sun, creator of the Tron cryptocurrency.
Industry publication TorrentFreak reports that Cohen, who created the peer-to-peer BitTorrent protocol in 2001 and founded BitTorrent Inc.
in 2004, has cut ties with the project. “I The post BitTorrent Inventor Calls […] Bitcoin ABC Calls nChain’s Bluff, Vows to Proceed with Contentious Hard Fork Upgrade by Josiah Wilmoth on 2018-08-21 at 15:17 Bitcoin Cash development team Bitcoin ABC isn’t backing down from its plan to release a contentious software upgrade in November, despite vows from other development teams and at least one major mining pool to continue using software that is incompatible with the new ABC client.
On Monday, Bitcoin ABC released version 0.18.0 of its full The post Bitcoin ABC Calls nChain’s Bluff, Vows […] Tezos Price Rallies 13 Percent as Wider Cryptocurrency Market Slips by David Hundeyin on 2018-08-20 at 23:33 Tezos (XTZ) is experiencing a period of gains, defying the stalled momentum of the wider cryptocurrency market. As of August 20, the token traded at $1.
57, up more than 13 percent in 24 hours, taking it up to number 16 on the CoinMarketCap token ranking. Coinone Listing Yesterday August 19, Coinone, a South Korean exchange, announced The post Tezos Price Rallies 13 Percent as Wider […] Bitcoin PR Buzz by Bitcoin PR Buzz Feed on 2018-08-21 at 19:35 Bitcoin Press Release: Republia is a decentralized platform that combines all aspects of blockchain technology and creates an ecosystem within which all other projects are interconnected. The platform is set to start its coin distribution on 23rd August. 21st August, 2018, Kiev, Ukraine: Unlike most other blockchain platforms that offer their chain as the mainnet […] The post Republia.io […] by Bitcoin PR Buzz Feed on 2018-08-21 at 06:59 Bitcoin Press Release: The first version of the Digitex Futures Exchange will be released at the end of this year to the top 5000 people on the Early Access Waitlist. August 21th, 2018. Mahe, Seychelles.
Excitement continues to build about the upcoming launch of the Digitex Futures Exchange at the end of this year. Their […] The post Digitex Releasing Exchange to the Top 5000 on Waitlist […] by Bitcoin PR Buzz Feed on 2018-08-19 at 01:54 Hong Kong, China – August 18, 2018: Hong Kong-based IT company Libellum Ltd has announced the launch of its innovative new supplier verification, product certification, and compliance platform. Libellum aims to make purchasing from China as secure as possible by blockchain technology as well as partnering with the world’s largest third-party testing companies. E-commerce and […] by Bitcoin PR Buzz Feed on 2018-08-17 at 10:26 Bitcoin Press Release: Skycoin, a decentralized blockchain company are looking to expand their scope by breaking into the Korean market. August 17, 2018, Shanghai – Skycoin is a high-performance blockchain project for a new decentralized networking protocol.
Skycoin’s revolutionary ecosystem will overhaul the current internet with a faster, more secure replacement. Bitcoin was the […] Bitcoin Market Journal Best Blockchain Books for 2018 by Alex Lielacher on 2018-08-20 at 21:00 As the popularity of the blockchain sector grows, there is no shortage of books on the subject.
As a result of the ever-growing number of books and guides being released, it can get confusing to sift through the publications in order to find the title that best meets your needs. […] The post Best Blockchain Books for 2018 appeared first on Bitcoin Market Journal. […] Do I Need Blockchain Technology? A Realistic Look at the Pros and Cons by Chris Tozzi on 2018-08-17 at 08:00 Blockchain technology: love it or hate it, there’s no denying that it has a huge buzz factor. Like most things buzzworthy, blockchain doesn’t always live up to the hype. While blockchain technology is hugely innovative in many ways, it has its limitations. So where does the hype stop and reality […] The post Do I Need Blockchain Technology? A Realistic Look at the Pros and Cons […] What Would a Bitcoin ETF Mean for the Crypto Market? by Kyle Torpey on 2018-08-17 at 01:50 Rumors around bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been percolating since the Winklevoss Twins first started the process of launching such a financial product by sending an application to the U.
S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) back in 2013. No such product has received the blessing of the regulators up to […] The post What Would a Bitcoin ETF Mean for the Crypto Market? […] Cryptorials Meet people and earn crypto on new social network Kuende by Dean on 2018-08-18 at 18:00 Social networking websites and apps have had a tremendous impact on all of our lives, and on society as a whole. Some of it has been good, but unfortunately much […] The post Meet people and earn crypto on new social network Kuende appeared first on Cryptorials. […] .
