2019-11-16 08:03 |
When will the US make its cryptocurrency policies clear? Asian investors at BlockShow are calling America out
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Futures on the Dow and broader U. S. stock market drifted lower in afterhours trading Friday, as investors zeroed in on a critical jobs report scheduled for 8:30 a. m. ET. Dow Futures Climb; S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Follow Futures contracts for all three major U.
2019-10-4 05:53 | |
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Bitcoin plunged on Wednesday as a weak US manufacturing data intensified anxieties over the health of the global economy. The benchmark cryptocurrency was down by $63. 73, or 0. 77 percent, to trade at $8,257.
2019-10-2 17:21 | |
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Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and broader U. S. stock market rallied in overnight trading Tuesday, as China trade optimism continued to fuel investors’ appetite for riskier assets.
2019-10-1 06:37 | |
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Asian institutional investors are increasingly showing interest in allocating a small portion of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds.
2019-9-29 15:00 | |
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Asian stocks closed lower on Friday as investors gauged emerging trade uncertainties in the United States and weak Chinese economic data. Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped by 0.
2019-9-28 17:22 | |
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Stocks in the Asia Pacific region diverged on Thursday, as investors assessed the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) latest policy decision, which maintained the status quo on a long-running stimulus program designed to boost growth and inflation.
2019-9-19 06:25 | |
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A new mutual fund will provide crypto currency access to accredited investors in Asia who are very interested but slow to buy the coins directly.
2019-9-19 22:26 | |
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Stocks in the Asia Pacific region traded mixed on Wednesday, as investors gauged prospects for monetary policy after the Federal Reserve took action in re-balancing the money markets. Asian Markets Mixed There was no clear-cut direction in Asian equities on Tuesday.
2019-9-18 06:25 | |
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Cambodia is reportedly unsure about potentially issuing an absolute ban on its booming online gaming industry — though the country's investors and its powerful ally, China, would surely not be pleased with such a decision.
2019-9-14 17:32 | |
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Asian stocks advanced on Friday after an apparent thawing in U. S. -China trade tensions fueled investors' appetite for riskier assets. In the process, the Chinese yuan stabilized at three-week highs against the U.
2019-9-14 06:27 | |
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Asian stocks advanced on Friday after an apparent thawing in U. S. -China trade tensions fueled investors’ appetite for riskier assets. In the process, the Chinese yuan stabilized at three-week highs against the U.
2019-9-13 06:27 | |
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Elliptic, a British company providing crypto-asset risk management solutions, announced today a successful raise of $23M in a Series B funding round, led by Tokyo-based SBI Holdings. AlbionVC and existing investors such as SignalFire, Octopus Ventures and Santander Innoventures have also contributed to the round.
2019-9-4 06:00 | |
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Coinspeaker CoinFlex Offers Physical Delivery of Bitcoin Futures Contracts to Asian Retail InvestorsRecent news report that a new cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFlex which is reportedly backed by Roger Ver, now wants to physically deliver Bitcoin contracts.
2019-8-27 12:49 | |
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CoinFlex has received $10 million in a recent investment round and wants to do more business with Asian retail investors
2019-8-27 01:50 | |
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When South Korean investors piled into Bitcoin in late 2017, its price in Korean won soared even higher than the dollar, with Korean traders paying up to fifty percent more than westerners. With this 'kimchi premium', as it came to be known, returning to the market, what are the implications for Asian traders and for Bitcoin?
2019-7-5 16:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: Litecoin (LTC) entered a positive territory on Wednesday while other top cryptocurrencies trended flat as investors became cautious following the introduction of the Facebook token, Libra.
2019-6-19 14:37 | |
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By CCN: The frequently volatile stock market provides rare hideouts for investors but one of them could be bitcoin, according to Mr. Peter Boockvar of Bleakley Advisory Group. The chief investment officer said this week that a sharp rise in bitcoin price indicated that investors were unsure about the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rate cuts, as well as about the outcome of an ongoing trade war between the US and China that kept buying sentiment weaker in both the Western and Asian stock markets.
2019-6-7 11:28 | |
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Opinions and sentiment are important but as the age-old saying goes: ‘Actions speaks louder than words’, and in this case, the recent actions of whales have been causing ripples in the cryptomarket.
2019-5-26 13:14 | |
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The majority of BTC traders and investors were secretly hoping that Bitcoin price would correct all the way back down to $6k or lower. This would provide ample opportunity to accumulate for a bigger bull run later this year.
2019-5-19 08:15 | |
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New York, May 11, 2019 Block Plus Summit was hosted by BitMart Labs, an international blockchain incubator launched by BitMart Exchange. The event brought together over 200 blockchain investors, traders, and enthusiasts across the globe, making it the most exciting conference during the New York Consensus week.
2019-5-17 21:01 | |
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After US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese exports, global stock markets took a fall. On Wednesday, Dow Jones ended down 1. 8%, S&P 500 fell for the fourth session, closing 1.
2019-5-8 18:47 | |
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The Fusang Group which is Hong Kong-based has just gone ahead to announce the new launch of the crypto custody service that they have referred to it as the Fusang Vault. One that has been targeted to the institutional investors who have been spread across the Asian market. The new platform has just come a […]
2019-4-3 02:27 | |
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Japan, the home of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, is establishing stricter rules for cryptocurrency margin trading to prevent investors from getting scammed. Margin traders typically use borrowed funds from a broker to trade a financial asset, which in turn, forms the collateral for the loan supplied by the broker.
2019-3-19 15:14 | |
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Tencent, the world’s largest gaming company and one of the biggest social media service owners, saw its stock plummet in 2018, costing investors as much as $271 billion in losses. Tencent shares are now seeing a massive recovery fueled by opportunities from “Fortnite” and “Apex Legends” in China’s booming gaming sector and improving sentiment in the domestic stock market.
2019-3-7 21:36 | |
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Asian markets slumped hearing that U. S. President Donald Trump had quashed hopes that a meeting over tariffs with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would happen before a key deadline. Trump didn’t flat out say a meeting with Jinping would never occur.
2019-2-8 17:38 | |
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Cryptocurrency mobile wallet provider BRD wants to accelerate its international expansion, and it has secured $15 million to do it. The Series B funding round was raised from SBI Crypto Investment, a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings.
2019-1-26 20:04 | |
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Bitcoin Heavyweight Coinbase Forays Into Asia Bitcoin industry powerhouse Coinbase has long been a staple of America’s and Europe’s crypto ecosystems. However, the upstart, headquartered in the heart of San Francisco, has been slow to make a move on the Asian subset of investors, rumored to be the most influential group in the cryptosphere.
2019-1-23 01:03 | |
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Last week, Apple‘s CEO, Tim Cook, sent a letter to the investors stating that the company expected to lose $9 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2019. Now, according to a report from Nikkei Asian Review, the Cupertino-based company is cutting down productions for new iPhones by 10 percent for the current quarter.
2019-1-9 08:22 | |
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The Bitcoin derivatives market is heating up as cryptocurrency exchange CoinFLEX is now launching its physically-delivered Bitcoin futures. The product will be launched for Asian investors starting next month.
2019-1-7 20:44 | |
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CoinFLEX, a unit of the U.K. crypto exchange Coinfloor, is set to offer physically delivered Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum futures to Asian retail investors
2019-1-8 18:40 | |
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A new report from Reuters published December 19, 2018, determined that the inability for Asian cryptocurrency exchanges and traders to insure themselves against cybercrimes like theft and hacking is also presenting fund managers with deep pockets to invest into the market.
2018-12-22 03:00 | |
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Across the world, countries are looking into regulating cryptocurrencies. Each space is handling regulation a little differently, with Asian markets leading the way towards adoption. Despite the volatility and lack of a regulatory framework, investors are getting involved in the world of digital assets.
2018-11-16 05:40 | |
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The dreaded Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fork is upon us. However, some Asian investors seem to be certain that the upcoming fork will be good for them and betting that the sum of the parts will benefit them.
2018-11-14 22:42 | |
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Blockchain technology company, Bitfury, has raised $80 million from a number of global institutional and corporate investors. Led by Korelya Capital, the private placement was joined by Macquarie Capital, Asian financial institution Dentsu Inc.
2018-11-7 03:00 | |
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Huobi Group revealed at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai that the company is looking to expand its operations to the Middle Eastern, African and South Asian markets in a bid to provide services to its unbanked or underbanked residents.
2018-10-26 21:07 | |
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Singapore is regarded by many as a popular blockchain hub, as the country is often pushing for advancements within the industry. In fact, according to a report by Global Market Insights, blockchain startups are flocking to the Asian Pacific region, as more and more investors are putting in money.
2018-10-11 22:10 | |
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The latest crypto investment fund on the block is Dragonfly Ventures, a $100 million traditional venture fund investing only in crypto assets, managed by partners Alexander Pack from Bain Capital Ventures and Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures.
2018-10-9 15:30 | |
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A New Blockchain Hub in South Korea Boomstarter. Network team is back from a big roadshow in Asia which included South Korea and Hong Kong and featured private meetups with funds, blockchain influencers and crypto-community.
2018-9-26 16:15 | |
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Asian investors are becoming more involved in the US tech market due to the emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchain startups in need of funding outside the traditional American VC framework. Increasingly Dependent on Foreign Investments According to a 2017 study by the Wall Street Journal, Asian investors accounted for about 40 percent of the global venture financing.
2018-8-29 07:00 | |
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At Distributed 2018, the first-ever flagship blockchain conference hosted by BTC Inc. and held in San Francisco, experts and entrepreneurs from various fields gathered for panel sessions and fireside chats, going into detail on specialized sectors of the blockchain industry.
2018-8-27 00:33 | |
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Murkier details of the Bitconnect cryptocurrency scam have emerged as police have arrested the head of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. [Note: This is a guest article submitted by Bhushan Akolkar] Bitconnect — A Pyramid Scheme of Scams Last Saturday, August 18, Indian authorities arrested Divyesh Darji, the Asian head of defunct cryptocurrency exchange, in a high-profile scam worth 880 billion Indian Rupees ($12.
2018-8-21 13:00 | |
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Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
2018-8-20 19:54 | |
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It’s no secret that in Asians are very dominant in the crypto market. The Asian crypto market has contributed a lot to the overall market. It’s been the core for many crypto activities and continues to top global charts.
2018-8-18 18:57 | |
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Reports Indicate That Asian Investors Make Up Over 72% Of Crypto Trading Volume According to a fresh report released by Block0, investors who reside in Asia contribute almost 70% of all virtual asset trading volume.
2018-8-16 23:43 | |
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The price of Bitcoin fell sharply going into the daily close, marking another bearish start to the week. With prices plummeting firmly back towards previous lows, investors and traders alike are once again wondering how much bullish resolve there is in the cryptocurrency market.
2018-8-8 13:00 | |
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A couple of experts have recently provided compelling evidence that shows that the Asian market had a prominent role to play in the recent Bitcoin price surge. The Return of the Far East Bitcoin Bulls In the wake of the recent Bitcoin price surge, many analysts have tried to come up with a reasonable explanation
2018-7-26 13:15 | |
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5 days, 5 cities, 200+ investors, the most successful ICO projects from all over the world and the greatest chance to build partnerships with Asian foundations – this is all about the ASIAN World Blockchain Roadshow (WBRShow).
2018-7-20 19:16 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) harsh stance towards the local digital currency space may not last forever. If the latest report coming from reliable sources at the finance ministry is anything to go by, authorities are on the verge of regulating blockchain-based virtual currencies as commodities, a move that would be very beneficial to cryptocurrency investors in the Asian.
2018-7-13 16:00 | |
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Coinbase continues to grow with their new high-end investment product Coinbase Custody, while Binance had to run a system update following some issues with its Syscoin wallet API.
2018-7-7 23:19 | |
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If the crypto community can successfully decentralize the internet, “it’s a future really worth getting excited about,” said NFT3 founder Dylan Dewdney.
“You buy a ticket to an event, and you’re already part of a DAO and an owner of an NFT, with no necessity to do your homework,” said BlockShow CEO Addy Crezee.
New technology also means new responsibilities. Security is key in the digital age.
Economic historian Barry Eichengreen believes that stablecoins are either too fragile, or too expensive, to emerge as a dominant monetary form.
Smart contracts in the trade sector will need to rely on IoT sensors to live up to their full potential new research suggests.
The founder of blockchain security company Quantstamp, Richard Ma, said security is the biggest challenge for DeFi’s growth.
Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov and Interwork Alliance President Ron Resnick are optimistic that enterprise adoption is speeding up.